Review Article

3-Nitrotyrosine Modified Proteins in Atherosclerosis

Table 2

Nitration sites in plasma proteins identified by mass spectrometry.

ProteinNitrated TyrEffectReferences

ApoA-11Y166 and Y192Decreased activation of LCAT and ABCA1[59, 77ā€“79]
ApoB-1002Y276, Y583, Y666, Y720, Y2524, Y3139, Y3295, Y3489, Y4141Increased affinity for LOX-1, CD36, SR-A[69]
Fibrinogen chain1Y292, Y422Accelerated clot formation[55]
Ig gamma-1 chain C region1Y161, Y290Unknown[18]
Ig kappa chain C region1Y32, Y84Unknown[18]
Ig lambda chain C region1Y84Unknown[18]
Ig mu chain C region1Y276Unknown[18]
Ig heavy chain V-III1Y33, Y80, Y95Unknown[18]
Zinc finger and BTB domain-containing protein 11Y83Unknown[18]
Protein EFR3 homolog B1Y669Unknown[18]

ā€‰1Data from proteins immunocaptured from individuals diagnosed with CVD.
2Data from an electronegative LDL fraction isolated from plasma from healthy humans.