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Pergel E, Tóth DJ, Baukál D, Veres I, Czirják G. The Ubiquitin Ligase Adaptor NDFIP1 Interacts with TRESK and Negatively Regulates the Background K + Current. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:8879. [PMID: 39201565 PMCID: PMC11355008 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25168879] [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: 07/24/2024] [Revised: 08/11/2024] [Accepted: 08/13/2024] [Indexed: 09/02/2024] Open
Abstract
The TRESK (K2P18.1, KCNK18) background potassium channel is expressed in primary sensory neurons and has been reported to contribute to the regulation of pain sensations. In the present study, we examined the interaction of TRESK with NDFIP1 (Nedd4 family-interacting protein 1) in the Xenopus oocyte expression system by two-electrode voltage clamp and biochemical methods. We showed that the coexpression of NDFIP1 abolished the TRESK current under the condition where the other K+ channels were not affected. Mutations in the three PPxY motifs of NDFIP1, which are responsible for the interaction with the Nedd4 ubiquitin ligase, prevented a reduction in the TRESK current. Furthermore, the overexpression of a dominant-negative Nedd4 construct in the oocytes coexpressing TRESK with NDFIP1 partially reversed the down-modulating effect of the adaptor protein on the K+ current. The biochemical data were also consistent with the functional results. An interaction between epitope-tagged versions of TRESK and NDFIP1 was verified by co-immunoprecipitation experiments. The coexpression of NDFIP1 with TRESK induced the ubiquitination of the channel protein. Altogether, the results suggest that TRESK is directly controlled by and highly sensitive to the activation of the NDFIP1-Nedd4 system. The NDFIP1-mediated reduction in the TRESK component may induce depolarization, increase excitability, and attenuate the calcium dependence of the membrane potential by reducing the calcineurin-activated fraction in the ensemble background K+ current.
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- Enikő Pergel
- Department of Physiology, Semmelweis University, 1094 Budapest, Hungary; (E.P.); (D.B.); (I.V.)
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- Department of Physiology, Semmelweis University, 1094 Budapest, Hungary; (E.P.); (D.B.); (I.V.)
- HUN-REN-SU Molecular Physiology Research Group, Hungarian Research Network and Semmelweis University, 1094 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Physiology, Semmelweis University, 1094 Budapest, Hungary; (E.P.); (D.B.); (I.V.)
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- Department of Physiology, Semmelweis University, 1094 Budapest, Hungary; (E.P.); (D.B.); (I.V.)
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- Department of Physiology, Semmelweis University, 1094 Budapest, Hungary; (E.P.); (D.B.); (I.V.)
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Lohraseb I, McCarthy P, Secker G, Marchant C, Wu J, Ali N, Kumar S, Daly RJ, Harvey NL, Kawabe H, Kleifeld O, Wiszniak S, Schwarz Q. Global ubiquitinome profiling identifies NEDD4 as a regulator of Profilin 1 and actin remodelling in neural crest cells. Nat Commun 2022; 13:2018. [PMID: 35440627 PMCID: PMC9018756 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29660-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2015] [Accepted: 03/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
Abstract
The ubiquitin ligase NEDD4 promotes neural crest cell (NCC) survival and stem-cell like properties to regulate craniofacial and peripheral nervous system development. However, how ubiquitination and NEDD4 control NCC development remains unknown. Here we combine quantitative analysis of the proteome, transcriptome and ubiquitinome to identify key developmental signalling pathways that are regulated by NEDD4. We report 276 NEDD4 targets in NCCs and show that loss of NEDD4 leads to a pronounced global reduction in specific ubiquitin lysine linkages. We further show that NEDD4 contributes to the regulation of the NCC actin cytoskeleton by controlling ubiquitination and turnover of Profilin 1 to modulate filamentous actin polymerization. Taken together, our data provide insights into how NEDD4-mediated ubiquitination coordinates key regulatory processes during NCC development. Here the authors combine multi-omics approaches to uncover a role for ubiquitination and the ubiquitin ligase NEDD4 in targeting the actin binding protein Profilin 1 to regulate actin polymerisation in neural crest cells.
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- Iman Lohraseb
- Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia and SA Pathology, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, 5000, Australia
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- Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia and SA Pathology, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, 5000, Australia
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- Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia and SA Pathology, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, 5000, Australia
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- Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia and SA Pathology, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, 5000, Australia
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- Kinghorn Cancer Centre & Cancer Division, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, NSW, 2010, Australia.,St Vincent's Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2010, Australia
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- Bone Therapeutics Group, Bone Biology Division, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, 2010, Australia
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- Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia and SA Pathology, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, 5000, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Monash University, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia and SA Pathology, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, 5000, Australia
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- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Max Planck Institute for Experimental Medicine, Goettingen, 37075, Germany.,Department of Pharmacology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8511, Japan
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- Faculty of Biology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Technion City, Haifa, 3200003, Israel
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- Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia and SA Pathology, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, 5000, Australia
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- Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia and SA Pathology, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, 5000, Australia.
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WWP1 upregulation predicts poor prognosis and promotes tumor progression by regulating ubiquitination of NDFIP1 in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. Cell Death Dis 2022; 8:107. [PMID: 35264565 PMCID: PMC8906119 DOI: 10.1038/s41420-022-00882-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2021] [Revised: 01/26/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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WW domain-containing E3 ubiquitin protein ligase1 (WWP1) is reported to be upregulated in many types of human cancers; however, its expression and function in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) remain unknown. Here, in this study we investigated the expression pattern, clinical prognosis, tumor biological functions, and molecular mechanisms of WWP1 in ICC. The expression of WWP1 in patient tissues was detected by western blotting, immunohistochemistry (IHC), and immunofluorescence. CCK-8, colony formation, EdU, transwell, and xenograft models were used to explore the role of WWP1 in the proliferation and metastasis of ICC. Co-immunoprecipitation, mass spectrometry, chromatin immunoprecipitation, and immunofluorescence were performed to detect the potential mechanisms. Our study revealed that WWP1 was highly expressed in ICC, and high levels of WWP1 were associated with poor prognosis. Functionally, WWP1 overexpression enhanced the proliferation and metastasis of ICC cells and vice versa. Mechanistically, MYC could be enriched in the promoter region of WWP1 to facilitate its expression. Then, WWP1 targets Nedd4 family interacting protein1 (NDFIP1) and reduces NDFIP1 protein levels via ubiquitination. Downregulation of NDFIP1 in ICC cells rescued the effects of silenced WWP1 expression. WWP1 expression was also negatively correlated with the protein level of NDFIP1 in patient tissues. In conclusion, WWP1 upregulated by MYC promotes the progression of ICC via ubiquitination of NDFIP1, which reveals that WWP1 might be a potential therapeutic target for ICC.
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Tsunoda T, Riku M, Yamada N, Tsuchiya H, Tomita T, Suzuki M, Kizuki M, Inoko A, Ito H, Murotani K, Murakami H, Saeki Y, Kasai K. ENTREP/FAM189A2 encodes a new ITCH ubiquitin ligase activator that is downregulated in breast cancer. EMBO Rep 2022; 23:e51182. [PMID: 34927784 PMCID: PMC8811627 DOI: 10.15252/embr.202051182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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: 06/26/2020] [Revised: 11/13/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The HECT-type ubiquitin E3 ligases including ITCH regulate many aspects of cellular function through ubiquitinating various substrates. These ligases are known to be allosterically autoinhibited and to require an activator protein to fully achieve the ubiquitination of their substrates. Here we demonstrate that FAM189A2, a downregulated gene in breast cancer, encodes a new type of ITCH activator. FAM189A2 is a transmembrane protein harboring PPxY motifs, and the motifs mediate its association with and ubiquitination by ITCH. FAM189A2 also associates with Epsin and accumulates in early and late endosomes along with ITCH. Intriguingly, FAM189A2 facilitates the association of a chemokine receptor CXCR4 with ITCH and enhances ITCH-mediated ubiquitination of CXCR4. FAM189A2-knockout prohibits CXCL12-induced endocytosis of CXCR4, thereby enhancing the effects of CXCL12 on the chemotaxis and mammosphere formation of breast cancer cells. In comparison to other activators or adaptors known in the previous studies, FAM189A2 is a unique activator for ITCH to desensitize CXCR4 activity, and we here propose that FAM189A2 be renamed as ENdosomal TRansmembrane binding with EPsin (ENTREP).
