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Hu Q, Zhao D, Cui G, Bhandari J, Thompson JR, Botuyan MV, Mer G. Mechanisms of RNF168 nucleosome recognition and ubiquitylation. Mol Cell 2024; 84:839-853.e12. [PMID: 38242129 PMCID: PMC10939898 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2023.12.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2023] [Revised: 12/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/21/2024]
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RNF168 plays a central role in the DNA damage response (DDR) by ubiquitylating histone H2A at K13 and K15. These modifications direct BRCA1-BARD1 and 53BP1 foci formation in chromatin, essential for cell-cycle-dependent DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair pathway selection. The mechanism by which RNF168 catalyzes the targeted accumulation of H2A ubiquitin conjugates to form repair foci around DSBs remains unclear. Here, using cryoelectron microscopy (cryo-EM), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, and functional assays, we provide a molecular description of the reaction cycle and dynamics of RNF168 as it modifies the nucleosome and recognizes its ubiquitylation products. We demonstrate an interaction of a canonical ubiquitin-binding domain within full-length RNF168, which not only engages ubiquitin but also the nucleosome surface, clarifying how such site-specific ubiquitin recognition propels a signal amplification loop. Beyond offering mechanistic insights into a key DDR protein, our study aids in understanding site specificity in both generating and interpreting chromatin ubiquitylation.
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- Qi Hu
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; Department of Cancer Biology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
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Vela-Rodríguez C, Scarpulla I, Ashok Y, Lehtiö L. Discovery of DTX3L inhibitors through a homogeneous FRET-based assay that monitors formation and removal of poly-ubiquitin chains. SLAS DISCOVERY : ADVANCING LIFE SCIENCES R & D 2023; 28:365-375. [PMID: 37579950 DOI: 10.1016/j.slasd.2023.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Revised: 08/09/2023] [Accepted: 08/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/16/2023]
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Ubiquitination is a reversible protein post-translational modification in which consequent enzymatic activity results in the covalent linking of ubiquitin to a target protein. Once ubiquitinated, a protein can undergo multiple rounds of ubiquitination on multiple sites or form poly-ubiquitin chains. Ubiquitination regulates various cellular processes, and dysregulation of ubiquitination has been associated with more than one type of cancer. Therefore, efforts have been carried out to identify modulators of the ubiquitination cascade. Herein, we present the development of a FRET-based assay that allows us to monitor ubiquitination activity of DTX3L, a RING-type E3 ubiquitin ligase. Our method shows a good signal window with a robust average Z' factor of 0.76 on 384-well microplates, indicating a good assay for screening inhibitors in a high-throughput setting. From a validatory screening experiment, we have identified the first molecules that inhibit DTX3L with potencies in the low micromolar range. We also demonstrate that the method can be expanded to study deubiquitinases, such as USP28, that reduce FRET due to hydrolysis of fluorescent poly-ubiquitin chains.
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- Carlos Vela-Rodríguez
- Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine & Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Finland
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- Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine & Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Finland
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- Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine & Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Finland
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- Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine & Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Finland.
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Johnson JAK, Sumner I. On the Possibility That Bond Strain Is the Mechanism of RING E3 Activation in the E2-Catalyzed Ubiquitination Reaction. J Chem Inf Model 2022; 62:6475-6481. [PMID: 35671046 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.2c00423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Ubiquitination is a type of post-translational modification wherein the small protein ubiquitin (Ub) is covalently bound to a lysine on a target protein. Ubiquitination can signal for several regulatory pathways including protein degradation. Ubiquitination occurs by a series of reactions catalyzed by three types of enzymes: ubiquitin activating enzymes, E1; ubiquitin conjugating enzymes, E2; and ubiquitin ligases, E3. E2 enzymes directly catalyze the transfer of Ub to the target protein─the RING E3 improves the efficiency. Prior to its transfer, Ub is covalently linked to the E2 via a thioester bond and the Ub∼E2 conjugate forms a quaternary complex with the RING E3. It is hypothesized that the RING E3 improves the catalytic efficiency of ubiquitination by placing the E2∼Ub conjugate in a "closed" position, which tensions and weakens the thioester bond. We interrogate this hypothesis by analyzing the strain on the thioester during molecular dynamics simulations of both open and closed E2∼Ub/E3 complexes. Our data indicate that the thioester is strained when the E2∼Ub conjugate is in the closed position. We also show that the amount of strain is consistent with the experimental rate enhancement caused by the RING E3. Finally, our simulations show that the closed configuration increases the populations of key hydrogen bonds in the E2∼Ub active site. This is consistent with another hypothesis stating that the RING E3 enhances reaction rates by preorganizing the substrates.
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- Jay-Anne K Johnson
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807, United States
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Production and characterisation of modularly deuterated UBE2D1–Ub conjugate by small angle neutron and X-ray scattering. EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL 2022; 51:569-577. [DOI: 10.1007/s00249-022-01620-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Revised: 09/30/2022] [Accepted: 10/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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AbstractThis structural study exploits the possibility to use modular protein deuteration to facilitate the study of ubiquitin signalling, transfer, and modification. A protein conjugation reaction is used to combine protonated E2 enzyme with deuterated ubiquitin for small angle X-ray and neutron scattering with neutron contrast variation. The combined biomolecules stay as a monodisperse system during data collection in both protonated and deuterated buffers indicating long stability of the E2–Ub conjugate. With multiphase ab initio shape restoration and rigid body modelling, we reconstructed the shape of a E2–Ub-conjugated complex of UBE2D1 linked to ubiquitin via an isopeptide bond. Solution X-ray and neutron scattering data for this E2–Ub conjugate in the absence of E3 jointly indicate an ensemble of open and backbent states, with a preference for the latter in solution. The approach of combining protonated and labelled proteins can be used for solution studies to assess localization and movement of ubiquitin and could be widely applied to modular Ub systems in general.
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Paluda A, Middleton AJ, Rossig C, Mace PD, Day CL. Ubiquitin and a charged loop regulate the ubiquitin E3 ligase activity of Ark2C. Nat Commun 2022; 13:1181. [PMID: 35246518 PMCID: PMC8897509 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28782-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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A large family of E3 ligases that contain both substrate recruitment and RING domains confer specificity within the ubiquitylation cascade. Regulation of RING E3s depends on modulating their ability to stabilise the RING bound E2~ubiquitin conjugate in the activated (or closed) conformation. Here we report the structure of the Ark2C RING bound to both a regulatory ubiquitin molecule and an activated E2~ubiquitin conjugate. The structure shows that the RING domain and non-covalently bound ubiquitin molecule together make contacts that stabilise the activated conformation of the conjugate, revealing why ubiquitin is a key regulator of Ark2C activity. We also identify a charged loop N-terminal to the RING domain that enhances activity by interacting with both the regulatory ubiquitin and ubiquitin conjugated to the E2. In addition, the structure suggests how Lys48-linked ubiquitin chains might be assembled by Ark2C and UbcH5b. Together this study identifies features common to RING E3s, as well elements that are unique to Ark2C and related E3s, which enhance assembly of ubiquitin chains. Attachment of ubiquitin to proteins is tightly regulated and controls many signalling pathways. Here, the authors show that addition of ubiquitin by the RING E3 ligases Arkadia and Ark2C is enhanced by ubiquitin and a charged loop that precedes the RING domain.
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- Andrej Paluda
- Biochemistry Department, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, 9054, New Zealand.,TMDU Advanced Research Institute, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8510, Japan
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- Biochemistry Department, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, 9054, New Zealand
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- Biochemistry Department, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, 9054, New Zealand
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- Biochemistry Department, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, 9054, New Zealand
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- Biochemistry Department, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, 9054, New Zealand.
