Abstract

Methylglyoxal (MGO) is a highly reactive metabolite mainly formed as a byproduct of glycolysis. Elevated MGO has been considered as a risk factor for several diseases including diabetes and neurodegeneration. While MGO modifications on proteins were globally profiled, the cross-links between proteins induced by MGO in proteomes are unexplored to date. Here, we reported a quantitative chemoproteomic platform based on mass shifts that enables identification of events of protein cross-links induced by MGO in proteomes. A total of 66 cross-linked targets were identified from the profiling experiments when cells were treated with MGO, among which the components of functional complexes such as spliceosomes and ribosomes were enriched. We found that inosine-5'-monophosphate dehydrogenase 2 (IMPDH2) was homocross-linked by MGO and the active-site Cys331 was critical for mediating the cross-link, which in turn affected IMPDH2's activity. Our study has provided new clues for the functional impact in proteomes by MGO, and the methodology can be, in principle, applied to profile protein cross-links induced by other reactive metabolites.

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