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Ubiquitin Ligase Redundancy and Nuclear-Cytoplasmic Localization in Yeast Protein Quality Control. Biomolecules 2021; 11:biom11121821. [PMID: 34944465 PMCID: PMC8698790 DOI: 10.3390/biom11121821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2021] [Revised: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The diverse functions of proteins depend on their proper three-dimensional folding and assembly. Misfolded cellular proteins can potentially harm cells by forming aggregates in their resident compartments that can interfere with vital cellular processes or sequester important factors. Protein quality control (PQC) pathways are responsible for the repair or destruction of these abnormal proteins. Most commonly, the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) is employed to recognize and degrade those proteins that cannot be refolded by molecular chaperones. Misfolded substrates are ubiquitylated by a subset of ubiquitin ligases (also called E3s) that operate in different cellular compartments. Recent research in Saccharomyces cerevisiae has shown that the most prominent ligases mediating cytoplasmic and nuclear PQC have overlapping yet distinct substrate specificities. Many substrates have been characterized that can be targeted by more than one ubiquitin ligase depending on their localization, and cytoplasmic PQC substrates can be directed to the nucleus for ubiquitylation and degradation. Here, we review some of the major yeast PQC ubiquitin ligases operating in the nucleus and cytoplasm, as well as current evidence indicating how these ligases can often function redundantly toward substrates in these compartments.
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Flagg MP, Wangeline MA, Holland SR, Duttke SH, Benner C, Neal S, Hampton RY. Inner-nuclear-membrane-associated degradation employs Dfm1-independent retrotranslocation and alleviates misfolded transmembrane-protein toxicity. Mol Biol Cell 2021; 32:521-537. [PMID: 33566711 PMCID: PMC8101470 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e20-11-0720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2020] [Revised: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Before their delivery to and degradation by the 26S proteasome, misfolded transmembrane proteins of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and inner-nuclear membrane (INM) must be extracted from lipid bilayers. This extraction process, known as retrotranslocation, requires both quality-control E3 ubiquitin ligases and dislocation factors that diminish the energetic cost of dislodging the transmembrane segments of a protein. Recently, we showed that retrotranslocation of all ER transmembrane proteins requires the Dfm1 rhomboid pseudoprotease. However, we did not investigate whether Dfm1 also mediated retrotranslocation of transmembrane substrates in the INM, which is contiguous with the ER but functionally separated from it by nucleoporins. Here, we show that canonical retrotranslocation occurs during INM-associated degradation (INMAD) but proceeds independently of Dfm1. Despite this independence, ER-associated degradation (ERAD)-M and INMAD cooperate to mitigate proteotoxicity. We show a novel misfolded-transmembrane-protein toxicity that elicits genetic suppression, demonstrating the cell's ability to tolerate a toxic burden of misfolded transmembrane proteins without functional INMAD or ERAD-M. This strikingly contrasted the suppression of the dfm1Δ null, which leads to the resumption of ERAD-M through HRD-complex remodeling. Thus, we conclude that INM retrotranslocation proceeds through a novel, private channel that can be studied by virtue of its role in alleviating membrane-associated proteotoxicity.
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- Matthew P. Flagg
- Section of Cell and Developmental Biology, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093
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- Section of Cell and Developmental Biology, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093
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- Section of Cell and Developmental Biology, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093
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- Section of Cell and Developmental Biology, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093
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- Section of Cell and Developmental Biology, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093
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Dai J, Xia H, Yang C, Chen X. Sensing, Uptake and Catabolism of L-Phenylalanine During 2-Phenylethanol Biosynthesis via the Ehrlich Pathway in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:601963. [PMID: 33717002 PMCID: PMC7947893 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.601963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2020] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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2-Phenylethanol (2-PE) is an important flavouring ingredient with a persistent rose-like odour, and it has been widely utilized in food, perfume, beverages, and medicine. Due to the potential existence of toxic byproducts in 2-PE resulting from chemical synthesis, the demand for “natural” 2-PE through biotransformation is increasing. L-Phenylalanine (L-Phe) is used as the precursor for the biosynthesis of 2-PE through the Ehrlich pathway by Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The regulation of L-Phe metabolism in S. cerevisiae is complicated and elaborate. We reviewed current progress on the signal transduction pathways of L-Phe sensing, uptake of extracellular L-Phe and 2-PE synthesis from L-Phe through the Ehrlich pathway. Moreover, the anticipated bottlenecks and future research directions for S. cerevisiae biosynthesis of 2-PE are discussed.