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- Takumi Tsunoda
- Department of PathologyAichi Medical University School of MedicineNagakuteJapan
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- Department of PathologyAichi Medical University School of MedicineNagakuteJapan
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- Department of PathologyAichi Medical University School of MedicineNagakuteJapan
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- Protein Metabolism ProjectTokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical ScienceTokyoJapan
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- Protein Metabolism ProjectTokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical ScienceTokyoJapan
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- Department of PathologyAichi Medical University School of MedicineNagakuteJapan
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- Department of PathologyAichi Medical University School of MedicineNagakuteJapan
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- Department of PathologyAichi Medical University School of MedicineNagakuteJapan
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and PreventionAichi Cancer Center Research InstituteNagoyaJapan
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- Department of PathologyAichi Medical University School of MedicineNagakuteJapan
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- Department of PathologyAichi Medical University School of MedicineNagakuteJapan
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- Protein Metabolism ProjectTokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical ScienceTokyoJapan
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- Department of PathologyAichi Medical University School of MedicineNagakuteJapan
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Farooq AU, Gembus K, Sandow JJ, Webb A, Mathivanan S, Manning JA, Shah SS, Foot NJ, Kumar S. K-29 linked ubiquitination of Arrdc4 regulates its function in extracellular vesicle biogenesis. J Extracell Vesicles 2022; 11:e12188. [PMID: 35106941 PMCID: PMC8807422 DOI: 10.1002/jev2.12188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2021] [Revised: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are important mediators of intercellular communication. However, EV biogenesis remains poorly understood. We previously defined a role for Arrdc4 (Arrestin domain containing protein 4), an adaptor for Nedd4 family ubiquitin ligases, in the biogenesis of EVs. Here we report that ubiquitination of Arrdc4 is critical for its role in EV secretion. We identified five potential ubiquitinated lysine residues in Arrdc4 using mass spectrometry. By analysing Arrdc4 lysine mutants we discovered that lysine 270 (K270) is critical for Arrdc4 function in EV biogenesis. Arrdc4K270R mutation caused a decrease in the number of EVs released by cells compared to Arrdc4WT , and a reduction in trafficking of divalent metal transporter (DMT1) into EVs. Furthermore, we also observed a decrease in DMT1 activity and an increase in its intracellular degradation in the presence of Arrdc4K270R . K270 was found to be ubiquitinated with K-29 polyubiquitin chains by the ubiquitin ligase Nedd4-2. Thus, our results uncover a novel role of K-29 polyubiquitin chains in Arrdc4-mediated EV biogenesis and protein trafficking.
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- Ammara Usman Farooq
- Centre for Cancer BiologyUniversity of South AustraliaAdelaideSouth AustraliaAustralia
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- Centre for Cancer BiologyUniversity of South AustraliaAdelaideSouth AustraliaAustralia
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- Walter and Eliza Hall InstituteParkvilleVictoriaAustralia
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- La Trobe Institute for Molecular ScienceLa Trobe UniversityVictoriaAustralia
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- Centre for Cancer BiologyUniversity of South AustraliaAdelaideSouth AustraliaAustralia
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- Centre for Cancer BiologyUniversity of South AustraliaAdelaideSouth AustraliaAustralia
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- Centre for Cancer BiologyUniversity of South AustraliaAdelaideSouth AustraliaAustralia
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- Centre for Cancer BiologyUniversity of South AustraliaAdelaideSouth AustraliaAustralia
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Potjewyd FM, Axtman AD. Exploration of Aberrant E3 Ligases Implicated in Alzheimer's Disease and Development of Chemical Tools to Modulate Their Function. Front Cell Neurosci 2021; 15:768655. [PMID: 34867205 PMCID: PMC8637409 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2021.768655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
The Ubiquitin Proteasome System (UPS) is responsible for the degradation of misfolded or aggregated proteins via a multistep ATP-dependent proteolytic mechanism. This process involves a cascade of ubiquitin (Ub) transfer steps from E1 to E2 to E3 ligase. The E3 ligase transfers Ub to a targeted protein that is brought to the proteasome for degradation. The inability of the UPS to remove misfolded or aggregated proteins due to UPS dysfunction is commonly observed in neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD). UPS dysfunction in AD drives disease pathology and is associated with the common hallmarks such as amyloid-β (Aβ) accumulation and tau hyperphosphorylation, among others. E3 ligases are key members of the UPS machinery and dysfunction or changes in their expression can propagate other aberrant processes that accelerate AD pathology. The upregulation or downregulation of expression or activity of E3 ligases responsible for these processes results in changes in protein levels of E3 ligase substrates, many of which represent key proteins that propagate AD. A powerful way to better characterize UPS dysfunction in AD and the role of individual E3 ligases is via the use of high-quality chemical tools that bind and modulate specific E3 ligases. Furthermore, through combining gene editing with recent advances in 3D cell culture, in vitro modeling of AD in a dish has become more relevant and possible. These cell-based models of AD allow for study of specific pathways and mechanisms as well as characterization of the role E3 ligases play in driving AD. In this review, we outline the key mechanisms of UPS dysregulation linked to E3 ligases in AD and highlight the currently available chemical modulators. We present several key approaches for E3 ligase ligand discovery being employed with respect to distinct classes of E3 ligases. Where possible, specific examples of the use of cultured neurons to delineate E3 ligase biology have been captured. Finally, utilizing the available ligands for E3 ligases in the design of proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) to degrade aberrant proteins is a novel strategy for AD, and we explore the prospects of PROTACs as AD therapeutics.
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Traeger L, Wiegand SB, Sauer AJ, Corman BHP, Peneyra KM, Wunderer F, Fischbach A, Bagchi A, Malhotra R, Zapol WM, Bloch DB. UBA6 and NDFIP1 regulate the degradation of ferroportin. Haematologica 2021; 107:478-488. [PMID: 34320783 PMCID: PMC8804582 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2021.278530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Hepcidin regulates iron homeostasis by controlling the level of ferroportin, the only membrane channel that facilitates export of iron from within cells. Binding of hepcidin to ferroportin induces the ubiquitination of ferroportin at multiple lysine residues and subsequently causes the internalization and degradation of the ligand-channel complex within lysosomes. The objective of this study was to identify components of the ubiquitin system that are involved in ferroportin degradation. A HepG2 cell line, which inducibly expresses ferroportingreen fluorescent protein (FPN-GFP), was established to test the ability of small interfering (siRNA) directed against components of the ubiquitin system to prevent BMP6- and exogenous hepcidin-induced ferroportin degradation. Of the 88 siRNA directed against components of the ubiquitin pathway that were tested, siRNA-mediated depletion of the alternative E1 enzyme UBA6 as well as the adaptor protein NDFIP1 prevented BMP6- and hepcidin-induced degradation of ferroportin in vitro. A third component of the ubiquitin pathway, ARIH1, indirectly inhibited ferroportin degradation by impairing BMP6-mediated induction of hepcidin. In mice, the AAV-mediated silencing of Ndfip1 in the murine liver increased the level of hepatic ferroportin and increased circulating iron. The results suggest that the E1 enzyme UBA6 and the adaptor protein NDFIP1 are involved in iron homeostasis by regulating the degradation of ferroportin. These specific components of the ubiquitin system may be promising targets for the treatment of iron-related diseases, including iron overload and anemia of inflammation.
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- Lisa Traeger
- Anesthesia Center for Critical Care Research of the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston.
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- Anesthesia Center for Critical Care Research of the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston
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- Anesthesia Center for Critical Care Research of the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston
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- Anesthesia Center for Critical Care Research of the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston
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- Anesthesia Center for Critical Care Research of the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston
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- Anesthesia Center for Critical Care Research of the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States; Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University, Frankfurt
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- Anesthesia Center for Critical Care Research of the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston
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- Anesthesia Center for Critical Care Research of the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston
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- Cardiovascular Research Center and the Cardiology Division of the Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston
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- Anesthesia Center for Critical Care Research of the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston
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- Anesthesia Center for Critical Care Research of the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States; Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology of the Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston.
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Adaptors as the regulators of HECT ubiquitin ligases. Cell Death Differ 2021; 28:455-472. [PMID: 33402750 DOI: 10.1038/s41418-020-00707-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2020] [Revised: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 11/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The HECT (homologous to E6AP C-terminus) ubiquitin ligases (E3s) are a small family of highly conserved enzymes involved in diverse cellular functions and pathological conditions. Characterised by a C-terminal HECT domain that accepts ubiquitin from E2 ubiquitin conjugating enzymes, these E3s regulate key signalling pathways. The activity and functional regulation of HECT E3s are controlled by several factors including post-translational modifications, inter- and intramolecular interactions and binding of co-activators and adaptor proteins. In this review, we focus on the regulation of HECT E3s by accessory proteins or adaptors and discuss various ways by which adaptors mediate their regulatory roles to affect physiological outcomes. We discuss common features that are conserved from yeast to mammals, regardless of the type of E3s as well as shed light on recent discoveries explaining some existing enigmas in the field.
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Atukorala I, Mathivanan S. The Role of Post-Translational Modifications in Targeting Protein Cargo to Extracellular Vesicles. Subcell Biochem 2021; 97:45-60. [PMID: 33779913 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-67171-6_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are naturally occurring nanoparticles that contain proteins and nucleic acids. It is speculated that cells release EVs loaded with a selective cargo of proteins through highly regulated processes. Several proteomic and biochemical studies have highlighted phosphorylated, glycosylated, ubiquitinated, SUMOylated, oxidated and palmitoylated proteins within the EVs. Emerging evidences suggest that post-translational modifications (PTMs) can regulate the sorting of specific proteins into EVs and such proteins with specific PTMs have also been identified in clinical samples. Hence, it has been proposed that EV proteins with PTMs could be used as potential biomarkers of disease conditions. Among the other cellular mechanisms, the endosomal sorting complex required for transport (ESCRT) is also implicated in cargo sorting into EVs. In this chapter, various PTMs that are shown to regulate protein cargo sorting into EVs will be discussed.
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- Ishara Atukorala
- Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Gorla M, Bashaw GJ. Molecular mechanisms regulating axon responsiveness at the midline. Dev Biol 2020; 466:12-21. [PMID: 32818516 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2020.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2020] [Revised: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 08/12/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
During embryonic development in bilaterally symmetric organisms, correct midline crossing is important for the proper formation of functional neural circuits. The aberrant development of neural circuits can result in multiple neurodevelopmental disorders, including horizontal gaze palsy, congenital mirror movement disorder, and autism spectrum disorder. Thus, understanding the molecular mechanisms that regulate proper axon guidance at the midline can provide insights into the pathology of neurological disorders. The signaling mechanisms that regulate midline crossing have been extensively studied in the Drosophila ventral nerve cord and the mouse embryonic spinal cord. In this review, we discuss these axon guidance mechanisms, highlighting the most recent advances in the understanding of how commissural axons switch their responsiveness from attractants to repellents during midline crossing.
