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van Gen Hassend PM, Pottikkadavath A, Delto C, Kuhn M, Endres M, Schönemann L, Schindelin H. RanBP9 controls the oligomeric state of CTLH complex assemblies. J Biol Chem 2023; 299:102869. [PMID: 36621627 PMCID: PMC9932110 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.102869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2022] [Revised: 12/27/2022] [Accepted: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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The CTLH (C-terminal to lissencephaly-1 homology motif) complex is a multisubunit RING E3 ligase with poorly defined substrate specificity and flexible subunit composition. Two key subunits, muskelin and Wdr26, specify two alternative CTLH complexes that differ in quaternary structure, thereby allowing the E3 ligase to presumably target different substrates. With the aid of different biophysical and biochemical techniques, we characterized CTLH complex assembly pathways, focusing not only on Wdr26 and muskelin but also on RanBP9, Twa1, and Armc8β subunits, which are critical to establish the scaffold of this E3 ligase. We demonstrate that the ability of muskelin to tetramerize and the assembly of Wdr26 into dimers define mutually exclusive oligomerization modules that compete with nanomolar affinity for RanBP9 binding. The remaining scaffolding subunits, Armc8β and Twa1, strongly interact with each other and with RanBP9, again with nanomolar affinity. Our data demonstrate that RanBP9 organizes subunit assembly and prevents higher order oligomerization of dimeric Wdr26 and the Armc8β-Twa1 heterodimer through its tight binding. Combined, our studies define alternative assembly pathways of the CTLH complex and elucidate the role of RanBP9 in governing differential oligomeric assemblies, thereby advancing our mechanistic understanding of CTLH complex architectures.
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- Pia Maria van Gen Hassend
- Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Rudolf Virchow Center for Integrative and Translational Bioimaging, Institute of Structural Biology, Würzburg, Germany
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- Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Rudolf Virchow Center for Integrative and Translational Bioimaging, Institute of Structural Biology, Würzburg, Germany
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- Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Rudolf Virchow Center for Integrative and Translational Bioimaging, Institute of Structural Biology, Würzburg, Germany
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- Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Rudolf Virchow Center for Integrative and Translational Bioimaging, Institute of Structural Biology, Würzburg, Germany
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- Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Rudolf Virchow Center for Integrative and Translational Bioimaging, Institute of Structural Biology, Würzburg, Germany
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- Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Rudolf Virchow Center for Integrative and Translational Bioimaging, Institute of Structural Biology, Würzburg, Germany
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- Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Rudolf Virchow Center for Integrative and Translational Bioimaging, Institute of Structural Biology, Würzburg, Germany.
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The CTLH Complex in Cancer Cell Plasticity. JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY 2019; 2019:4216750. [PMID: 31885576 PMCID: PMC6907057 DOI: 10.1155/2019/4216750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2019] [Revised: 08/24/2019] [Accepted: 10/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Cancer cell plasticity is the ability of cancer cells to intermittently morph into different fittest phenotypic states. Due to the intrinsic capacity to change their composition and interactions, protein macromolecular complexes are the ideal instruments for transient transformation. This review focuses on a poorly studied mammalian macromolecular complex called the CTLH (carboxy-terminal to LisH) complex. Currently, this macrostructure includes 11 known members (ARMC8, GID4, GID8, MAEA, MKLN1, RMND5A, RMND5B, RANBP9, RANBP10, WDR26, and YPEL5) and it has been shown to have E3-ligase enzymatic activity. CTLH proteins have been linked to all fundamental biological processes including proliferation, survival, programmed cell death, cell adhesion, and migration. At molecular level, the complex seems to interact and intertwine with key signaling pathways such as the PI3-kinase, WNT, TGFβ, and NFκB, which are key to cancer cell plasticity. As a whole, the CTLH complex is overexpressed in the most prevalent types of cancer and may hold the key to unlock many of the biological secrets that allow cancer cells to thrive in harsh conditions and resist antineoplastic therapy.
