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    Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2008 Sep;11(5):587-91.

    Assessment of the nitrosylation process.

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    Laboratoire de biochimie A, Hôpital Cochin APHP, 27 rue du faubourg Saint Jacques, France. didier.borderie@cch.aphp.fr

    Abstract

    PURPOSE OF REVIEW:

    To understand the principles and limits of the methodologies used for the measurement of S-nitrosylated proteins.

    RECENT FINDINGS:

    Among methods for studying protein S-nitrosylation, chemoluminescence and biotin switch assay have rapidly gained popularity. However, recent findings have attempted to highlight potential pitfalls for these methods. Many assays for biological S-nitrosylated proteins are used near the limit of detection and pretreatment of the biological samples can modify the S-NO bond. These results suggest that additional controls are essential in order to identify S-nitrosylated proteins and results should be quantitatively validated using more than one methodology.

    SUMMARY:

    Protein S-nitrosylation is emerging as a key mechanism by which nitric oxide regulates cell signalling. This review focuses on existing methodologies for the measurement of S-nitrosylated proteins in biological matrices and the potential pitfalls of each method.

    PMID:
    18685454
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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