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- Madhavi Gorla
- Department of Neuroscience, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
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Tian Z, He W, Tang J, Liao X, Yang Q, Wu Y, Wu G. Identification of Important Modules and Biomarkers in Breast Cancer Based on WGCNA. Onco Targets Ther 2020; 13:6805-6817. [PMID: 32764968 PMCID: PMC7367932 DOI: 10.2147/ott.s258439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2020] [Accepted: 06/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Introduction Breast cancer (BRCA) has the highest incidence among female malignancies, and the prognosis for these patients remains poor. Materials and Methods In this study, core modules and central genes related to BRCA were identified through a weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA). Gene expression profiles and clinical data of GSE25066 were obtained from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database. The result was validated with RNA-seq data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and Oncomine database. The top 30 key module genes with the highest intramodule connectivity were selected as the core genes (R2 = 0.40). Results According to TCGA and Oncomine datasets, seven genes were selected as candidate hub genes. Following further experimental verification, four hub genes (FAM171A1, NDFIP1, SKP1, and REEP5) were retained. Conclusion We identified four hub genes as candidate biomarkers for BRCA. These hub genes may provide a theoretical basis for targeted therapy against BRCA.
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- Zelin Tian
- Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Urology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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Tu J, Zhang B, Fang G, Chang W, Zhao Y. Neddylation-mediated Nedd4-2 activation regulates ubiquitination modification of renal NBCe1. Exp Cell Res 2020; 390:111958. [DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2020.111958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2019] [Revised: 03/10/2020] [Accepted: 03/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Ji Z, He R, Chao T, Xuan R, Liu S, Wang G, Wang J. chi-miR-143-3p Promotes Apoptosis of Mammary Gland Epithelial Cells from Dairy Goats by Targeting Ndfip1. DNA Cell Biol 2019; 38:1188-1196. [PMID: 31603699 DOI: 10.1089/dna.2019.4830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The mammary gland is an important organ for lactation in dairy goats. Mammary gland development and lactation functions are primarily regulated by natural hormones and certain crucial regulatory factors. Nedd4 family-interacting protein 1 (Ndfip1) can specifically bind to neural precursor cell-expressed, developmentally downregulated protein 4 (Nedd4) family members to participate in ubiquitination, which in turn regulates a range of biological processes in the body. However, the effects of Ndfip1 expression regulation at the post-transcriptional level on the development of mammary gland cells have not been previously reported. To study the regulation of Ndfip1 at post-transcriptional level, the overexpression and interference vectors of Ndfip1 were constructed, and co-transfected into the primary mammary gland epithelial cells cultured in vitro with miR-143 mimics and inhibitor. Dual luciferase reporter gene system, real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction, western blotting, cholecystokinin octapeptide assays, and flow cytometry were used to identify their regulation and function. As a result, Ndfip1 was targeted and regulated by miR-143, which influences the development of mammary gland epithelial cells in dairy goats cultured in vitro. This study will lay an experimental foundation for further understanding the functions of Ndfip1 and miR-143.
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- Zhibin Ji
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian City, Shandong Province, P.R. China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian City, Shandong Province, P.R. China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian City, Shandong Province, P.R. China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian City, Shandong Province, P.R. China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian City, Shandong Province, P.R. China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian City, Shandong Province, P.R. China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology and Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian City, Shandong Province, P.R. China
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Jiang H, Thomas SN, Chen Z, Chiang CY, Cole PA. Comparative analysis of the catalytic regulation of NEDD4-1 and WWP2 ubiquitin ligases. J Biol Chem 2019; 294:17421-17436. [PMID: 31578285 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra119.009211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2019] [Revised: 09/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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NEDD4-1 E3 ubiquitin protein ligase (NEDD4-1) and WW domain-containing E3 ubiquitin ligase (WWP2) are HECT family ubiquitin E3 ligases. They catalyze Lys ubiquitination of themselves and other proteins and are important in cell growth and differentiation. Regulation of NEDD4-1 and WWP2 catalytic activities is important for controlling cellular protein homeostasis, and their dysregulation may lead to cancer and other diseases. Previous work has implicated noncatalytic regions, including the C2 domain and/or WW domain linkers in NEDD4-1 and WWP2, in contributing to autoinhibition of the catalytic HECT domains by intramolecular interactions. Here, we explored the molecular mechanisms of these NEDD4-1 and WWP2 regulatory regions and their interplay with allosteric binding proteins such as Nedd4 family-interacting protein (NDFIP1), engineered ubiquitin variants, and linker phosphomimics. We found that in addition to influencing catalytic activities, the WW domain linker regions in NEDD4-1 and WWP2 can impact product distribution, including the degree of polyubiquitination and Lys-48 versus Lys-63 linkages. We show that allosteric activation by NDFIP1 or engineered ubiquitin variants is largely mediated by relief of WW domain linker autoinhibition. WWP2-mediated ubiquitination of WW domain-binding protein 2 (WBP2), phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN), and p62 proteins by WWP2 suggests that substrate ubiquitination can also be influenced by WW linker autoinhibition, although to differing extents. Overall, our results provide a deeper understanding of the intricate and multifaceted set of regulatory mechanisms in the control of NEDD4-1-related ubiquitin ligases.
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- Hanjie Jiang
- Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.,Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205
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- Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287
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- Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205
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- Department of Biology, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218
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- Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115 .,Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205.,Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
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Weber J, Polo S, Maspero E. HECT E3 Ligases: A Tale With Multiple Facets. Front Physiol 2019; 10:370. [PMID: 31001145 PMCID: PMC6457168 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2019.00370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2018] [Accepted: 03/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Ubiquitination plays a pivotal role in several cellular processes and is critical for protein degradation and signaling. E3 ubiquitin ligases are the matchmakers in the ubiquitination cascade, responsible for substrate recognition. In order to achieve selectivity and specificity on their substrates, HECT E3 enzymes are tightly regulated and exert their function in a spatially and temporally controlled fashion in the cells. These characteristics made HECT E3s intriguing targets in drug discovery in the context of cancer biology.
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- Janine Weber
- Fondazione Istituto FIRC di Oncologia Molecolare, Milan, Italy
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- Fondazione Istituto FIRC di Oncologia Molecolare, Milan, Italy.,Dipartimento di Oncologia ed Emato-Oncologia, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Fondazione Istituto FIRC di Oncologia Molecolare, Milan, Italy
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Gorla M, Santiago C, Chaudhari K, Layman AAK, Oliver PM, Bashaw GJ. Ndfip Proteins Target Robo Receptors for Degradation and Allow Commissural Axons to Cross the Midline in the Developing Spinal Cord. Cell Rep 2019; 26:3298-3312.e4. [PMID: 30893602 PMCID: PMC6913780 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.02.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2018] [Revised: 01/29/2019] [Accepted: 02/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Commissural axons initially respond to attractive signals at the midline, but once they cross, they become sensitive to repulsive cues. This switch prevents axons from re-entering the midline. In insects and mammals, negative regulation of Roundabout (Robo) receptors prevents premature response to the midline repellant Slit. In Drosophila, the endosomal protein Commissureless (Comm) prevents Robo1 surface expression before midline crossing by diverting Robo1 into late endosomes. Notably, Comm is not conserved in vertebrates. We identified two Nedd-4-interacting proteins, Ndfip1 and Ndfip2, that act analogously to Comm to localize Robo1 to endosomes. Ndfip proteins recruit Nedd4 E3 ubiquitin ligases to promote Robo1 ubiquitylation and degradation. Ndfip proteins are expressed in commissural axons in the developing spinal cord and removal of Ndfip proteins results in increased Robo1 expression and reduced midline crossing. Our results define a conserved Robo1 intracellular sorting mechanism between flies and mammals to avoid premature responsiveness to Slit.
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- Madhavi Gorla
- Department of Neuroscience, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Protective Immunity, 3615 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard, Building 421, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Protective Immunity, 3615 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard, Building 421, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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Many past and recent advances in the field of iron metabolism have relied upon the discovery of divalent metal transporter 1, DMT1 in 1997. DMT1 is the major iron transporter and contributes non-heme iron uptake in most types of cell. Each DMT1 isoform exhibits different expression patterns in cell-type specificity and distinct subcellular distribution, which enables cells to uptake both transferrin-bound and non-transferrin-bound irons efficiently. DMT1 expression is regulated by iron through the translational and degradation pathways to ensure iron homeostasis. It is considered that mammalian iron transporters including DMT1 cannot transport ferric iron but ferrous iron. Being reduced to ferrous state is likely to damage cells and tissues through the production of reactive oxygen species. Recently, iron chaperones have been identified, which can provide an answer to how ferrous iron is transported safely in cytosol. We summarize DMT1 expression depending on the types of cell or tissue and the function and mechanism of one of the iron chaperones, PCBP2.
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- Izumi Yanatori
- Department of Biochemistry, Stanford University, School of Medicine, 279 Campus Drive, Stanford, CA 94305-5307, USA
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- Hagi Public Health and Welfare Center, Yamaguchi Prefectural Government, 531-1 Emukai, Hagi, Yamaguchi 758-0041, Japan.
