Longitudinal clinical and proteomic diabetes signatures in post-gestational diabetes women.

We characterized the longitudinal serum protein signatures of women 6 and 10 years after gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) to identify factors associated with the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) and prediabetes in this at-risk post-GDM population, aiming to discover potential biomarkers for early diagnosis and prevention of T2D. Our study identified 75 T2D-associated serum proteins and 23 prediabetes-associated proteins, some of which were validated in an independent T2D cohort. Machine learning (ML) performed on the longitudinal proteomics highlighted protein signatures associated with progression to post-GDM diabetes.

A Proteomics Workflow for Dual Labeling Biotin Switch Assay to Detect and Quantify Protein S-Nitroylation.

S-nitrosylation (or S-nitrosation, SNO) is an oxidative posttranslational modification to the thiol group of a cysteine amino acid residue. There are several methods to detect SNO modifications, mostly based on the classic biotin-switch assay, where the labile SNO sites are replaced with a stable biotin moiety to facilitate enrichment of the modified proteins. As the technique has evolved, new and more advanced thiol-reactive reagents have been introduced in the protocol to improve the identification of modified peptides or to quantify the level of modification at individual cysteine residues.

Transient receptor potential channel 6 regulates abnormal cardiac S-nitrosylation in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an X-linked disorder with dystrophin loss that results in skeletal and cardiac muscle weakening and early death. Loss of the dystrophin-sarcoglycan complex delocalizes nitric oxide synthase (NOS) to alter its signaling, and augments mechanosensitive intracellular Ca influx. The latter has been coupled to hyperactivation of the nonselective cation channel, transient receptor potential canonical channel 6 (Trpc6), in isolated myocytes.

Dual Labeling Biotin Switch Assay to Reduce Bias Derived From Different Cysteine Subpopulations: A Method to Maximize S-Nitrosylation Detection.

Rationale: S-nitrosylation (SNO), an oxidative post-translational modification of cysteine residues, responds to changes in the cardiac redox-environment. Classic biotin-switch assay and its derivatives are the most common methods used for detecting SNO. In this approach, the labile SNO group is selectively replaced with a single stable tag.

Lipid-induced NOX2 activation inhibits autophagic flux by impairing lysosomal enzyme activity.

Autophagy is a catabolic process involved in maintaining energy and organelle homeostasis. The relationship between obesity and the regulation of autophagy is cell type specific. Despite adverse consequences of obesity on cardiac structure and function, the contribution of altered cardiac autophagy in response to fatty acid overload is incompletely understood.

Cysteine oxidative posttranslational modifications: emerging regulation in the cardiovascular system.

In the cardiovascular system, changes in oxidative balance can affect many aspects of cellular physiology through redox-signaling. Depending on the magnitude, fluctuations in the cell's production of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species can regulate normal metabolic processes, activate protective mechanisms, or be cytotoxic. Reactive oxygen and nitrogen species can have many effects including the posttranslational modification of proteins at critical cysteine thiols.

Redox regulation of mitochondrial ATP synthase.

Reversible cysteine oxidative post-translational modifications (Ox-PTMs) represent an important mechanism to regulate protein structure and function. In mitochondria, redox reactions can modulate components of the electron transport chain (ETC), the F(1)F(0)-ATP synthase complex, and other matrix proteins/enzymes. Emerging evidence has linked Ox-PTMs to mitochondrial dysfunction and heart failure, highlighting some potential therapeutic avenues.