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Zhang S, Yu Q, Li Z, Zhao Y, Sun Y. Protein neddylation and its role in health and diseases. Signal Transduct Target Ther 2024; 9:85. [PMID: 38575611 PMCID: PMC10995212 DOI: 10.1038/s41392-024-01800-9] [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: 01/11/2024] [Revised: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024] Open
Abstract
NEDD8 (Neural precursor cell expressed developmentally downregulated protein 8) is an ubiquitin-like protein that is covalently attached to a lysine residue of a protein substrate through a process known as neddylation, catalyzed by the enzyme cascade, namely NEDD8 activating enzyme (E1), NEDD8 conjugating enzyme (E2), and NEDD8 ligase (E3). The substrates of neddylation are categorized into cullins and non-cullin proteins. Neddylation of cullins activates CRLs (cullin RING ligases), the largest family of E3 ligases, whereas neddylation of non-cullin substrates alters their stability and activity, as well as subcellular localization. Significantly, the neddylation pathway and/or many neddylation substrates are abnormally activated or over-expressed in various human diseases, such as metabolic disorders, liver dysfunction, neurodegenerative disorders, and cancers, among others. Thus, targeting neddylation becomes an attractive strategy for the treatment of these diseases. In this review, we first provide a general introduction on the neddylation cascade, its biochemical process and regulation, and the crystal structures of neddylation enzymes in complex with cullin substrates; then discuss how neddylation governs various key biological processes via the modification of cullins and non-cullin substrates. We further review the literature data on dysregulated neddylation in several human diseases, particularly cancer, followed by an outline of current efforts in the discovery of small molecule inhibitors of neddylation as a promising therapeutic approach. Finally, few perspectives were proposed for extensive future investigations.
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- Shizhen Zhang
- Department of Breast Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310029, China
- Cancer Institute (Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, China National Ministry of Education), the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310029, China
- Institute of Translational Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310029, China
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- Department of Thyroid Surgery, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Institute of Basic Medicine and Cancer (IBMC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, 310022, China
- Key Laboratory of Head & Neck Cancer Translational Research of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, 310022, China
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- Cancer Institute (Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, China National Ministry of Education), the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310029, China
- Institute of Translational Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310029, China
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310029, China.
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310029, China.
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pancreatic Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310029, China.
- Zhejiang University Cancer Center, Hangzhou, 310029, China.
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- Cancer Institute (Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, China National Ministry of Education), the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310029, China.
- Institute of Translational Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310029, China.
- Zhejiang University Cancer Center, Hangzhou, 310029, China.
- Leading Innovative and Entrepreneur Team Introduction Program of Zhejiang, Hangzhou, 310024, China.
- Research Center for Life Science and Human Health, Binjiang Institute of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310053, China.
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Sengupta S, Pick E. The Ubiquitin-like Proteins of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Biomolecules 2023; 13:biom13050734. [PMID: 37238603 DOI: 10.3390/biom13050734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Revised: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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In this review, we present a comprehensive list of the ubiquitin-like modifiers (Ubls) of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a common model organism used to study fundamental cellular processes that are conserved in complex multicellular organisms, such as humans. Ubls are a family of proteins that share structural relationships with ubiquitin, and which modify target proteins and lipids. These modifiers are processed, activated and conjugated to substrates by cognate enzymatic cascades. The attachment of substrates to Ubls alters the various properties of these substrates, such as function, interaction with the environment or turnover, and accordingly regulate key cellular processes, including DNA damage, cell cycle progression, metabolism, stress response, cellular differentiation, and protein homeostasis. Thus, it is not surprising that Ubls serve as tools to study the underlying mechanism involved in cellular health. We summarize current knowledge on the activity and mechanism of action of the S. cerevisiae Rub1, Smt3, Atg8, Atg12, Urm1 and Hub1 modifiers, all of which are highly conserved in organisms from yeast to humans.
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- Swarnab Sengupta
- Department of Evolutionary and Environmental Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Haifa Mount Carmel, Haifa 3498838, Israel
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- Department of Evolutionary and Environmental Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Haifa Mount Carmel, Haifa 3498838, Israel
- Department of Biology and Environment, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Haifa, Oranim, Tivon 3600600, Israel
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Meszka I, Polanowska J, Xirodimas DP. Mixed in chains: NEDD8 polymers in the Protein Quality Control system. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2022; 132:27-37. [PMID: 35078718 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2022.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Revised: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Post-translational modification of proteins with the Ubiquitin-like molecule NEDD8 is a critical regulatory mechanism for several biological processes and a potential target for therapeutic intervention. The role of NEDD8 has been mainly characterised through its modification as single moiety on the cullin family of proteins and control of Cullin-Ring-Ligases, but also on non-cullin substrates. In addition to monoNEDDylation, recent studies have now revealed that NEDD8 can also generate diverse polymers. This is either through modification of the 9 available lysines in NEDD8 and the formation of polyNEDD8 chains, or NEDDylation of Ubiquitin and SUMO-2 for the generation of hybrid NEDD8 chains. Here, we review recent findings that characterise the formation of NEDD8 polymers under distinct modes of protein NEDDylation (canonical/atypical) and their potential role as regulatory signals of the proteotoxic stress response and the Protein Quality Control system.
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- Igor Meszka
- CRBM, Univ. Montpellier, CNRS, Montpellier, France
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The Next Frontier: Translational Development of Ubiquitination, SUMOylation, and NEDDylation in Cancer. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23073480. [PMID: 35408841 PMCID: PMC8999128 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23073480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2022] [Revised: 03/17/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Post-translational modifications of proteins ensure optimized cellular processes, including proteostasis, regulated signaling, cell survival, and stress adaptation to maintain a balanced homeostatic state. Abnormal post-translational modifications are associated with cellular dysfunction and the occurrence of life-threatening diseases, such as cancer and neurodegenerative diseases. Therefore, some of the frequently seen protein modifications have been used as disease markers, while others are targeted for developing specific therapies. The ubiquitin and ubiquitin-like post-translational modifiers, namely, small ubiquitin-like modifier (SUMO) and neuronal precursor cell-expressed developmentally down-regulated protein 8 (NEDD8), share several features, such as protein structures, enzymatic cascades mediating the conjugation process, and targeted amino acid residues. Alterations in the regulatory mechanisms lead to aberrations in biological processes during tumorigenesis, including the regulation of tumor metabolism, immunological modulation of the tumor microenvironment, and cancer stem cell stemness, besides many more. Novel insights into ubiquitin and ubiquitin-like pathways involved in cancer biology reveal a potential interplay between ubiquitination, SUMOylation, and NEDDylation. This review outlines the current understandings of the regulatory mechanisms and assay capabilities of ubiquitination, SUMOylation, and NEDDylation. It will further highlight the role of ubiquitination, SUMOylation, and NEDDylation in tumorigenesis.
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Li J, Zou J, Littlejohn R, Liu J, Su H. Neddylation, an Emerging Mechanism Regulating Cardiac Development and Function. Front Physiol 2020; 11:612927. [PMID: 33391028 PMCID: PMC7773599 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.612927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2020] [Accepted: 11/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Defects in protein quality control have been increasingly recognized as pathogenic factors in the development of heart failure, a persistent devastating disease lacking efficacious therapies. Ubiquitin and ubiquitin-like proteins, a family of post-translational modifying polypeptides, play important roles in controlling protein quality by maintaining the stability and functional diversity of the proteome. NEDD8 (neural precursor cell expressed, developmentally downregulated 8), a small ubiquitin-like protein, was discovered two decades ago but until recently the biological significance of NEDD8 modifications (neddylation) in the heart has not been appreciated. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge of the biology of neddylation, highlighting several mechanisms by which neddylation regulates the function of its downstream targets, and discuss the expanding roles for neddylation in cardiac physiology and disease, with an emphasis on cardiac protein quality control. Finally, we outline challenges linked to the study of neddylation in health and disease.
