Detection and proteomic identification of S-nitrosated proteins in human hepatocytes

Methods Enzymol. 2008:440:273-81. doi: 10.1016/S0076-6879(07)00817-8.

Abstract

The S-nitrosation of protein thiols is a redox-based posttranslational modification that modulates protein function and cell phenotype. Although the detection of S-nitrosated proteins is problematical because of the lability of S-nitrosothiols, an increasing range of proteins has been shown to undergo S-nitrosation with the improvement of molecular tools. This chapter describes the methodology used to identify potential targets of S-nitrosation in cultured primary human hepatocytes using proteomic approaches. This methodology is based on the biotin switch method, which labels S-nitrosated proteins with an affinity tag, allowing their selective detection and proteomic identification.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cells, Cultured
  • Hepatocytes / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Nitrosation
  • Proteins / analysis*
  • Proteins / classification
  • Proteins / metabolism*
  • Proteomics / methods*
  • S-Nitrosothiols / analysis*
  • S-Nitrosothiols / classification
  • S-Nitrosothiols / metabolism*

Substances

  • Proteins
  • S-Nitrosothiols