Biomedical Center in Pilsen, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic.
Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, Department of Biological Sciences, Biomaterials Research Cluster, Bernal Institute, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.
Sci Rep. 2022 Jul 6;12(1):11426. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-15360-x.
Persulfidation contributes to a group of redox post-translational modifications (PTMs), which arise exclusively on the sulfhydryl group of cysteine as a result of hydrogen sulfide (HS) action. Redox-active molecules, including HS, contribute to sperm development; therefore, redox PTMs represent an extremely important signalling pathway in sperm life. In this path, persulfidation prevents protein damage caused by irreversible cysteine hyperoxidation and thus maintains this signalling pathway. In our study, we detected both HS and its production by all HS-releasing enzymes (cystathionine γ-lyase (CTH), cystathionine β-synthase (CBS), and 3-mercaptopyruvate sulfurtransferase (MPST)) in male reproduction, including spermatozoa. We provided evidence that sperm HS leads to persulfidation of proteins, such as glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, tubulin, and anchor protein A-kinase. Overall, this study suggests that persulfidation, as a part of the redox signalling pathway, is tightly regulated by enzymatic HS production and is required for sperm viability.
过硫化作用促成了一组氧化还原翻译后修饰(PTMs),这些修饰仅在半胱氨酸的巯基上由于硫化氢(HS)的作用而产生。氧化还原活性分子,包括 HS,有助于精子的发育;因此,氧化还原 PTMs 是精子生命中极其重要的信号通路。在这个途径中,过硫化作用可以防止由半胱氨酸不可逆过度氧化引起的蛋白质损伤,从而维持这个信号通路。在我们的研究中,我们在男性生殖中,包括精子中,检测到了 HS 及其所有释放 HS 的酶(胱硫醚γ-裂解酶(CTH)、胱硫醚β-合成酶(CBS)和 3-巯基丙酮酸硫转移酶(MPST))的产生。我们提供的证据表明,精子中的 HS 导致了甘油醛-3-磷酸脱氢酶、微管蛋白和锚蛋白激酶 A 等蛋白质的过硫化作用。总的来说,这项研究表明,过硫化作用作为氧化还原信号通路的一部分,受到酶促 HS 产生的严格调控,是精子活力所必需的。