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Chemical modifications of globular proteins phototriggered by an endogenous photosensitizer
Fecha
2019-10Registro en:
Reid, Lara Olivia; Dantola, Maria Laura; Petroselli, Gabriela; Erra Balsells, Rosa; Miranda, Miguel A.; et al.; Chemical modifications of globular proteins phototriggered by an endogenous photosensitizer; American Chemical Society; Chemical Research In Toxicology (Washington); 32; 11; 10-2019; 2250-2259
0893-228X
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Autor
Reid, Lara Olivia
Dantola, Maria Laura
Petroselli, Gabriela
Erra Balsells, Rosa
Miranda, Miguel A.
Lhiaubet Vallet, Virginie
Thomas, Andrés Héctor
Resumen
The main goal of the present work was to investigate the damages photoinduced by pterin (Ptr), an endogenous photosensitizer present in human skin under pathological conditions, on a globular protein such as ubiquitin (Ub). Particular attention has been paid on the formation of covalent adducts between Ptr and the protein that can behave as photoantigen and provoke an immune system response. Here, a multifaceted approach including UV-visible spectrophotometry, fluorescence spectroscopy, electrophoresis, size exclusion chromatography, and mass spectrometry is used to establish the Ub changes triggered by UV-A irradiation in the presence of Ptr. Under anaerobic conditions, the only reaction corresponds to the formation of a covalently bound Ptr-Ub adduct that retains the spectroscopic properties of the free photosensitizer. A more complex scheme is observed in air-equilibrated solutions with the occurrence of three different processes, that is, formation of a Ptr-Ub adduct, dimerization, and fragmentation of the protein.