Nitrosopeptide mapping: a novel methodology reveals s-nitrosylation of dexras1 on a single cysteine residue

Chem Biol. 2002 Dec;9(12):1329-35. doi: 10.1016/s1074-5521(02)00293-4.

Abstract

S-Nitrosylation of specific cysteine residues is a reversible signaling mechanism of nitric oxide (NO) generated by NO synthase (NOS) enzymes. In some proteins, evidence has accumulated that more than one cysteine can be S-nitrosylated; however, it is difficult to distinguish S-nitrosylation on separate cysteine residues. We report a novel simple, sensitive, and specific procedure for nitrosopeptide mapping. Dexras1 is a monomeric G protein whose guanine nucleotide exchange activity is augmented by NO; the identity and number of its S-nitrosylated cysteines is unknown. We describe the radiolabeling of S-nitrosylated cysteine residues in Dexras1. A nitrosopeptide map, generated by two-dimensional peptide chromatography, reveals that only a single cysteine is S-nitrosylated following NO exposure. Mutagenesis of Cys11 abolished the effect of NO donors on Dexras1, implicating this residue in the NO-mediated activation of Dexras1.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Cysteine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Cysteine / analysis*
  • Cysteine / chemistry
  • Cysteine / metabolism
  • GTP-Binding Proteins*
  • Humans
  • Monomeric GTP-Binding Proteins / chemistry*
  • Monomeric GTP-Binding Proteins / metabolism
  • Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
  • Nitric Oxide
  • Peptide Mapping / methods*
  • S-Nitrosothiols / analysis*
  • S-Nitrosothiols / chemistry
  • Sulfur Radioisotopes
  • ras Proteins*

Substances

  • RASD1 protein, human
  • S-Nitrosothiols
  • Sulfur Radioisotopes
  • Nitric Oxide
  • S-nitrosocysteine
  • GTP-Binding Proteins
  • Monomeric GTP-Binding Proteins
  • ras Proteins
  • Cysteine