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Departments of
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Biochemistry and
Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322 and
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Department of Pharmacology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30310
2To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: dpjones{at}emory.edu.
Glutathione (GSH) has a central role in the maintenance of the thiol-disulfide redox state in mammalian cells. GSH synthesis can be physiologically limited by the availability of cysteine (Cys), and Cys and its precursors are variable in the human diet. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of severe Cys deficiency and readdition of Cys on the redox state of the GSH/glutathione disulfide (GSSG) pool in human colon carcinoma HT29 cells. Cells were cultured in Cys- (and cystine-)limiting medium for 48 h followed by culture in medium containing either Cys or cystine for 24 h. GSH and GSSG were measured by HPLC. Cys limitation decreased cellular GSH and GSSG concentrations with an associated >80 mV oxidation of the GSH/GSSG redox state. Upon addition of either Cys or its disulfide cystine (CySS), redox of GSH/GSSG recovered in 4 h, whereas GSH concentration continued to increase over 12 h. Maximal GSH concentrations attained were 200% of control cell values. These results show that severe Cys deficiency can have marked effects on cellular redox state but that redox recovers rapidly upon resupply. The magnitude of oxidation during Cys limitation in this cell model is sufficient to result in a >100-fold change in the reduced/oxidized ratio of redox-sensitive dithiol/disulfide motifs in proteins. If redox changes occur in vivo in association with variations in dietary Cys and its precursors, these changes could have important physiologic effects through altered redox signaling and control of cell proliferation and apoptosis.
KEY WORDS: • glutathione • cysteine deficiency • redox • colon • oxidative stress
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