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Matthew T Labenski1, Ashley A Fisher, Terrence J Monks, Serrine S Lau.
Abstract
The environmental toxicant hydroquinone (HQ) and its glutathione conjugates (GSHQs) cause renal cell necrosis via a combination of redox cycling and the covalent adduction of proteins within the S₃ segment of the renal proximal tubules in the outer stripe of the outer medulla (OSOM). Following administration of 2-(glutathion-S-yl)HQ (MGHQ) (400 μmol/kg, i.v., 2 h) to Long Evans (wild-type Eker) rats, Western analysis utilizing an antibody specific for quinol-thioether metabolites of HQ revealed the presence of large amounts of chemical-protein adducts in both the OSOM and urine. By aligning the Western blot film with a parallel gel stained for protein, we can isolate the adducted proteins for LC-MS/MS analysis. Subsequent database searching can identify the specific site(s) of chemical adduction within these proteins. Finally, a combination of software programs can validate the identity of the adducted peptides. The site-specific identification of covalently adducted and oxidized proteins is a prerequisite for understanding the biological significance of chemical-induced posttranslational modifications (PTMs) and their toxicological significance.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID： 20972763 PMCID： PMC4096012 DOI： 10.1007/978-1-60761-849-2_20
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Methods Mol Biol ISSN： 1064-3745