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- Jie Li
- Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States
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- Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States
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- Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States
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- Protein Modification and Degradation Lab, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, United States
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Pick E. The necessity of NEDD8/Rub1 for vitality and its association with mitochondria-derived oxidative stress. Redox Biol 2020; 37:101765. [PMID: 33099217 PMCID: PMC7582104 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2020.101765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2020] [Revised: 10/12/2020] [Accepted: 10/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Access of molecular oxygen to the respiratory electron transport chain at the mitochondria costs in the generation of reactive oxygen-derived species (ROS). ROS induces progressive damage to macromolecules in all living cells, hence, rapid defense mechanisms to maintain cellular redox homeostasis are vital. NEDD8/Rub1 is a highly conserved ubiquitin-like modifier that has recently been identified as a key regulator of cellular redox homeostasis. In this review, I will present NEDD8/Rub1, its modification cascade of enzymes, substrates and hydrolases. After introduction, I will show that the NEDD8/Rub1 pathway is linked with mitochondria physiology, namely, oxidative stress. In the rest of the review, I will approach the Ascomycota phylum of the kingdom fungi instrumentally, to present existing links between NEDD8/Rub1 vitality and the aerobic lifestyle of model species belonging to three subphyla: Saccharomycotina (S. cerevisiae and C. albicans), Pezizomycotina (A. nidulans and N. crassa), and Taphrinomycotina (S. pombe). NEDD8/Rub1 is a key regulator of cellular redox homeostasis. Ascomycota species that produce mitochondria-derived ROS during glycolysis require NEDD8/Rub1for viability. NEDD8/Rub1 essentiality correlates with the existence of NEDP1 in the organism genome.
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- Elah Pick
- Department of Biology and Environment, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Haifa, Oranim, Tivon, 3600600, Israel.
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Zhang D, Wu P, Zhang Z, An W, Zhang C, Pan S, Tan Y, Xu H. Overexpression of negative regulator of ubiquitin-like proteins 1 (NUB1) inhibits proliferation and invasion of gastric cancer cells through upregulation of p27Kip1 and inhibition of epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Pathol Res Pract 2020; 216:153002. [PMID: 32703484 DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2020.153002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2020] [Revised: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 05/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Gastric cancer (GC), one of the most common causes of malignant tumors, is characterized by a high degree of heterogeneity, which represents a bottleneck in gaining comprehensive insights into its pathogenesis. Negative regulator of ubiquitin-like proteins 1 (NUB1) is a transcription factor that negatively regulates ubiquitylation system. Although the abnormal expression of NUB1 has been reported in many types of cancer, its expression pattern and functions in GC are poorly understood. MATERIALS AND METHODS The link between NUB1 expression and clinicopathological characteristics was analyzed by immunohistochemical staining, and the suitability of NUB1 as a prognostic marker was explored using a public database on mRNA expression levels. NUB1 overexpression was performed by lentiviral transfection. Cell proliferation was estimated using the cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) assay. The effect on NUB1 on cell cycle was analyzed by fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS). Real-time PCR (RT-PCR) and western blotting experiments were used to explore the mechanism of p27Kip1 regulation by NUB1. Cell migration and invasion were determined by wound healing and transwell assays, respectively. Expression levels of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) indicator proteins were determined by western blotting. RESULTS In this study, based on a comparative analysis of cancer tissues from 116 post-operative GC patients with the respective paracancerous healthy tissues, we found that NUB1 was downregulated in GC tissues. At the same time, a low expression level of NUB1 was closely related to poor prognosis. Results from In vitro cancer cell experiments verified that overexpressed NUB1 inhibited GC proliferation, migration, and invasion. In addition, NUB1 upregulated the expression of p27Kip1 and blocked the G1/S phase transition in cell cycle. Finally, NUB1 inhibited the process of EMT by upregulating E-cadherin and downregulating N-cadherin, vimentin, and matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2). CONCLUSION Reduced NUB1 levels were positively associated to poor prognosis of GC, whereas NUB1 overexpression inhibited the proliferation and blocked the G1/S phase transition in GC cells. This may be strongly coupled to the post-translational modification mechanism (PTM), which could, in turn, reduce the level of ubiquitinylated p27Kip1 and upregulate its expression. In addition, NUB1 overexpression inhibited GC migration and invasion by regulating EMT. In view of the positive tumor-suppressive effect of NUB1 on GC occurrence and progression reported here, this study enhances our understanding of the molecular mechanism of NUB1-mediated GC regulation, and may provide insights into novel drug targets or anti-tumor strategies with better accuracy and efficacy.
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- Dongdong Zhang
- Department of Surgical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, 155 North Nanjing Street, Heping District, Shenyang City 110001, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, 155 North Nanjing Street, Heping District, Shenyang City 110001, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, 155 North Nanjing Street, Heping District, Shenyang City 110001, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, 155 North Nanjing Street, Heping District, Shenyang City 110001, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, 155 North Nanjing Street, Heping District, Shenyang City 110001, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, 155 North Nanjing Street, Heping District, Shenyang City 110001, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, 155 North Nanjing Street, Heping District, Shenyang City 110001, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, 155 North Nanjing Street, Heping District, Shenyang City 110001, China; Key Laboratory of Gastric Cancer Molecular Pathology of Liaoning Province, 155 North Street, Heping District, Shenyang City 110001, China.
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Santonico E. Old and New Concepts in Ubiquitin and NEDD8 Recognition. Biomolecules 2020; 10:biom10040566. [PMID: 32272761 PMCID: PMC7226360 DOI: 10.3390/biom10040566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2020] [Revised: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 03/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Post-translational modifications by ubiquitin and ubiquitin-like proteins (Ubls) have known roles in a myriad of cellular processes. Ubiquitin- and Ubl-binding domains transmit the information conferred by these post-translational modifications by recognizing functional surfaces and, when present, different chain structures. Numerous domains binding to ubiquitin have been characterized and their structures solved. Analogously, motifs selectively interacting with SUMO (small ubiquitin-like modifier) have been identified in several proteins and their role in SUMO-dependent processes investigated. On the other hand, proteins that specifically recognize other Ubl modifications are known only in a few cases. The high sequence identity between NEDD8 and ubiquitin has made the identification of specific NEDD8-binding domains further complicated due to the promiscuity in the recognition by several ubiquitin-binding domains. Two evolutionarily related domains, called CUBAN (cullin-binding domain associating with NEDD8) and CoCUN (cousin of CUBAN), have been recently described. The CUBAN binds monomeric NEDD8 and neddylated cullins, but it also interacts with di-ubiquitin chains. Conversely, the CoCUN domain only binds ubiquitin. CUBAN and CoCUN provide an intriguing example of how nature solved the issue of promiscuity versus selectivity in the recognition of these two highly related molecules. The structural information available to date suggests that the ancestor of CUBAN and CoCUN was a three-helix bundle domain that diversified in KHNYN (KH and NYN domain-containing) and N4BP1 (NEDD4-binding protein-1) by acquiring different features. Indeed, these domains diverged towards two recognition modes, that recall respectively the electrostatic interaction utilized by the E3-ligase RBX1/2 in the interaction with NEDD8, and the hydrophobic features described in the recognition of ubiquitin by CUE (coupling ubiquitin conjugation to ER degradation) domains. Intriguingly, CUBAN and CoCUN domains are only found in KHNYN and N4BP1, respectively, both proteins belonging to the PRORP family whose members are characterized by the combination of protein modules involved in RNA metabolism with domains mediating ubiquitin/NEDD8 recognition. This review recapitulates the current knowledge and recent findings of CUBAN and CoCUN domains and the proteins containing them.
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- Elena Santonico
- Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via della ricerca scientifica, 00133 Rome, Italy
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Yao L, Yu Q, Huang M, Song Z, Grosser J, Chen S, Wang Y, Gmitter FG. Comparative iTRAQ proteomic profiling of sweet orange fruit on sensitive and tolerant rootstocks infected by 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus'. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0228876. [PMID: 32059041 PMCID: PMC7021301 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0228876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2019] [Accepted: 01/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
Abstract
Citrus Huanglongbing (HLB), which is also known as citrus greening, is a destructive disease continuing to devastate citrus production worldwide. Although all citrus varieties can be infected with 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus' (CaLas), a certain level of HLB tolerance of scion varieties can be conferred by some rootstocks. To understand the effects of rootstock varieties on orange fruit under CaLas stress, comparative iTRAQ proteomic profilings were conducted, using fruit from 'Valencia' sweet orange grafted on the sensitive ('Swingle') and tolerant rootstocks (a new selection called '46x20-04-48') infected by CaLas as experimental groups, and the same plant materials without CaLas infection as controls. The symptomatic fruit on 'Swingle' had 573 differentially-expressed (DE) proteins in comparison with their healthy fruit on the same rootstock, whereas the symptomatic fruit on '46x20-04-48' had 263 DE proteins. Many defense-associated proteins were down-regulated in the symptomatic fruit on 'Swingle' rootstock that were seldom detected in the symptomatic fruit on the '46x20-04-48' rootstock, especially the proteins involved in the jasmonate biosynthesis (AOC4), jasmonate signaling (ASK2, RUB1, SKP1, HSP70T-2, and HSP90.1), protein hydrolysis (RPN8A and RPT2a), and vesicle trafficking (SNAREs and Clathrin) pathways. Therefore, we predict that the down-regulated proteins involved in the jasmonate signaling pathway and vesicle trafficking are likely to be related to citrus sensitivity to the CaLas pathogen.