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Murray SS, Wong AW, Yang J, Li Y, Putz U, Tan SS, Howitt J. Ubiquitin Regulation of Trk Receptor Trafficking and Degradation. Mol Neurobiol 2018; 56:1628-1636. [PMID: 29911254 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-018-1179-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2018] [Accepted: 06/04/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The regulation of Trk receptors is critical for orchestrating multiple signalling pathways required for developing and maintaining neuronal networks. Activation of Trk receptors results in signalling, internalisation and subsequent degradation of the protein. Although ubiquitination of TrkA by Nedd4-2 has been identified as an important degradation pathway, much less is known about the pathways regulating the degradation of TrkB and TrkC. Critical to the interaction between TrkA and Nedd4-2 is a PPxY motif present within TrkA but absent in TrkB and TrkC. Given the absence of this interaction motif, it remains to be determined how TrkB and TrkC are ubiquitinated. Here we report that the adaptor protein Ndfip1 can interact with all three Trk receptors and show for TrkB the recruitment of Nedd4-2 through PPxY motifs present in Ndfip1. Ndfip1 mediates the ubiquitination of TrkB, resulting in receptor trafficking predominantly on Rab7 containing late endosomes, highlighting a pathway for TrkB degradation at the lysosome. In vitro, overexpression of Ndfip1 increased TrkB ubiquitination and decreased viability of BDNF-dependent primary neurons. In vivo, conditional genetic deletion of Ndfip1 increased TrkB in the brain and resulted in enlargement of the granular cell layer of the dentate gyrus.
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- S S Murray
- Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia. .,Department of Health and Medical Sciences, Iverson Health Innovation Institute, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Australia.
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Mehdi AM, Hamilton-Williams EE, Cristino A, Ziegler A, Bonifacio E, Le Cao KA, Harris M, Thomas R. A peripheral blood transcriptomic signature predicts autoantibody development in infants at risk of type 1 diabetes. JCI Insight 2018. [PMID: 29515040 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.98212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Autoimmune-mediated destruction of pancreatic islet β cells results in type 1 diabetes (T1D). Serum islet autoantibodies usually develop in genetically susceptible individuals in early childhood before T1D onset, with multiple islet autoantibodies predicting diabetes development. However, most at-risk children remain islet-antibody negative, and no test currently identifies those likely to seroconvert. We sought a genomic signature predicting seroconversion risk by integrating longitudinal peripheral blood gene expression profiles collected in high-risk children included in the BABYDIET and DIPP cohorts, of whom 50 seroconverted. Subjects were followed for 10 years to determine time of seroconversion. Any cohort effect and the time of seroconversion were corrected to uncover genes differentially expressed (DE) in seroconverting children. Gene expression signatures associated with seroconversion were evident during the first year of life, with 67 DE genes identified in seroconverting children relative to those remaining antibody negative. These genes contribute to T cell-, DC-, and B cell-related immune responses. Near-birth expression of ADCY9, PTCH1, MEX3B, IL15RA, ZNF714, TENM1, and PLEKHA5, along with HLA risk score predicted seroconversion (AUC 0.85). The ubiquitin-proteasome pathway linked DE genes and T1D susceptibility genes. Therefore, a gene expression signature in infancy predicts risk of seroconversion. Ubiquitination may play a mechanistic role in diabetes progression.
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- Ahmed M Mehdi
- The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, Australia
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- The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, Australia
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- The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, Australia
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- Institute of Diabetes Research, Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen, Neuherberg, and Forschergruppe Diabetes, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Institut für Diabetesforschung, Neuherberg, Germany
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- CRTD-DFG Research Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden, Medical Faculty Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, Australia
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- The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, Australia.,Lady Cilento Children's Hospital, South Brisbane, Australia
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- The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, Australia
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Trimpert C, Wesche D, de Groot T, Pimentel Rodriguez MM, Wong V, van den Berg DTM, Cheval L, Ariza CA, Doucet A, Stagljar I, Deen PMT. NDFIP allows NEDD4/NEDD4L-induced AQP2 ubiquitination and degradation. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0183774. [PMID: 28931009 PMCID: PMC5606929 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2017] [Accepted: 08/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Regulation of our water homeostasis is fine-tuned by dynamic translocation of Aquaporin-2 (AQP2)-bearing vesicles to and from the plasma membrane of renal principal cells. Whereas binding of vasopressin to its type-2 receptor initiates a cAMP-protein kinase A cascade and AQP2 translocation to the apical membrane, this is counteracted by protein kinase C-activating hormones, resulting in ubiquitination-dependent internalization of AQP2. The proteins targeting AQP2 for ubiquitin-mediated degradation are unknown. In collecting duct mpkCCD cells, siRNA knockdown of NEDD4 and NEDD4L E3 ligases yielded increased AQP2 abundance, but they did not bind AQP2. Membrane Yeast Two-Hybrid assays using full-length AQP2 as bait, identified NEDD4 family interacting protein 2 (NDFIP2) to bind AQP2. NDFIP2 and its homologue NDFIP1 have PY motifs by which they bind NEDD4 family members and bring them close to target proteins. In HEK293 cells, NDFIP1 and NDFIP2 bound AQP2 and were essential for NEDD4/NEDD4L-mediated ubiquitination and degradation of AQP2, an effect not observed with PY-lacking NDFIP1/2 proteins. In mpkCCD cells, downregulation of NDFIP1, NEDD4 and NEDD4L, but not NDFIP2, increased AQP2 abundance. In mouse kidney, Ndfip1 and Ndfip2 mRNA distribution was similar and high in proximal tubules and collecting ducts, which was also found for NDFIP1 proteins. Our results reveal that NEDD4/NEDD4L mediate ubiquitination and degradation of AQP2, but that NDFIP proteins are needed to connect NEDD4/NEDD4L to AQP2. As NDFIP1/2 bind many NEDD4 family E3 ligases, which are implicated in several cellular processes, NDFIP1/2 may be the missing link for AQP2 ubiquitination and degradation from different subcellular locations.
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- Christiane Trimpert
- Department of Physiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, INSERM, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, CNRS, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Paris, France
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- Department of Physiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, INSERM, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, CNRS, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Paris, France
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- Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Physiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Layman AAK, Deng G, O'Leary CE, Tadros S, Thomas RM, Dybas JM, Moser EK, Wells AD, Doliba NM, Oliver PM. Ndfip1 restricts mTORC1 signalling and glycolysis in regulatory T cells to prevent autoinflammatory disease. Nat Commun 2017; 8:15677. [PMID: 28580955 PMCID: PMC5465375 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms15677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2016] [Accepted: 04/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Foxp3+ T regulatory (Treg) cells suppress immune cell activation and establish normal immune homeostasis. How Treg cells maintain their identity is not completely understood. Here we show that Ndfip1, a coactivator of Nedd4-family E3 ubiquitin ligases, is required for Treg cell stability and function. Ndfip1 deletion in Treg cells results in autoinflammatory disease. Ndfip1-deficient Treg cells are highly proliferative and are more likely to lose Foxp3 expression to become IL-4-producing TH2 effector cells. Proteomic analyses indicate altered metabolic signature of Ndfip1-deficient Treg cells and metabolic profiling reveals elevated glycolysis and increased mTORC1 signalling. Ndfip1 restricts Treg cell metabolism and IL-4 production via distinct mechanisms, as IL-4 deficiency does not prevent hyperproliferation or elevated mTORC1 signalling in Ndfip1-deficient Treg cells. Thus, Ndfip1 preserves Treg lineage stability and immune homeostasis by preventing the expansion of highly proliferative and metabolically active Treg cells and by preventing pathological secretion of IL-4 from Treg cells.
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- Awo Akosua Kesewa Layman
- Medical Scientist Training Program, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
- Biomedical Graduate Studies, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Cell Pathology Division, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Cell Pathology Division, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Cell Pathology Division, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Cell Pathology Division, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Cell Pathology Division, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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Development of Novel Monoclonal Antibodies for Evaluation of Transmembrane Prostate Androgen-Induced Protein 1 (TMEPAI) Expression Patterns in Gastric Cancer. Pathol Oncol Res 2017; 24:427-438. [DOI: 10.1007/s12253-017-0247-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2017] [Accepted: 04/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Engineered Exosomes as Vehicles for Biologically Active Proteins. Mol Ther 2017; 25:1269-1278. [PMID: 28412169 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2017.03.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 228] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2016] [Revised: 03/20/2017] [Accepted: 03/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Exosomes represent an attractive vehicle for the delivery of biomolecules. However, mechanisms for loading functional molecules into exosomes are relatively unexplored. Here we report the use of the evolutionarily conserved late-domain (L-domain) pathway as a mechanism for loading exogenous proteins into exosomes. We demonstrate that labeling of a target protein, Cre recombinase, with a WW tag leads to recognition by the L-domain-containing protein Ndfip1, resulting in ubiquitination and loading into exosomes. Our results show that Ndfip1 expression acts as a molecular switch for exosomal packaging of WW-Cre that can be suppressed using the exosome inhibitor GW4869. When taken up by floxed reporter cells, exosomes containing WW-Cre were capable of inducing DNA recombination, indicating functional delivery of the protein to recipient cells. Engineered exosomes were administered to the brain of transgenic reporter mice using the nasal route to test for intracellular protein delivery in vivo. This resulted in the transport of engineered exosomes predominantly to recipient neurons in a number of brain regions, including the olfactory bulb, cortex, striatum, hippocampus, and cerebellum. The ability to engineer exosomes to deliver biologically active proteins across the blood-brain barrier represents an important step for the development of therapeutics to treat brain diseases.
