title: S-Nitrosocysteine increases palmitate turnover on Ha-Ras in NIH 3T3 cells.
abstract: Ha-Ras is modified by isoprenoid on Cys(186) and by reversibly attached palmitates at Cys(181) and Cys(184). Ha-Ras loses 90% of its transforming activity if Cys(181) and Cys(184) are changed to serines, implying that palmitates make important contributions to oncogenicity. However, study of dynamic acylation is hampered by an absence of methods for acutely manipulating Ha-Ras palmitoylation in living cells. S-nitrosocysteine (SNC) and, to a more modest extent, S-nitrosoglutathione were found to rapidly increase [(3)H]palmitate incorporation into cellular or oncogenic Ha-Ras in NIH 3T3 cells. In contrast, SNC decreased [(3)H]palmitate labeling of the transferrin receptor and caveolin. SNC accelerated loss of [(3)H]palmitate from Ha-Ras, implying that SNC stimulated deacylation and permitted subsequent reacylation of Ha-Ras. SNC also decreased Ha-Ras GTP binding and inhibited phosphorylation of the kinases ERK1 and ERK2 in NIH 3T3 cells. Thus, SNC altered two important properties of Ha-Ras activation state and lipidation. These results identify SNC as a new tool for manipulating palmitate turnover on Ha-Ras and for studying requirements of repalmitoylation and the relationship between palmitate cycling, membrane localization, and signaling by Ha-Ras.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology/Genetics and Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA.
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Booden
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Buss
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells; D000818:Animals; D003545:Cysteine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D051379:Mice; D020559:Monomeric GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D009603:Nitroso Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010168:Palmitates / Q000378:metabolism*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D026403:S-Nitrosothiols; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D009603:Nitroso Compounds; D010168:Palmitates; D026403:S-Nitrosothiols; C021315:S-nitrosocysteine; D020559:Monomeric GTP-Binding Proteins; D003545:Cysteine