scholarly journals ER-Golgi Traffic Is a Prerequisite for Efficient ER Degradation

2002 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 1806-1818 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christof Taxis ◽  
Frank Vogel ◽  
Dieter H. Wolf
Keyword(s):  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Secretory Pathway ◽  
Protein Quality ◽  
Morphological Changes ◽  
Ubiquitin Proteasome System ◽  
Protein Traffic ◽  
Early Secretory Pathway ◽  
Maturation Rate ◽  
Ubiquitin Proteasome ◽  
A Minor

Protein quality control is an essential function of the endoplasmic reticulum. Misfolded proteins unable to acquire their native conformation are retained in the endoplasmic reticulum, retro-translocated back into the cytosol, and degraded via the ubiquitin-proteasome system. We show that efficient degradation of soluble malfolded proteins in yeast requires a fully competent early secretory pathway. Mutations in proteins essential for ER-Golgi protein traffic severely inhibit ER degradation of the model substrate CPY*. We found ER localization of CPY* in WT cells, but no other specific organelle for ER degradation could be identified by electron microscopy studies. Because CPY* is degraded in COPI coat mutants, only a minor fraction of CPY* or of a proteinaceous factor required for degradation seems to enter the recycling pathway between ER and Golgi. Therefore, we propose that the disorganized structure of the ER and/or the mislocalization of Kar2p, observed in early secretory mutants, is responsible for the reduction in CPY* degradation. Further, we observed that mutations in proteins directly involved in degradation of malfolded proteins (Der1p, Der3/Hrd1p, and Hrd3p) lead to morphological changes of the endoplasmic reticulum and the Golgi, escape of CPY* into the secretory pathway and a slower maturation rate of wild-type CPY.

scholarly journals The Cytoplasmic Hsp70 Chaperone Machinery Subjects Misfolded and Endoplasmic Reticulum Import-incompetent Proteins to Degradation via the Ubiquitin–Proteasome System

2007 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 153-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sae-Hun Park ◽  
Natalia Bolender ◽  
Frederik Eisele ◽  
Zlatka Kostova ◽  
Junko Takeuchi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Protein Quality ◽  
Signal Sequence ◽  
Degradation Process ◽  
Ubiquitin Proteasome System ◽  
Protein Domain ◽  
Misfolded Proteins ◽  
Misfolded Protein ◽  
Ubiquitin Proteasome ◽  
Shock Proteins

The mechanism of protein quality control and elimination of misfolded proteins in the cytoplasm is poorly understood. We studied the involvement of cytoplasmic factors required for degradation of two endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-import–defective mutated derivatives of carboxypeptidase yscY (ΔssCPY* and ΔssCPY*-GFP) and also examined the requirements for degradation of the corresponding wild-type enzyme made ER-import incompetent by removal of its signal sequence (ΔssCPY). All these protein species are rapidly degraded via the ubiquitin–proteasome system. Degradation requires the ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes Ubc4p and Ubc5p, the cytoplasmic Hsp70 Ssa chaperone machinery, and the Hsp70 cochaperone Ydj1p. Neither the Hsp90 chaperones nor Hsp104 or the small heat-shock proteins Hsp26 and Hsp42 are involved in the degradation process. Elimination of a GFP fusion (GFP-cODC), containing the C-terminal 37 amino acids of ornithine decarboxylase (cODC) directing this enzyme to the proteasome, is independent of Ssa1p function. Fusion of ΔssCPY* to GFP-cODC to form ΔssCPY*-GFP-cODC reimposes a dependency on the Ssa1p chaperone for degradation. Evidently, the misfolded protein domain dictates the route of protein elimination. These data and our further results give evidence that the Ssa1p-Ydj1p machinery recognizes misfolded protein domains, keeps misfolded proteins soluble, solubilizes precipitated protein material, and escorts and delivers misfolded proteins in the ubiquitinated state to the proteasome for degradation.

