Ballatori Nazzareno, Krance Suzanne M, Marchan Rosemarie, Hammond Christine L
Department of Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine, 575 Elmwood Avenue, Box EHSC, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.
Mol Aspects Med. 2009 Feb-Apr;30(1-2):13-28. doi: 10.1016/j.mam.2008.08.004. Epub 2008 Aug 26.
Reduced glutathione (GSH) is critical for many cellular processes, and both its intracellular and extracellular concentrations are tightly regulated. Intracellular GSH levels are regulated by two main mechanisms: by adjusting the rates of synthesis and of export from cells. Some of the proteins responsible for GSH export from mammalian cells have recently been identified, and there is increasing evidence that these GSH exporters are multispecific and multifunctional, regulating a number of key biological processes. In particular, some of the multidrug resistance-associated proteins (Mrp/Abcc) appear to mediate GSH export and homeostasis. The Mrp proteins mediate not only GSH efflux, but they also export oxidized glutathione derivatives (e.g., glutathione disulfide (GSSG), S-nitrosoglutathione (GS-NO), and glutathione-metal complexes), as well as other glutathione S-conjugates. The ability to export both GSH and oxidized derivatives of GSH, endows these transporters with the capacity to directly regulate the cellular thiol-redox status, and therefore the ability to influence many key signaling and biochemical pathways. Among the many processes that are influenced by the GSH transporters are apoptosis, cell proliferation, and cell differentiation. This report summarizes the evidence that Mrps contribute to the regulation of cellular GSH levels and the thiol-redox state, and thus to the many biochemical processes that are influenced by this tripeptide.
还原型谷胱甘肽(GSH)对许多细胞过程至关重要,其细胞内和细胞外浓度均受到严格调控。细胞内GSH水平受两种主要机制调节:通过调整合成速率和从细胞中输出的速率。最近已鉴定出一些负责从哺乳动物细胞输出GSH的蛋白质,并且越来越多的证据表明这些GSH输出蛋白具有多特异性和多功能性,可调节许多关键的生物学过程。特别是,一些多药耐药相关蛋白(Mrp/Abcc)似乎介导GSH的输出和稳态。Mrp蛋白不仅介导GSH外流,还输出氧化型谷胱甘肽衍生物(例如,谷胱甘肽二硫化物(GSSG)、S-亚硝基谷胱甘肽(GS-NO)和谷胱甘肽-金属复合物),以及其他谷胱甘肽S-共轭物。输出GSH及其氧化衍生物的能力,赋予这些转运蛋白直接调节细胞硫醇-氧化还原状态的能力,因此能够影响许多关键的信号传导和生化途径。受GSH转运蛋白影响的众多过程包括细胞凋亡、细胞增殖和细胞分化。本报告总结了相关证据,即Mrp蛋白有助于调节细胞内GSH水平和硫醇-氧化还原状态,从而影响受这种三肽影响的许多生化过程。