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- Jun Dai
- Key Laboratory of Fermentation Engineering (Ministry of Education), National "111" Center for Cellular Regulation and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Hubei Provincial Cooperative Innovation Center of Industrial Fermentation, College of Bioengineering, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, China.,ABI Group, College of Marine Science and Technology, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, China.,State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Fermentation Engineering (Ministry of Education), National "111" Center for Cellular Regulation and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Hubei Provincial Cooperative Innovation Center of Industrial Fermentation, College of Bioengineering, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Tobacco Research Institute of Hubei Province, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Fermentation Engineering (Ministry of Education), National "111" Center for Cellular Regulation and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Hubei Provincial Cooperative Innovation Center of Industrial Fermentation, College of Bioengineering, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, China
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Nuclear Ubiquitin-Proteasome Pathways in Proteostasis Maintenance. Biomolecules 2021; 11:biom11010054. [PMID: 33406777 PMCID: PMC7824755 DOI: 10.3390/biom11010054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2020] [Revised: 12/28/2020] [Accepted: 12/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Protein homeostasis, or proteostasis, is crucial for the functioning of a cell, as proteins that are mislocalized, present in excessive amounts, or aberrant due to misfolding or other type of damage can be harmful. Proteostasis includes attaining the correct protein structure, localization, and the formation of higher order complexes, and well as the appropriate protein concentrations. Consequences of proteostasis imbalance are evident in a range of neurodegenerative diseases characterized by protein misfolding and aggregation, such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. To protect the cell from the accumulation of aberrant proteins, a network of protein quality control (PQC) pathways identifies the substrates and direct them towards refolding or elimination via regulated protein degradation. The main pathway for degradation of misfolded proteins is the ubiquitin-proteasome system. PQC pathways have been first described in the cytoplasm and the endoplasmic reticulum, however, accumulating evidence indicates that the nucleus is an important PQC compartment for ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation of not only nuclear, but also cytoplasmic proteins. In this review, we summarize the nuclear ubiquitin-proteasome pathways involved in proteostasis maintenance in yeast, focusing on inner nuclear membrane-associated degradation (INMAD) and San1-mediated protein quality control.
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Marek A, Opalek M, Kałdon A, Mickowska B, Wloch-Salamon D. Hypersensitive SSY1 mutations negatively influence transition to quiescence in yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Yeast 2020; 38:102-116. [PMID: 33179371 DOI: 10.1002/yea.3536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2020] [Revised: 10/28/2020] [Accepted: 11/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Most cells spend the majority of their life in the non-proliferating, quiescent state. Transition to this state is crucial for microorganisms to survive long starvation periods and restart divisions afterwards. Experimental evolution allowed us to identify several mutation in genes that are presumably important for such transition in yeast cells. Most of these candidate genes belong to the SPS amino acid sensing pathway or to the SIR complex. We assembled these mutations on the ancestral strain background. Analysis of the quiescent/non-quiescent cell ratio of the starved yeast populations confirmed the crucial role of SSY1, the primary receptor component of the SPS sensor, in transition to the Q state. The evolved SSY1 mutations increased yeast sensitivity to amino acid presence in the environment. This resulted in decreased quiescent cell fraction and a 5.14% increase of the total amino acid content in the starved populations. We discuss external amino acid sensing via the SPS pathway as one of the mechanisms influencing transition to quiescence.
