Multistability maintains redox homeostasis in human cells

Abstract Cells metabolize nutrients through a complex metabolic and signaling network that governs redox homeostasis. At the core of this, redox regulatory network is a mutually inhibitory relationship between reduced glutathione and reactive oxygen species (ROS)—two opposing metabolites that are li...

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Autores principales: Jo‐Hsi Huang, Hannah KC Co, Yi‐Chen Lee, Chia‐Chou Wu, Sheng‐hong Chen
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:60475745a9364f34bc3dd705e20854222021-11-11T11:30:47ZMultistability maintains redox homeostasis in human cells1744-429210.15252/msb.202110480https://doaj.org/article/60475745a9364f34bc3dd705e20854222021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.15252/msb.202110480https://doaj.org/toc/1744-4292Abstract Cells metabolize nutrients through a complex metabolic and signaling network that governs redox homeostasis. At the core of this, redox regulatory network is a mutually inhibitory relationship between reduced glutathione and reactive oxygen species (ROS)—two opposing metabolites that are linked to upstream nutrient metabolic pathways (glucose, cysteine, and glutamine) and downstream feedback loops of signaling pathways (calcium and NADPH oxidase). We developed a nutrient‐redox model of human cells to understand system‐level properties of this network. Combining in silico modeling and ROS measurements in individual cells, we show that ROS dynamics follow a switch‐like, all‐or‐none response upon glucose deprivation at a threshold that is approximately two orders of magnitude lower than its physiological concentration. We also confirm that this ROS switch can be irreversible and exhibits hysteresis, a hallmark of bistability. Our findings evidence that bistability modulates redox homeostasis in human cells and provide a general framework for quantitative investigations of redox regulation in humans.Jo‐Hsi HuangHannah KC CoYi‐Chen LeeChia‐Chou WuSheng‐hong ChenWileyarticlebistabilityglucose deprivationredox homeostasisBiology (General)QH301-705.5Medicine (General)R5-920ENMolecular Systems Biology, Vol 17, Iss 10, Pp n/a-n/a (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic bistability
glucose deprivation
redox homeostasis
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Medicine (General)
R5-920
spellingShingle bistability
glucose deprivation
redox homeostasis
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Medicine (General)
R5-920
Jo‐Hsi Huang
Hannah KC Co
Yi‐Chen Lee
Chia‐Chou Wu
Sheng‐hong Chen
Multistability maintains redox homeostasis in human cells
description Abstract Cells metabolize nutrients through a complex metabolic and signaling network that governs redox homeostasis. At the core of this, redox regulatory network is a mutually inhibitory relationship between reduced glutathione and reactive oxygen species (ROS)—two opposing metabolites that are linked to upstream nutrient metabolic pathways (glucose, cysteine, and glutamine) and downstream feedback loops of signaling pathways (calcium and NADPH oxidase). We developed a nutrient‐redox model of human cells to understand system‐level properties of this network. Combining in silico modeling and ROS measurements in individual cells, we show that ROS dynamics follow a switch‐like, all‐or‐none response upon glucose deprivation at a threshold that is approximately two orders of magnitude lower than its physiological concentration. We also confirm that this ROS switch can be irreversible and exhibits hysteresis, a hallmark of bistability. Our findings evidence that bistability modulates redox homeostasis in human cells and provide a general framework for quantitative investigations of redox regulation in humans.
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author Jo‐Hsi Huang
Hannah KC Co
Yi‐Chen Lee
Chia‐Chou Wu
Sheng‐hong Chen
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Hannah KC Co
Yi‐Chen Lee
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title Multistability maintains redox homeostasis in human cells
title_short Multistability maintains redox homeostasis in human cells
title_full Multistability maintains redox homeostasis in human cells
title_fullStr Multistability maintains redox homeostasis in human cells
title_full_unstemmed Multistability maintains redox homeostasis in human cells
title_sort multistability maintains redox homeostasis in human cells
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publishDate 2021
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