2019
Glutathione deficiency-elicited reprogramming of hepatic metabolism protects against alcohol-induced steatosis
Chen Y, Manna SK, Golla S, Krausz KW, Cai Y, Garcia-Milian R, Chakraborty T, Chakraborty J, Chatterjee R, Thompson DC, Gonzalez FJ, Vasiliou V. Glutathione deficiency-elicited reprogramming of hepatic metabolism protects against alcohol-induced steatosis. Free Radical Biology And Medicine 2019, 143: 127-139. PMID: 31351176, PMCID: PMC6848780, DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2019.07.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetyl Coenzyme AAlcohol DrinkingAMP-Activated Protein KinasesAnimalsEthanolFatty AcidsFatty LiverGlucuronic AcidGlutamate-Cysteine LigaseGlutamatesGlutathioneHomeostasisLipogenesisLiverMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisOxidation-ReductionOxidative StressPentose Phosphate PathwayProtective AgentsTranscription, GeneticConceptsGlutamate-cysteine ligase modifier subunit geneProtein kinase pathwayAcetyl-CoA fluxMultiple cellular pathwaysAlcohol-induced steatosisCellular stressNucleotide biosynthesisLiver microarray analysisGlobal profilingSubunit geneCellular pathwaysMetabolic reprogrammingKinase pathwayMicroarray analysisMolecular mechanismsGSH poolCellular responsesMetabolic pathwaysLower GSHMolecular pathwaysMetabolic homeostasisAmino acidsDepletion of glutathioneCritical pathogenic eventGlucuronate pathwayHepatic metabolic adaptation in a murine model of glutathione deficiency
Chen Y, Golla S, Garcia-Milian R, Thompson DC, Gonzalez FJ, Vasiliou V. Hepatic metabolic adaptation in a murine model of glutathione deficiency. Chemico-Biological Interactions 2019, 303: 1-6. PMID: 30794799, PMCID: PMC6743730, DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2019.02.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCellular non-protein thiolsMetabolic adaptationGlutamate-cysteine ligase modifier subunitNon-protein thiolsHepatic metabolic adaptationCellular redoxGlobal profilingGSH homeostasisModifier subunitLiver developmentBiochemical mechanismsMetabolic homeostasisAmino acidsGclm null miceDefense mechanismsEnvironmental insultsOxidative damageFatty liver developmentNull miceSpectrum of changesNucleic acidsMetabolic signaturesPivotal roleHomeostasisGlutathione deficiency
2007
Interaction between the catalytic and modifier subunits of glutamate-cysteine ligase
Yang Y, Chen Y, Johansson E, Schneider SN, Shertzer HG, Nebert DW, Dalton TP. Interaction between the catalytic and modifier subunits of glutamate-cysteine ligase. Biochemical Pharmacology 2007, 74: 372-381. PMID: 17517378, DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2007.02.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlutamate-cysteine ligaseHeterodimer formationEnzyme structure-function relationshipsTwo-hybrid systemGlutathione biosynthesis pathwayPrimary amino acid sequenceC-terminal regionAmino acid sequenceN-terminal regionStructure-function relationshipsBiosynthesis pathwayRegulatory subunitCatalytic subunitDeletion analysisRate-limiting enzymeTertiary structureModifier subunitAmino acidsPoint mutationsSubunitsGCLCGSH inhibitionLigaseEnzyme activityGCLM