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Taillandier D. [Metabolic pathways controlled by E3 ligases: an opportunity for therapeutic targeting]. Biol Aujourdhui 2021; 215:45-57. [PMID: 34397374 DOI: 10.1051/jbio/2021006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
Abstract
Since its discovery, the Ubiquitin Proteasome System (UPS) has been recognized for its major role in controlling most of the cell's metabolic pathways. In addition to its essential role in the degradation of proteins, it is also involved in the addressing, signaling or repair of DNA, which makes it a key player in cellular homeostasis. Although other control systems exist in the cell, the UPS is often referred to as the conductor. In view of its importance, any dysregulation of the UPS leads to more or less severe disorders for the cell and therefore the body, which accounts for UPS implication in many pathologies (cancer, Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, etc.). UPS is made up of more than 1000 different proteins, the combinations of which allow the fine targeting of virtually all proteins in the body. UPS uses an enzymatic cascade (E1, 2 members; E2 > 35; E3 > 800) which allows the transfer of ubiquitin, a small protein of 8.5 kDa onto the protein to be targeted either for its degradation or to modify its activity. This ubiquitinylation signal is reversible and many deubiquitinylases (DUB, ∼ 80 isoforms) also have an important role. E3 enzymes are the most numerous and their function is to recognize the target protein, which makes them important players in the specific action of UPS. The very nature of E3 and the complexity of their interactions with different partners offer a very broad field of investigation and therefore significant potential for the development of therapeutic approaches. Without being exhaustive, this review illustrates the different strategies that have already been implemented to fight against different pathologies (excluding bacterial or viral infections).
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- Daniel Taillandier
- Université Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, UNH, Unité de Nutrition Humaine, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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Crystal structures of an E1-E2-ubiquitin thioester mimetic reveal molecular mechanisms of transthioesterification. Nat Commun 2021; 12:2370. [PMID: 33888705 PMCID: PMC8062481 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22598-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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E1 enzymes function as gatekeepers of ubiquitin (Ub) signaling by catalyzing activation and transfer of Ub to tens of cognate E2 conjugating enzymes in a process called E1-E2 transthioesterification. The molecular mechanisms of transthioesterification and the overall architecture of the E1-E2-Ub complex during catalysis are unknown. Here, we determine the structure of a covalently trapped E1-E2-ubiquitin thioester mimetic. Two distinct architectures of the complex are observed, one in which the Ub thioester (Ub(t)) contacts E1 in an open conformation and another in which Ub(t) instead contacts E2 in a drastically different, closed conformation. Altogether our structural and biochemical data suggest that these two conformational states represent snapshots of the E1-E2-Ub complex pre- and post-thioester transfer, and are consistent with a model in which catalysis is enhanced by a Ub(t)-mediated affinity switch that drives the reaction forward by promoting productive complex formation or product release depending on the conformational state.
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Khago D, Fucci IJ, Byrd RA. The Role of Conformational Dynamics in the Recognition and Regulation of Ubiquitination. Molecules 2020; 25:E5933. [PMID: 33333809 PMCID: PMC7765195 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25245933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Revised: 12/07/2020] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The ubiquitination pathway is central to many cell signaling and regulatory events. One of the intriguing aspects of the pathway is the combinatorial sophistication of substrate recognition and ubiquitin chain building determinations. The abundant structural and biological data portray several characteristic protein folds among E2 and E3 proteins, and the understanding of the combinatorial complexity that enables interaction with much of the human proteome is a major goal to developing targeted and selective manipulation of the pathway. With the commonality of some folds, there are likely other aspects that can provide differentiation and recognition. These aspects involve allosteric effects and conformational dynamics that can direct recognition and chain building processes. In this review, we will describe the current state of the knowledge for conformational dynamics across a wide timescale, address the limitations of present approaches, and illustrate the potential to make new advances in connecting dynamics with ubiquitination regulation.
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- Structural Biophysics Laboratory, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, P.O. Box B, Building 538, Frederick, MD 21702-1201, USA; (D.K.); (I.J.F.)
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Garcia-Barcena C, Osinalde N, Ramirez J, Mayor U. How to Inactivate Human Ubiquitin E3 Ligases by Mutation. Front Cell Dev Biol 2020; 8:39. [PMID: 32117970 PMCID: PMC7010608 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.00039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2019] [Accepted: 01/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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E3 ubiquitin ligases are the ultimate enzymes involved in the transfer of ubiquitin to substrate proteins, a process that determines the fate of the modified protein. Numerous diseases are caused by defects in the ubiquitin-proteasome machinery, including when the activity of a given E3 ligase is hampered. Thus, inactivation of E3 ligases and the resulting effects at molecular or cellular level have been the focus of many studies during the last few years. For this purpose, site-specific mutation of key residues involved in either protein interaction, substrate recognition or ubiquitin transfer have been reported to successfully inactivate E3 ligases. Nevertheless, it is not always trivial to predict which mutation(s) will block the catalytic activity of a ligase. Here we review over 250 site-specific inactivating mutations that have been carried out in 120 human E3 ubiquitin ligases. We foresee that the information gathered here will be helpful for the design of future experimental strategies.
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- Cristina Garcia-Barcena
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain.,Ikerbasque - Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, Spain
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Deol KK, Lorenz S, Strieter ER. Enzymatic Logic of Ubiquitin Chain Assembly. Front Physiol 2019; 10:835. [PMID: 31333493 PMCID: PMC6624479 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2019.00835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2019] [Accepted: 06/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Protein ubiquitination impacts virtually every biochemical pathway in eukaryotic cells. The fate of a ubiquitinated protein is largely dictated by the type of ubiquitin modification with which it is decorated, including a large variety of polymeric chains. As a result, there have been intense efforts over the last two decades to dissect the molecular details underlying the synthesis of ubiquitin chains by ubiquitin-conjugating (E2) enzymes and ubiquitin ligases (E3s). In this review, we highlight these advances. We discuss the evidence in support of the alternative models of transferring one ubiquitin at a time to a growing substrate-linked chain (sequential addition model) versus transferring a pre-assembled ubiquitin chain (en bloc model) to a substrate. Against this backdrop, we outline emerging principles of chain assembly: multisite interactions, distinct mechanisms of chain initiation and elongation, optimal positioning of ubiquitin molecules that are ultimately conjugated to each other, and substrate-assisted catalysis. Understanding the enzymatic logic of ubiquitin chain assembly has important biomedical implications, as the misregulation of many E2s and E3s and associated perturbations in ubiquitin chain formation contribute to human disease. The resurgent interest in bifunctional small molecules targeting pathogenic proteins to specific E3s for polyubiquitination and subsequent degradation provides an additional incentive to define the mechanisms responsible for efficient and specific chain synthesis and harness them for therapeutic benefit.
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- Kirandeep K Deol
- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, United States
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- Rudolf Virchow Center for Experimental Biomedicine, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, United States.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, United States
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Liess AKL, Kucerova A, Schweimer K, Yu L, Roumeliotis TI, Diebold M, Dybkov O, Sotriffer C, Urlaub H, Choudhary JS, Mansfeld J, Lorenz S. Autoinhibition Mechanism of the Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzyme UBE2S by Autoubiquitination. Structure 2019; 27:1195-1210.e7. [PMID: 31230944 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2019.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2019] [Revised: 05/01/2019] [Accepted: 05/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes (E2s) govern key aspects of ubiquitin signaling. Emerging evidence suggests that the activities of E2s are modulated by posttranslational modifications; the structural underpinnings, however, are largely unclear. Here, we unravel the structural basis and mechanistic consequences of a conserved autoubiquitination event near the catalytic center of E2s, using the human anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome-associated UBE2S as a model system. Crystal structures we determined of the catalytic ubiquitin carrier protein domain combined with MD simulations reveal that the active-site region is malleable, which permits an adjacent ubiquitin acceptor site, Lys+5, to be ubiquitinated intramolecularly. We demonstrate by NMR that the Lys+5-linked ubiquitin inhibits UBE2S by obstructing its reloading with ubiquitin. By immunoprecipitation, quantitative mass spectrometry, and siRNA-and-rescue experiments we show that Lys+5 ubiquitination of UBE2S decreases during mitotic exit but does not influence proteasomal turnover of this E2. These findings suggest that UBE2S activity underlies inherent regulation during the cell cycle.