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Deltex2 represses MyoD expression and inhibits myogenic differentiation by acting as a negative regulator of Jmjd1c. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2017; 114:E3071-E3080. [PMID: 28351977 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1613592114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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The myogenic regulatory factor MyoD has been implicated as a key regulator of myogenesis, and yet there is little information regarding its upstream regulators. We found that Deltex2 inhibits myogenic differentiation in vitro, and that skeletal muscle stem cells from Deltex2 knockout mice exhibit precocious myogenic differentiation and accelerated regeneration in response to injury. Intriguingly, Deltex2 inhibits myogenesis by suppressing MyoD transcription, and the Deltex2 knockout phenotype can be rescued by a loss-of-function allele for MyoD In addition, we obtained evidence that Deltex2 regulates MyoD expression by promoting the enrichment of histone 3 modified by dimethylation at lysine 9 at a key regulatory region of the MyoD locus. The enrichment is attributed to a Deltex2 interacting protein, Jmjd1c, whose activity is directly inhibited by Deltex2 and whose expression is required for MyoD expression in vivo and in vitro. Finally, we find that Deltex2 causes Jmjd1c monoubiquitination and inhibits its demethylase activity. Mutation of the monoubiquitination site in Jmjd1c abolishes the inhibitory effect of Deltex2 on Jmjd1c demethylase activity. These results reveal a mechanism by which a member of the Deltex family of proteins can inhibit cellular differentiation, and demonstrate a role of Deltex in the epigenetic regulation of myogenesis.
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Newly synthesized transmembrane proteins undergo a series of steps to ensure that only the required amount of correctly folded protein is localized to the membrane. The regulation of protein quality and its abundance at the membrane are often controlled by ubiquitination, a multistep enzymatic process that results in the attachment of ubiquitin, or chains of ubiquitin to the target protein. Protein ubiquitination acts as a signal for sorting, trafficking, and the removal of membrane proteins via endocytosis, a process through which multiple ubiquitin ligases are known to specifically regulate the functions of a number of ion channels, transporters, and signaling receptors. Endocytic removal of these proteins through ubiquitin-dependent endocytosis provides a way to rapidly downregulate the physiological outcomes, and defects in such controls are directly linked to human pathologies. Recent evidence suggests that ubiquitination is also involved in the shedding of membranes and associated proteins as extracellular vesicles, thereby not only controlling the cell surface levels of some membrane proteins, but also their potential transport to neighboring cells. In this review, we summarize the mechanisms and functions of ubiquitination of membrane proteins and provide specific examples of ubiquitin-dependent regulation of membrane proteins.
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- Natalie Foot
- Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
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- Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
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- Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
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Chen M, Nowak DG, Narula N, Robinson B, Watrud K, Ambrico A, Herzka TM, Zeeman ME, Minderer M, Zheng W, Ebbesen SH, Plafker KS, Stahlhut C, Wang VMY, Wills L, Nasar A, Castillo-Martin M, Cordon-Cardo C, Wilkinson JE, Powers S, Sordella R, Altorki NK, Mittal V, Stiles BM, Plafker SM, Trotman LC. The nuclear transport receptor Importin-11 is a tumor suppressor that maintains PTEN protein. J Cell Biol 2017; 216:641-656. [PMID: 28193700 PMCID: PMC5350510 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201604025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2016] [Revised: 08/21/2016] [Accepted: 01/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Phosphatase and tensin homologue (PTEN) protein levels are critical for tumor suppression. However, the search for a recurrent cancer-associated gene alteration that causes PTEN degradation has remained futile. In this study, we show that Importin-11 (Ipo11) is a transport receptor for PTEN that is required to physically separate PTEN from elements of the PTEN degradation machinery. Mechanistically, we find that the E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme and IPO11 cargo, UBE2E1, is a limiting factor for PTEN degradation. Using in vitro and in vivo gene-targeting methods, we show that Ipo11 loss results in degradation of Pten, lung adenocarcinoma, and neoplasia in mouse prostate with aberrantly high levels of Ube2e1 in the cytoplasm. These findings explain the correlation between loss of IPO11 and PTEN protein in human lung tumors. Furthermore, we find that IPO11 status predicts disease recurrence and progression to metastasis in patients choosing radical prostatectomy. Thus, our data introduce the IPO11 gene as a tumor-suppressor locus, which is of special importance in cancers that still retain at least one intact PTEN allele.
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- Muhan Chen
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
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- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
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- Department of Pathology, Neuberger Berman Lung Cancer Research Center, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065.,Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Neuberger Berman Lung Cancer Research Center, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065
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- Department of Pathology, Neuberger Berman Lung Cancer Research Center, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065.,Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Neuberger Berman Lung Cancer Research Center, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065
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- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
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- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
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- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
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- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724.,The Watson School of Biological Sciences, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
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- Free Radical Biology and Aging Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK 73104
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- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Neuberger Berman Lung Cancer Research Center, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Neuberger Berman Lung Cancer Research Center, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Neuberger Berman Lung Cancer Research Center, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Neuberger Berman Lung Cancer Research Center, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065
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- Free Radical Biology and Aging Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK 73104
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Yip KH, Kolesnikoff N, Hauschild N, Biggs L, Lopez AF, Galli SJ, Kumar S, Grimbaldeston MA. The Nedd4-2/Ndfip1 axis is a negative regulator of IgE-mediated mast cell activation. Nat Commun 2016; 7:13198. [PMID: 27786273 PMCID: PMC5095291 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms13198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2015] [Accepted: 09/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Cross-linkage of the high-affinity immunoglobulin E (IgE) receptor (FcɛRI) on mast cells by antigen ligation has a critical role in the pathology of IgE-dependent allergic disorders, such as anaphylaxis and asthma. Restraint of intracellular signal transduction pathways that promote release of mast cell-derived pro-inflammatory mediators is necessary to dampen activation and restore homoeostasis. Here we show that the ligase Nedd4-2 and the adaptor Ndfip1 (Nedd4 family interacting protein 1) limit the intensity and duration of IgE-FcɛRI-induced positive signal transduction by ubiquitinating phosphorylated Syk, a tyrosine kinase that is indispensable for downstream FcɛRI signalosome activity. Importantly, loss of Nedd4-2 or Ndfip1 in mast cells results in exacerbated and prolonged IgE-mediated cutaneous anaphylaxis in vivo. Our findings reveal an important negative regulatory function for Nedd4-2 and Ndfip1 in IgE-dependent mast cell activity. Aberrant activation of the IgE receptor on mast cells leads to allergic responses. Here, the authors identify an E3 ligase and adaptor protein that can reduce IgE signalling by targeting phosphorylated-Syk for degradation.
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- Kwok Ho Yip
- Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia and SA Pathology, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia
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- Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia and SA Pathology, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia
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- Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia and SA Pathology, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia
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- Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia and SA Pathology, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia
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- Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia and SA Pathology, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia.,School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Departments of Pathology and of Microbiology and Immunology, and the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305-5176, USA
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- Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia and SA Pathology, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia.,School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia and SA Pathology, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia.,School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia.,OMNI-Biomarker Development, Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, California 94080, USA
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Du X, Xu H, Shi L, Jiang Z, Song N, Jiang H, Xie J. Activation of ATP-sensitive potassium channels enhances DMT1-mediated iron uptake in SK-N-SH cells in vitro. Sci Rep 2016; 6:33674. [PMID: 27646472 PMCID: PMC5028757 DOI: 10.1038/srep33674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2016] [Accepted: 08/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Iron importer divalent metal transporter 1 (DMT1) plays a crucial role in the nigal iron accumulation in Parkinson’s disease (PD). Membrane hyperpolarization is one of the factors that could affect its iron transport function. Besides iron, selective activation of the ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP) channels also contributes to the vulnerability of dopaminergic neurons in PD. Interestingly, activation of KATP channels could induce membrane hyperpolarization. Therefore, it is of vital importance to study the effects of activation of KATP channels on DMT1-mediated iron uptake function. In the present study, activation of KATP channels by diazoxide resulted in the hyperpolarization of the membrane potential and increased DMT1-mediated iron uptake in SK-N-SH cells. This led to an increase in intracellular iron levels and a subsequent decrease in the mitochondrial membrane potential and an increase in ROS production. Delayed inactivation of the Fe2+-evoked currents by diazoxide was recorded by patch clamp in HEK293 cells, which demonstrated that diazoxide could prolonged DMT1-facilitated iron transport. While inhibition of KATP channels by glibenclamide could block ferrous iron influx and the subsequent cell damage. Overexpression of Kir6.2/SUR1 resulted in an increase in iron influx and intracellular iron levels, which was markedly increased after diazoxide treatment.