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- Agnieszka Marek
- Institute of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Institute of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Institute of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Faculty of Food Technology, Malopolska Centre of Food Monitoring, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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- Institute of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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Le Boulch M, Brossard A, Le Dez G, Léon S, Rabut G. Sensitive detection of protein ubiquitylation using a protein fragment complementation assay. J Cell Sci 2020; 133:jcs240093. [PMID: 32409563 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.240093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2019] [Accepted: 04/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Ubiquitylation is a reversible post-translational protein modification that regulates a multitude of cellular processes. Detection of ubiquitylated proteins is often challenging because of their low abundance. Here, we present NUbiCA, a sensitive protein-fragment complementation assay to facilitate the monitoring of ubiquitylation events in cultured cells and model organisms. Using yeast as a model system, we demonstrate that NUbiCA enables accurate monitoring of mono- and polyubiquitylation of proteins expressed at endogenous levels. We also show that it can be applied to decipher the topology of ubiquitin conjugates. Moreover, we assembled a genome-wide collection of yeast strains ready to investigate the ubiquitylation of proteins with this new assay. This resource will facilitate the analysis of local or transient ubiquitylation events that are difficult to detect with current methods.
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- Marie Le Boulch
- Univ Rennes, CNRS, IGDR (Institute of Genetics and Development of Rennes) - UMR 6290, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, IGDR (Institute of Genetics and Development of Rennes) - UMR 6290, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, IGDR (Institute of Genetics and Development of Rennes) - UMR 6290, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- Institut Jacques Monod - UMR 7592, CNRS, Université de Paris-Diderot, F-75205 Paris Cedex 13, France
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, IGDR (Institute of Genetics and Development of Rennes) - UMR 6290, F-35000 Rennes, France
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The nucleus is enclosed by a double-membrane structure, the nuclear envelope, which separates the nucleoplasm from the cytoplasm. The outer nuclear membrane is continuous with the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), whereas the inner nuclear membrane (INM) is a specialized compartment with a unique proteome. In order to ensure compartmental homeostasis, INM-associated degradation (INMAD) is required for both protein quality control and regulated proteolysis of INM proteins. INMAD shares similarities with ER-associated degradation (ERAD). The mechanism of ERAD is well characterized, whereas the INMAD pathway requires further definition. Here we review the three different branches of INMAD, mediated by their respective E3 ubiquitin ligases: Doa10, Asi1-3, and APC/C. We clarify the distinction between ERAD and INMAD, their substrate recognition signals, and the subsequent processing by their respective degradation machineries. We also discuss the significance of cell-cycle and developmental regulation of protein clearance at the INM, and its relationship to human disease.
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- Bailey Koch
- a Department of Biological Science, The Florida State University , Tallahassee , FL , USA
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- a Department of Biological Science, The Florida State University , Tallahassee , FL , USA
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Martins A, Ring A, Omnus DJ, Heessen S, Pfirrmann T, Ljungdahl PO. Spatial and temporal regulation of the endoproteolytic activity of the SPS-sensor-controlled Ssy5 signaling protease. Mol Biol Cell 2019; 30:2709-2720. [PMID: 31461372 PMCID: PMC6761765 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e19-02-0096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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The Saccharomyces cerevisiae Ssy5 signaling protease is a core component of the plasma membrane (PM)-localized SPS (Ssy1-Ptr3-Ssy5) sensor. In response to extracellular amino acids, the SPS-sensor orchestrates the proteasomal degradation of the inhibitory Ssy5 prodomain. The unfettered catalytic (Cat)-domain cleaves latent transcription factors Stp1 and Stp2, freeing them from negative N-terminal regulatory domains. By studying the spatial and temporal constraints affecting the unfettered Cat-domain, we found that it can cleave substrates not associated with the PM; the Cat-domain efficiently cleaves Stp1 even when fused to the carboxy terminus of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane protein Shr3. The amino acid-induced cleavage of this synthetic membrane-anchored substrate occurs in a Δtether strain lacking ER-PM junctions. We report that the bulk of the Cat-domain is soluble, exhibits a disperse intracellular distribution, and is subject to ubiquitylation. Cat-domain ubiquitylation is dependent on Ptr3 and the integral PM casein kinase I (Yck1/2). Time-course experiments reveal that the non- and ubiquitylated forms of the Cat-domain are stable in cells grown in the absence of inducing amino acids. By contrast, amino acid induction significantly accelerates Cat-domain degradation. These findings provide novel insights into the SPS-sensing pathway and suggest that Cat-domain degradation is a requisite for resetting SPS-sensor signaling.
