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. 2022 Apr 20;10(5):1870–1882. doi: 10.1016/j.gendis.2022.03.022

Table 1.

Sites and functions of protein S-sulfhydration in different systems.

Location Protein Site(s) Functions Refs.
Cardiovascular system PPARγ Cys139 Adipogenesis 53
PTP1B Cys215 Restore ER stress homeostasis 56
MuRF1 Cys44 Protect cardiac structural protein 59
Keap-1 Cys151 Anti-oxidative stress 60,61
PDI Cys53/Cys57 and Cys397/Cys400 Reduce ER stress 65
HuR Cys13 Preserve endothelial cell function and delay atherogenesis 66
TRPV4 Unknown Vasodilatation 71
TRPV1 Unknown Vasodilatation 72
CaMKII Cys6 Improve mitochondrial function 75
MEK1 Cys341 DNA damage repair 76
SP-1 Cys68 and Cys755 Maintain the stability of metabolites and protect endothelial cells 78
Cys664 Inhibit cardiac hypertrophy 79
IGF1R Unknown Inhibit the proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells 80
Kir6.1 Cys43 Vasodilatation 81
Nervous system Parkin Unknown Neuroprotective effect 87,88
CTSS Cys25 Inhibit ATP-induced neuroinflammation and Aβ1–42 synthesis 97
GSK3β Cys218 Neuroprotective effect 98
GAPDH Cys150 Cognitive dysfunction 106
SR Unknown Improve synaptic function 113
PKA, PKC, CAMKII Unknown Mediate rapid excitatory synaptic transmission 117
Kidney Keap-1 Cys151 Promote cells from oxidative stress 118,119
GAPDH Cys150 Increase ATP production 121
Cys156 or Cys152 Decrease ATP production 115,120
EGFR C797/C798 Urination and excrete sodium, and lower blood pressure 123
Sirt1 Unknown Regulation epigenetic function 125
Liver PGC-1α, Glucose-6-phosphatase, Fructose-1, 6-bisphosphatase Unknown Enhance the liver glucose produce 129
Testis PDE Unknown Restore testosterone synthesis 130
Myoblasts metallothionein-1 Unknown Protects myoblasts from oxidative stress induced by cadmium 131
Melanoma cells Human serum albumin Cys34 Exert anti-oxidative stress, inhibit tyrosinase and melanin accumulation 132

CaMKII: Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II; CTSS: Cathepsin S; EGFR: endothelial growth factor receptor; ER: endoplasmic reticulum; GSK3β: glycogen synthase kinase 3β; HuR: human antigen R; IGF1R: Insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor; Keap-1: Kelch-like ECH-associated protein1; Kir6.1: An ATP-sensitive potassium channel; MEK1: mitogen-activated extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1; MuRF1: muscle RING finger-1; Parkin: An E3 ubiquitin ligase; PDE: phosphodiesterase; PDI: protein disulphide isomerase; PGC-1α: peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator-1α; PPARγ: peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ, PTP1B: protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B; Sirt1: silent mating-type information regulator 2 homolog 1; SP1: specific protein-1, SR: serine racemase; TRPV4 and TRPV1: transient receptor potential family member.