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- Xixun Du
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Department of Physiology, Shandong Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for Neurodegenerative Disorders, Key Laboratory of Pathogenesis and Prevention of Neurological Disorders and State Key Disciplines: Physiology, Medical College of Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Department of Physiology, Shandong Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for Neurodegenerative Disorders, Key Laboratory of Pathogenesis and Prevention of Neurological Disorders and State Key Disciplines: Physiology, Medical College of Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Department of Physiology, Shandong Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for Neurodegenerative Disorders, Key Laboratory of Pathogenesis and Prevention of Neurological Disorders and State Key Disciplines: Physiology, Medical College of Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Department of Physiology, Shandong Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for Neurodegenerative Disorders, Key Laboratory of Pathogenesis and Prevention of Neurological Disorders and State Key Disciplines: Physiology, Medical College of Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Department of Physiology, Shandong Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for Neurodegenerative Disorders, Key Laboratory of Pathogenesis and Prevention of Neurological Disorders and State Key Disciplines: Physiology, Medical College of Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Department of Physiology, Shandong Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for Neurodegenerative Disorders, Key Laboratory of Pathogenesis and Prevention of Neurological Disorders and State Key Disciplines: Physiology, Medical College of Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Department of Physiology, Shandong Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for Neurodegenerative Disorders, Key Laboratory of Pathogenesis and Prevention of Neurological Disorders and State Key Disciplines: Physiology, Medical College of Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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Anta B, Martín-Rodríguez C, Gomis-Perez C, Calvo L, López-Benito S, Calderón-García AA, Vicente-García C, Villarroel Á, Arévalo JC. Ubiquitin-specific Protease 36 (USP36) Controls Neuronal Precursor Cell-expressed Developmentally Down-regulated 4-2 (Nedd4-2) Actions over the Neurotrophin Receptor TrkA and Potassium Voltage-gated Channels 7.2/3 (Kv7.2/3). J Biol Chem 2016; 291:19132-45. [PMID: 27445338 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.722637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Ubiquitination of the TrkA neurotrophin receptor in response to NGF is critical in the regulation of TrkA activation and functions. TrkA is ubiquitinated, among other E3 ubiquitin ligases, by Nedd4-2. To understand mechanistically how TrkA ubiquitination is regulated, we performed a siRNA screening to identify deubiquitinating enzymes and found that USP36 acts as an important regulator of TrkA activation kinetics and ubiquitination. However, USP36 action on TrkA was indirect because it does not deubiquitinate TrkA. Instead, USP36 binds to Nedd4-2 and regulates the association of TrkA and Nedd4-2. In addition, depletion of USP36 increases TrkA·Nedd4-2 complex formation, whereas USP36 expression disrupts the complex, resulting in an enhancement or impairment of Nedd4-2-dependent TrkA ubiquitination, respectively. Moreover, USP36 depletion leads to enhanced total and surface TrkA expression that results in increased NGF-mediated TrkA activation and signaling that augments PC12 cell differentiation. USP36 actions extend beyond TrkA because the presence of USP36 interferes with Nedd4-2-dependent Kv7.2/3 channel regulation. Our results demonstrate that USP36 binds to and regulates the actions of Nedd4-2 over different substrates affecting their expression and functions.
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- Begoña Anta
- From the Departmento de Biología Celular y Patología, Instituto de Neurociencias de Castilla y León, University of Salamanca, Salamanca 37007, Spain, the Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca, 47195 Salamanca, Spain, and
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- From the Departmento de Biología Celular y Patología, Instituto de Neurociencias de Castilla y León, University of Salamanca, Salamanca 37007, Spain, the Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca, 47195 Salamanca, Spain, and
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- the Unidad de Biofísica, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, CSIC, UPV/EHU, Universidad del País Vasco, barrio Sarriena s/n, 48940 Leoia, Spain
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- From the Departmento de Biología Celular y Patología, Instituto de Neurociencias de Castilla y León, University of Salamanca, Salamanca 37007, Spain, the Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca, 47195 Salamanca, Spain, and
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- From the Departmento de Biología Celular y Patología, Instituto de Neurociencias de Castilla y León, University of Salamanca, Salamanca 37007, Spain, the Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca, 47195 Salamanca, Spain, and
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- From the Departmento de Biología Celular y Patología, Instituto de Neurociencias de Castilla y León, University of Salamanca, Salamanca 37007, Spain
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- From the Departmento de Biología Celular y Patología, Instituto de Neurociencias de Castilla y León, University of Salamanca, Salamanca 37007, Spain, the Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca, 47195 Salamanca, Spain, and
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- the Unidad de Biofísica, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, CSIC, UPV/EHU, Universidad del País Vasco, barrio Sarriena s/n, 48940 Leoia, Spain
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- From the Departmento de Biología Celular y Patología, Instituto de Neurociencias de Castilla y León, University of Salamanca, Salamanca 37007, Spain, the Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca, 47195 Salamanca, Spain, and
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Regulation of the divalent metal ion transporter via membrane budding. Cell Discov 2016; 2:16011. [PMID: 27462458 PMCID: PMC4914834 DOI: 10.1038/celldisc.2016.11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2016] [Accepted: 02/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The release of extracellular vesicles (EVs) is important for both normal physiology and disease. However, a basic understanding of the targeting of EV cargoes, composition and mechanism of release is lacking. Here we present evidence that the divalent metal ion transporter (DMT1) is unexpectedly regulated through release in EVs. This process involves the Nedd4-2 ubiquitin ligase, and the adaptor proteins Arrdc1 and Arrdc4 via different budding mechanisms. We show that mouse gut explants release endogenous DMT1 in EVs. Although we observed no change in the relative amount of DMT1 released in EVs from gut explants in Arrdc1 or Arrdc4 deficient mice, the extent of EVs released was significantly reduced indicating an adaptor role in biogenesis. Furthermore, using Arrdc1 or Arrdc4 knockout mouse embryonic fibroblasts, we show that both Arrdc1 and Arrdc4 are non-redundant positive regulators of EV release. Our results suggest that DMT1 release from the plasma membrane into EVs may represent a novel mechanism for the maintenance of iron homeostasis, which may also be important for the regulation of other membrane proteins.
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O'Leary CE, Riling CR, Spruce LA, Ding H, Kumar S, Deng G, Liu Y, Seeholzer SH, Oliver PM. Ndfip-mediated degradation of Jak1 tunes cytokine signalling to limit expansion of CD4+ effector T cells. Nat Commun 2016; 7:11226. [PMID: 27088444 PMCID: PMC4837450 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms11226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2015] [Accepted: 02/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Nedd4 family E3 ubiquitin ligases have been shown to restrict T-cell function and impact T-cell differentiation. We show here that Ndfip1 and Ndfip2, activators of Nedd4 family ligases, together limit accumulation and function of effector CD4+ T cells. Using a three-part proteomics approach in primary T cells, we identify stabilization of Jak1 in Ndfip1/2-deficient T cells stimulated through the TCR. Jak1 degradation is aborted in activated T cells that lack Ndfips. In wild-type cells, Jak1 degradation lessens CD4+ cell sensitivity to cytokines during TCR stimulation, while in Ndfip-deficient cells cytokine responsiveness persists, promoting increased expansion and survival of pathogenic effector T cells. Thus, Ndfip1/Ndfip2 regulate the cross talk between the T-cell receptor and cytokine signalling pathways to limit inappropriate T-cell responses. Ndfip1 is an activator of Itch E3 ubiquitin ligase that limits T cell activation. Here the authors identify Jak1 in a proteomic screen for Ndfip dependent substrates, and show that Ndfip1/2 double-deficient T cells have reduced degradation of Jak1 and as a result are hyper-responsive to cytokine stimulation.
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- Claire E O'Leary
- Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cell Pathology Division, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cell Pathology Division, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cell Pathology Division, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cell Pathology Division, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cell Pathology Division, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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Ndfip2 is a potential regulator of the iron transporter DMT1 in the liver. Sci Rep 2016; 6:24045. [PMID: 27048792 PMCID: PMC4822147 DOI: 10.1038/srep24045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2015] [Accepted: 03/21/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The regulation of divalent metal ion transporter DMT1, the primary non-heme iron importer in mammals, is critical for maintaining iron homeostasis. Previously we identified ubiquitin-dependent regulation of DMT1 involving the Nedd4 family of ubiquitin ligases and the Ndfip1 and Ndfip2 adaptors. We also established the in vivo function of Ndfip1 in the regulation of DMT1 in the duodenum of mice. Here we have studied the function of Ndfip2 using Ndfip2-deficient mice. The DMT1 protein levels in the duodenum were comparable in wild type and Ndfip2−/− mice, as was the transport activity of isolated enterocytes. A complete blood examination showed no significant differences between wild type and Ndfip2−/− mice in any of the hematological parameters measured. However, when fed a low iron diet, female Ndfip2−/− mice showed a decrease in liver iron content, although they maintained normal serum iron levels and transferrin saturation, compared to wild type female mice that showed a reduction in serum iron and transferrin saturation. Ndfip2−/− female mice also showed an increase in DMT1 expression in the liver, with no change in male mice. We suggest that Ndfip2 controls DMT1 in the liver with female mice showing a greater response to altered dietary iron than the male mice.
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Chapter Five - Ubiquitination of Ion Channels and Transporters. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 2016; 141:161-223. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.pmbts.2016.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Regulation of the human ether-a-go-go-related gene (hERG) potassium channel by Nedd4 family interacting proteins (Ndfips). Biochem J 2015; 472:71-82. [DOI: 10.1042/bj20141282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2014] [Accepted: 09/10/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The human ether-a-go-go-related gene (hERG)-encoded K+ channel is critical for cardiac repolarization. In the present study, we demonstrate that the E3 ubiquitin (Ub) ligase neural precursor cell expressed developmentally down-regulated protein 4-2 (Nedd4-2) is directed to specific cellular compartments by Nedd4 family-interacting proteins (Ndfips) to selectively target the mature hERG channels for degradation.
