Abstract
The α,β polyunsaturated lipid aldehydes are potent lipid electrophiles that covalently modify lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids. Recent work highlights the critical role these lipids play under both physiological and pathological conditions. Protein carbonylation resulting from nucleophilic attack of lysine, histidine, and cysteine residues is a major outcome of oxidative stress and functions as a redox-sensitive signaling mechanism with roles in autophagy cell proliferation, transcriptional control, and apoptosis. In addition, protein carbonylation is implicated as an initiating factor in mitochondrial dysfunction and endoplasmic reticulum stress, providing a mechanistic connection between oxidative stress and metabolic disease. In this review, we discuss the generation and metabolism of reactive lipid aldehydes, as well as their signaling roles.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1976-1986 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Journal of lipid research |
Volume | 57 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2016 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by Office of Extramural Research, National Institutes of Health Grants DK084669 to D.A.B. and T32 GM008347 to A.K.H. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
Keywords
- Cardiolipin
- Lipids/peroxidation
- Oxidized lipids