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- Lixiao Yao
- Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Citrus Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Lake Alfred, Florida, United States of America
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- Citrus Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Lake Alfred, Florida, United States of America
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- Citrus Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Lake Alfred, Florida, United States of America
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- Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Citrus Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Lake Alfred, Florida, United States of America
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- Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Citrus Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Lake Alfred, Florida, United States of America
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- Citrus Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Lake Alfred, Florida, United States of America
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Pérez Berrocal DA, Witting KF, Ovaa H, Mulder MPC. Hybrid Chains: A Collaboration of Ubiquitin and Ubiquitin-Like Modifiers Introducing Cross-Functionality to the Ubiquitin Code. Front Chem 2020; 7:931. [PMID: 32039151 PMCID: PMC6987259 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2019.00931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2019] [Accepted: 12/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
Abstract
The Ubiquitin CODE constitutes a unique post-translational modification language relying on the covalent attachment of Ubiquitin (Ub) to substrates, with Ub serving as the minimum entity to generate a message that is translated into different cellular pathways. The creation of this message is brought about by the dedicated action of writers, erasers, and readers of the Ubiquitin CODE. This CODE is greatly expanded through the generation of polyUb chains of different architectures on substrates thus regulating their fate. Through additional post-translational modification by Ub-like proteins (UbL), hybrid Ub/UbL chains, which either alter the originally encrypted message or encode a completely new one, are formed. Hybrid Ub/UbL chains are generated under both stress or physiological conditions and seem to confer improved specificity and affinity toward their cognate receptors. In such a manner, their formation must play a specific, yet still undefined role in cellular signaling and thus understanding the UbCODE message is crucial. Here, we discuss the evidence for the existence of hybrid Ub/UbL chains in addition to the current understanding of its biology. The modification of Ub by another UbL complicates the deciphering of the spatial and temporal order of events warranting the development of a hybrid chain toolbox. We discuss this unmet need and expand upon the creation of tailored tools adapted from our previously established toolkit for the Ubiquitin Proteasome System to specifically target these hybrid Ub/UbL chains.
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- David A Pérez Berrocal
- Department of Cell and Chemical Biology, Chemical Immunology, Leiden University Medical Center, Oncode Institute, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Cell and Chemical Biology, Chemical Immunology, Leiden University Medical Center, Oncode Institute, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Cell and Chemical Biology, Chemical Immunology, Leiden University Medical Center, Oncode Institute, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Cell and Chemical Biology, Chemical Immunology, Leiden University Medical Center, Oncode Institute, Leiden, Netherlands
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The Aspartic Protease Ddi1 Contributes to DNA-Protein Crosslink Repair in Yeast. Mol Cell 2020; 77:1066-1079.e9. [PMID: 31902667 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2019.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2019] [Revised: 10/24/2019] [Accepted: 12/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Naturally occurring or drug-induced DNA-protein crosslinks (DPCs) interfere with key DNA transactions if not repaired in a timely manner. The unique family of DPC-specific proteases Wss1/SPRTN targets DPC protein moieties for degradation, including stabilized topoisomerase-1 cleavage complexes (Top1ccs). Here, we describe that the efficient DPC disassembly requires Ddi1, another conserved predicted protease in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. We found Ddi1 in a genetic screen of the tdp1 wss1 mutant defective in Top1cc processing. Ddi1 is recruited to a persistent Top1cc-like DPC lesion in an S phase-dependent manner to assist in the eviction of crosslinked protein from DNA. Loss of Ddi1 or its putative protease activity hypersensitizes cells to DPC trapping agents independently from Wss1 and 26S proteasome, implying its broader role in DPC repair. Among the potential Ddi1 targets, we found the core component of Pol II and show that its genotoxin-induced degradation is impaired in ddi1. We propose that the Ddi1 protease contributes to DPC proteolysis.
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Arkadia/RNF111 is a SUMO-targeted ubiquitin ligase with preference for substrates marked with SUMO1-capped SUMO2/3 chain. Nat Commun 2019; 10:3678. [PMID: 31417085 PMCID: PMC6695498 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-11549-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2019] [Accepted: 07/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Modification with SUMO regulates many eukaryotic proteins. Down-regulation of sumoylated forms of proteins involves either their desumoylation, and hence recycling of the unmodified form, or their proteolytic targeting by ubiquitin ligases that recognize their SUMO modification (termed STUbL or ULS). STUbL enzymes such as Uls1 and Slx5-Slx8 in budding yeast or RNF4 and Arkadia/RNF111 in humans bear multiple SUMO interaction motifs to recognize substrates carrying poly-SUMO chains. Using yeast as experimental system and isothermal titration calorimetry, we here show that Arkadia specifically selects substrates carrying SUMO1-capped SUMO2/3 hybrid conjugates and targets them for proteasomal degradation. Our data suggest that a SUMO1-specific binding site in Arkadia with sequence similarity to a SUMO1-binding site in DPP9 is required for targeting endogenous hybrid SUMO conjugates and PML nuclear bodies in human cells. We thus characterize Arkadia as a STUbL with a preference for substrate proteins marked with distinct hybrid SUMO chains. The cellular functions of poly-SUMO chains of different compositions are not fully understood. Here, the authors characterize Arkadia/RNF111 as a SUMO-targeted ubiquitin ligase that recognizes proteins with hybrid SUMO1-capped SUMO2/3 chains and targets them for proteasomal degradation.
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Dybas JM, O'Leary CE, Ding H, Spruce LA, Seeholzer SH, Oliver PM. Integrative proteomics reveals an increase in non-degradative ubiquitylation in activated CD4 + T cells. Nat Immunol 2019; 20:747-755. [PMID: 31061531 DOI: 10.1038/s41590-019-0381-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2018] [Accepted: 03/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Despite gathering evidence that ubiquitylation can direct non-degradative outcomes, most investigations of ubiquitylation in T cells have focused on degradation. Here, we integrated proteomic and transcriptomic datasets from primary mouse CD4+ T cells to establish a framework for predicting degradative or non-degradative outcomes of ubiquitylation. Di-glycine remnant profiling was used to reveal ubiquitylated proteins, which in combination with whole-cell proteomic and transcriptomic data allowed prediction of protein degradation. Analysis of ubiquitylated proteins identified by di-glycine remnant profiling indicated that activation of CD4+ T cells led to an increase in non-degradative ubiquitylation. This correlated with an increase in non-proteasome-targeted K29, K33 and K63 polyubiquitin chains. This study revealed over 1,200 proteins that were ubiquitylated in primary mouse CD4+ T cells and highlighted the relevance of non-proteasomally targeted ubiquitin chains in T cell signaling.
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- Joseph M Dybas
- Division of Protective Immunity, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.,Cell Pathology Division, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.,Department of Biomedical and Health Informatics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Cell Pathology Division, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Cell Pathology Division, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Cell Pathology Division, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Cell Pathology Division, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Protective Immunity, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA. .,Cell Pathology Division, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA. .,Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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Castagnoli L, Mandaliti W, Nepravishta R, Valentini E, Mattioni A, Procopio R, Iannuccelli M, Polo S, Paci M, Cesareni G, Santonico E. Selectivity of the CUBAN domain in the recognition of ubiquitin and NEDD8. FEBS J 2019; 286:653-677. [PMID: 30659753 DOI: 10.1111/febs.14752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2018] [Revised: 09/25/2018] [Accepted: 12/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Among the members of the ubiquitin-like (Ubl) protein family, neural precursor cell expressed developmentally down-regulated protein 8 (NEDD8) is the closest in sequence to ubiquitin (57% identity). The two modification mechanisms and their functions, however, are highly distinct and the two Ubls are not interchangeable. A complex network of interactions between modifying enzymes and adaptors, most of which are specific while others are promiscuous, ensures selectivity. Many domains that bind the ubiquitin hydrophobic patch also bind NEDD8 while no domain that specifically binds NEDD8 has yet been described. Here, we report an unbiased selection of domains that bind ubiquitin and/or NEDD8 and we characterize their specificity/promiscuity. Many ubiquitin-binding domains bind ubiquitin preferentially and, to a lesser extent, NEDD8. In a few cases, the affinity of these domains for NEDD8 can be increased by substituting the alanine at position 72 with arginine, as in ubiquitin. We have also identified a unique domain, mapping to the carboxyl end of the protein KHNYN, which has a stark preference for NEDD8. Given its ability to bind neddylated cullins, we have named this domain CUBAN (Cullin-Binding domain Associating with NEDD8). We present here the solution structure of the CUBAN domain both in the isolated form and in complex with NEDD8. The results contribute to the understanding of the discrimination mechanism between ubiquitin and the Ubl. They also provide new insights on the biological role of a ill-defined protein, whose function is hitherto only predicted.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences and Technologies, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences and Technologies, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy.,School of Pharmacy East Anglia, University of Norwich, UK
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- Department of Biology, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biology, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy.,Institute of Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology, CNR, Catanzaro, Italy
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- IFOM, Fondazione Istituto FIRC di Oncologia Molecolare, Milan, Italy.,DIPO, Dipartimento di Oncologia ed Emato-oncologia, University of Milan, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences and Technologies, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
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Gomes F, Lemma B, Abeykoon D, Chen D, Wang Y, Fushman D, Fenselau C. Top-down analysis of novel synthetic branched proteins. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2019; 54:19-25. [PMID: 30347468 PMCID: PMC7236025 DOI: 10.1002/jms.4303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2018] [Revised: 10/12/2018] [Accepted: 10/12/2018] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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A strategy for top-down analysis of branched proteins has been reported earlier, which relies on electron transfer dissociation assisted by collisional activation, and software designed for graphic interpretation of tandem mass spectra and adapted for branched proteins. In the present study, the strategy is applied to identify unknown and novel products of reactions in which rationally mutated proteoforms of Rub1 are used to probe the selectivity of E1 and E2 enzymes normally active in ubiquitination. To test and demonstrate this application, components and attachment sites of three branched dimers are deduced and the mutations are confirmed.
