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Title: | An evolutionarily conserved 16-kDa thioredoxin-related protein is an antioxidant which regulates the NF-κB signaling pathway | Authors: | Wang, X.W. Liou, Y.-C. Ho, B. Ding, J.L. |
Keywords: | Antioxidant Conservation Evolution Free radicals Horseshoe crab thioredoxin-related protein Human thioredoxin Innate immunity NF-κB Signal transduction |
Issue Date: | 15-Jan-2007 | Citation: | Wang, X.W., Liou, Y.-C., Ho, B., Ding, J.L. (2007-01-15). An evolutionarily conserved 16-kDa thioredoxin-related protein is an antioxidant which regulates the NF-κB signaling pathway. Free Radical Biology and Medicine 42 (2) : 247-259. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2006.10.040 | Abstract: | Thioredoxin (TRX) is generally a 12-kDa protein-disulfide reductase. Here, we report the discovery of a 16-kDa thioredoxin-related protein designated Cr-TRP16, from a "living fossil," the horseshoe crab (Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda). Cr-TRP16 contains an atypical WCPPC catalytic motif and possesses the classical thiodisulfide reductase activity, as indicated by the insulin reduction assay. Furthermore, Cr-TRP16 can function as an antioxidant and protect against DNA nicking by reactive oxygen species. Overexpression of Cr-TRP16 regulated the transcription of NF-κB-dependent genes probably by enhancing NF-κB DNA-binding activity, suggesting possible roles for Cr-TRP16 in modulating the NF-κB signaling pathway. In vivo, the antioxidant pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate suppressed the expression of NF-κB-regulated genes such as IκB and inducible nitric oxide synthase. This further supports the notion that oxidative stress is also a regulatory factor of the NF-κB signaling pathway, a phenomenon which has been entrenched for several hundred million years. Furthermore, we demonstrated that the 16-kDa thioredoxins are evolutionarily conserved from Caenorhabditis elegans to human. Interestingly, thioredoxin-like 6, a human homologue of Cr-TRP16, could also enhance NF-κB DNA-binding activity, suggesting that the regulatory role of the 16-kDa thioredoxins on NF-κB is well conserved through evolution. © 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. | Source Title: | Free Radical Biology and Medicine | URI: | http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/100063 | ISSN: | 08915849 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2006.10.040 |
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