Redox Control of Protein Arginine Methyltransferase 1 (PRMT1) Activity
Class
Article
Department
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Faculty Mentor
Joan Hevel
Presentation Type
Oral Presentation
Abstract
Elevated levels of asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) correlate with risk factors for cardiovascular disease. ADMA is generated by the catabolism of proteins methylated on arginine residues by protein arginine methyltransferases (PRMTs), and is degraded by dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase (DDAH). Reports have shown that DDAH activity is down regulated and PRMT1 protein expression is upregulated under oxidative stress conditions, leading many to conclude that ADMA accumulation occurs via increased synthesis by PRMTs and decreased degradation. However, we now report that the methyltransferase activity of PRMT1, the major PRMT isoform in humans, is impaired under oxidative conditions. Oxidized PRMT1 displays decreased activity, which can be rescued by reduction. This oxidation event involves one or more cysteine residues that become oxidized to sulfenic acid (-SOH). We demonstrate a hydrogen peroxide concentration-dependent inhibition of PRMT1 activity that is readily reversed under physiological H2O2 concentrations. Our results challenge the unilateral view that increased PRMT1 expression necessarily results in increased ADMA synthesis, but rather demonstrate that enzymatic activity can be regulated in a redox-sensitive manner.
Start Date
4-9-2015 1:00 PM
Redox Control of Protein Arginine Methyltransferase 1 (PRMT1) Activity
Elevated levels of asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) correlate with risk factors for cardiovascular disease. ADMA is generated by the catabolism of proteins methylated on arginine residues by protein arginine methyltransferases (PRMTs), and is degraded by dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase (DDAH). Reports have shown that DDAH activity is down regulated and PRMT1 protein expression is upregulated under oxidative stress conditions, leading many to conclude that ADMA accumulation occurs via increased synthesis by PRMTs and decreased degradation. However, we now report that the methyltransferase activity of PRMT1, the major PRMT isoform in humans, is impaired under oxidative conditions. Oxidized PRMT1 displays decreased activity, which can be rescued by reduction. This oxidation event involves one or more cysteine residues that become oxidized to sulfenic acid (-SOH). We demonstrate a hydrogen peroxide concentration-dependent inhibition of PRMT1 activity that is readily reversed under physiological H2O2 concentrations. Our results challenge the unilateral view that increased PRMT1 expression necessarily results in increased ADMA synthesis, but rather demonstrate that enzymatic activity can be regulated in a redox-sensitive manner.