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- Fabio Gomes
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Proteomic Core Facility, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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NEDDylation promotes nuclear protein aggregation and protects the Ubiquitin Proteasome System upon proteotoxic stress. Nat Commun 2018; 9:4376. [PMID: 30349034 PMCID: PMC6197266 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06365-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2017] [Accepted: 08/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Spatial management of stress-induced protein aggregation is an integral part of the proteostasis network. Protein modification by the ubiquitin-like molecule NEDD8 increases upon proteotoxic stress and it is characterised by the formation of hybrid NEDD8/ubiquitin conjugates. However, the biological significance of this response is unclear. Combination of quantitative proteomics with biological analysis shows that, during proteotoxic stress, NEDDylation promotes nuclear protein aggregation, including ribosomal proteins as a major group. This correlates with protection of the nuclear Ubiquitin Proteasome System from stress-induced dysfunction. Correspondingly, we show that NEDD8 compromises ubiquitination and prevents targeting and processing of substrates by the proteasome. Moreover, we identify HUWE1 as a key E3-ligase that is specifically required for NEDDylation during proteotoxic stress. The study reveals a specific role for NEDD8 in nuclear protein aggregation upon stress and is consistent with the concept that transient aggregate formation is part of a defence mechanism against proteotoxicity. Protein NEDDylation increases upon proteotoxic stress but the function of this response remains to be elucidated. Here, the authors show that NEDDylation contributes to the cellular defence against proteotoxicity by promoting nuclear protein aggregation and protecting the ubiquitin proteasome system.
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Delgado TC, Barbier-Torres L, Zubiete-Franco I, Lopitz-Otsoa F, Varela-Rey M, Fernández-Ramos D, Martínez-Chantar ML. Neddylation, a novel paradigm in liver cancer. Transl Gastroenterol Hepatol 2018; 3:37. [PMID: 30050997 DOI: 10.21037/tgh.2018.06.05] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2018] [Accepted: 06/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Liver cancer is the sixth most prevailing cancer worldwide. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common form of primary liver cancer, has a rather heterogeneous pathogenesis making it highly refractive to current therapeutic approaches. Hence, HCC patients have a poor and gloomy prognosis making liver cancer the second leading cause of global cancer-related deaths. On this basis, a more global mechanism, such as post-translational modifications (PTMs) of proteins, may provide a valuable therapeutic approach for HCC clinical management by simultaneously regulating multiple disrupted signaling pathways. In the last years, the ubiquitin-like molecule NEDD8 (Neural precursor cell-expressed developmentally downregulated-8) conjugation pathway, neddylation, was shown to be aberrant in HCC patients with a significant positive correlation found among global levels of neddylation and poorer prognosis. Even though the best-established role for NEDD8 is the activation of ubiquitin E3 ligase family of cullin-RING ligases, the putative role for other NEDD8 substrates has been explored in recent years leading to the identification of novel neddylation targets in HCC. Importantly, treatment with the small pharmacological inhibitor Pevonedistat (MLN4924) (Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Takeda Pharmaceutical), currently in clinical trials for the treatment of some types of leukemias and other advanced solid tumors, was shown to suppress the outgrowth of hepatoma cells and liver cancer in pre-clinical mouse models. Overall, considering that the neddylation inhibitor Pevonedistat was well-tolerated and displayed a significant antitumor effect in pre-clinical models, combinatory pharmacological treatment based on Pevonedistat are highly recommended to enter clinical trials targeting advanced HCC.
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- Teresa Cardoso Delgado
- CIC bioGUNE, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Derio, Bizkaia, Spain
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- CIC bioGUNE, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Derio, Bizkaia, Spain.,Division of Gastroenterology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- CIC bioGUNE, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Derio, Bizkaia, Spain.,Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York, NY, USA
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- CIC bioGUNE, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Derio, Bizkaia, Spain
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- CIC bioGUNE, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Derio, Bizkaia, Spain
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- CIC bioGUNE, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Derio, Bizkaia, Spain
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- CIC bioGUNE, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Derio, Bizkaia, Spain
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The Superimposed Deubiquitination Effect of OTULIN and Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) Nsp11 Promotes Multiplication of PRRSV. J Virol 2018; 92:JVI.00175-18. [PMID: 29444948 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00175-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2018] [Accepted: 02/12/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Linear ubiquitination plays an important role in the regulation of the immune response by regulating nuclear factor κB (NF-κB). The linear ubiquitination-specific deubiquitinase ovarian tumor domain deubiquitinase with linear linkage specificity (OTULIN) can control the immune signaling transduction pathway by restricting the Met1-linked ubiquitination process. In our study, the porcine OTLLIN gene was cloned and deubiquitin functions were detected in a porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV)-infected-cell model. PRRSV infection promotes the expression of the OTULIN gene; in turn, overexpression of OTULIN contributes to PRRSV proliferation. There is negative regulation of innate immunity with OTULIN during viral infection. The cooperative effects of swine OTULIN and PRRSV Nsp11 potentiate the ability to reduce levels of cellular protein ubiquitin associated with innate immunity. Importantly, PRRSV Nsp11 recruits OTULIN through a nonenzymatic combination to enhance its ability to remove linear ubiquitination targeting NEMO, resulting in a superimposed effect that inhibits the production of type I interferons (IFNs). Our report presents a new model of virus utilization of the ubiquitin-protease system in vivo from the perspective of the viral proteins that interact with cell deubiquitination enzymes, providing new ideas for prevention and control of PRRSV.IMPORTANCE Deubiquitination effects of swine OTULIN were identified. The interaction between porcine OTULIN and PRRSV Nsp11 is dependent on the OTU domain. PRRSV Nsp11 recruits OTULIN through a nonenzymatic combination to promote removal of linear ubiquitination targeting NEMO, resulting in a superimposed effect that inhibits the production of type I IFNs.
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Chen D, Gomes F, Abeykoon D, Lemma B, Wang Y, Fushman D, Fenselau C. Top-Down Analysis of Branched Proteins Using Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2018; 90:4032-4038. [PMID: 29513006 PMCID: PMC6146919 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b05234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Post-translational modifications by the covalent attachment of Rub1 (NEDD8), ubiquitin, SUMO, and other small signaling proteins have profound impacts on the functions and fates of cellular proteins. Investigations of the relationship of these bioactive structures and their functions are limited by analytical methods that are scarce and tedious. A novel strategy is reported here for the analysis of branched proteins by top-down mass spectrometry and illustrated by application to four recombinant proteins and one synthetic peptide modified by covalent bonds with ubiquitin or Rub1. The approach allows an analyte to be recognized as a branched protein; the participating proteins to be identified; the site of conjugation to be defined; and other chemical, native, and recombinant modifications to be characterized. In addition to the high resolution and high accuracy provided by the mass spectrometer, success is based on sample fragmentation by electron-transfer dissociation assisted by collisional activation and on software designed for graphic interpretation and adapted for branched proteins. The strategy allows for structures of unknown, two-component branched proteins to be elucidated directly the first time and can potentially be extended to more complex systems.
