title: NO* chemistry: a diversity of targets in the cell.
abstract: NO(*) alone is a poorly reactive species; however, it is able to undergo secondary reactions to form highly oxidizing and nitrating species, NO(2)(*), N(2)O(3), and ONOO(-). These secondary reactive nitrogen species (RNS) are capable of modifying a diversity of biomolecular structures in the cell. The chemical properties of individual RNS will be discussed, along with their ability to react with amino acids, metal cofactors, lipids, cholesterol, and DNA bases and sugars. Many of the identified RNS-induced modifications have been observed both in vitro and in vivo. Several of these chemical modifications have been attributed with a functional role in the cell, such as the modulation of enzyme activity. Other areas in the field will be discussed, including the ability of RNS to react with metabolites, RNA, and substrates in the mitochondrion, and the cellular removal/repair of RNS-modified structures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics and Complex Diseases, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. treiter@hsph.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Tiffany A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Reiter
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D002460:Cell Line; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D004249:DNA Damage; D006801:Humans; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D026361:Reactive Nitrogen Species / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D026361:Reactive Nitrogen Species; D009569:Nitric Oxide