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- António Martins
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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Nuclear proteins participate in diverse cellular processes, many of which are essential for cell survival and viability. To maintain optimal nuclear physiology, the cell employs the ubiquitin-proteasome system to eliminate damaged and misfolded proteins in the nucleus that could otherwise harm the cell. In this review, we highlight the current knowledge about the major ubiquitin-protein ligases involved in protein quality control degradation (PQCD) in the nucleus and how they orchestrate their functions to eliminate misfolded proteins in different nuclear subcompartments. Many human disorders are causally linked to protein misfolding in the nucleus, hence we discuss major concepts that still need to be clarified to better understand the basis of the nuclear misfolded proteins' toxic effects. Additionally, we touch upon potential strategies for manipulating nuclear PQCD pathways to ameliorate diseases associated with protein misfolding and aggregation in the nucleus.
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- Charisma Enam
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA; ,
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, The Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus, Givat-Ram, Jerusalem 91904, Israel; ,
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, The Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus, Givat-Ram, Jerusalem 91904, Israel; ,
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA; ,
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Distribution of Proteins at the Inner Nuclear Membrane Is Regulated by the Asi1 E3 Ligase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genetics 2019; 211:1269-1282. [PMID: 30709848 PMCID: PMC6456303 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.119.301911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2018] [Accepted: 01/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Inner nuclear membrane (INM) protein composition regulates nuclear function, affecting processes such as gene expression, chromosome organization, nuclear shape, and stability. Mechanisms that drive changes in the INM proteome are poorly understood, in part because it is difficult to definitively assay INM composition rigorously and systematically. Using a split-GFP complementation system to detect INM access, we examined the distribution of all C-terminally tagged Saccharomyces cerevisiae membrane proteins in wild-type cells and in mutants affecting protein quality control pathways, such as INM-associated degradation (INMAD), ER-associated degradation, and vacuolar proteolysis. Deletion of the E3 ligase Asi1 had the most specific effect on the INM compared to mutants in vacuolar or ER-associated degradation pathways, consistent with a role for Asi1 in the INMAD pathway. Our data suggest that Asi1 not only removes mistargeted proteins at the INM, but also controls the levels and distribution of native INM components, such as the membrane nucleoporin Pom33. Interestingly, loss of Asi1 does not affect Pom33 protein levels but instead alters Pom33 distribution in the nuclear envelope through Pom33 ubiquitination, which drives INM redistribution. Taken together, our data demonstrate that the Asi1 E3 ligase has a novel function in INM protein regulation in addition to protein turnover.
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Mehrtash AB, Hochstrasser M. Ubiquitin-dependent protein degradation at the endoplasmic reticulum and nuclear envelope. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2018; 93:111-124. [PMID: 30278225 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2018.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2018] [Revised: 09/26/2018] [Accepted: 09/27/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Numerous nascent proteins undergo folding and maturation within the luminal and membrane compartments of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Despite the presence of various factors in the ER that promote protein folding, many proteins fail to properly fold and assemble and are subsequently degraded. Regulatory proteins in the ER also undergo degradation in a way that is responsive to stimuli or the changing needs of the cell. As in most cellular compartments, the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) is responsible for the majority of the degradation at the ER-in a process termed ER-associated degradation (ERAD). Autophagic processes utilizing ubiquitin-like protein-conjugating systems also play roles in protein degradation at the ER. The ER is continuous with the nuclear envelope (NE), which consists of the outer nuclear membrane (ONM) and inner nuclear membrane (INM). While ERAD is known also to occur at the NE, only some of the ERAD ubiquitin-ligation pathways function at the INM. Protein degradation machineries in the ER/NE target a wide variety of substrates in multiple cellular compartments, including the cytoplasm, nucleoplasm, ER lumen, ER membrane, and the NE. Here, we review the protein degradation machineries of the ER and NE and the underlying mechanisms dictating recognition and processing of substrates by these machineries.
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- Adrian B Mehrtash
- Department of Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, 06520, CT, USA.
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA; Department of Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, 06520, CT, USA.