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- Dapeng Chen
- University of Maryland , College Park , Maryland 20742 , United States
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- University of Maryland , College Park , Maryland 20742 , United States
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- University of Maryland , College Park , Maryland 20742 , United States
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- University of Maryland , College Park , Maryland 20742 , United States
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- University of Maryland , College Park , Maryland 20742 , United States
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- University of Maryland , College Park , Maryland 20742 , United States
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Nakasone MA, Lewis TA, Walker O, Thakur A, Mansour W, Castañeda CA, Goeckeler-Fried JL, Parlati F, Chou TF, Hayat O, Zhang D, Camara CM, Bonn SM, Nowicka UK, Krueger S, Glickman MH, Brodsky JL, Deshaies RJ, Fushman D. Structural Basis for the Inhibitory Effects of Ubistatins in the Ubiquitin-Proteasome Pathway. Structure 2017; 25:1839-1855.e11. [PMID: 29153505 PMCID: PMC5731780 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2017.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2017] [Revised: 09/09/2017] [Accepted: 10/24/2017] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The discovery of ubistatins, small molecules that impair proteasomal degradation of proteins by directly binding to polyubiquitin, makes ubiquitin itself a potential therapeutic target. Although ubistatins have the potential for drug development and clinical applications, the lack of structural details of ubiquitin-ubistatin interactions has impeded their development. Here, we characterized a panel of new ubistatin derivatives using functional and binding assays. The structures of ubiquitin complexes with ubistatin B and hemi-ubistatin revealed direct interactions with ubiquitin's hydrophobic surface patch and the basic/polar residues surrounding it. Ubistatin B binds ubiquitin and diubiquitin tighter than a high-affinity ubiquitin receptor and shows strong preference for K48 linkages over K11 and K63. Furthermore, ubistatin B shields ubiquitin conjugates from disassembly by a range of deubiquitinases and by the 26S proteasome. Finally, ubistatin B penetrates cancer cells and alters the cellular ubiquitin landscape. These findings highlight versatile properties of ubistatins and have implications for their future development and use in targeting ubiquitin-signaling pathways.
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- Mark A Nakasone
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for Biomolecular Structure and Organization, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA; Faculty of Biology, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Center for the Science of Therapeutics, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Institut des Sciences Analytiques, UMR 5280, CNRS, Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, ENS Lyon, 69100 Villeurbanne, France
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- Faculty of Biology, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Faculty of Biology, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for Biomolecular Structure and Organization, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
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- Faculty of Biology, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for Biomolecular Structure and Organization, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for Biomolecular Structure and Organization, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for Biomolecular Structure and Organization, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for Biomolecular Structure and Organization, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- NIST Center for Neutron Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA
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- Faculty of Biology, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for Biomolecular Structure and Organization, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA.
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Singh RK, Kazansky Y, Wathieu D, Fushman D. Hydrophobic Patch of Ubiquitin is Important for its Optimal Activation by Ubiquitin Activating Enzyme E1. Anal Chem 2017; 89:7852-7860. [PMID: 28686836 PMCID: PMC5573600 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.6b04194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Protein ubiquitination plays a role in essentially every process in eukaryotic cells. The attachment of ubiquitin (Ub) or Ub-like (UBL) proteins to target proteins is achieved by parallel but distinct cascades of enzymatic reactions involving three enzymes: E1, E2, and E3. The E1 enzyme functions at the apex of this pathway and plays a critical role in activating the C-terminus of ubiquitin or UBL, which is an essential step that triggers subsequent downstream transfer to their cognate E2s resulting in the fidelity of the Ub/UBL conjugation machinery. Despite the central role of the E1 enzyme in protein modification, a quantitative method to measure Ub/UBL activation by E1 is lacking. Here, we present a mass spectrometry-based assay to accurately measure the activation of Ub/UBL by E1 independent of the E2/E3 enzymes. Our method does not require radiolabeling of any components and therefore can be used in any biochemical laboratory having access to a mass spectrometer. This method allowed us to dissect the concerted process of E1-E2-catalyzed Ub conjugation in order to separately characterize the process of Ub activation and how it is affected by select mutations and other factors. We found that the hydrophobic patch of Ub is important for the optimal activation of Ub by E1. We further show that the blockers of the Ub-proteasome system such as ubistatin and fullerenol inhibit Ub activation by E1. Interestingly, our data indicate that the phosphorylation of Ub at the S65 position augments its activation by the E1 enzyme.
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- Rajesh K Singh
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for Biomolecular Structure and Organization, University of Maryland , College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for Biomolecular Structure and Organization, University of Maryland , College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for Biomolecular Structure and Organization, University of Maryland , College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for Biomolecular Structure and Organization, University of Maryland , College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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Wang Z, Zhu WG, Xu X. Ubiquitin-like modifications in the DNA damage response. Mutat Res 2017; 803-805:56-75. [PMID: 28734548 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2017.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2017] [Revised: 06/03/2017] [Accepted: 07/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Genomic DNA is damaged at an extremely high frequency by both endogenous and environmental factors. An improper response to DNA damage can lead to genome instability, accelerate the aging process and ultimately cause various human diseases, including cancers and neurodegenerative disorders. The mechanisms that underlie the cellular DNA damage response (DDR) are complex and are regulated at many levels, including at the level of post-translational modification (PTM). Since the discovery of ubiquitin in 1975 and ubiquitylation as a form of PTM in the early 1980s, a number of ubiquitin-like modifiers (UBLs) have been identified, including small ubiquitin-like modifiers (SUMOs), neural precursor cell expressed, developmentally down-regulated 8 (NEDD8), interferon-stimulated gene 15 (ISG15), human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-F adjacent transcript 10 (FAT10), ubiquitin-fold modifier 1 (UFRM1), URM1 ubiquitin-related modifier-1 (URM1), autophagy-related protein 12 (ATG12), autophagy-related protein 8 (ATG8), fan ubiquitin-like protein 1 (FUB1) and histone mono-ubiquitylation 1 (HUB1). All of these modifiers have known roles in the cellular response to various forms of stress, and delineating their underlying molecular mechanisms and functions is fundamental in enhancing our understanding of human disease and longevity. To date, however, the molecular mechanisms and functions of these UBLs in the DDR remain largely unknown. This review summarizes the current status of PTMs by UBLs in the DDR and their implication in cancer diagnosis, therapy and drug discovery.
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- Zhifeng Wang
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Genome Stability & Disease Prevention, Shenzhen University School of Medicine, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Genome Stability & Disease Prevention, Shenzhen University School of Medicine, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Genome Stability & Disease Prevention, Shenzhen University School of Medicine, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of DNA Damage Response, Capital Normal University College of Life Sciences, Beijing 100048, China.
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Chemical ubiquitination for decrypting a cellular code. Biochem J 2017; 473:1297-314. [PMID: 27208213 PMCID: PMC5298413 DOI: 10.1042/bj20151195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2015] [Accepted: 02/15/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
The modification of proteins with ubiquitin (Ub) is an important regulator of eukaryotic biology and deleterious perturbation of this process is widely linked to the onset of various diseases. The regulatory capacity of the Ub signal is high and, in part, arises from the capability of Ub to be enzymatically polymerised to form polyubiquitin (polyUb) chains of eight different linkage types. These distinct polyUb topologies can then be site-specifically conjugated to substrate proteins to elicit a number of cellular outcomes. Therefore, to further elucidate the biological significance of substrate ubiquitination, methodologies that allow the production of defined polyUb species, and substrate proteins that are site-specifically modified with them, are essential to progress our understanding. Many chemically inspired methods have recently emerged which fulfil many of the criteria necessary for achieving deeper insight into Ub biology. With a view to providing immediate impact in traditional biology research labs, the aim of this review is to provide an overview of the techniques that are available for preparing Ub conjugates and polyUb chains with focus on approaches that use recombinant protein building blocks. These approaches either produce a native isopeptide, or analogue thereof, that can be hydrolysable or non-hydrolysable by deubiquitinases. The most significant biological insights that have already been garnered using such approaches will also be summarized.
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Chojnacki M, Mansour W, Hameed DS, Singh RK, El Oualid F, Rosenzweig R, Nakasone MA, Yu Z, Glaser F, Kay LE, Fushman D, Ovaa H, Glickman MH. Polyubiquitin-Photoactivatable Crosslinking Reagents for Mapping Ubiquitin Interactome Identify Rpn1 as a Proteasome Ubiquitin-Associating Subunit. Cell Chem Biol 2017; 24:443-457.e6. [PMID: 28330605 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2017.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2016] [Revised: 12/29/2016] [Accepted: 02/23/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Abstract
Ubiquitin (Ub) signaling is a diverse group of processes controlled by covalent attachment of small protein Ub and polyUb chains to a range of cellular protein targets. The best documented Ub signaling pathway is the one that delivers polyUb proteins to the 26S proteasome for degradation. However, studies of molecular interactions involved in this process have been hampered by the transient and hydrophobic nature of these interactions and the lack of tools to study them. Here, we develop Ub-phototrap (UbPT), a synthetic Ub variant containing a photoactivatable crosslinking side chain. Enzymatic polymerization into chains of defined lengths and linkage types provided a set of reagents that led to identification of Rpn1 as a third proteasome ubiquitin-associating subunit that coordinates docking of substrate shuttles, unloading of substrates, and anchoring of polyUb conjugates. Our work demonstrates the value of UbPT, and we expect that its future uses will help define and investigate the ubiquitin interactome.
