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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
28
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-7-11
pubmed:abstractText
Thioredoxin reductases (TRs) are important redox regulatory enzymes, which control the redox state of thioredoxins. Mammals have cytosolic and mitochondrial TRs, which contain an essential selenocysteine residue and reduce cytosolic and mitochondrial thioredoxins. In addition, thioredoxin/glutathione reductase (TGR) was identified, which is a fusion of an N-terminal glutaredoxin domain and the TR module. Here we show that TGR is expressed at low levels in various tissues but accumulates in testes after puberty. The protein is particularly abundant in elongating spermatids at the site of mitochondrial sheath formation but is absent in mature sperm. We found that TGR can catalyze isomerization of protein and interprotein disulfide bonds and localized this function to its thiol domain. TGR targets include proteins that form structural components of the sperm, including glutathione peroxidase GPx4/PHGPx. Together, TGR and GPx4 can serve as a novel disulfide bond formation system. Both enzymes contain a catalytic selenocysteine consistent with the role of selenium in male reproduction.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
280
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
26491-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15901730-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15901730-Binding Sites, pubmed-meshheading:15901730-Catalysis, pubmed-meshheading:15901730-Cross-Linking Reagents, pubmed-meshheading:15901730-Cytosol, pubmed-meshheading:15901730-Disulfides, pubmed-meshheading:15901730-Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel, pubmed-meshheading:15901730-Escherichia coli, pubmed-meshheading:15901730-Glutathione Peroxidase, pubmed-meshheading:15901730-Immunoblotting, pubmed-meshheading:15901730-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15901730-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:15901730-Microscopy, Fluorescence, pubmed-meshheading:15901730-Mitochondria, pubmed-meshheading:15901730-Models, Biological, pubmed-meshheading:15901730-Multienzyme Complexes, pubmed-meshheading:15901730-NADH, NADPH Oxidoreductases, pubmed-meshheading:15901730-Peroxidases, pubmed-meshheading:15901730-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:15901730-Protein Structure, Tertiary, pubmed-meshheading:15901730-Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15901730-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:15901730-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15901730-Selenoproteins, pubmed-meshheading:15901730-Sperm Maturation, pubmed-meshheading:15901730-Spermatozoa, pubmed-meshheading:15901730-Testis, pubmed-meshheading:15901730-Tissue Distribution
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Mammalian selenoprotein thioredoxin-glutathione reductase. Roles in disulfide bond formation and sperm maturation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural