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Inactivation of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase by the dopamine metabolite, 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetaldehyde
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Inactivation of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase by the dopamine metabolite, 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetaldehyde

Brigitte C Vanle, Virginia R Florang, Daryl J Murry, Arturo L Aguirre and Jonathan A Doorn
Biochemical and biophysical research communications, Vol.492(2), pp.275-281
10/14/2017
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2017.08.067
PMCID: PMC5746426
PMID: 28830811
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/5746426View
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Abstract

The aldehyde metabolite of dopamine, 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetaldehyde (DOPAL) is an endogenous neurotoxin implicated in Parkinson's Disease. Elucidating protein targets of DOPAL is essential in understanding it's pathology. The enzyme, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) is a target of DOPAL. GAPDH activity was measured via reduction of NAD cofactor (340 nm). Protein aggregation was assessed with SDS-PAGE methods and specific modification via chemical probes. Low micromolar levels of DOPAL caused extensive GAPDH aggregation and irreversibly inhibited enzyme activity. The inactivation of GAPDH was dependent on both the catechol and aldehyde moieties of DOPAL. It is suggested that Cys are modified and oxidized by DOPAL. The mechanism by which DOPAL modifies GAPDH can serve as a mechanistic explanation to the pathological events in Parkinson's Disease.
Protein Aggregates Rabbits 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid - metabolism Animals Humans Enzyme Induction Rats 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid - analogs & derivatives Parkinson Disease - metabolism Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenases - metabolism Dopamine - metabolism Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenases - chemistry

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