Chemoproteomic Profiling of Signaling Metabolite Fructose-1,6-Bisphosphate Interacting Proteins in Living Cells

J Am Chem Soc. 2024 Jun 5;146(22):15155-15166. doi: 10.1021/jacs.4c01335. Epub 2024 May 22.

Abstract

Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate (FBP), a cellular endogenous sugar metabolite in the glycolytic pathway, has recently been reported to act as a signaling molecule to regulate various cellular events through the engagement of important proteins. Though tremendous progress has been made in identifying specific FBP-protein interactions, the comprehensive identification of FBP-interacting proteins and their regulatory mechanisms remains largely unexplored. Here, we describe a concise synthetic approach for the scalable preparation of a photoaffinity FBP probe that enables the quantitative chemoproteomic profiling of FBP-protein interactions based on photoaffinity labeling (PAL) directly in living cells. Using such a protocol, we captured known FBP targets including PKM2 and MDH2. Furthermore, among unknown FBP-interacting proteins, we identified a mitochondrial metabolic enzyme aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2), against which FBP showed inhibitory activity and resulted in cellular ROS upregulation accompanied by mitochondrial fragmentation. Our findings disclosed a new mode of glucose signaling mediating by the FBP-ALDH2-ROS axis.

MeSH terms

  • Aldehyde Dehydrogenase, Mitochondrial* / metabolism
  • Fructosediphosphates* / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Mitochondria / metabolism
  • Proteomics*
  • Reactive Oxygen Species / metabolism
  • Signal Transduction

Substances

  • fructose-1,6-diphosphate
  • Fructosediphosphates
  • Aldehyde Dehydrogenase, Mitochondrial
  • ALDH2 protein, human
  • Reactive Oxygen Species