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Xiong J, Feng Z, Li Z, Zhong T, Yang Z, Tu Y, Xiao T, Jie Z, Cao Y. Overexpression of TWA1 predicts poor prognosis in patients with gastric cancer. Pathol Res Pract 2019; 215:152594. [PMID: 31591053 DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2019.152594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2019] [Revised: 07/24/2019] [Accepted: 08/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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TWA1 is associated with microtubule dynamics, cell migration, nucleokinesis and chromosome segregation. However, the role of TWA1 in gastric cancer (GC) remains unclear. In this study, Cosmic database revealed that the expression level of TWA1 ranks in the top 20 of overexpressed genes in GC. Further bioinformatic analysis revealed that the expression level of TWA1 was not in connection with the infection status of HP or EB. IHC and IF showed that TWA1 protein was present in both the cytoplasm and nucleus, but mainly in the cytoplasm. The high expression level of TWA1 was also related to tumor size, depth of invasion, lymph node metastasis, TNM stage, cancerous node and vascular invasion. Furthermore, higher TWA1 expression was also associated with shorter PFS and OS in GC. The univariate and multivariate analysis suggested the expression of TWA1 was an independent poor prognostic factor in GC. DNA copy number gain contributes to TWA1 overexpression and promoter methylation of TWA1 predicts profitable prognosis. Co-expression showed that TAF4 may function as a transcription factor (TF) regulates TWA1 expression, which further to mediate tumor invasion and metastasis. These findings revealed that TWA1 plays an important role in the development of GC and is expected to become an important biomarker and therapeutic target of tumors.
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- Jianbo Xiong
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China.
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China.
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Melnykov A, Chen SJ, Varshavsky A. Gid10 as an alternative N-recognin of the Pro/N-degron pathway. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019; 116:15914-15923. [PMID: 31337681 PMCID: PMC6689949 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1908304116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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In eukaryotes, N-degron pathways (formerly "N-end rule pathways") comprise a set of proteolytic systems whose unifying feature is their ability to recognize proteins containing N-terminal degradation signals called N-degrons, thereby causing degradation of these proteins by the 26S proteasome or autophagy. Gid4, a subunit of the GID ubiquitin ligase in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, is the recognition component (N-recognin) of the GID-mediated Pro/N-degron pathway. Gid4 targets proteins by recognizing their N-terminal Pro residues or a Pro at position 2, in the presence of distinct adjoining sequence motifs. Under conditions of low or absent glucose, cells make it through gluconeogenesis. When S. cerevisiae grows on a nonfermentable carbon source, its gluconeogenic enzymes Fbp1, Icl1, Mdh2, and Pck1 are expressed and long-lived. Transition to a medium containing glucose inhibits the synthesis of these enzymes and induces their degradation by the Gid4-dependent Pro/N-degron pathway. While studying yeast Gid4, we identified a similar but uncharacterized yeast protein (YGR066C), which we named Gid10. A screen for N-terminal peptide sequences that can bind to Gid10 showed that substrate specificities of Gid10 and Gid4 overlap but are not identical. Gid10 is not expressed under usual (unstressful) growth conditions, but is induced upon starvation or osmotic stresses. Using protein binding analyses and degradation assays with substrates of GID, we show that Gid10 can function as a specific N-recognin of the Pro/N-degron pathway.
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- Artem Melnykov
- Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125
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- Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125
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- Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125
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Liu H, Pfirrmann T. The Gid-complex: an emerging player in the ubiquitin ligase league. Biol Chem 2019; 400:1429-1441. [DOI: 10.1515/hsz-2019-0139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2019] [Accepted: 02/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The Saccharomyces cerevisiae Gid-complex is a highly evolutionary conserved ubiquitin ligase with at least seven protein subunits. Here, we review our knowledge about the yeast Gid-complex as an important regulator of glucose metabolism, specifically targeting key enzymes of gluconeogenesis for degradation. Furthermore, we summarize existing data about the individual subunits, the topology and possible substrate recognition mechanisms and compare the striking similarities, but also differences, between the yeast complex and its vertebrate counterpart. Present data is summarized to give an overview about cellular processes regulated by the vertebrate GID-complex that range from cell cycle regulation, primary cilia function to the regulation of energy homeostasis. In conclusion, the vertebrate GID-complex evolved as a versatile ubiquitin ligase complex with functions beyond the regulation of glucose metabolism.
