S-glycosylation-based cysteine profiling reveals regulation of glycolysis by itaconate

W Qin, KE Qin, Y Zhang, W Jia, Y Chen… - Nature chemical …, 2019 - nature.com
W Qin, KE Qin, Y Zhang, W Jia, Y Chen, BO Cheng, L Peng, N Chen, Y Liu, W Zhou…
Nature chemical biology, 2019nature.com
Itaconate has been recently recognized as an anti-inflammatory metabolite involved in the
pathogen–macrophage interface. Due to its weak electrophilicity, itaconate could modify
cysteines of the protein KEAP1 and glutathione, which contribute to its anti-inflammatory
effect. However, the substrates of itaconate modification in macrophages have not been
systematically profiled, which largely impedes the understanding of its roles in immune
responses. Here, we developed a specific thiol-reactive probe, 1-OH-Az, for quantitative …
Abstract
Itaconate has been recently recognized as an anti-inflammatory metabolite involved in the pathogen–macrophage interface. Due to its weak electrophilicity, itaconate could modify cysteines of the protein KEAP1 and glutathione, which contribute to its anti-inflammatory effect. However, the substrates of itaconate modification in macrophages have not been systematically profiled, which largely impedes the understanding of its roles in immune responses. Here, we developed a specific thiol-reactive probe, 1-OH-Az, for quantitative chemoproteomic profiling of cysteine modifications by itaconate, and provided a global portrait of its proteome reactivity. We found that itaconate covalently modifies key glycolytic enzymes and impairs glycolytic flux mainly through inhibition of fructose-bisphosphate aldolase A (ALDOA). Moreover, itaconate attenuates the inflammatory response in stimulated macrophages by impairing the glycolysis. Our study provides a valuable resource of protein targets of itaconate in macrophages and establishes a negative-feedback link between glycolysis and itaconate, elucidating new functional insights for this anti-inflammatory metabolite.
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