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Assessment of H$_{2}$S in vivo using the newly developed mitochondria-targeted mass spectrometry probe MitoA

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Authors

Arndt, S 
Baeza-Garza, CD 
Logan, A 
Rosa, T 
Wedmann, R 

Abstract

Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is produced endogenously in vivo and has multiple effects on signaling pathways and cell function. Mitochondria can be both an H2S source and sink, and many of the biological effects of H2S relate to its interactions with mitochondria. However, the significance of mitochondrial H2S is uncertain, in part due to the difficulty of assessing changes in its concentration in vivo Although a number of fluorescent H2S probes have been developed these are best suited to cells in culture and cannot be used in vivo To address this unmet need we have developed a mitochondria-targeted H2S probe, MitoA, which can be used to assess relative changes in mitochondrial H2S levels in vivo MitoA comprises a lipophilic triphenylphosphonium (TPP) cation coupled to an aryl azide. The TPP cation leads to the accumulation of MitoA inside mitochondria within tissues in vivo There, the aryl azido group reacts with H2S to form an aryl amine (MitoN). The extent of conversion of MitoA to MitoN thus gives an indication of the levels of mitochondrial H2S in vivo Both compounds can be detected sensitively by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) analysis of the tissues, and quantified relative to deuterated internal standards. Here we describe the synthesis and characterization of MitoA and show that it can be used to assess changes in mitochondrial H2S levels in vivo As a proof of principle we used MitoA to show that H2S levels increase in vivo during myocardial ischemia.

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Keywords

analytical chemistry, chemical biology, energy metabolism, hydrogen sulfide, hypoxia, mass spectrometry (MS), mitochondria

Journal Title

Journal of Biological Chemistry

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Journal ISSN

0021-9258
1083-351X

Volume Title

292

Publisher

American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Inc.
Sponsorship
Medical Research Council (MR/L017520/1)
Medical Research Council (MC_U105663142)
Wellcome Trust (110159/Z/15/Z)
This work was supported in part by Medical Research Council UK Grant MC_U105663142, Wellcome Trust Investigator award 110159/Z/15/Z (to M. P. M.), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council Grant BB/I012826/1, Wellcome Trust Investigator award 110158/Z/15/Z (to R. C. H.), and a Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Technología studentship (to C. B.-G.).