Glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPx4) behaves as an antioxidant enzyme capable of directly reducing peroxidized phospholipids within cell membranes. Recently, GPx4 has attracted attention as a target molecule for cancer therapy because it induces the immortalization of cancer cells suppressing ferroptosis. In this study, to analyze the function and structure of GPx4 by solution NMR, we performed resonance assignments of GPx4 and assigned almost all backbone 1H, 13C, and 15N resonances and most of the side chain 1H and 13C resonances. Using these assignments, the secondary structure of GPx4 was analyzed by the TALOS + program. GPx4 has six helices and seven strands. Then, the backbone dynamics were examined by the {1H}-15N heteronuclear NOE experiment. GPx4 was found to be rigid except for a short loop region. These results will provide basis for functional analysis and the first solution structure determination of GPx4.
Keywords: FLYA; Ferroptosis; GPx4; Redox homeostasis.
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