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- Anna K L Liess
- Rudolf Virchow Center for Experimental Biomedicine, University of Würzburg, 97080 Würzburg, Germany
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- Cell Cycle, Biotechnology Center, Technische Universität Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Functional Proteomics Group, The Institute of Cancer Research, London SW3 6JB, UK
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- Institute of Pharmacy and Food Chemistry, University of Würzburg, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Department for Cellular Biochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacy and Food Chemistry, University of Würzburg, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Group for Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, 37077 Göttingen, Germany; Proteomics Service Facility, Georg-August-Universität, Göttingen, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Functional Proteomics Group, The Institute of Cancer Research, London SW3 6JB, UK
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- Cell Cycle, Biotechnology Center, Technische Universität Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
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- Rudolf Virchow Center for Experimental Biomedicine, University of Würzburg, 97080 Würzburg, Germany.
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Ubiquitination is required for the initial removal of paternal organelles in C. elegans. Dev Biol 2019; 453:168-179. [PMID: 31153831 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2019.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2019] [Revised: 04/27/2019] [Accepted: 05/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Elimination of paternal mitochondria after fertilization occurs in many species using the process of selective autophagy. The mechanism for targeting paternal mitochondria, but not maternal mitochondria, for elimination in the early embryo is not well understood. The results in this paper suggest that there are at least two different mechanisms for targeting paternal mitochondria for elimination: the first involving ubiquitination and a second involving a mitochondrial associated autophagy receptor, fndc-1. Elimination of paternal mitochondria can be visualized in embryos of the nematode, C. elegans. Paternal mitochondria enter the zygote at fertilization. Initially, they are closely associated with another sperm organelle, the membraneous organelle (MO). The MOs become ubiquitinated within minutes after fertilization. Simultaneous RNAi knockdown of two ubiquitin conjugating enzymes, ubc-18 and ubc-16, reduces MO ubiquitination. Loss of function of ubc-18 alone leads to loss of K48-linked polyubiquitin chains and halts the recruitment of proteasome to MOs. Interestingly, knockdown of ubc-18 or ubc-16 or the combination does not reduce the localization of K63-linked ubiquitin chains to MOs suggesting that some ubiquitin structure other than K63 chains is responsible for recruiting the autophagy machinery to MOs. Double knockdown (ubc-18/ubc-16) inhibits the recruitment of the autophagy protein, LGG-1 (homolog of LC3/GABARAP), to paternal organelles and causes the persistence of paternal mitochondria into the two cell stage. If paternal mitochondria are not eliminated via this early process, they are eventually removed from the embryo in a process that depends on the mitophagy adaptor protein, fndc-1. Thus, there are two redundant, but temporally distinct mechanisms that target paternal mitochondria for elimination in C. elegans. In addition to the involvement of ubiquitination in the elimination of paternal mitochondria, two subunits of the proteasome, rpn-10 and rad-23, are required for elimination of paternal mitochondria. These subunits are known to function as ubiquitin receptors and knockdown of either inhibits the recruitment of proteasome to ubiquitinated MOs. Their knockdown does not affect the localization of LGG-1 to paternal structures indicating that the proteasome is not required for autophagy membrane recruitment but might be involved in autophagosome maturation or its fusion with the lysosome.
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Turek I, Tischer N, Lassig R, Trujillo M. Multi-tiered pairing selectivity between E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes and E3 ligases. J Biol Chem 2018; 293:16324-16336. [PMID: 30185618 PMCID: PMC6200922 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra118.004226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2018] [Revised: 08/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Ubiquitination is a prevalent post-translational modification involved in all aspects of cell physiology. It is mediated by an enzymatic cascade and the E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes (UBCs) lie at its heart. Even though E3 ubiquitin ligases determine the specificity of the reaction, E2s catalyze the attachment of ubiquitin and have emerged as key mediators of chain assembly. They are largely responsible for the type of linkage between ubiquitin moieties and thus, the fate endowed onto the modified substrate. However, in vivo E2-E3 pairing remains largely unexplored. We therefore interrogated the interaction selectivity between 37 Arabidopsis E2s and PUB22, a U-box type E3 ubiquitin ligase that is involved in the dampening of immune signaling. We show that whereas the U-box domain, which mediates E2 docking, is able to interact with 18 of 37 tested E2s, the substrate interacting armadillo (ARM) repeats impose a second layer of specificity, allowing the interaction with 11 E2s. In vitro activity assayed by autoubiquitination only partially recapitulated the in vivo selectivity. Moreover, in vivo pairing was modulated during the immune response; pairing with group VI UBC30 was inhibited, whereas interaction with the K63 chain-building UBC35 was increased. Functional analysis of ubc35 ubc36 mutants shows that they partially mimic pub22 pub23 pub24 enhanced activation of immune responses. Together, our work provides a framework to interrogate in vivo E2-E3 pairing and reveals a multi-tiered and dynamic E2-E3 network.
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- Ilona Turek
- From the Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Independent Junior Research Group, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle (Saale) and
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- From the Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Independent Junior Research Group, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle (Saale) and
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- From the Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Independent Junior Research Group, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle (Saale) and
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- From the Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Independent Junior Research Group, Weinberg 3, 06120 Halle (Saale) and
- the Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Biology, Institute of Biology II, Cell Biology, Schänzlestrasse 1, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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Hodge CD, Spyracopoulos L, Glover JNM. Ubc13: the Lys63 ubiquitin chain building machine. Oncotarget 2018; 7:64471-64504. [PMID: 27486774 PMCID: PMC5325457 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.10948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2016] [Accepted: 07/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Ubc13 is an ubiquitin E2 conjugating enzyme that participates with many different E3 ligases to form lysine 63-linked (Lys63) ubiquitin chains that are critical to signaling in inflammatory and DNA damage response pathways. Recent studies have suggested Ubc13 as a potential therapeutic target for intervention in various human diseases including several different cancers, alleviation of anti-cancer drug resistance, chronic inflammation, and viral infections. Understanding a potential therapeutic target from different angles is important to assess its usefulness and potential pitfalls. Here we present a global review of Ubc13 from its structure, function, and cellular activities, to its natural and chemical inhibition. The aim of this article is to review the literature that directly implicates Ubc13 in a biological function, and to integrate structural and mechanistic insights into the larger role of this critical E2 enzyme. We discuss observations of multiple Ubc13 structures that suggest a novel mechanism for activation of Ubc13 that involves conformational change of the active site loop.
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- Curtis D Hodge
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Bhuripanyo K, Wang Y, Liu X, Zhou L, Liu R, Duong D, Zhao B, Bi Y, Zhou H, Chen G, Seyfried NT, Chazin WJ, Kiyokawa H, Yin J. Identifying the substrate proteins of U-box E3s E4B and CHIP by orthogonal ubiquitin transfer. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2018; 4:e1701393. [PMID: 29326975 PMCID: PMC5756662 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1701393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2017] [Accepted: 12/01/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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E3 ubiquitin (UB) ligases E4B and carboxyl terminus of Hsc70-interacting protein (CHIP) use a common U-box motif to transfer UB from E1 and E2 enzymes to their substrate proteins and regulate diverse cellular processes. To profile their ubiquitination targets in the cell, we used phage display to engineer E2-E4B and E2-CHIP pairs that were free of cross-reactivity with the native UB transfer cascades. We then used the engineered E2-E3 pairs to construct "orthogonal UB transfer (OUT)" cascades so that a mutant UB (xUB) could be exclusively used by the engineered E4B or CHIP to label their substrate proteins. Purification of xUB-conjugated proteins followed by proteomics analysis enabled the identification of hundreds of potential substrates of E4B and CHIP in human embryonic kidney 293 cells. Kinase MAPK3 (mitogen-activated protein kinase 3), methyltransferase PRMT1 (protein arginine N-methyltransferase 1), and phosphatase PPP3CA (protein phosphatase 3 catalytic subunit alpha) were identified as the shared substrates of the two E3s. Phosphatase PGAM5 (phosphoglycerate mutase 5) and deubiquitinase OTUB1 (ovarian tumor domain containing ubiquitin aldehyde binding protein 1) were confirmed as E4B substrates, and β-catenin and CDK4 (cyclin-dependent kinase 4) were confirmed as CHIP substrates. On the basis of the CHIP-CDK4 circuit identified by OUT, we revealed that CHIP signals CDK4 degradation in response to endoplasmic reticulum stress.