Protein Quality Control of the Endoplasmic Reticulum and Ubiquitin–Proteasome-Triggered Degradation of Aberrant Proteins: Yeast Pioneers the Path

2018 ◽  
Vol 87 (1) ◽  
pp. 751-782 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Berner ◽  
Karl-Richard Reutter ◽  
Dieter H. Wolf
Keyword(s):  
Quality Control ◽  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Protein Quality ◽  
Protein Structures ◽  
Protein Quality Control ◽  
Ubiquitin Proteasome System ◽  
Misfolded Proteins ◽  
Secretory Proteins ◽  
Structural Alterations ◽  
Ubiquitin Proteasome

Cells must constantly monitor the integrity of their macromolecular constituents. Proteins are the most versatile class of macromolecules but are sensitive to structural alterations. Misfolded or otherwise aberrant protein structures lead to dysfunction and finally aggregation. Their presence is linked to aging and a plethora of severe human diseases. Thus, misfolded proteins have to be rapidly eliminated. Secretory proteins constitute more than one-third of the eukaryotic proteome. They are imported into the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), where they are folded and modified. A highly elaborated machinery controls their folding, recognizes aberrant folding states, and retrotranslocates permanently misfolded proteins from the ER back to the cytosol. In the cytosol, they are degraded by the highly selective ubiquitin–proteasome system. This process of protein quality control followed by proteasomal elimination of the misfolded protein is termed ER-associated degradation (ERAD), and it depends on an intricate interplay between the ER and the cytosol.

scholarly journals Ubx4 Modulates Cdc48 Activity and Influences Degradation of Misfolded Proteins of the Endoplasmic Reticulum

2009 ◽  
Vol 284 (24) ◽  
pp. 16082-16089 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sven M. Alberts ◽  
Caroline Sonntag ◽  
Antje Schäfer ◽  
Dieter H. Wolf
Keyword(s):  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Secretory Pathway ◽  
Ubiquitin Proteasome System ◽  
Misfolded Proteins ◽  
Aaa Atpase ◽  
Cytosolic Side ◽  
Ubiquitin Proteasome ◽  
Correct Function ◽  
Er Membrane

Misfolded proteins of the secretory pathway are recognized in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), retrotranslocated into the cytoplasm, and degraded by the ubiquitin-proteasome system. Right after retrotranslocation and polyubiquitination, they are extracted from the cytosolic side of the ER membrane through a complex consisting of the AAA ATPase Cdc48 (p97 in mammals), Ufd1, and Npl4. This complex delivers misfolded proteins to the proteasome for final degradation. Extraction, delivery, and processing of ERAD (ER-associated degradation) substrates to the proteasome requires additional cofactors of Cdc48. Here we characterize the UBX domain containing protein Ubx4 (Cui1) as a crucial factor for the degradation of polyubiquitinated proteins via ERAD. Ubx4 modulates the Cdc48-Ufd1-Npl4 complex to guarantee its correct function. Mutant variants of Ubx4 lead to defective degradation of misfolded proteins and accumulation of polyubiquitinated proteins bound to Cdc48. We show the requirement of the UBX domain of Ubx4 for its function in ERAD. The observation that Ubx2 and Ubx4 are not found together in one complex with Cdc48 suggests several distinct steps in modulating the activity and localization of Cdc48 in ERAD.

scholarly journals Breakdown of Filamentous Myofibrils by the UPS–Step by Step

Biomolecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 110
Author(s):  
Dina Aweida ◽  
Shenhav Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Protein Quality ◽  
Protein Structures ◽  
Ubiquitin Proteasome System ◽  
Surface Proteins ◽  
Catalytic Core ◽  
Complex Protein ◽  
Ubiquitin Proteasome ◽  
Aaa Atpases