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Nedd4 family interacting protein 1 (Ndfip1) promotes death of pancreatic beta cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2015; 465:851-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2015.08.099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2015] [Accepted: 08/22/2015] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Ndfip1 attenuated 6-OHDA–induced iron accumulation via regulating the degradation of DMT1. Neurobiol Aging 2015; 36:1183-93. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2014.10.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2014] [Revised: 09/28/2014] [Accepted: 10/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Kathania M, Zeng M, Yadav VN, Moghaddam SJ, Yang B, Venuprasad K. Ndfip1 regulates itch ligase activity and airway inflammation via UbcH7. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2015; 194:2160-7. [PMID: 25632008 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1402742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The ubiquitin-ligating enzyme (E3) Itch plays a crucial role in the regulation of inflammation, and Itch deficiency leads to severe airway inflammation. However, the molecular mechanisms by which Itch function is regulated remain elusive. In this study, we found that nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae induces the association of Itch with Ndfip1. Both Itch(-/-) and Ndfip1(-/-) mice exhibited severe airway inflammation in response to nontypeable Haemophilus influenza, which was associated with elevated expression of proinflammatory cytokines. Ndfip1 enhanced Itch ligase activity and facilitated Itch-mediated Tak1 ubiquitination. Mechanistically, Ndfip1 facilitated recruitment of ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme (E2) UbcH7 to Itch. The N-terminal region of Ndfip1 binds to UbcH7, whereas the PY motif binds to Itch. Hence, Ndfip1 acts as an adaptor for UbcH7 and Itch. Reconstitution of full-length Ndfip1 but not the mutants that fail to interact with either UbcH7 or Itch, restored the defect in Tak1 ubiquitination and inhibited elevated proinflammatory cytokine expression by Ndfip1(-/-) cells. These results provide new mechanistic insights into how Itch function is regulated during inflammatory signaling, which could be exploited therapeutically in inflammatory diseases.
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- Mahesh Kathania
- Baylor Institute for Immunology Research, Baylor Research Institute, Dallas, TX 75204
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- Baylor Institute for Immunology Research, Baylor Research Institute, Dallas, TX 75204
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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- Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030; and
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242
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- Baylor Institute for Immunology Research, Baylor Research Institute, Dallas, TX 75204;
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Goel P, Manning JA, Kumar S. NEDD4-2 (NEDD4L): the ubiquitin ligase for multiple membrane proteins. Gene 2014; 557:1-10. [PMID: 25433090 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2014.11.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2014] [Revised: 11/14/2014] [Accepted: 11/21/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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NEDD4-2 (also known as NEDD4L, neural precursor cell expressed developmentally down-regulated 4-like) is a ubiquitin protein ligase of the Nedd4 family which is known to bind and regulate a number of membrane proteins to aid in their internalization and turnover. Several of the NEDD4-2 substrates include ion channels, such as the epithelial and voltage-gated sodium channels. Given the critical function of NEDD4-2 in regulating membrane proteins, this ligase is essential for the maintenance of cellular homeostasis. In this article we review the biology and function of this important ubiquitin-protein ligase and discuss its pathophysiological significance.
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- Pranay Goel
- Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia; Department of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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- Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia; Department of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia.
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Weil R. Does antigen masking by ubiquitin chains protect from the development of autoimmune diseases? Front Immunol 2014; 5:262. [PMID: 24917867 PMCID: PMC4042494 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2014.00262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2014] [Accepted: 05/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Autoimmune diseases are characterized by the production of antibodies against self-antigens and generally arise from a failure of central or peripheral tolerance. However, these diseases may develop when newly appearing antigens are not recognized as self by the immune system. The mechanism by which some antigens are “invisible” to the immune system is not completely understood. Apoptotic and complement system defects or autophagy imbalance can generate this antigenic autoreactivity. Under particular circumstances, cellular debris containing autoreactive antigens can be recognized by innate immune receptors or other sensors and can eventually lead to autoimmunity. Ubiquitination may be one of the mechanisms protecting autoreactive antigens from the immune system that, if disrupted, can lead to autoimmunity. Ubiquitination is an essential post-translational modification used by cells to target proteins for degradation or to regulate other intracellular processes. The level of ubiquitination is regulated during T cell tolerance and apoptosis and E3 ligases have emerged as a crucial signaling pathway for the regulation of T cell tolerance toward self-antigens. I propose here that an unrecognized role of ubiquitin and ubiquitin-like proteins could be to render intracellular or foreign antigens (present in cellular debris resulting from apoptosis, complement system, or autophagy defects) invisible to the immune system in order to prevent the development of autoimmunity.
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- Robert Weil
- Unité de Signalisation Moléculaire et Activation Cellulaire, CNRS URA 2582, Institut Pasteur , Paris , France
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Ndfip1 mediates peripheral tolerance to self and exogenous antigen by inducing cell cycle exit in responding CD4+ T cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2014; 111:2067-74. [PMID: 24520172 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1322739111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The NDFIP1 (neural precursor cell expressed, developmentally down-regulated protein 4 family-interacting protein 1) adapter for the ubiquitin ligase ITCH is genetically linked to human allergic and autoimmune disease, but the cellular mechanism by which these proteins enable foreign and self-antigens to be tolerated is unresolved. Here, we use two unique mouse strains--an Ndfip1-YFP reporter and an Ndfip1-deficient strain--to show that Ndfip1 is progressively induced during T-cell differentiation and activation in vivo and that its deficiency causes a cell-autonomous, Forkhead box P3-independent failure of peripheral CD4(+) T-cell tolerance to self and exogenous antigen. In small cohorts of antigen-specific CD4(+) cells responding in vivo, Ndfip1 was necessary for tolerogen-reactive T cells to exit cell cycle after one to five divisions and to abort Th2 effector differentiation, defining a step in peripheral tolerance that provides insights into the phenomenon of T-cell anergy in vivo and is distinct from the better understood process of Bcl2-interacting mediator of cell death-mediated apoptosis. Ndfip1 deficiency precipitated autoimmune pancreatic destruction and diabetes; however, this depended on a further accumulation of nontolerant anti-self T cells from strong stimulation by exogenous tolerogen. These findings illuminate a peripheral tolerance checkpoint that aborts T-cell clonal expansion against allergens and autoantigens and demonstrate how hypersensitive responses to environmental antigens may trigger autoimmunity.
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Goh CP, Putz U, Howitt J, Low LH, Gunnersen J, Bye N, Morganti-Kossmann C, Tan SS. Nuclear trafficking of Pten after brain injury leads to neuron survival not death. Exp Neurol 2013; 252:37-46. [PMID: 24275527 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2013.11.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2013] [Revised: 10/29/2013] [Accepted: 11/15/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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There is controversy whether accumulation of the tumor suppressor PTEN protein in the cell nucleus under stress conditions such as trauma and stroke causes cell death. A number of in vitro studies have reported enhanced apoptosis in neurons possessing nuclear PTEN, with the interpretation that its nuclear phosphatase activity leads to reduction of the survival protein phospho-Akt. However, there have been no in vivo studies to show that nuclear PTEN in neurons under stress is detrimental. Using a mouse model of injury, we demonstrate here that brain trauma altered the nucleo-cytoplasmic distribution of Pten, resulting in increased nuclear Pten but only in surviving neurons near the lesion. This event was driven by Ndfip1, an adaptor and activator of protein ubiquitination by Nedd4 E3 ligases. Neurons next to the lesion with nuclear PTEN were invariably negative for TUNEL, a marker for cell death. These neurons also showed increased Ndfip1 which we previously showed to be associated with neuron survival. Biochemical assays revealed that overall levels of Pten in the affected cortex were unchanged after trauma, suggesting that Pten abundance globally had not increased but rather Pten subcellular location in affected neurons had changed. Following experimental injury, the number of neurons with nuclear Pten was reduced in heterozygous mice (Ndfip1(+/-)) although lesion volumes were increased. We conclude that nuclear trafficking of Pten following injury leads to neuron survival not death.
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- Choo-Peng Goh
- Brain Development and Regeneration Laboratory, The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Brain Development and Regeneration Laboratory, The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Brain Development and Regeneration Laboratory, The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Brain Development and Regeneration Laboratory, The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Brain Development and Regeneration Laboratory, The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- National Trauma Research Institute, Alfred Hospital, Monash University, Australia
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- Brain Development and Regeneration Laboratory, The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia.
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Iron status and lipopolysaccharide regulate Ndfip1 by activation of nuclear factor-kappa B. Biometals 2013; 26:981-8. [DOI: 10.1007/s10534-013-9674-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2013] [Accepted: 09/02/2013] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Hammond VE, Gunnersen JM, Goh CP, Low LH, Hyakumura T, Tang MM, Britto JM, Putz U, Howitt JA, Tan SS. Ndfip1 is required for the development of pyramidal neuron dendrites and spines in the neocortex. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 24:3289-300. [PMID: 23897647 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bht191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Ubiquitin ligases of the Nedd4 family are important for axon and dendrite development, but little is known about their adaptor, Nedd4 family-interacting protein 1 (Ndfip1), that is responsible for their enzymatic activation. To study the function of Ndfip1 in cortical development, we generated a conditional knock-out (conditional KO) in neurons. The Ndfip1 conditional KO mice were viable; however, cortical neurons in the adult brain exhibited atrophic characteristics, including stunted dendritic arbors, blebbing of dendrites, and fewer dendritic spines. In electron micrographs, these neurons appeared shrunken with compacted somata and involutions of the nuclear membrane. In culture, Ndfip1 KO neurons exhibited exuberant sprouting suggesting loss of developmental control. Biochemical analysis of postsynaptic density (PSD) fractions from Ndfip1 KO cortical and hippocampal neurons showed that the postsynaptic proteins (Arc and PSD-95) were reduced compared with wild-type controls. In addition, the PI3 kinase/Akt signaling pathway was altered. These results indicate that Ndfip1, through its Nedd4 effectors, is important for the development of dendrites and dendritic spines in the cortex.