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- Karan Bhuripanyo
- Department of Chemistry, Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
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- Integrated Proteomics Core, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Engineering Research Center of Cell and Therapeutic Antibody, Ministry of Education, and School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- AbbVie Bioresearch Center, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Departments of Biochemistry and Chemistry, Center for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
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Alfieri C, Zhang S, Barford D. Visualizing the complex functions and mechanisms of the anaphase promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C). Open Biol 2017; 7:170204. [PMID: 29167309 PMCID: PMC5717348 DOI: 10.1098/rsob.170204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2017] [Accepted: 10/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The anaphase promoting complex or cyclosome (APC/C) is a large multi-subunit E3 ubiquitin ligase that orchestrates cell cycle progression by mediating the degradation of important cell cycle regulators. During the two decades since its discovery, much has been learnt concerning its role in recognizing and ubiquitinating specific proteins in a cell-cycle-dependent manner, the mechanisms governing substrate specificity, the catalytic process of assembling polyubiquitin chains on its target proteins, and its regulation by phosphorylation and the spindle assembly checkpoint. The past few years have witnessed significant progress in understanding the quantitative mechanisms underlying these varied APC/C functions. This review integrates the overall functions and properties of the APC/C with mechanistic insights gained from recent cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) studies of reconstituted human APC/C complexes.
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- Claudio Alfieri
- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK
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- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK
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- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK
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Magala P, Bocik WE, Majumdar A, Tolman JR. Conformational Dynamics Modulate Activation of the Ubiquitin Conjugating Enzyme Ube2g2. ACS OMEGA 2017; 2:4581-4592. [PMID: 28884161 PMCID: PMC5579538 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.7b00205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2017] [Accepted: 07/18/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The ubiquitin conjugating enzyme Ube2g2 together with its cognate E3 ligase gp78 catalyzes the synthesis of lysine-48 polyubiquitin chains constituting signals for the proteasomal degradation of misfolded proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum. Here, we employ NMR spectroscopy in combination with single-turnover diubiquitin formation assays to examine the role of the RING domain from gp78 in the catalytic activation of Ube2g2∼Ub conjugates. We find that approximately 60% of the Ube2g2∼Ub conjugates occupy a closed conformation in the absence of gp78-RING, with the population increasing to 82% upon gp78-RING binding. As expected, strong mutations in the hydrophobic patch residues of the ∼Ub moiety result in Ube2g2∼Ub populating only open states with corresponding loss of the ubiquitin conjugation activity. Less disruptive mutations introduced into the hydrophobic patch of the ∼Ub moiety also destabilize the closed conformational state, yet the corresponding effect on the ubiquitin conjugation activity ranges from complete loss to an enhancement of the catalytic activity. These results present a picture in which Ube2g2's active site is in a state of continual dynamic flux with the organization of the active site into a catalytically viable conformation constituting the rate-limiting step for a single ubiquitin ligation event. Ube2g2's function as a highly specific K48-polyubiquitin chain elongator leads us to speculate that this may be a strategy by which Ube2g2 reduces the probability of nonproductive catalytic outcomes in the absence of available substrate.
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Structural insights into the mechanism and E2 specificity of the RBR E3 ubiquitin ligase HHARI. Nat Commun 2017; 8:211. [PMID: 28790309 PMCID: PMC5548887 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-00272-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2017] [Accepted: 06/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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RING-in-between-RING (RBR) ubiquitin (Ub) E3 ligases function with Ub E2s through a RING/HECT hybrid mechanism to conjugate Ub to target proteins. Here, we report the crystal structure of the RBR E3, HHARI, in complex with a UbcH7 ~ Ub thioester mimetic which reveals the molecular basis for the specificity of this cognate E2/RBR E3 pair. The structure also reveals mechanistically important conformational changes in the RING1 and UBA-like domains of HHARI that accompany UbcH7 ~ Ub binding and provides a molecular basis by which HHARI recruits E2 ~ Ub in an ‘open’ conformation. In addition to optimally functioning with an E2 that solely performs transthiolation, our data suggests that HHARI prevents spurious discharge of Ub from E2 to lysine residues by: (1) harboring structural elements that block E2 ~ Ub from adopting a ‘closed’ conformation and (2) participating in contacts to ubiquitin that promote an open E2 ~ Ub conformation. HHARI is a RING-in-between-RING (RBR) ubiquitin (Ub) E3 ligase. Here the authors present the crystal structure of HHARI with the UbcH7 ~ Ub thioester intermediate mimetic, which reveals that HHARI binds this E2 ~ Ub in an open conformation and explains the specificity of this cognate RBR E3/E2 pair.
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Ubiquitin E3 ligases control every aspect of eukaryotic biology by promoting protein ubiquitination and degradation. At the end of a three-enzyme cascade, ubiquitin ligases mediate the transfer of ubiquitin from an E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme to specific substrate proteins. Early investigations of E3s of the RING (really interesting new gene) and HECT (homologous to the E6AP carboxyl terminus) types shed light on their enzymatic activities, general architectures, and substrate degron-binding modes. Recent studies have provided deeper mechanistic insights into their catalysis, activation, and regulation. In this review, we summarize the current progress in structure-function studies of ubiquitin ligases as well as exciting new discoveries of novel classes of E3s and diverse substrate recognition mechanisms. Our increased understanding of ubiquitin ligase function and regulation has provided the rationale for developing E3-targeting therapeutics for the treatment of human diseases.
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- Ning Zheng
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Pharmacology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195; ,
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Pharmacology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195; ,
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Conformational Dynamics and Allostery in E2:E3 Interactions Drive Ubiquitination: gp78 and Ube2g2. Structure 2017; 25:794-805.e5. [PMID: 28434917 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2017.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2016] [Revised: 01/23/2017] [Accepted: 03/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Conformational dynamics plays a fundamental role in molecular recognition and activity in enzymes. The ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme (E2) Ube2g2 functions with the ubiquitin ligase (E3) gp78 to assemble poly-ubiquitin chains on target substrates. Two domains in gp78, RING and G2BR, bind to two distant regions of Ube2g2, and activate it for ubiquitin (Ub) transfer. G2BR increases the affinity between the RING and Ube2g2 by 50-fold, while the RING catalyzes the transfer of Ub from the Ube2g2∼Ub conjugate. How G2BR and RING activate Ube2g2 is unclear. In this work, conformational dynamics in Ube2g2 revealed a clear correlation of binding G2BR and RING with the sequential progression toward Ub transfer. The interrelationship of the existence and exchange between ground and excited states leads to a dynamic energy landscape model, in which redistribution of populations contributes to allostery and activation. These findings provide insight into gp78's modulation of conformational exchange in Ube2g2 to stimulate ubiquitination.
