Oxidation of caspase-8 by hypothiocyanous acid enables TNF-mediated necroptosis
- Author(s)
- Bozonet, SM; Magon, NJ; Schwartfeger, AJ; Konigstorfer, A; Heath, SG; Vissers, MCM; Morris, VK; Göbl, C; Murphy, JM; Salvesen, GS; Hampton, MB;
- Details
- Publication Year 2023-05-05,Volume 299,Issue #6,Page 104792
- Journal Title
- Journal of Biological Chemistry
- Abstract
- Necroptosis is a form of regulated cell death triggered by various host and pathogen-derived molecules during infection and inflammation. The essential step leading to necroptosis is phosphorylation of the mixed lineage kinase domain-like protein (MLKL) by receptor-interacting protein kinase 3 (RIPK3). Caspase 8 cleaves RIPKs to block necroptosis, so synthetic caspase inhibitors are required to study this process in experimental models. However, it is unclear how caspase-8 activity is regulated in a physiological setting. The active site cysteine of caspases is sensitive to oxidative inactivation, so we hypothesized that oxidants generated at sites of inflammation can inhibit caspase-8 and promote necroptosis. Here, we discovered that hypothiocyanous acid (HOSCN), an oxidant generated in vivo by heme peroxidases including myeloperoxidase and lactoperoxidase, is a potent caspase-8 inhibitor. We found HOSCN was able to promote necroptosis in mouse fibroblasts treated with tumor necrosis factor (TNF). We also demonstrate purified caspase-8 was inactivated by low concentrations of HOSCN, with the predominant product being a disulfide-linked dimer between Cys360 and Cys409 of the large and small catalytic subunits. We show oxidation still occurred in the presence of reducing agents, and reduction of the dimer was slow, consistent with HOSCN being a powerful physiological caspase inhibitor. While the initial oxidation product is a dimer, further modification also occurred in cells treated with HOSCN, leading to higher molecular weight caspase-8 species. Taken together, these findings indicate major disruption of caspase-8 function, and suggest a novel mechanism for the promotion of necroptosis at sites of inflammation.
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Keywords
- cell death; hypothiocyanous acid; inflammation; redox signaling; thiol oxidation
- Research Division(s)
- Inflammation
- PubMed ID
- 37150321
- Publisher's Version
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbc.2023.104792
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