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- Michal Chojnacki
- Department of Biology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 32000 Haifa, Israel; Department of Medical Biochemistry, Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Biology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 32000 Haifa, Israel
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- Division of Cell Biology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Chemical Immunology, Leiden University Medical Center, Einthovenweg 20, 2333 ZC Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for Biomolecular Structure and Organization, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Division of Cell Biology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Departments of Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry and Chemistry, The University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada; Department of Structural Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
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- Department of Biology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 32000 Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Biology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 32000 Haifa, Israel
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- The Technion Bioinformatics Knowledge Unit (BKU) of the Lorry Lokey Interdisciplinary Center for Life Sciences and Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 32000 Haifa, Israel
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- Departments of Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry and Chemistry, The University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for Biomolecular Structure and Organization, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA.
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- Division of Cell Biology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Chemical Immunology, Leiden University Medical Center, Einthovenweg 20, 2333 ZC Leiden, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Biology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 32000 Haifa, Israel.
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He S, Cao Y, Xie P, Dong G, Zhang L. The Nedd8 Non-covalent Binding Region in the Smurf HECT Domain is Critical to its Ubiquitn Ligase Function. Sci Rep 2017; 7:41364. [PMID: 28169289 PMCID: PMC5294409 DOI: 10.1038/srep41364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2016] [Accepted: 12/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Nedd8 is a ubiquitin-like protein that controls vital biological events through conjugation to target proteins. We previously identified the HECT-type ubiquitin ligase Smurf1 which controls diverse cellular processes is activated by Nedd8 through covalent neddylation. However, the effect of non-covalent binding to Nedd8 remains unknown. In this study, we demonstrate that both Smurf1 and its homologue Smurf2 carry a non-covalent Nedd8-binding site within its catalytic HECT domain. Structural analysis reveals that Smurf2 has Nedd8-binding sites within the small sub-domain of N-lobe and the C-lobe of HECT domain. Interestingly, the consensus Nedd8 binding sequence, L(X7)R(X5)F(X)ALQ is conserved in both Smurfs. Mutational studies reveal that all the five residues in the conserved sequence are required for binding to Nedd8. Functional studies suggest that mutations that disrupt Smurf interaction with Nedd8 reduce its neddylation and stabilize the protein. Furthermore, Nedd8 binding site in Smurf is shown to be necessary for its ubiquitin ligase activity towards the substrate and also the self-ubiquitylation. Finally, we show that Nedd8 binding to Smurf plays important roles in the regulation of cell migration and the BMP and TGFβ signaling pathways.
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- Shan He
- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Beijing 100850, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Beijing 100850, China.,Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta University, Augusta GA, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Beijing 100850, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Beijing 100850, China
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Sivá M, Svoboda M, Veverka V, Trempe JF, Hofmann K, Kožíšek M, Hexnerová R, Sedlák F, Belza J, Brynda J, Šácha P, Hubálek M, Starková J, Flaisigová I, Konvalinka J, Šašková KG. Human DNA-Damage-Inducible 2 Protein Is Structurally and Functionally Distinct from Its Yeast Ortholog. Sci Rep 2016; 6:30443. [PMID: 27461074 PMCID: PMC4962041 DOI: 10.1038/srep30443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2015] [Accepted: 07/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Although Ddi1-like proteins are conserved among eukaryotes, their biological functions remain poorly characterized. Yeast Ddi1 has been implicated in cell cycle regulation, DNA-damage response, and exocytosis. By virtue of its ubiquitin-like (UBL) and ubiquitin-associated (UBA) domains, it has been proposed to serve as a proteasomal shuttle factor. All Ddi1-like family members also contain a highly conserved retroviral protease-like (RVP) domain with unknown substrate specificity. While the structure and biological function of yeast Ddi1 have been investigated, no such analysis is available for the human homologs. To address this, we solved the 3D structures of the human Ddi2 UBL and RVP domains and identified a new helical domain that extends on either side of the RVP dimer. While Ddi1-like proteins from all vertebrates lack a UBA domain, we identify a novel ubiquitin-interacting motif (UIM) located at the C-terminus of the protein. The UIM showed a weak yet specific affinity towards ubiquitin, as did the Ddi2 UBL domain. However, the full-length Ddi2 protein is unable to bind to di-ubiquitin chains. While proteomic analysis revealed no activity, implying that the protease requires other factors for activation, our structural characterization of all domains of human Ddi2 sets the stage for further characterization.
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- Monika Sivá
- Gilead Sciences and IOCB Research Center, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Flemingovo n. 2, 166 10 Prague 6, Czech Republic.,First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Katerinska 32, 121 08, Prague 2, Czech Republic.,Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Hlavova 8, 128 00 Prague 2, Czech Republic
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- Gilead Sciences and IOCB Research Center, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Flemingovo n. 2, 166 10 Prague 6, Czech Republic.,Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Hlavova 8, 128 00 Prague 2, Czech Republic
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- Gilead Sciences and IOCB Research Center, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Flemingovo n. 2, 166 10 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Groupe de Recherche Axé sur la Structure des Protéines, Department of Pharmacology &Therapeutics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, H3G 1Y6, Canada
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- Institute for Genetics, University of Cologne, Zülpicher Str. 47a, 50647 Cologne, Germany
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- Gilead Sciences and IOCB Research Center, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Flemingovo n. 2, 166 10 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Gilead Sciences and IOCB Research Center, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Flemingovo n. 2, 166 10 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Gilead Sciences and IOCB Research Center, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Flemingovo n. 2, 166 10 Prague 6, Czech Republic.,First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Katerinska 32, 121 08, Prague 2, Czech Republic.,Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Hlavova 8, 128 00 Prague 2, Czech Republic
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- Gilead Sciences and IOCB Research Center, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Flemingovo n. 2, 166 10 Prague 6, Czech Republic.,Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Hlavova 8, 128 00 Prague 2, Czech Republic
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- Gilead Sciences and IOCB Research Center, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Flemingovo n. 2, 166 10 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Gilead Sciences and IOCB Research Center, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Flemingovo n. 2, 166 10 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Gilead Sciences and IOCB Research Center, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Flemingovo n. 2, 166 10 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Gilead Sciences and IOCB Research Center, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Flemingovo n. 2, 166 10 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Gilead Sciences and IOCB Research Center, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Flemingovo n. 2, 166 10 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Gilead Sciences and IOCB Research Center, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Flemingovo n. 2, 166 10 Prague 6, Czech Republic.,Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Hlavova 8, 128 00 Prague 2, Czech Republic
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- Gilead Sciences and IOCB Research Center, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Flemingovo n. 2, 166 10 Prague 6, Czech Republic.,Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Hlavova 8, 128 00 Prague 2, Czech Republic
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Jayabalan AK, Sanchez A, Park RY, Yoon SP, Kang GY, Baek JH, Anderson P, Kee Y, Ohn T. NEDDylation promotes stress granule assembly. Nat Commun 2016; 7:12125. [PMID: 27381497 PMCID: PMC4935812 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms12125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2015] [Accepted: 06/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Stress granules (SGs) harbour translationally stalled messenger ribonucleoproteins and play important roles in regulating gene expression and cell fate. Here we show that neddylation promotes SG assembly in response to arsenite-induced oxidative stress. Inhibition or depletion of key components of the neddylation machinery concomitantly inhibits stress-induced polysome disassembly and SG assembly. Affinity purification and subsequent mass-spectrometric analysis of Nedd8-conjugated proteins from translationally stalled ribosomal fractions identified ribosomal proteins, translation factors and RNA-binding proteins (RBPs), including SRSF3, a previously known SG regulator. We show that SRSF3 is selectively neddylated at Lys85 in response to arsenite. A non-neddylatable SRSF3 (K85R) mutant do not prevent arsenite-induced polysome disassembly, but fails to support the SG assembly, suggesting that the neddylation pathway plays an important role in SG assembly.