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Thompson MK, Ehlinger AC, Chazin WJ. Analysis of Functional Dynamics of Modular Multidomain Proteins by SAXS and NMR. Methods Enzymol 2017; 592:49-76. [PMID: 28668130 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2017.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Multiprotein machines drive virtually all primary cellular processes. Modular multidomain proteins are widely distributed within these dynamic complexes because they provide the flexibility needed to remodel structure as well as rapidly assemble and disassemble components of the machinery. Understanding the functional dynamics of modular multidomain proteins is a major challenge confronting structural biology today because their structure is not fixed in time. Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy have proven particularly useful for the analysis of the structural dynamics of modular multidomain proteins because they provide highly complementary information for characterizing the architectural landscape accessible to these proteins. SAXS provides a global snapshot of all architectural space sampled by a molecule in solution. Furthermore, SAXS is sensitive to conformational changes, organization and oligomeric states of protein assemblies, and the existence of flexibility between globular domains in multiprotein complexes. The power of NMR to characterize dynamics provides uniquely complementary information to the global snapshot of the architectural ensemble provided by SAXS because it can directly measure domain motion. In particular, NMR parameters can be used to define the diffusion of domains within modular multidomain proteins, connecting the amplitude of interdomain motion to the architectural ensemble derived from SAXS. Our laboratory has been studying the roles of modular multidomain proteins involved in human DNA replication using SAXS and NMR. Here, we present the procedure for acquiring and analyzing SAXS and NMR data, using DNA primase and replication protein A as examples.
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- Matthew K Thompson
- Departments of Biochemistry and Chemistry, Center for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States
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- Departments of Biochemistry and Chemistry, Center for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States
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- Departments of Biochemistry and Chemistry, Center for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States.
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Furlan G, Nakagami H, Eschen-Lippold L, Jiang X, Majovsky P, Kowarschik K, Hoehenwarter W, Lee J, Trujillo M. Changes in PUB22 Ubiquitination Modes Triggered by MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE3 Dampen the Immune Response. THE PLANT CELL 2017; 29:726-745. [PMID: 28280093 PMCID: PMC5435422 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.16.00654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2016] [Revised: 02/17/2017] [Accepted: 03/03/2017] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Crosstalk between posttranslational modifications, such as ubiquitination and phosphorylation, play key roles in controlling the duration and intensity of signaling events to ensure cellular homeostasis. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the regulation of negative feedback loops remain poorly understood. Here, we uncover a pathway in Arabidopsis thaliana by which a negative feedback loop involving the E3 ubiquitin ligase PUB22 that dampens the immune response is triggered by MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE3 (MPK3), best known for its function in the activation of signaling. PUB22's stability is controlled by MPK3-mediated phosphorylation of residues localized in and adjacent to the E2 docking domain. We show that phosphorylation is critical for stabilization by inhibiting PUB22 oligomerization and, thus, autoubiquitination. The activity switch allows PUB22 to dampen the immune response. This regulatory mechanism also suggests that autoubiquitination, which is inherent to most single unit E3s in vitro, can function as a self-regulatory mechanism in vivo.
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- Giulia Furlan
- Independent Junior Research Group-Ubiquitination in Immunity, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Halle (Saale) 06120, Germany
- ScienceCampus Halle-Plant-Based Bioeconomy, D-06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Plant Proteomics Research Unit, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan
- Max-Planck-Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Protein Mass Spectrometry Service, Cologne 50829, Germany
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- Department of Stress and Developmental Biology, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Halle (Saale) 06120, Germany
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- Department of Stress and Developmental Biology, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Halle (Saale) 06120, Germany
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- Proteome Analytics, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Halle (Saale) 06120, Germany
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- Independent Junior Research Group-Ubiquitination in Immunity, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Halle (Saale) 06120, Germany
- ScienceCampus Halle-Plant-Based Bioeconomy, D-06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Proteome Analytics, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Halle (Saale) 06120, Germany
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- Department of Stress and Developmental Biology, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Halle (Saale) 06120, Germany
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- Independent Junior Research Group-Ubiquitination in Immunity, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Halle (Saale) 06120, Germany
- ScienceCampus Halle-Plant-Based Bioeconomy, D-06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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Ubiquitin-like proteins (Ubl's) are conjugated to target proteins or lipids to regulate their activity, stability, subcellular localization, or macromolecular interactions. Similar to ubiquitin, conjugation is achieved through a cascade of activities that are catalyzed by E1 activating enzymes, E2 conjugating enzymes, and E3 ligases. In this review, we will summarize structural and mechanistic details of enzymes and protein cofactors that participate in Ubl conjugation cascades. Precisely, we will focus on conjugation machinery in the SUMO, NEDD8, ATG8, ATG12, URM1, UFM1, FAT10, and ISG15 pathways while referring to the ubiquitin pathway to highlight common or contrasting themes. We will also review various strategies used to trap intermediates during Ubl activation and conjugation.
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- Laurent Cappadocia
- Structural Biology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute , New York, New York 10021, United States
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- Structural Biology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute , New York, New York 10021, United States.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Sloan Kettering Institute , New York, New York 10021, United States
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Lv Z, Rickman KA, Yuan L, Williams K, Selvam SP, Woosley AN, Howe PH, Ogretmen B, Smogorzewska A, Olsen SK. S. pombe Uba1-Ubc15 Structure Reveals a Novel Regulatory Mechanism of Ubiquitin E2 Activity. Mol Cell 2017; 65:699-714.e6. [PMID: 28162934 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2017.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2016] [Revised: 11/28/2016] [Accepted: 01/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Ubiquitin (Ub) E1 initiates the Ub conjugation cascade by activating and transferring Ub to tens of different E2s. How Ub E1 cooperates with E2s that differ substantially in their predicted E1-interacting residues is unknown. Here, we report the structure of S. pombe Uba1 in complex with Ubc15, a Ub E2 with intrinsically low E1-E2 Ub thioester transfer activity. The structure reveals a distinct Ubc15 binding mode that substantially alters the network of interactions at the E1-E2 interface compared to the only other available Ub E1-E2 structure. Structure-function analysis reveals that the intrinsically low activity of Ubc15 largely results from the presence of an acidic residue at its N-terminal region. Notably, Ub E2 N termini are serine/threonine rich in many other Ub E2s, leading us to hypothesize that phosphorylation of these sites may serve as a novel negative regulatory mechanism of Ub E2 activity, which we demonstrate biochemically and in cell-based assays.
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- Zongyang Lv
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA; Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
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- Laboratory of Genome Maintenance, Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA; Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA; Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA; Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA; Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA; Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA; Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
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- Laboratory of Genome Maintenance, Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA; Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
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Buetow L, Huang DT. Structural insights into the catalysis and regulation of E3 ubiquitin ligases. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 2016; 17:626-42. [PMID: 27485899 PMCID: PMC6211636 DOI: 10.1038/nrm.2016.91] [Citation(s) in RCA: 420] [Impact Index Per Article: 52.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Covalent attachment (conjugation) of one or more ubiquitin molecules to protein substrates governs numerous eukaryotic cellular processes, including apoptosis, cell division and immune responses. Ubiquitylation was originally associated with protein degradation, but it is now clear that ubiquitylation also mediates processes such as protein-protein interactions and cell signalling depending on the type of ubiquitin conjugation. Ubiquitin ligases (E3s) catalyse the final step of ubiquitin conjugation by transferring ubiquitin from ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes (E2s) to substrates. In humans, more than 600 E3s contribute to determining the fates of thousands of substrates; hence, E3s need to be tightly regulated to ensure accurate substrate ubiquitylation. Recent findings illustrate how E3s function on a structural level and how they coordinate with E2s and substrates to meticulously conjugate ubiquitin. Insights regarding the mechanisms of E3 regulation, including structural aspects of their autoinhibition and activation are also emerging.