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To respond to the changing environment, cells must be able to sense external conditions. This is important for many processes including growth, mating, the expression of virulence factors, and several other regulatory effects. Nutrient sensing at the plasma membrane is mediated by different classes of membrane proteins that activate downstream signaling pathways: nontransporting receptors, transceptors, classical and nonclassical G-protein-coupled receptors, and the newly defined extracellular mucin receptors. Nontransporting receptors have the same structure as transport proteins, but have lost the capacity to transport while gaining a receptor function. Transceptors are transporters that also function as a receptor, because they can rapidly activate downstream signaling pathways. In this review, we focus on these four types of fungal membrane proteins. We mainly discuss the sensing mechanisms relating to sugars, ammonium, and amino acids. Mechanisms for other nutrients, such as phosphate and sulfate, are discussed briefly. Because the model yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been the most studied, especially regarding these nutrient-sensing systems, each subsection will commence with what is known in this species.
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Comyn SA, Flibotte S, Mayor T. Recurrent background mutations in WHI2 impair proteostasis and degradation of misfolded cytosolic proteins in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Sci Rep 2017. [PMID: 28646136 PMCID: PMC5482819 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-04525-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Proteostasis promotes viability at both the cellular and organism levels by maintaining a functional proteome. This requires an intricate protein quality control (PQC) network that mediates protein folding by molecular chaperones and removes terminally misfolded proteins via the ubiquitin proteasome system and autophagy. How changes within the PQC network can perturb proteostasis and shift the balance between protein folding and proteolysis remain poorly understood. However, given that proteostasis is altered in a number of conditions such as cancer and ageing, it is critical that we identify the factors that mediate PQC and understand the interplay between members of the proteostatic network. In this study, we investigated the degradation of a thermally unstable cytosolic model substrate and identified a surprisingly high number of strains in the yeast knockout collection that displayed impaired turnover of the misfolded substrate. We found that this phenotype was caused by frequent background mutations in the general stress response gene WHI2. We linked this proteostatic defect to the lack of activity of the stress response transcription factor Msn2, potentially under conditions where the TOR pathway is active. Our results underscore how changes to the elaborate PQC network can perturb proteostasis and impair degradation of misfolded cytosolic proteins.
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- Sophie A Comyn
- Genome Science and Technology Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada.
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Identification of Nitrogen Consumption Genetic Variants in Yeast Through QTL Mapping and Bulk Segregant RNA-Seq Analyses. G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS 2017; 7:1693-1705. [PMID: 28592651 PMCID: PMC5473750 DOI: 10.1534/g3.117.042127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae is responsible for wine must fermentation. In this process, nitrogen represents a limiting nutrient and its scarcity results in important economic losses for the wine industry. Yeast isolates use different strategies to grow in poor nitrogen environments and their genomic plasticity enables adaptation to multiple habitats through improvements in nitrogen consumption. Here, we used a highly recombinant S. cerevisiae multi-parent population (SGRP-4X) derived from the intercross of four parental strains of different origins to identify new genetic variants responsible for nitrogen consumption differences during wine fermentation. Analysis of 165 fully sequenced F12 segregants allowed us to map 26 QTL in narrow intervals for 14 amino acid sources and ammonium, the majority of which represent genomic regions previously unmapped for these traits. To complement this strategy, we performed Bulk segregant RNA-seq (BSR-seq) analysis in segregants exhibiting extremely high and low ammonium consumption levels. This identified several QTL overlapping differentially expressed genes and refined the gene candidate search. Based on these approaches, we were able to validate ARO1, PDC1, CPS1, ASI2, LYP1, and ALP1 allelic variants underlying nitrogen consumption differences between strains, providing evidence of many genes with small phenotypic effects. Altogether, these variants significantly shape yeast nitrogen consumption with important implications for evolution, ecological, and quantitative genomics.
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An intricate machinery protects cells from the accumulation of misfolded, non-functional proteins and protein aggregates. Protein quality control pathways have been best described in the cytoplasm and the endoplasmic reticulum, however, recent findings indicate that the nucleus is also an important compartment for protein quality control. Several nuclear ubiquitinylation pathways target soluble and membrane proteins in the nucleus and mediate their degradation through nuclear proteasomes. In addition, emerging data suggest that nuclear envelope components are also degraded by autophagy, although the mechanisms by which cytoplasmic autophagy machineries get access to nuclear targets remain unclear. In this minireview we summarize the nuclear ubiquitin-proteasome pathways in yeast, focusing on pathways involved in the protein degradation at the inner nuclear membrane. In addition, we discuss potential mechanisms how nuclear targets at the nuclear envelope may be delivered to the cytoplasmic autophagy pathways in yeast and mammals.
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- Mirta Boban
- a Croatian Institute for Brain Research, School of Medicine , University of Zagreb , Zagreb , Croatia
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- b Max F. Perutz Laboratories (MFPL), Department of Medical Biochemistry , Medical University of Vienna, Vienna Biocenter (VBC) , Vienna , Austria
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Pantazopoulou M, Boban M, Foisner R, Ljungdahl PO. Cdc48 and Ubx1 participate in a pathway associated with the inner nuclear membrane that governs Asi1 degradation. J Cell Sci 2016; 129:3770-3780. [PMID: 27566164 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.189332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2016] [Accepted: 08/18/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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The nuclear envelope is a barrier comprising outer and inner membranes that separate the cytoplasm from the nucleoplasm. The two membranes have different physical characteristics and protein compositions. The processes governing the stability of inner nuclear membrane (INM) proteins are not well characterized. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the INM Asi1-Asi3 complex, principally composed of integral membrane proteins Asi1 and Asi3, is an E3 ubiquitin ligase. In addition to its well-documented function in endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-associated degradation, the Doa10 E3 ubiquitin ligase complex partially localizes to the INM. The Asi1-Asi3 and Doa10 complexes define independent INM-associated degradation (INMAD) pathways that target discrete sets of nuclear substrates for proteasomal degradation. Here, we report that Asi1 is rapidly turned over (t1/2≤30 min). Its turnover depends on ubiquitin-mediated degradation by nucleus-localized proteasomes, exhibiting a clear requirement for the E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme Ubc7, Cue1 and the AAA ATPase Cdc48 and co-factor Ubx1. Asi1 turnover occurs largely independently of the Asi1-Asi3 or Doa10 complexes, indicating that it is subject to quality control at the INM in a manner distinct from that of the characterized INMAD pathways.
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- Marina Pantazopoulou
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm SE-106 91, Sweden
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- University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, Croatian Institute for Brain Research, Šalata 12, Zagreb 10000, Croatia
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- Max F. Perutz Laboratories, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Medical University of Vienna, Dr. Bohr-Gasse 9, Vienna A-1030, Austria
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm SE-106 91, Sweden
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Tsang F, Lin SJ. Less is more: Nutrient limitation induces cross-talk of nutrient sensing pathways with NAD + homeostasis and contributes to longevity. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 10:333-357. [PMID: 27683589 DOI: 10.1007/s11515-015-1367-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Nutrient sensing pathways and their regulation grant cells control over their metabolism and growth in response to changing nutrients. Factors that regulate nutrient sensing can also modulate longevity. Reduced activity of nutrient sensing pathways such as glucose-sensing PKA, nitrogen-sensing TOR and S6 kinase homolog Sch9 have been linked to increased life span in the yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and higher eukaryotes. Recently, reduced activity of amino acid sensing SPS pathway was also shown to increase yeast life span. Life span extension by reduced SPS activity requires enhanced NAD+ (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, oxidized form) and nicotinamide riboside (NR, a NAD+ precursor) homeostasis. Maintaining adequate NAD+ pools has been shown to play key roles in life span extension, but factors regulating NAD+ metabolism and homeostasis are not completely understood. Recently, NAD+ metabolism was also linked to the phosphate (Pi)-sensing PHO pathway in yeast. Canonical PHO activation requires Pi-starvation. Interestingly, NAD+ depletion without Pi-starvation was sufficient to induce PHO activation, increasing NR production and mobilization. Moreover, SPS signaling appears to function in parallel with PHO signaling components to regulate NR/NAD+ homeostasis. These studies suggest that NAD+ metabolism is likely controlled by and/or coordinated with multiple nutrient sensing pathways. Indeed, cross-regulation of PHO, PKA, TOR and Sch9 pathways was reported to potentially affect NAD+ metabolism; though detailed mechanisms remain unclear. This review discusses yeast longevity-related nutrient sensing pathways and possible mechanisms of life span extension, regulation of NAD+ homeostasis, and cross-talk among nutrient sensing pathways and NAD+ homeostasis.