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- Aravinth Kumar Jayabalan
- Department of Cellular &Molecular Medicine, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju 61452, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cell Biology, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620, USA
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- Department of Cellular &Molecular Medicine, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju 61452, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Jeju National University, Jeju-Do 690-756, Republic of Korea
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- Diatech Korea Co, Ltd, Saemal-ro 5-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 05807, Republic of Korea
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- Diatech Korea Co, Ltd, Saemal-ro 5-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 05807, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Smith652, One Jimmy Fund Way, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620, USA
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- Department of Cellular &Molecular Medicine, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju 61452, Republic of Korea
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Yu H, Kago G, Yellman CM, Matouschek A. Ubiquitin-like domains can target to the proteasome but proteolysis requires a disordered region. EMBO J 2016; 35:1522-36. [PMID: 27234297 DOI: 10.15252/embj.201593147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2015] [Accepted: 04/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Ubiquitin and some of its homologues target proteins to the proteasome for degradation. Other ubiquitin-like domains are involved in cellular processes unrelated to the proteasome, and proteins containing these domains remain stable in the cell. We find that the 10 yeast ubiquitin-like domains tested bind to the proteasome, and that all 11 identified domains can target proteins for degradation. Their apparent proteasome affinities are not directly related to their stabilities or functions. That is, ubiquitin-like domains in proteins not part of the ubiquitin proteasome system may bind the proteasome more tightly than domains in proteins that are bona fide components. We propose that proteins with ubiquitin-like domains have properties other than proteasome binding that confer stability. We show that one of these properties is the absence of accessible disordered regions that allow the proteasome to initiate degradation. In support of this model, we find that Mdy2 is degraded in yeast when a disordered region in the protein becomes exposed and that the attachment of a disordered region to Ubp6 leads to its degradation.
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- Houqing Yu
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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Protein ubiquitination is a dynamic multifaceted post-translational modification involved in nearly all aspects of eukaryotic biology. Once attached to a substrate, the 76-amino acid protein ubiquitin is subjected to further modifications, creating a multitude of distinct signals with distinct cellular outcomes, referred to as the 'ubiquitin code'. Ubiquitin can be ubiquitinated on seven lysine (Lys) residues or on the N-terminus, leading to polyubiquitin chains that can encompass complex topologies. Alternatively or in addition, ubiquitin Lys residues can be modified by ubiquitin-like molecules (such as SUMO or NEDD8). Finally, ubiquitin can also be acetylated on Lys, or phosphorylated on Ser, Thr or Tyr residues, and each modification has the potential to dramatically alter the signaling outcome. While the number of distinctly modified ubiquitin species in cells is mind-boggling, much progress has been made to characterize the roles of distinct ubiquitin modifications, and many enzymes and receptors have been identified that create, recognize or remove these ubiquitin modifications. We here provide an overview of the various ubiquitin modifications present in cells, and highlight recent progress on ubiquitin chain biology. We then discuss the recent findings in the field of ubiquitin acetylation and phosphorylation, with a focus on Ser65-phosphorylation and its role in mitophagy and Parkin activation.
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- Kirby N Swatek
- Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK
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- Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK
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Li J, Ma W, Li H, Hou N, Wang X, Kim IM, Li F, Su H. NEDD8 Ultimate Buster 1 Long (NUB1L) Protein Suppresses Atypical Neddylation and Promotes the Proteasomal Degradation of Misfolded Proteins. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:23850-62. [PMID: 26260793 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.664375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Neddylation is a posttranslational modification that controls diverse biological processes by covalently conjugating the ubiquitin-like protein NEDD8 to specific targets. Neddylation is commonly mediated by NEDD8-specific enzymes (typical neddylation) and, sometimes, by ubiquitin enzymes (atypical neddylation). Although typical neddylation is known to regulate protein function in many ways, the regulatory mechanisms and biological consequence of atypical neddylation remain largely unexplored. Here we report that NEDD8 conjugates were accumulated in the diseased hearts from mouse models and human patients. Proteotoxic stresses induced typical and atypical neddylation in cardiomyocytes. Loss of NUB1L exaggerated atypical neddylation, whereas NUB1L overexpression repressed atypical neddylation through promoting the degradation of NEDD8. Activation of atypical neddylation accumulated a surrogate misfolded protein, GFPu. In contrast, suppression of atypical neddylation by NUB1L overexpression enhanced GFPu degradation. Moreover, NUB1L depletion accumulated a cardiomyopathy-linked misfolded protein, CryAB(R120G), whereas NUB1L overexpression promoted its degradation through suppressing neddylation of ubiquitinated proteins in cardiomyocytes. Consequently, NUB1L protected cells from proteotoxic stress-induced cell injury. In summary, these data indicate that NUB1L suppresses atypical neddylation and promotes the degradation of misfolded proteins by the proteasome. Our findings also suggest that induction of NUB1L could potentially become a novel therapeutic strategy for diseases with increased proteotoxic stress.
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- Jie Li
- From the Vascular Biology Center and
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- From the Vascular Biology Center and
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- the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York 14642, and
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- the Division of Basic Biomedical Sciences, Sanford School of Medicine, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069
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- the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York 14642, and
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- From the Vascular Biology Center and Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Georgia 30912,
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Identification and characterization of a novel ISG15-ubiquitin mixed chain and its role in regulating protein homeostasis. Sci Rep 2015. [PMID: 26226047 PMCID: PMC4520236 DOI: 10.1038/srep12704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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As a ubiquitin-like modifier, ISG15 is conjugated to many cellular proteins in a process termed protein ISGylation. However, the crosstalk between protein ISGylation and the ubiquitin proteasome system is not fully understood. Here, we report that cellular ubiquitin is a substrate of ISG15 and Lys 29 on ubiquitin is the major ISG15 acceptor site. Using a model substrate, we demonstrate that ISG15 can modify ubiquitin, which is immobilized on its substrate, to form ISG15-ubiquitin mixed chains. Furthermore, our results indicate that ISG15-ubiquitin mixed chains do not serve as degradation signals for a ubiquitin fusion degradation substrate. Accordingly, an ISG15-ubiquitin fusion protein, which mimics an ISG15-ubiquitin mixed chain, negatively regulates cellular turnover of ubiquitylated proteins. In addition, ISG15-ubiquitin mixed chains, which are detectable on endogenously ubiquitylated proteins, dampen cellular turnover of these proteins. Thus, our studies unveil an unanticipated interplay between two protein modification systems and highlight its role in coordinating protein homeostasis.
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NEDD8 (neural precursor cell expressed developmentally downregulated protein 8) is a ubiquitin-like protein that activates the largest ubiquitin E3 ligase family, the cullin-RING ligases. Many non-cullin neddylation targets have been proposed in recent years. However, overexpression of exogenous NEDD8 can trigger NEDD8 conjugation through the ubiquitylation machinery, which makes validating potential NEDD8 targets challenging. Here, we re-evaluate studies of non-cullin targets of NEDD8 in light of the current understanding of the neddylation pathway, and suggest criteria for identifying genuine neddylation substrates under homeostatic conditions. We describe the biological processes that might be regulated by non-cullin neddylation, and the utility of neddylation inhibitors for research and as potential therapies. Understanding the biological significance of non-cullin neddylation is an exciting research prospect primed to reveal fundamental insights.
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Nowicka U, Zhang D, Walker O, Krutauz D, Castañeda CA, Chaturvedi A, Chen TY, Reis N, Glickman MH, Fushman D. DNA-damage-inducible 1 protein (Ddi1) contains an uncharacteristic ubiquitin-like domain that binds ubiquitin. Structure 2015; 23:542-557. [PMID: 25703377 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2015.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2014] [Revised: 12/19/2014] [Accepted: 01/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ddi1 belongs to a family of shuttle proteins targeting polyubiquitinated substrates for proteasomal degradation. Unlike the other proteasomal shuttles, Rad23 and Dsk2, Ddi1 remains an enigma: its function is not fully understood and structural properties are poorly characterized. We determined the structure and binding properties of the ubiquitin-like (UBL) and ubiquitin-associated (UBA) domains of Ddi1 from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. We found that while Ddi1UBA forms a characteristic UBA:ubiquitin complex, Ddi1UBL has entirely uncharacteristic binding preferences. Despite having a ubiquitin-like fold, Ddi1UBL does not interact with typical UBL receptors but unexpectedly binds ubiquitin, forming a unique interface mediated by hydrophobic contacts and by salt bridges between oppositely charged residues of Ddi1UBL and ubiquitin. In stark contrast to ubiquitin and other UBLs, the β-sheet surface of Ddi1UBL is negatively charged and therefore is recognized in a completely different way. The dual functionality of Ddi1UBL, capable of binding both ubiquitin and proteasome, suggests an intriguing mechanism for Ddi1 as a proteasomal shuttle.