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- Lori Buetow
- The Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Garscube Estate, Switchback Road, Glasgow, G61 1BD, United Kingdom
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- The Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Garscube Estate, Switchback Road, Glasgow, G61 1BD, United Kingdom
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Shi S, Gao Q, Zeng J, Liu X, Pu Q, Liu G, Zhang H, Yang X, Zhu L. N-terminal domains of ARC1 are essential for interaction with the N-terminal region of Exo70A1 in transducing self-incompatibility of Brassica oleracea. Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 2016; 48:777-87. [PMID: 27590064 DOI: 10.1093/abbs/gmw075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2016] [Accepted: 04/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Self-incompatibility (SI) is an important mating system to prevent inbreeding and promote outcrossing. ARC1 and Exo70A1 function as the downstream targets of the S-locus receptor kinase and play conservative roles in Brassica SI signaling. Based on the sequence homology, Exo70A1 is divided into four subdomains: leucine zipper (Leu(128)-Leu(149)), hypervariable region (Ser(172)-Leu(197)), SUMO modification motif (Glu(260)-Ile(275)), and pfamExo70 domain (His(271)-Phe(627)). ARC1 contains four domains as follows: leucine zipper (Leu(116)-Leu(137)), coiled-coil domain (Thr(210)-Val(236)), U-box (Asp(282)-Trp(347)) motif, and ARM (Ala(415)-Thr(611)) domain. Bioinformatics analysis, yeast two-hybrid screening and pull-down assays show that leucine zipper and coiled-coil motifs of ARC1116-236 are required for the interaction with Exo70A1, while the addition of ARM motif results in loss of the interaction with Exo70A1. Meanwhile, the N-terminal of Exo70A1 without any domains shows a weak interaction with ARC1, and the level of LacZ expression increases with addition of leucine zipper and reaches the maximum value with hypervariable region and SUMO modification motif, indicating that hypervariable region and SUMO modification motif of Exo70A1172-275 is mainly responsible for the binding with ARC1, whereas pfamExo70 domain has little affinity for ARC1. Lys(181) located in the Exo70A1 hypervariable region may be the ubiquitination site mediating the interaction between ARC1 and Exo70A1. Therefore, both the leucine zipper with coiled-coil structure of ARC1116-236, and the hypervariable region and SUMO modification motif of Exo70A1172-275 are the core interaction domains between ARC1 and Exo70A1. Any factors affecting these core domains would be the regulators of ARC1 mediating ubiquitin degradation in self-incompatible system.
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- Songmei Shi
- Key Laboratory of Horticulture Science for Southern Mountainous Regions, Ministry of Education/College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China Laboratory of Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticulture Science for Southern Mountainous Regions, Ministry of Education/College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Laboratory of Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticulture Science for Southern Mountainous Regions, Ministry of Education/College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticulture Science for Southern Mountainous Regions, Ministry of Education/College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticulture Science for Southern Mountainous Regions, Ministry of Education/College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Laboratory of Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticulture Science for Southern Mountainous Regions, Ministry of Education/College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Laboratory of Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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Ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes (E2s) are the central players in the trio of enzymes responsible for the attachment of ubiquitin (Ub) to cellular proteins. Humans have ∼40 E2s that are involved in the transfer of Ub or Ub-like (Ubl) proteins (e.g., SUMO and NEDD8). Although the majority of E2s are only twice the size of Ub, this remarkable family of enzymes performs a variety of functional roles. In this review, we summarize common functional and structural features that define unifying themes among E2s and highlight emerging concepts in the mechanism and regulation of E2s.
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Hodge CD, Ismail IH, Edwards RA, Hura GL, Xiao AT, Tainer JA, Hendzel MJ, Glover JNM. RNF8 E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Stimulates Ubc13 E2 Conjugating Activity That Is Essential for DNA Double Strand Break Signaling and BRCA1 Tumor Suppressor Recruitment. J Biol Chem 2016; 291:9396-410. [PMID: 26903517 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.715698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2016] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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DNA double strand break (DSB) responses depend on the sequential actions of the E3 ubiquitin ligases RNF8 and RNF168 plus E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme Ubc13 to specifically generate histone Lys-63-linked ubiquitin chains in DSB signaling. Here, we defined the activated RNF8-Ubc13∼ubiquitin complex by x-ray crystallography and its functional solution conformations by x-ray scattering, as tested by separation-of-function mutations imaged in cells by immunofluorescence. The collective results show that the RING E3 RNF8 targets E2 Ubc13 to DSB sites and plays a critical role in damage signaling by stimulating polyubiquitination through modulating conformations of ubiquitin covalently linked to the Ubc13 active site. Structure-guided separation-of-function mutations show that the RNF8 E2 stimulating activity is essential for DSB signaling in mammalian cells and is necessary for downstream recruitment of 53BP1 and BRCA1. Chromatin-targeted RNF168 rescues 53BP1 recruitment involved in non-homologous end joining but not BRCA1 recruitment for homologous recombination. These findings suggest an allosteric approach to targeting the ubiquitin-docking cleft at the E2-E3 interface for possible interventions in cancer and chronic inflammation, and moreover, they establish an independent RNF8 role in BRCA1 recruitment.
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- Curtis D Hodge
- From the Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H7, Canada
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- the Department of Oncology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1Z2, Canada, the Biophysics Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, 12613 Giza, Egypt
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H7, Canada
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- the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94704
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H7, Canada
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- the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94704, the Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, and
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- the Department of Oncology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1Z2, Canada
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H7, Canada,
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Lorenz S, Bhattacharyya M, Feiler C, Rape M, Kuriyan J. Crystal Structure of a Ube2S-Ubiquitin Conjugate. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0147550. [PMID: 26828794 PMCID: PMC4734694 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2015] [Accepted: 01/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Protein ubiquitination occurs through the sequential formation and reorganization of specific protein-protein interfaces. Ubiquitin-conjugating (E2) enzymes, such as Ube2S, catalyze the formation of an isopeptide linkage between the C-terminus of a "donor" ubiquitin and a primary amino group of an "acceptor" ubiquitin molecule. This reaction involves an intermediate, in which the C-terminus of the donor ubiquitin is thioester-bound to the active site cysteine of the E2 and a functionally important interface is formed between the two proteins. A docked model of a Ube2S-donor ubiquitin complex was generated previously, based on chemical shift mapping by NMR, and predicted contacts were validated in functional studies. We now present the crystal structure of a covalent Ube2S-ubiquitin complex. The structure contains an interface between Ube2S and ubiquitin in trans that resembles the earlier model in general terms, but differs in detail. The crystallographic interface is more hydrophobic than the earlier model and is stable in molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. Remarkably, the docked Ube2S-donor complex converges readily to the configuration seen in the crystal structure in 3 out of 8 MD trajectories. Since the crystallographic interface is fully consistent with mutational effects, this indicates that the structure provides an energetically favorable representation of the functionally critical Ube2S-donor interface.
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- Sonja Lorenz
- California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America
- Rudolf Virchow Center for Experimental Biomedicine, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America
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- Rudolf Virchow Center for Experimental Biomedicine, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America
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- California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California, United States of America
- Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, United States of America
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O'Connor HF, Lyon N, Leung JW, Agarwal P, Swaim CD, Miller KM, Huibregtse JM. Ubiquitin-Activated Interaction Traps (UBAITs) identify E3 ligase binding partners. EMBO Rep 2015; 16:1699-712. [PMID: 26508657 DOI: 10.15252/embr.201540620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2015] [Accepted: 08/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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We describe a new class of reagents for identifying substrates, adaptors, and regulators of HECT and RING E3s. UBAITs (Ubiquitin-Activated Interaction Traps) are E3-ubiquitin fusion proteins and, in an E1- and E2-dependent manner, the C-terminal ubiquitin moiety forms an amide linkage to proteins that interact with the E3, enabling covalent co-purification of the E3 with partner proteins. We designed UBAITs for both HECT (Rsp5, Itch) and RING (Psh1, RNF126, RNF168) E3s. For HECT E3s, trapping of interacting proteins occurred in vitro either through an E3 thioester-linked lariat intermediate or through an E2 thioester intermediate, and both WT and active-site mutant UBAITs trapped known interacting proteins in yeast and human cells. Yeast Psh1 and human RNF126 and RNF168 UBAITs also trapped known interacting proteins when expressed in cells. Human RNF168 is a key mediator of ubiquitin signaling that promotes DNA double-strand break repair. Using the RNF168 UBAIT, we identify H2AZ--a histone protein involved in DNA repair--as a new target of this E3 ligase. These results demonstrate that UBAITs represent powerful tools for profiling a wide range of ubiquitin ligases.