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- Felicia Tsang
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, College of Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, College of Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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Tsang F, James C, Kato M, Myers V, Ilyas I, Tsang M, Lin SJ. Reduced Ssy1-Ptr3-Ssy5 (SPS) signaling extends replicative life span by enhancing NAD+ homeostasis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:12753-64. [PMID: 25825491 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.644534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Attenuated nutrient signaling extends the life span in yeast and higher eukaryotes; however, the mechanisms are not completely understood. Here we identify the Ssy1-Ptr3-Ssy5 (SPS) amino acid sensing pathway as a novel longevity factor. A null mutation of SSY5 (ssy5Δ) increases replicative life span (RLS) by ∼50%. Our results demonstrate that several NAD(+) homeostasis factors play key roles in this life span extension. First, expression of the putative malate-pyruvate NADH shuttle increases in ssy5Δ cells, and deleting components of this shuttle, MAE1 and OAC1, largely abolishes RLS extension. Next, we show that Stp1, a transcription factor of the SPS pathway, directly binds to the promoter of MAE1 and OAC1 to regulate their expression. Additionally, deletion of SSY5 increases nicotinamide riboside (NR) levels and phosphate-responsive (PHO) signaling activity, suggesting that ssy5Δ increases NR salvaging. This increase contributes to NAD(+) homeostasis, partially ameliorating the NAD(+) deficiency and rescuing the short life span of the npt1Δ mutant. Moreover, we observed that vacuolar phosphatase, Pho8, is partially required for ssy5Δ-mediated NR increase and RLS extension. Together, our studies present evidence that supports SPS signaling is a novel NAD(+) homeostasis factor and ssy5Δ-mediated life span extension is likely due to concomitantly increased mitochondrial and vacuolar function. Our findings may contribute to understanding the molecular basis of NAD(+) metabolism, cellular life span, and diseases associated with NAD(+) deficiency and aging.
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- Felicia Tsang
- From the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, College of Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis, California 95616
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- From the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, College of Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis, California 95616
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- From the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, College of Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis, California 95616
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- From the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, College of Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis, California 95616
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- From the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, College of Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis, California 95616
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- From the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, College of Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis, California 95616
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- From the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, College of Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis, California 95616
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Protein quality control at the inner nuclear membrane. Nature 2014; 516:410-3. [PMID: 25519137 DOI: 10.1038/nature14096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2014] [Accepted: 11/20/2014] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The nuclear envelope is a double membrane that separates the nucleus from the cytoplasm. The inner nuclear membrane (INM) functions in essential nuclear processes including chromatin organization and regulation of gene expression. The outer nuclear membrane is continuous with the endoplasmic reticulum and is the site of membrane protein synthesis. Protein homeostasis in this compartment is ensured by endoplasmic-reticulum-associated protein degradation (ERAD) pathways that in yeast involve the integral membrane E3 ubiquitin ligases Hrd1 and Doa10 operating with the E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes Ubc6 and Ubc7 (refs 2, 3). However, little is known about protein quality control at the INM. Here we describe a protein degradation pathway at the INM in yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) mediated by the Asi complex consisting of the RING domain proteins Asi1 and Asi3 (ref. 4). We report that the Asi complex functions together with the ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes Ubc6 and Ubc7 to degrade soluble and integral membrane proteins. Genetic evidence suggests that the Asi ubiquitin ligase defines a pathway distinct from, but complementary to, ERAD. Using unbiased screening with a novel genome-wide yeast library based on a tandem fluorescent protein timer, we identify more than 50 substrates of the Asi, Hrd1 and Doa10 E3 ubiquitin ligases. We show that the Asi ubiquitin ligase is involved in degradation of mislocalized integral membrane proteins, thus acting to maintain and safeguard the identity of the INM.
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