Protein degradation maintains cellular integrity by regulating virtually all biological processes, whereas impaired proteolysis perturbs protein quality control, and often leads to human disease. Two major proteolytic systems are responsible for protein breakdown in all cells: autophagy, which facilitates the loss of organelles, protein aggregates, and cell surface proteins; and the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS), which promotes degradation of mainly soluble proteins. Recent findings indicate that more complex protein structures, such as filamentous assemblies, which are not accessible to the catalytic core of the proteasome in vitro, can be efficiently degraded by this proteolytic machinery in systemic catabolic states in vivo. Mechanisms that loosen the filamentous structure seem to be activated first, hence increasing the accessibility of protein constituents to the UPS. In this review, we will discuss the mechanisms underlying the disassembly and loss of the intricate insoluble filamentous myofibrils, which are responsible for muscle contraction, and whose degradation by the UPS causes weakness and disability in aging and disease. Several lines of evidence indicate that myofibril breakdown occurs in a strictly ordered and controlled manner, and the function of AAA-ATPases is crucial for their disassembly and loss.

scholarly journals TTC3-Mediated Protein Quality Control, A Potential Mechanism for Cognitive Impairment

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xu Zhou ◽  
Xiongjin Chen ◽  
Tingting Hong ◽  
Miaoping Zhang ◽  
Yujie Cai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Control ◽  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Protein Quality ◽  
Protein Quality Control ◽  
Ubiquitin Proteasome System ◽  
Research Progress ◽  
Repeat Domain ◽  
Ubiquitin Proteasome ◽  
Domain 3

AbstractThe tetrapeptide repeat domain 3 (TTC3) gene falls within Down's syndrome (DS) critical region. Cognitive impairment is a common phenotype of DS and Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and overexpression of TTC3 can accelerate cognitive decline, but the specific mechanism is unknown. The TTC3-mediated protein quality control (PQC) mechanism, similar to the PQC system, is divided into three parts: it acts as a cochaperone to assist proteins in folding correctly; it acts as an E3 ubiquitin ligase (E3s) involved in protein degradation processes through the ubiquitin–proteasome system (UPS); and it may also eventually cause autophagy by affecting mitochondrial function. Thus, this article reviews the research progress on the structure, function, and metabolism of TTC3, including the recent research progress on TTC3 in DS and AD; the role of TTC3 in cognitive impairment through PQC in combination with the abovementioned attributes of TTC3; and the potential targets of TTC3 in the treatment of such diseases.

scholarly journals Cytosolic splice isoform of Hsp70 nucleotide exchange factor Fes1 is required for the degradation of misfolded proteins in yeast

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (8) ◽  
pp. 1210-1219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naveen Kumar Chandappa Gowda ◽  
Jayasankar Mohanakrishnan Kaimal ◽  
Anna E. Masser ◽  
Wenjing Kang ◽  
Marc R. Friedländer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Protein Quality ◽  
Ectopic Expression ◽  
Ubiquitin Proteasome System ◽  
Misfolded Proteins ◽  
Control Mechanisms ◽  
Nucleotide Exchange ◽  
Exchange Factor ◽  
Nucleotide Exchange Factor ◽  
Ubiquitin Proteasome

Cells maintain proteostasis by selectively recognizing and targeting misfolded proteins for degradation. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the Hsp70 nucleotide exchange factor Fes1 is essential for the degradation of chaperone-associated misfolded proteins by the ubiquitin-proteasome system. Here we show that the FES1 transcript undergoes unique 3′ alternative splicing that results in two equally active isoforms with alternative C-termini, Fes1L and Fes1S. Fes1L is actively targeted to the nucleus and represents the first identified nuclear Hsp70 nucleotide exchange factor. In contrast, Fes1S localizes to the cytosol and is essential to maintain proteostasis. In the absence of Fes1S, the heat-shock response is constitutively induced at normally nonstressful conditions. Moreover, cells display severe growth defects when elevated temperatures, amino acid analogues, or the ectopic expression of misfolded proteins, induce protein misfolding. Importantly, misfolded proteins are not targeted for degradation by the ubiquitin-proteasome system. These observations support the notion that cytosolic Fes1S maintains proteostasis by supporting the removal of toxic misfolded proteins by proteasomal degradation. This study provides key findings for the understanding of the organization of protein quality control mechanisms in the cytosol and nucleus.