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- Hazel F O'Connor
- Department of Molecular Biosciences and Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences and Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences and Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences and Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences and Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences and Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences and Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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Li S, Liang YH, Mariano J, Metzger MB, Stringer DK, Hristova VA, Li J, Randazzo PA, Tsai YC, Ji X, Weissman AM. Insights into Ubiquitination from the Unique Clamp-like Binding of the RING E3 AO7 to the E2 UbcH5B. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:30225-39. [PMID: 26475854 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.685867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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RING proteins constitute the largest class of E3 ubiquitin ligases. Unlike most RINGs, AO7 (RNF25) binds the E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme, UbcH5B (UBE2D2), with strikingly high affinity. We have defined, by co-crystallization, the distinctive means by which AO7 binds UbcH5B. AO7 contains a structurally unique UbcH5B binding region (U5BR) that is connected by an 11-amino acid linker to its RING domain, forming a clamp surrounding the E2. The U5BR interacts extensively with a region of UbcH5B that is distinct from both the active site and the RING-interacting region, referred to as the backside of the E2. An apparent paradox is that the high-affinity binding of the AO7 clamp to UbcH5B, which is dependent on the U5BR, decreases the rate of ubiquitination. We establish that this is a consequence of blocking the stimulatory, non-covalent, binding of ubiquitin to the backside of UbcH5B. Interestingly, when non-covalent backside ubiquitin binding cannot occur, the AO7 clamp now enhances the rate of ubiquitination. The high-affinity binding of the AO7 clamp to UbcH5B has also allowed for the co-crystallization of previously described and functionally important RING mutants at the RING-E2 interface. We show that mutations having marked effects on function only minimally affect the intermolecular interactions between the AO7 RING and UbcH5B, establishing a high degree of complexity in activation through the RING-E2 interface.
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- Shengjian Li
- From the Laboratory of Protein Dynamics and Signaling
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- Macromolecular Crystallography Laboratory, and
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- Structural Biophysics Laboratory, Center for Cancer Research, NCI, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, Maryland 21702 and
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- the Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Biology, Center for Cancer Research, NCI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892
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- From the Laboratory of Protein Dynamics and Signaling
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- Macromolecular Crystallography Laboratory, and
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Hodge CD, Edwards RA, Markin CJ, McDonald D, Pulvino M, Huen MSY, Zhao J, Spyracopoulos L, Hendzel MJ, Glover JNM. Covalent Inhibition of Ubc13 Affects Ubiquitin Signaling and Reveals Active Site Elements Important for Targeting. ACS Chem Biol 2015; 10:1718-28. [PMID: 25909880 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.5b00222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Ubc13 is an E2 ubiquitin conjugating enzyme that functions in nuclear DNA damage signaling and cytoplasmic NF-κB signaling. Here, we present the structures of complexes of Ubc13 with two inhibitors, NSC697923 and BAY 11-7082, which inhibit DNA damage and NF-κB signaling in human cells. NSC697923 and BAY 11-7082 both inhibit Ubc13 by covalent adduct formation through a Michael addition at the Ubc13 active site cysteine. The resulting adducts of both compounds exploit a binding groove unique to Ubc13. We developed a Ubc13 mutant which resists NSC697923 inhibition and, using this mutant, we show that the inhibition of cellular DNA damage and NF-κB signaling by NSC697923 is largely due to specific Ubc13 inhibition. We propose that unique structural features near the Ubc13 active site could provide a basis for the rational development and design of specific Ubc13 inhibitors.
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- Curtis D. Hodge
- Department
of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2H7
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- Department
of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2H7
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- Department
of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2H7
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- Department
of Oncology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 1Z2
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- Department
of Biomedical Genetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14642, United States
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- Department
of Anatomy and Centre for Cancer Research, The University of Hong Kong, Hong
Kong, China
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- Department
of Biomedical Genetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14642, United States
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- Department
of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2H7
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- Department
of Oncology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 1Z2
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- Department
of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2H7
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Chang L, Zhang Z, Yang J, McLaughlin SH, Barford D. Atomic structure of the APC/C and its mechanism of protein ubiquitination. Nature 2015; 522:450-454. [PMID: 26083744 PMCID: PMC4608048 DOI: 10.1038/nature14471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2015] [Accepted: 04/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The anaphase-promoting complex (APC/C) is a multimeric RING E3 ubiquitin ligase that controls chromosome segregation and mitotic exit. Its regulation by coactivator subunits, phosphorylation, the mitotic checkpoint complex and interphase early mitotic inhibitor 1 (Emi1) ensures the correct order and timing of distinct cell-cycle transitions. Here we use cryo-electron microscopy to determine atomic structures of APC/C-coactivator complexes with either Emi1 or a UbcH10-ubiquitin conjugate. These structures define the architecture of all APC/C subunits, the position of the catalytic module and explain how Emi1 mediates inhibition of the two E2s UbcH10 and Ube2S. Definition of Cdh1 interactions with the APC/C indicates how they are antagonized by Cdh1 phosphorylation. The structure of the APC/C with UbcH10-ubiquitin reveals insights into the initiating ubiquitination reaction. Our results provide a quantitative framework for the design of future experiments to investigate APC/C functions in vivo.
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MESH Headings
- Anaphase-Promoting Complex-Cyclosome/chemistry
- Anaphase-Promoting Complex-Cyclosome/metabolism
- Anaphase-Promoting Complex-Cyclosome/ultrastructure
- Antigens, CD
- Apc1 Subunit, Anaphase-Promoting Complex-Cyclosome/chemistry
- Apc1 Subunit, Anaphase-Promoting Complex-Cyclosome/metabolism
- Apc1 Subunit, Anaphase-Promoting Complex-Cyclosome/ultrastructure
- Apc10 Subunit, Anaphase-Promoting Complex-Cyclosome/chemistry
- Apc10 Subunit, Anaphase-Promoting Complex-Cyclosome/metabolism
- Apc10 Subunit, Anaphase-Promoting Complex-Cyclosome/ultrastructure
- Apc11 Subunit, Anaphase-Promoting Complex-Cyclosome/chemistry
- Apc11 Subunit, Anaphase-Promoting Complex-Cyclosome/metabolism
- Apc3 Subunit, Anaphase-Promoting Complex-Cyclosome/chemistry
- Apc3 Subunit, Anaphase-Promoting Complex-Cyclosome/metabolism
- Apc8 Subunit, Anaphase-Promoting Complex-Cyclosome/chemistry
- Apc8 Subunit, Anaphase-Promoting Complex-Cyclosome/metabolism
- Apc8 Subunit, Anaphase-Promoting Complex-Cyclosome/ultrastructure
- Cadherins/chemistry
- Cadherins/metabolism
- Cadherins/ultrastructure
- Catalytic Domain
- Cell Cycle Proteins/chemistry
- Cell Cycle Proteins/metabolism
- Cell Cycle Proteins/ultrastructure
- Cryoelectron Microscopy
- Cytoskeletal Proteins/chemistry
- Cytoskeletal Proteins/metabolism
- F-Box Proteins/chemistry
- F-Box Proteins/metabolism
- F-Box Proteins/ultrastructure
- Humans
- Lysine/metabolism
- Models, Molecular
- Phosphorylation
- Protein Binding
- Protein Subunits/chemistry
- Protein Subunits/metabolism
- Structure-Activity Relationship
- Substrate Specificity
- Ubiquitin/chemistry
- Ubiquitin/metabolism
- Ubiquitin/ultrastructure
- Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzymes/chemistry
- Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzymes/metabolism
- Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzymes/ultrastructure
- Ubiquitination
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- Leifu Chang
- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK
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- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK
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- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK
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- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK
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- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK
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Brosey CA, Soss SE, Brooks S, Yan C, Ivanov I, Dorai K, Chazin WJ. Functional dynamics in replication protein A DNA binding and protein recruitment domains. Structure 2015; 23:1028-38. [PMID: 26004442 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2015.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2015] [Revised: 03/30/2015] [Accepted: 04/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Replication Protein A (RPA) is an essential scaffold for many DNA processing machines; its function relies on its modular architecture. Here, we report (15)N-nuclear magnetic resonance heteronuclear relaxation analysis to characterize the movements of single-stranded (ss) DNA binding and protein interaction modules in the RPA70 subunit. Our results provide direct evidence for coordination of the motion of the tandem RPA70AB ssDNA binding domains. Moreover, binding of ssDNA substrate is found to cause dramatic reorientation and full coupling of inter-domain motion. In contrast, the RPA70N protein interaction domain remains structurally and dynamically independent of RPA70AB regardless of binding of ssDNA. This autonomy of motion between the 70N and 70AB modules supports a model in which the two binding functions of RPA are mediated fully independently, but remain differentially coordinated depending on the length of their flexible tethers. A critical role for linkers between the globular domains in determining the functional dynamics of RPA is proposed.