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- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health and Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health and
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- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health and
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- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health and
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Ramos-Hernández N, Ramon HE, Beal AM, Laroche A, Dekleva EA, Oliver PM. Ndfip1 enforces a requirement for CD28 costimulation by limiting IL-2 production. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2013; 191:1536-46. [PMID: 23851689 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1203571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Although the pathways that permit IL-2 production and the full activation of T cells upon Ag encounter are fairly well defined, the negative regulatory circuits that limit these pathways are poorly understood. In this study, we show that the E3 ubiquitin ligase adaptor Ndfip1 directs one such negative regulatory circuit. T cells lacking Ndfip1 produce IL-2, upregulate IL-2Rα, and proliferate, in the absence of CD28 costimulation. Furthermore, T cells in mice lacking both Ndfip1 and CD28 become activated, produce IL-4, and drive inflammation at barrier surfaces. Ndfip1 constrains T cell activation by limiting the duration of IL-2 mRNA expression after TCR stimulation. Ndfip1 and IL-2 have a similar expression pattern, and, following TCR stimulation, expression of both Ndfip1 and IL-2 requires the activity of NFAT and Erk. Taken together, these data support a negative regulatory circuit in which factors that induce IL-2 expression downstream of TCR engagement also induce the expression of Ndfip1 to limit the extent of IL-2 production and, thus, dampen T cell activation.
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Scheffner M, Kumar S. Mammalian HECT ubiquitin-protein ligases: biological and pathophysiological aspects. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2013; 1843:61-74. [PMID: 23545411 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2013.03.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 217] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2012] [Revised: 02/18/2013] [Accepted: 03/22/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Members of the HECT family of E3 ubiquitin-protein ligases are characterized by a C-terminal HECT domain that catalyzes the covalent attachment of ubiquitin to substrate proteins and by N-terminal extensions of variable length and domain architecture that determine the substrate spectrum of a respective HECT E3. Since their discovery in 1995, it has become clear that deregulation of distinct HECT E3s plays an eminent role in human disease or disease-related processes including cancer, cardiovascular and neurological disorders, viral infections, and immune response. Thus, a detailed understanding of the structure-function aspects of HECT E3s as well as the identification and characterization of the substrates and regulators of HECT E3s is critical in developing new approaches in the treatment of respective diseases. In this review, we summarize what is currently known about mammalian HECT E3s, with a focus on their biological functions and roles in pathophysiology.This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Ubiquitin-Proteasome System. Guest Editors: Thomas Sommer and Dieter H. Wolf.
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- Martin Scheffner
- Department of Biology, Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany.
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Wang Y, Tong X, Ye X. Ndfip1 negatively regulates RIG-I-dependent immune signaling by enhancing E3 ligase Smurf1-mediated MAVS degradation. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2012; 189:5304-13. [PMID: 23087404 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1201445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Ndfip1 functions as both a recruiter and an activator of multiple HECT domain E3 ubiquitin ligases of the Nedd4 family. In this study, we demonstrate that Ndfip1 is involved in the ubiquitin-mediated degradation of mitochondrial antiviral signaling (MAVS), which is a key adaptor protein in RIG-I-like receptor-mediated immune signaling. We found that overexpression of Ndfip1 severely impaired MAVS and Sendai virus-mediated activation of IFN-stimulated response element, NF-κB, IFN-β promoter, and polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid or influenza virus RNA-stimulated IRF-3 phosphorylation, as well as the transcription of IFN-β. This functional interaction was confirmed by knockdown of Ndfip1, which facilitated MAVS-mediated downstream signaling and elevated MAVS protein levels. Further analysis indicated that Ndfip1 enhances both self-ubiquitination of HECT domain-containing E3 ubiquitin ligase Smurf1 and its interaction with MAVS, and eventually promotes MAVS degradation. In addition, the activation of IFN-β by MAVS, influenza virus RNA, polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid, and Sendai virus was enhanced in Ndfip1 knockdown cells. These results reveal that Ndfip1 is a potent inhibitor of MAVS-mediated antiviral response.
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- Yetao Wang
- Center for Molecular Immunology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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Myc oncoproteins are commonly upregulated in human cancers of different organ origins, stabilized by Aurora A, degraded through ubiquitin-proteasome pathway-mediated proteolysis, and exert oncogenic effects by modulating gene and protein expression. Histone deacetylases are emerging as targets for cancer therapy. Here we demonstrated that the class III histone deacetylase SIRT2 was upregulated by N-Myc in neuroblastoma cells and by c-Myc in pancreatic cancer cells, and that SIRT2 enhanced N-Myc and c-Myc protein stability and promoted cancer cell proliferation. Affymetrix gene array studies revealed that the gene most significantly repressed by SIRT2 was the ubiquitin-protein ligase NEDD4. Consistent with this finding, SIRT2 repressed NEDD4 gene expression by directly binding to the NEDD4 gene core promoter and deacetylating histone H4 lysine 16. Importantly, NEDD4 directly bound to Myc oncoproteins and targeted Myc oncoproteins for ubiquitination and degradation, and small-molecule SIRT2 inhibitors reactivated NEDD4 gene expression, reduced N-Myc and c-Myc protein expression, and suppressed neuroblastoma and pancreatic cancer cell proliferation. Additionally, SIRT2 upregulated and small-molecule SIRT2 inhibitors decreased Aurora A expression. Our data reveal a novel pathway critical for Myc oncoprotein stability, and provide important evidences for potential application of SIRT2 inhibitors for the prevention and therapy of Myc-induced malignancies.
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Koeppen K, Chapline C, Sato JD, Stanton BA. Nedd4-2 does not regulate wt-CFTR in human airway epithelial cells. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2012; 303:L720-7. [PMID: 22904170 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00409.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR), a Cl(-) channel in airway epithelial cells, plays an important role in maintaining the volume of the airway surface liquid and therefore mucociliary clearance of respiratory pathogens. A recent study has shown that the E3 ubiquitin ligase Neural precursor cells expressed developmentally downregulated (Nedd4-2) ubiquitinates ΔF508-CFTR in pancreatic epithelial cells and that siRNA-mediated silencing of Nedd4-2 increases plasma membrane ΔF508-CFTR. Because the role of Nedd4-2 in regulating wild-type (wt)-CFTR in airway epithelial cells is unknown, studies were conducted to test the hypothesis that Nedd4-2 also ubiquitinates wt-CFTR and regulates its plasma membrane abundance. We found that Nedd4-2 did not affect wt-CFTR Cl(-) currents in Xenopus oocytes. Likewise, overexpression of Nedd4-2 in human airway epithelial cells did not alter the amount of ubiquitinated wt-CFTR. siRNA knockdown of Nedd4-2 in human airway epithelial cells had no effect on ubiquitination or apical plasma membrane abundance of wt-CFTR. Thus Nedd4-2 does not ubiquitinate and thereby regulate wt-CFTR in human airway epithelial cells.
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- Katja Koeppen
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, 604 Remsen, Hanover, NH 03755, USA.
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Glowacka WK, Alberts P, Ouchida R, Wang JY, Rotin D. LAPTM5 protein is a positive regulator of proinflammatory signaling pathways in macrophages. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:27691-702. [PMID: 22733818 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.355917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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LAPTM5 (lysosomal-associated protein transmembrane 5) is a protein that is preferentially expressed in immune cells, and it interacts with the Nedd4 family of ubiquitin ligases. Recent studies in T and B cells identified LAPTM5 as a negative regulator of T and B cell receptor levels at the plasma membrane. Here we investigated the function of LAPTM5 in macrophages. We demonstrate that expression of LAPTM5 is required for the secretion of proinflammatory cytokines in response to Toll-like receptor ligands. We also show that RAW264.7 cells knocked down for LAPTM5 or macrophages from LAPTM5(-/-) mice exhibit reduced activation of NF-κB and MAPK signaling pathways mediated by the TNF receptor, as well as multiple pattern recognition receptors in various cellular compartments. TNF stimulation of LAPTM5-deficient macrophages leads to reduced ubiquitination of RIP1 (receptor-interacting protein 1), suggesting a role for LAPTM5 at the receptor-proximate level. Interestingly, we find that macrophages from LAPTM5(-/-) mice display up-regulated levels of A20, a ubiquitin-editing enzyme responsible for deubiquitination of RIP1 and subsequent termination of NF-κB activation. Our studies thus indicate that, in contrast to its negative role in T and B cell activation, LAPTM5 acts as a positive modulator of inflammatory signaling pathways and hence cytokine secretion in macrophages. They also highlight a role for the endosomal/lysosomal system in regulating signaling via cytokine and pattern recognition receptors.
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- Wioletta K Glowacka
- Program in Cell Biology, the Hospital for Sick Children, and Biochemistry Department, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L7, Canada
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Altin JA, Goodnow CC, Cook MC. IL-10+ CTLA-4+ Th2 inhibitory cells form in a Foxp3-independent, IL-2-dependent manner from Th2 effectors during chronic inflammation. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2012; 188:5478-88. [PMID: 22547705 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1102994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Activated Th cells influence other T cells via positive feedback circuits that expand and polarize particular types of response, but little is known about how they may also initiate negative feedback against immunopathological reactions. In this study, we demonstrate the emergence, during chronic inflammation, of GATA-3(+) Th2 inhibitory (Th2i) cells that express high levels of inhibitory proteins including IL-10, CTLA-4, and granzyme B, but do so independently of Foxp3. Whereas other Th2 effectors promote proliferation and IL-4 production by naive T cells, Th2i cells suppress proliferation and IL-4 production. We show that Th2i cells develop directly from Th2 effectors, in a manner that can be promoted by effector cytokines including IL-2, IL-10, and IL-21 ex vivo and that requires T cell activation through CD28, Card11, and IL-2 in vivo. Formation of Th2i cells may act as an inbuilt activation-induced feedback inhibition mechanism against excessive or chronic Th2 responses.
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- John A Altin
- Department of Immunology, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia
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