Physiological roles of hydrogen sulfide in mammalian cells, tissues, and organs

G Cirino, C Szabo… - Physiological …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
Over the last two decades, hydrogen sulfide (H2S) has emerged as an endogenous
regulator of a broad range of physiological functions. H2S belongs to the class of molecules …

The role of thiols in antioxidant systems

K Ulrich, U Jakob - Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
The sulfur biochemistry of the thiol group endows cysteines with a number of highly
specialized and unique features that enable them to serve a variety of different functions in …

Supersulphides provide airway protection in viral and chronic lung diseases

T Matsunaga, H Sano, K Takita, M Morita… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Supersulphides are inorganic and organic sulphides with sulphur catenation with diverse
physiological functions. Their synthesis is mainly mediated by mitochondrial cysteinyl-tRNA …

Chemical Biology of H2S Signaling through Persulfidation

MR Filipovic, J Zivanovic, B Alvarez… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Signaling by H2S is proposed to occur via persulfidation, a posttranslational modification of
cysteine residues (RSH) to persulfides (RSSH). Persulfidation provides a framework for …

Selective persulfide detection reveals evolutionarily conserved antiaging effects of S-sulfhydration

J Zivanovic, E Kouroussis, JB Kohl, B Adhikari… - Cell metabolism, 2019 - cell.com
Life on Earth emerged in a hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S)-rich environment eons ago and with it
protein persulfidation mediated by H 2 S evolved as a signaling mechanism. Protein …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of hydrogen sulfide on mitochondrial function and cellular bioenergetics

BD Paul, SH Snyder, K Kashfi - Redox biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S) was once considered to have only toxic properties, until it was
discovered to be an endogenous signaling molecule. The effects of H 2 S are dose …

Cysteinyl-tRNA synthetase governs cysteine polysulfidation and mitochondrial bioenergetics

T Akaike, T Ida, FY Wei, M Nishida, Y Kumagai… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Cysteine hydropersulfide (CysSSH) occurs in abundant quantities in various organisms, yet
little is known about its biosynthesis and physiological functions. Extensive persulfide …

A review of hydrogen sulfide synthesis, metabolism, and measurement: is modulation of hydrogen sulfide a novel therapeutic for cancer?

X Cao, L Ding, Z Xie, Y Yang, M Whiteman… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2019 - liebertpub.com
Abstract Significance: Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) has been recognized as the third gaseous
transmitter alongside nitric oxide and carbon monoxide. In the past decade, numerous …

N-acetyl cysteine functions as a fast-acting antioxidant by triggering intracellular H2S and sulfane sulfur production

D Ezeriņa, Y Takano, K Hanaoka, Y Urano, TP Dick - Cell chemical biology, 2018 - cell.com
The cysteine prodrug N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) is widely used as a pharmacological
antioxidant and cytoprotectant. It has been reported to lower endogenous oxidant levels and …

Regulators of the transsulfuration pathway

JI Sbodio, SH Snyder, BD Paul - British journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The transsulfuration pathway is a metabolic pathway where transfer of sulfur from
homocysteine to cysteine occurs. The pathway leads to the generation of several sulfur …