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- Huaize Liu
- Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg , Institute of Physiological Chemistry , Hollystr. 1 , D-06114 Halle , Germany
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- Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg , Institute of Physiological Chemistry , Hollystr. 1 , D-06114 Halle , Germany
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Lampert F, Stafa D, Goga A, Soste MV, Gilberto S, Olieric N, Picotti P, Stoffel M, Peter M. The multi-subunit GID/CTLH E3 ubiquitin ligase promotes cell proliferation and targets the transcription factor Hbp1 for degradation. eLife 2018; 7:35528. [PMID: 29911972 PMCID: PMC6037477 DOI: 10.7554/elife.35528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Accepted: 06/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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In yeast, the glucose-induced degradation-deficient (GID) E3 ligase selectively degrades superfluous gluconeogenic enzymes. Here, we identified all subunits of the mammalian GID/CTLH complex and provide a comprehensive map of its hierarchical organization and step-wise assembly. Biochemical reconstitution demonstrates that the mammalian complex possesses inherent E3 ubiquitin ligase activity, using Ube2H as its cognate E2. Deletions of multiple GID subunits compromise cell proliferation, and this defect is accompanied by deregulation of critical cell cycle markers such as the retinoblastoma (Rb) tumor suppressor, phospho-Histone H3 and Cyclin A. We identify the negative regulator of pro-proliferative genes Hbp1 as a bonafide GID/CTLH proteolytic substrate. Indeed, Hbp1 accumulates in cells lacking GID/CTLH activity, and Hbp1 physically interacts and is ubiquitinated in vitro by reconstituted GID/CTLH complexes. Our biochemical and cellular analysis thus demonstrates that the GID/CTLH complex prevents cell cycle exit in G1, at least in part by degrading Hbp1.
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- Institute of Biochemistry, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Health Sciences, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Biomolecular Research, Division of Biology and Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, Switzerland
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- Institute of Biochemistry, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Health Sciences, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Biochemistry, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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de Araujo TS, Almeida MS. 1H, 13C and 15N chemical shift assignment of lissencephaly-1 homology (LisH) domain homodimer of human two-hybrid-associated protein 1 with RanBPM (Twa1). BIOMOLECULAR NMR ASSIGNMENTS 2018; 12:99-102. [PMID: 29067546 DOI: 10.1007/s12104-017-9787-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2017] [Accepted: 10/20/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The CTLH complex is a large, highly conserved eukaryotic complex composed of eight proteins that has been associated to several cellular functions, more often described as an E3 ubiquitin ligase complex involved in protein degradation through ubiquitination but also via vacuole-dependent degradation. A common feature observed in several components of this complex is the presence of the domains lissencephaly-1 homology (LisH) and C-terminal to LisH (CTLH). The LisH domain is found in several proteins involved in chromosome segregation, microtubule dynamics, and cell migration. Also, this domain participates in protein dimerization, besides affecting protein half-life, and influencing in specific cellular localization. Among the proteins found in the CTLH complex, Twa1 (Two-hybrid-associated protein 1 with RanBPM), also known as Gid8 (glucose-induced degradation protein 8 homolog) is the smallest, being a good model for structural studies by NMR. In this work we report the chemical shift assignments of the homodimeric LisH domain of Twa1, as a first step to determine its solution structure.
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- Talita S de Araujo
- Instituto de Bioquímica Médica Leopoldo de Meis, Centro Nacional de Biologia Estrutural e Bioimagem (CENABIO), Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Médica Leopoldo de Meis, Centro Nacional de Biologia Estrutural e Bioimagem (CENABIO), Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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