The mitochondrial respiratory chain, which consumes approx. 85–90% of the oxygen utilized by cells, is a major source of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Mitochondrial genetic and biosynthetic systems are highly susceptible to ROS toxicity. Intramitochondrial glutathione (GSH) is a major defence against ROS. In the present study, we have investigated the nature of the glutathione S-transferase (GST) pool in mouse liver mitochondria, and have purified three distinct forms of GST: GSTA1-1 and GSTA4-4 of the Alpha family, and GSTM1-1 belonging to the Mu family. The mitochondrial localization of these multiple GSTs was confirmed using a combination of immunoblot analysis, protease protection assay, enzyme activity, N-terminal amino acid sequencing, peptide mapping and confocal immunofluorescence analysis. Additionally, exogenously added 4-hydroxynonenal (HNE), a reactive byproduct of lipid peroxidation, to COS cells differentially affected the cytosolic and mitochondrial GSH pools in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Our results show that HNE-mediated mitochondrial oxidative stress caused a decrease in the GSH pool, increased membrane lipid peroxidation, and increased levels of GSTs, glutathione peroxidase and Hsp70 (heat-shock protein 70). The HNE-induced oxidative stress persisted for longer in the mitochondrial compartment, where the recovery of GSH pool was slower than in the cytosolic compartment. Our study, for the first time, demonstrates the presence in mitochondria of multiple forms of GSTs that show molecular properties similar to those of their cytosolic counterparts. Our results suggest that mitochondrial GSTs may play an important role in defence against chemical and oxidative stress.
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August 15 2002
Multiple isoforms of mitochondrial glutathione S-transferases and their differential induction under oxidative stress
Haider RAZA;
Department of Animal Biology and the Mari Lowe Center for Comparative Oncology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6047, U.S.A.
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Marie-Anne ROBIN;
Marie-Anne ROBIN
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Department of Animal Biology and the Mari Lowe Center for Comparative Oncology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6047, U.S.A.
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Ji-kang FANG;
Ji-kang FANG
Department of Animal Biology and the Mari Lowe Center for Comparative Oncology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6047, U.S.A.
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Narayan G. AVADHANI
Narayan G. AVADHANI
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Department of Animal Biology and the Mari Lowe Center for Comparative Oncology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6047, U.S.A.
3To whom correspondence should be addressed (e-mail narayan@vet.upenn.edu).
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Publisher: Portland Press Ltd
Received:
April 04 2002
Revision Received:
May 13 2002
Accepted:
May 21 2002
Online ISSN: 1470-8728
Print ISSN: 0264-6021
The Biochemical Society, London ©2002
2002
Biochem J (2002) 366 (1): 45–55.
Article history
Received:
April 04 2002
Revision Received:
May 13 2002
Accepted:
May 21 2002
Citation
Haider RAZA, Marie-Anne ROBIN, Ji-kang FANG, Narayan G. AVADHANI; Multiple isoforms of mitochondrial glutathione S-transferases and their differential induction under oxidative stress. Biochem J 15 August 2002; 366 (1): 45–55. doi: https://doi.org/10.1042/bj20020533
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