Deciphering the mechanism of glutaredoxin-catalyzed roGFP2 redox sensing reveals a ternary complex with glutathione for protein disulfide reduction

Fabian Geissel, Lukas Lang, Britta Husemann, Bruce Morgan and Marcel Deponte ()
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Fabian Geissel: Comparative Biochemistry, RPTU Kaiserslautern
Lukas Lang: Comparative Biochemistry, RPTU Kaiserslautern
Britta Husemann: Comparative Biochemistry, RPTU Kaiserslautern
Bruce Morgan: Saarland University
Marcel Deponte: Comparative Biochemistry, RPTU Kaiserslautern

Nature Communications, 2024, vol. 15, issue 1, 1-18

Abstract: Abstract Glutaredoxins catalyze the reduction of disulfides and are key players in redox metabolism and regulation. While important insights were gained regarding the reduction of glutathione disulfide substrates, the mechanism of non-glutathione disulfide reduction remains highly debated. Here we determined the rate constants for the individual redox reactions between PfGrx, a model glutaredoxin from Plasmodium falciparum, and redox-sensitive green fluorescent protein 2 (roGFP2), a model substrate and versatile tool for intracellular redox measurements. We show that the PfGrx-catalyzed oxidation of roGFP2 occurs via a monothiol mechanism and is up to three orders of magnitude faster when roGFP2 and PfGrx are fused. The oxidation kinetics of roGFP2-PfGrx fusion constructs reflect at physiological GSSG concentrations the glutathionylation kinetics of the glutaredoxin moiety, thus allowing intracellular structure-function analysis. Reduction of the roGFP2 disulfide occurs via a monothiol mechanism and involves a ternary complex with GSH and PfGrx. Our study provides the mechanistic basis for understanding roGFP2 redox sensing and challenges previous mechanisms for protein disulfide reduction.

Date: 2024
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