简介：Thereisaccumulatingevidencethatcysteinesulfenation（cys-SOH）inproteinsplaysanimportantroleincellularresponsetooxidativestress.Thepurposeofthepresentstudywastoidentifymitochondrialproteinsthatundergochangesincys-SOHduringaging.Studieswereconductedinratswhentheywere5or30monthsofage.FollowingblockingoffreeproteinthiolswithN-ethylmaleimide,proteinsulfenicacidswerereducedbyarsenitetofreethiolgroupsthatweresubsequentlylabeledwithbiotin-maleimide.Sampleswerethencomparativelyanalyzedbytwo-dimensionalWesternblots,andproteinsshowingchangesinsulfenationwereselectivelyidentifiedbymassspectrometrypeptidesequencing.Asaresult,fiveproteinswereidentified.Proteinsshowinganage-relateddecreaseinsulfenationincludepyruvatecarboxylaseandpyruvatedehydrogenase;whilethoseshowinganage-relatedincreaseinsulfenationincludeaconitase,mitofilin,andtubulin（α-1）.Resultsofthepresentstudyprovideageneralpictureofmitochondrialproteinsulfenationinbrainoxidativestressandimplicatetheinvolvementofproteinsulfenationinoveralldeclineofmitochondrialfunctionduringbrainaging.