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Monitoring of transglutaminase2 under different oxidative stress conditions

Amino Acids volume 42, pages 1037–1043 (2012)Cite this article

Abstract

Transglutaminase 2 (TG2) is a multifunctional calcium-dependent enzyme which catalyzes the post-translational protein crosslinking with formation of intra- or inter-molecular epsilon(gamma-glutamyl)lysine bonds or polyamine incorporation. The up-regulation and activation of TG2 have been reported in a variety of physiological events, including cell differentiation, signal transduction, apoptosis, and wound healing, as well as in cell response to stress evoked by different internal and external stimuli. Here we review TG2 role in cell response to redox state imbalance both under physiological and pathological conditions, such as neurodegenerative disorders, inflammation, autoimmune diseases and cataractogenesis, in which oxidative stress plays a pathogenetic role and also accelerates disease progression. The increase in TG activity together with mitochondrial impairment and collapse of antioxidant enzymatic cell defences have been reported to be the prominent biochemical alterations becoming evident prior to neurodegeneration. Moreover, oxidative stress-induced TG2 pathway is involved in autophagy inhibition and aggresome formation, and TG2 has been suggested to function as a link between oxidative stress and inflammation by driving the decision as to whether a protein should undergo SUMO-mediated regulation or proteasomal degradation. Literature data suggest a strong association between oxidative stress and TG2 up-regulation, which in turn may result in cell survival or apoptosis, depending on cell type, kind of stressor, duration of insult, as well as TG2 intracellular localization and activity state. In particular, it may be suggested that TG2 plays a pro-survival role when the alteration of cell redox state homeostasis is not associated with intracellular calcium increase triggering TG2 transamidation activity.

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Abbreviations

AD:

Alzheimer’s disease

ALS:

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

CF:

Cystic fibrosis

CFTR:

Transmembrane conductance regulator gene

chlTGZ:

Chloroplast transglutaminase

Hcy:

Homocysteine

HD:

Huntington’s disease

4-HPR:

N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)retinamide

LPA:

Lysophosphatidic acid

LPS:

Lipopolysaccharide

NF-κB:

Nuclear factor-κB

3-NP:

3-Nitropropionic acid

PBMC:

Peripheral blood mononuclear cells

PD:

Parkinson’s disease

PPAR:

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor

ROS:

Reactive oxygen species

SUMO:

Small ubiquitin-like modifier

TG:

Transglutaminase

TG2:

Tissue transglutaminase

TGF-beta:

Transforming growth factor-beta

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    Daniela Caccamo, Monica Currò, Nadia Ferlazzo, Salvatore Condello & Riccardo Ientile

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Caccamo, D., Currò, M., Ferlazzo, N. et al. Monitoring of transglutaminase2 under different oxidative stress conditions. Amino Acids 42, 1037–1043 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00726-011-1018-8

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Keywords

  • Transglutaminase 2
  • Oxidative stress
  • Neurodegeneration
  • Autoimmune diseases