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- Urszula Nowicka
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for Biomolecular Structure and Organization, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for Biomolecular Structure and Organization, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Institut des Sciences Analytiques, UMR5280-Université de Lyon, 69100 Villeurbanne, France
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- Department of Biology, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, 32000 Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for Biomolecular Structure and Organization, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for Biomolecular Structure and Organization, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for Biomolecular Structure and Organization, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Biology, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, 32000 Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Biology, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, 32000 Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for Biomolecular Structure and Organization, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA.
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Abidi N, Xirodimas DP. Regulation of cancer-related pathways by protein NEDDylation and strategies for the use of NEDD8 inhibitors in the clinic. Endocr Relat Cancer 2015; 22:T55-70. [PMID: 25504797 DOI: 10.1530/erc-14-0315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Post-translational modification of proteins with ubiquitin and ubiquitin-like molecules (UBLs) controls a vast if not every biological process in the cell. It is not surprising that deregulation in ubiquitin and UBL signalling has been implicated in the pathogenesis of many diseases and that these pathways are considered as major targets for therapeutic intervention. In this review, we summarise recent advances in our understanding of the role of the UBL neural precursor cell expressed developmentally downregulated-8 (NEDD8) in cancer-related processes and potential strategies for the use of NEDD8 inhibitors as chemotherapeutics.
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- Naima Abidi
- Centre de Recherche de Biochimie MacromoléculaireUMR5235, 1919 Route de Mende, Montpellier 34293, France
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- Centre de Recherche de Biochimie MacromoléculaireUMR5235, 1919 Route de Mende, Montpellier 34293, France
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Kandala S, Kim IM, Su H. Neddylation and deneddylation in cardiac biology. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE 2014; 4:140-158. [PMID: 25628956 PMCID: PMC4299693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2014] [Accepted: 12/23/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Neddylation is a post-translational protein modification that conjugates a ubiquitin-like protein NEDD8 to target proteins. Similar to ubiquitination, neddylation is mediated by a cascade of three NEDD8 specific enzymes, an E1 activating enzyme, an E2 conjugating enzyme and one of the several E3 ligases. Neddylation is countered by the action of deneddylases via a process termed deneddylation. By altering the substrate's conformation, stability, subcellular localization or binding affinity to DNA or proteins, neddylation regulates diverse cellular processes including the ubiquitin-proteasome system-mediated protein degradation, protein transcription, cell signaling etc. Dysregulation of neddylation has been linked to cancer, neurodegenerative disorders, and more recently, cardiac disease. Here we comprehensively overview the biochemistry, the proteome and the biological function of neddylation. We also summarize the recent progress in revealing the physiological and pathological role of neddylation and deneddylation in the heart.
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- Sridhar Kandala
- Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Regents UniversityAugusta, GA, USA
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- Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Regents UniversityAugusta, GA, USA
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- Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Regents UniversityAugusta, GA, USA
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Regents UniversityAugusta, GA, USA
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Singh RK, Sundar A, Fushman D. Nonenzymatic rubylation and ubiquitination of proteins for structural and functional studies. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014; 53:6120-5. [PMID: 24764216 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201402642] [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] [Received: 02/20/2014] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Uncovering the mechanisms that allow conjugates of ubiquitin (Ub) and/or Ub-like (UBL) proteins such as Rub1 to serve as distinct molecular signals requires the ability to make them with native connectivity and defined length and linkage composition. A novel, effective, and affordable strategy for controlled chemical assembly of fully natural UBL-Ub, Ub-UBL, and UBL-UBL conjugates from recombinant monomers is presented. Rubylation of Ub and Rub1 and ubiquitination of Rub1 was achieved without E2/E3 enzymes. New residue-specific information was obtained on the interdomain contacts in naturally-occurring K48-linked Rub1-Ub and Ub-Rub1, and K29-linked Rub1-Ub heterodimers, and their recognition by a K48-linkage-specific Ub receptor. The disassembly of these heterodimers by major deubiquitinating enzymes was examined and it was discovered that some deubiquitinases also possess derubylase activity. This unexpected result suggests possible crosstalk between Ub and Rub1/Nedd8 signaling pathways.
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- Rajesh K Singh
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742-3360 (USA)
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Singh RK, Sundar A, Fushman D. Nonenzymatic Rubylation and Ubiquitination of Proteins for Structural and Functional Studies. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201402642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Mergner J, Schwechheimer C. The NEDD8 modification pathway in plants. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2014; 5:103. [PMID: 24711811 PMCID: PMC3968751 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2014] [Accepted: 03/03/2014] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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NEDD8, in plants and yeasts also known as RELATED TO UBIQUITIN (RUB), is an evolutionarily conserved 76 amino acid protein highly related to ubiquitin. Like ubiquitin, NEDD8 can be conjugated to and deconjugated from target proteins, but unlike ubiquitin, NEDD8 has not been reported to form chains similar to the different polymeric ubiquitin chains that have a role in a diverse set of cellular processes. NEDD8-modification is best known as a post-translational modification of the cullin subunits of cullin-RING E3 ubiquitin ligases. In this context, structural analyses have revealed that neddylation induces a conformation change of the cullin that brings the ubiquitylation substrates into proximity of the interacting E2 conjugating enzyme. In turn, NEDD8 deconjugation destabilizes the cullin RING ligase complex allowing for the exchange of substrate recognition subunits via the exchange factor CAND1. In plants, components of the neddylation and deneddylation pathway were identified based on mutants with defects in auxin and light responses and the characterization of these mutants has been instrumental for the elucidation of the neddylation pathway. More recently, there has been evidence from animal and plant systems that NEDD8 conjugation may also regulate the behavior or fate of non-cullin substrates in a number of ways. Here, the current knowledge on NEDD8 processing, conjugation and deconjugation is presented, where applicable, in the context of specific signaling pathways from plants.
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- *Correspondence: Claus Schwechheimer, Plant Systems Biology, Technische Universität München, Emil-Ramann-Straße 4, 85354 Freising, Germany e-mail:
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Zhao B, Zhang K, Villhauer EB, Bhuripanyo K, Kiyokawa H, Schindelin H, Yin J. Phage display to identify Nedd8-mimicking peptides as inhibitors of the Nedd8 transfer cascade. Chembiochem 2013; 14:1323-30. [PMID: 23824602 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201300234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The Nedd8 activating enzyme (NAE) launches the transfer of the ubiquitin-like protein Nedd8 through an enzymatic cascade to covalently modify a diverse array of proteins, thus regulating their biological functions in the cell. The C-terminal peptide of Nedd8 extends deeply into the active site of NAE and plays an important role in the specific recognition of Nedd8 by NAE. We used phage display to profile C-terminal mutant sequences of Nedd8 that could be recognized by NAE for the activation reaction. We found that NAE can accommodate diverse changes in the Nedd8 C-terminal sequence (⁷¹ LALRGG⁷⁶), including Arg and Ile replacing Leu71, Leu, Ser, and Gln replacing Ala72, and substitutions by bulky aromatic residues at positions 73 and 74. We also observed that short peptides corresponding to the C-terminal sequences of the Nedd8 variants can be activated by NAE to form peptide~NAE thioester conjugates. Once NAE is covalently loaded with these Nedd8-mimicking peptides, it can no longer activate full-length Nedd8 for transfer to the neddylation targets, such as the cullin subunits of cullin-RING E3 ubiquitin ligases (CRLs). We have thus developed a new method to inhibit protein neddylation by Nedd8-mimicking peptides.
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- Bo Zhao
- Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, 929 E57th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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O'Donoghue JE, Bech-Otschir D, Larsen IB, Wallace M, Hartmann-Petersen R, Gordon C. Nedd8 processing enzymes in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. BMC BIOCHEMISTRY 2013; 14:8. [PMID: 23496905 PMCID: PMC3602023 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2091-14-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2012] [Accepted: 03/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND Conjugation of the ubiquitin-like modifier Nedd8 to cullins is critical for the function of SCF-type ubiquitin ligases and thus facilitates ubiquitin conjugation and ultimately degradation of SCF substrates, including several cell cycle regulators. Like ubiquitin, Nedd8 is produced as a precursor that must first be processed before it becomes active. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae this is carried out exclusively by the enzyme Yuh1. RESULTS Here we show that in the fission yeast, Schizosaccharomyces pombe, the Yuh1 orthologue, Uch1, is not the sole Nedd8 processing enzyme. Instead it appears that deubiquitylating enzymes can efficiently process the Nedd8 precursor in vivo. CONCLUSIONS Several enzymes contribute to Nedd8 precursor processing including a number of deubiquitylating enzymes.
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- Jean E O'Donoghue
- MRC Human Genetics Unit, Western General Hospital, Crewe Road, Edinburgh EH4 2XU, UK
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