TY - JOUR
T1 - Chlorpyrifos Oxon Activates Glutamate and Lysine for Protein Cross-linking
AU - Muñoz-Torrero, Diego
AU - Schopfer, Lawrence M.
AU - Lockridge, Oksana
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Authors. Published by American Chemical Society.
PY - 2023/1/16
Y1 - 2023/1/16
N2 - Chronic low-dose exposure to organophosphorus (OP) toxicants is correlated with an increase in the risk of impaired cognition and neurodegenerative diseases. A mechanism to explain this relationship is needed. We suggest that the formation of organophosphate-induced high-molecular-weight protein aggregates that disrupt cell function may be the missing link. It has been demonstrated that such aggregation can be promoted by OP-labeled lysine. Alternatively, OP-labeled glutamate may be the initiator. To test this hypothesis, we treated MAP-rich tubulin Sus scrofa and human transglutaminase with chlorpyrifos oxon. Trypsin-digested proteins were subjected to liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry followed by Protein Prospector searches to identify diethyl phosphate adducts and cross-linked peptides. We report the presence of diethyl phosphate adducts on the side chains of glutamate, lysine, and tyrosine, as well as cross-links between glutamate and lysine. Glutamate-lysine cross-linking could be initiated either by diethyl phosphate-activated glutamate or by diethyl phosphate-activated lysine to form stable isopeptide bonds between and within proteins. It was concluded that organophosphate-induced high-molecular-weight protein aggregates could promote brain dysfunction.
AB - Chronic low-dose exposure to organophosphorus (OP) toxicants is correlated with an increase in the risk of impaired cognition and neurodegenerative diseases. A mechanism to explain this relationship is needed. We suggest that the formation of organophosphate-induced high-molecular-weight protein aggregates that disrupt cell function may be the missing link. It has been demonstrated that such aggregation can be promoted by OP-labeled lysine. Alternatively, OP-labeled glutamate may be the initiator. To test this hypothesis, we treated MAP-rich tubulin Sus scrofa and human transglutaminase with chlorpyrifos oxon. Trypsin-digested proteins were subjected to liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry followed by Protein Prospector searches to identify diethyl phosphate adducts and cross-linked peptides. We report the presence of diethyl phosphate adducts on the side chains of glutamate, lysine, and tyrosine, as well as cross-links between glutamate and lysine. Glutamate-lysine cross-linking could be initiated either by diethyl phosphate-activated glutamate or by diethyl phosphate-activated lysine to form stable isopeptide bonds between and within proteins. It was concluded that organophosphate-induced high-molecular-weight protein aggregates could promote brain dysfunction.
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U2 - 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.2c00333
DO - 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.2c00333
M3 - Article
C2 - 36598934
AN - SCOPUS:85146041629
SN - 0893-228X
VL - 36
SP - 112
EP - 121
JO - Chemical Research in Toxicology
JF - Chemical Research in Toxicology
IS - 1
ER -