The transsulfuration pathway is the key pathway in the sulfur-containing amino acid metabolism, that, through the action of two enzymes, cystathionine-β-synthase and cystathionine-γ-lyase allows the synthesis of cysteine. Both cystathionine-β-synthase and cystathionine-γ-lyase catalyze also H2S production, in a series of reactions, from non-canonical substrates. In this study a novel enzyme-coupled colorimetric assay for cystathionine-β-synthase was developed, based on the use of cystathione-γ-lyase as ancillary enzyme. The method was adopted to demonstrate the presence of the complete transsulfuration enzyme machinery in a human astrocytoma cell line. The response of the rate limiting enzyme of the transsulfuration pathway, cystathione-γ-lyase, to a severe cysteine depletion was also evaluated. In addition, to unveil the H2S producing role of the transsulfuration pathway enzymes, a reaction chamber for measuring hydrogen sulfide was developed. With this new approach, the H2S produced in the liquid phase by cystathionine-γ-lyase, was measured in the gas phase of the chamber headspace. Adopting this system the reactions leading to H2S from cysteine and homocysteine were kinetically characterized.

La via di transulfurazione è centrale nel metabolismo degli amminoacidi solforati, questa, attraverso l'azione di due enzimi, la cistationina-β-sintasi e la cistationine-γ-liasi permette la sintesi di cisteina a partire da serina e omocisteina. Entrambi gli enzimi catalizzano anche la produzione di acido solfidrico attraverso una serie di reazioni a partire da substrati non canonici. In questo lavoro è stato sviluppato un nuovo metodo colorimetrico accoppiato alla cistationine-γ-liasi come enzima ancillare per la misurazione della cistationina-β-sintasi. Il metodo è stato usato per dimostrare la presenza di una via di transulfurazione completa in una linea di astrocitoma umano. Inoltre è stata studiata la risposta dell'enzima limitante la via di transulfurazione, la cistationina-γ-liasi in condizioni di forte deplezione di cisteina. Per analizzare il ruolo degli enzimi della via di transulfurazione sulla produzione endogena di acido solfidrico è stata messa a punto una camera di reazione per la misurazione del suddetto gas. Con questo nuovo approccio, l'acido solfidrico prodotto in soluzione dalla cistationine-γ-liasi è stato misurato nella fase gassosa attraverso un sensore amperometrico. Usando questo sistema le reazioni che producono acido solfidrico a partire da cisteina e da omocisteina sono state caratterizzate dal punto di vista cinetico.

Rocchiccioli, M. (2016). Assessment of transsulfuration enzymes pattern in a human astrocytoma cell line.

Assessment of transsulfuration enzymes pattern in a human astrocytoma cell line

ROCCHICCIOLI, MARCO
2016-01-01

Abstract

The transsulfuration pathway is the key pathway in the sulfur-containing amino acid metabolism, that, through the action of two enzymes, cystathionine-β-synthase and cystathionine-γ-lyase allows the synthesis of cysteine. Both cystathionine-β-synthase and cystathionine-γ-lyase catalyze also H2S production, in a series of reactions, from non-canonical substrates. In this study a novel enzyme-coupled colorimetric assay for cystathionine-β-synthase was developed, based on the use of cystathione-γ-lyase as ancillary enzyme. The method was adopted to demonstrate the presence of the complete transsulfuration enzyme machinery in a human astrocytoma cell line. The response of the rate limiting enzyme of the transsulfuration pathway, cystathione-γ-lyase, to a severe cysteine depletion was also evaluated. In addition, to unveil the H2S producing role of the transsulfuration pathway enzymes, a reaction chamber for measuring hydrogen sulfide was developed. With this new approach, the H2S produced in the liquid phase by cystathionine-γ-lyase, was measured in the gas phase of the chamber headspace. Adopting this system the reactions leading to H2S from cysteine and homocysteine were kinetically characterized.
2016
Rocchiccioli, M. (2016). Assessment of transsulfuration enzymes pattern in a human astrocytoma cell line.
Rocchiccioli, Marco
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