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- Chris A Brosey
- Departments of Biochemistry and Chemistry, Center for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232-8725, USA
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- Departments of Biochemistry and Chemistry, Center for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232-8725, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302-4098, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302-4098, USA
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali, Sector 81 Manauli PO, SAS Nagar, Punjab 140306, India
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- Departments of Biochemistry and Chemistry, Center for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232-8725, USA; Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
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RING E3 mechanism for ubiquitin ligation to a disordered substrate visualized for human anaphase-promoting complex. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2015; 112:5272-9. [PMID: 25825779 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1504161112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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For many E3 ligases, a mobile RING (Really Interesting New Gene) domain stimulates ubiquitin (Ub) transfer from a thioester-linked E2∼Ub intermediate to a lysine on a remotely bound disordered substrate. One such E3 is the gigantic, multisubunit 1.2-MDa anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome (APC), which controls cell division by ubiquitinating cell cycle regulators to drive their timely degradation. Intrinsically disordered substrates are typically recruited via their KEN-box, D-box, and/or other motifs binding to APC and a coactivator such as CDH1. On the opposite side of the APC, the dynamic catalytic core contains the cullin-like subunit APC2 and its RING partner APC11, which collaborates with the E2 UBCH10 (UBE2C) to ubiquitinate substrates. However, how dynamic RING-E2∼Ub catalytic modules such as APC11-UBCH10∼Ub collide with distally tethered disordered substrates remains poorly understood. We report structural mechanisms of UBCH10 recruitment to APC(CDH1) and substrate ubiquitination. Unexpectedly, in addition to binding APC11's RING, UBCH10 is corecruited via interactions with APC2, which we visualized in a trapped complex representing an APC(CDH1)-UBCH10∼Ub-substrate intermediate by cryo-electron microscopy, and in isolation by X-ray crystallography. To our knowledge, this is the first structural view of APC, or any cullin-RING E3, with E2 and substrate juxtaposed, and it reveals how tripartite cullin-RING-E2 interactions establish APC's specificity for UBCH10 and harness a flexible catalytic module to drive ubiquitination of lysines within an accessible zone. We propose that multisite interactions reduce the degrees of freedom available to dynamic RING E3-E2∼Ub catalytic modules, condense the search radius for target lysines, increase the chance of active-site collision with conformationally fluctuating substrates, and enable regulation.
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Polge C, Attaix D, Taillandier D. Role of E2-Ub-conjugating enzymes during skeletal muscle atrophy. Front Physiol 2015; 6:59. [PMID: 25805999 PMCID: PMC4354305 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2015.00059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2014] [Accepted: 02/14/2015] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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The Ubiquitin Proteasome System (UPS) is a major actor of muscle wasting during various physio-pathological situations. In the past 15 years, increasing amounts of data have depicted a picture, although incomplete, of the mechanisms implicated in myofibrillar protein degradation, from the discovery of muscle-specific E3 ligases to the identification of the signaling pathways involved. The targeting specificity of the UPS relies on the capacity of the system to first recognize and then label the proteins to be degraded with a poly-ubiquitin (Ub) chain. It is fairly assumed that the recognition of the substrate is accomplished by the numerous E3 ligases present in mammalian cells. However, most E3s do not possess any catalytic activity and E2 enzymes may be more than simple Ub-providers for E3s since they are probably important actors in the ubiquitination machinery. Surprisingly, most authors have tried to characterize E3 substrates, but the exact role of E2s in muscle protein degradation is largely unknown. A very limited number of the 35 E2s described in humans have been studied in muscle protein breakdown experiments and the vast majority of studies were only descriptive. We review here the role of E2 enzymes in skeletal muscle and the difficulties linked to their study and provide future directions for the identification of muscle E2s responsible for the ubiquitination of contractile proteins.
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- Cecile Polge
- UMR 1019 Nutrition Humaine, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique Saint Genès Champanelle, France
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- UMR 1019 Nutrition Humaine, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique Saint Genès Champanelle, France
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- UMR 1019 Nutrition Humaine, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique Saint Genès Champanelle, France
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Rout MK, Hodge CD, Markin CJ, Xu X, Glover JNM, Xiao W, Spyracopoulos L. Stochastic Gate Dynamics Regulate the Catalytic Activity of Ubiquitination Enzymes. J Am Chem Soc 2014; 136:17446-58. [DOI: 10.1021/ja505440b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Manoj K. Rout
- Department
of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H7, Canada
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- Department
of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H7, Canada
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- Department
of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H7, Canada
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- College
of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
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- Department
of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H7, Canada
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- College
of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
- Department
of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5E5, Canada
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- Department
of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H7, Canada
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Attachment of ubiquitin (Ub) and ubiquitin-like proteins (Ubls) to cellular proteins regulates numerous cellular processes including transcription, the cell cycle, stress responses, DNA repair, apoptosis, immune responses, and autophagy, to name a few. The mechanistically parallel but functionally distinct conjugation pathways typically require the concerted activities of three types of protein: E1 Ubl-activating enzymes, E2 Ubl carrier proteins, and E3 Ubl ligases. E1 enzymes initiate pathway specificity for each cascade by recognizing and activating cognate Ubls, followed by catalyzing Ubl transfer to cognate E2 protein(s). Under certain circumstances, the E2 Ubl complex can direct ligation to the target protein, but most often requires the cooperative activity of E3 ligases. Reviewed here are recent structural and functional studies that improve our mechanistic understanding of E1-, E2-, and E3-mediated Ubl conjugation.
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Middleton AJ, Budhidarmo R, Day CL. Use of E2~Ubiquitin Conjugates for the Characterization of Ubiquitin Transfer by RING E3 Ligases Such as the Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins. Methods Enzymol 2014; 545:243-63. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-801430-1.00010-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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RING-type E3 ligases: master manipulators of E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes and ubiquitination. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2013; 1843:47-60. [PMID: 23747565 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2013.05.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 425] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2013] [Revised: 05/23/2013] [Accepted: 05/29/2013] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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RING finger domain and RING finger-like ubiquitin ligases (E3s), such as U-box proteins, constitute the vast majority of known E3s. RING-type E3s function together with ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes (E2s) to mediate ubiquitination and are implicated in numerous cellular processes. In part because of their importance in human physiology and disease, these proteins and their cellular functions represent an intense area of study. Here we review recent advances in RING-type E3 recognition of substrates, their cellular regulation, and their varied architecture. Additionally, recent structural insights into RING-type E3 function, with a focus on important interactions with E2s and ubiquitin, are reviewed. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Ubiquitin-Proteasome System. Guest Editors: Thomas Sommer and Dieter H. Wolf.
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