scholarly journals MIA3/TANGO1 enables efficient secretion by constraining COPII vesicle budding

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janine McCaughey ◽  
Judith M. Mantell ◽  
Chris R. Neal ◽  
Kate Heesom ◽  
David J. Stephens
Keyword(s):  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Light Microscopy ◽  
Secretory Pathway ◽  
Genome Engineering ◽  
High Volume ◽  
Vesicle Budding ◽  
Early Secretory Pathway ◽  
Copii Vesicle ◽  
Intermediate Compartment ◽  
Golgi Organization

AbstractComplex machinery is required to drive secretory cargo export from the endoplasmic reticulum. In vertebrates, this includes transport and Golgi organization protein 1 (TANGO1), encoded by the Mia3 gene. Here, using genome engineering of human cells light microscopy, secretion assays, and proteomics, we show loss of Mia3/TANGO1 results in formation of numerous vesicles and a loss of early secretory pathway integrity. This restricts secretion not only of large proteins like procollagens but of all types of secretory cargo. Our data shows that Mia3/TANGO1 constrains the propensity of COPII to form vesicles promoting instead the formation of the ER-Golgi intermediate compartment. Thus, Mia3/TANGO1 facilities the secretion of complex and high volume cargoes from vertebrate cells.

Peroxisomal membrane proteins are properly targeted to peroxisomes in the absence of COPI- and COPII-mediated vesicular transport

2001 ◽  
Vol 114 (11) ◽  
pp. 2199-2204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tineke Voorn-Brouwer ◽  
Astrid Kragt ◽  
Henk F. Tabak ◽  
Ben Distel
Keyword(s):  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Membrane Proteins ◽  
Secretory Pathway ◽  
Human Fibroblasts ◽  
Vesicle Transport ◽  
Peroxisome Biogenesis ◽  
Peroxisomal Membrane ◽  
Classic Model ◽  
Early Secretory Pathway

The classic model for peroxisome biogenesis states that new peroxisomes arise by the fission of pre-existing ones and that peroxisomal matrix and membrane proteins are recruited directly from the cytosol. Recent studies challenge this model and suggest that some peroxisomal membrane proteins might traffic via the endoplasmic reticulum to peroxisomes. We have studied the trafficking in human fibroblasts of three peroxisomal membrane proteins, Pex2p, Pex3p and Pex16p, all of which have been suggested to transit the endoplasmic reticulum before arriving in peroxisomes. Here, we show that targeting of these peroxisomal membrane proteins is not affected by inhibitors of COPI and COPII that block vesicle transport in the early secretory pathway. Moreover, we have obtained no evidence for the presence of these peroxisomal membrane proteins in compartments other than peroxisomes and demonstrate that COPI and COPII inhibitors do not affect peroxisome morphology or integrity. Together, these data fail to provide any evidence for a role of the endoplasmic reticulum in peroxisome biogenesis.

Protein Quality Control in Neurodegeneration and Neuroprotection

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Yasmeena Akhter ◽  
Jahangir Nabi ◽  
Hinna Hamid ◽  
Nahida Tabassum ◽  
Faheem Hyder Pottoo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Control ◽  
Neurodegenerative Disorders ◽  
Protein Quality ◽  
Protein Quality Control ◽  
Ubiquitin Proteasome System ◽  
Security System ◽  
Conformational Disorders ◽  
Ubiquitin Proteasome ◽  
Multi Level

Proteostasis is essential for regulating the integrity of the proteome. Disruption of proteostasis under some rigorous conditions leads to the aggregation and accumulation of misfolded toxic proteins, which plays a central role in the pathogenesis of protein conformational disorders. The protein quality control (PQC) system serves as a multi-level security system to shield cells from abnormal proteins. The intrinsic PQC systems maintaining proteostasis include the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS), chaperon-mediated autophagy (CMA), and autophagy-lysosome pathway (ALP) that serve to target misfolded proteins for unfolding, refolding, or degradation. Alterations of PQC systems in neurons have been implicated in the pathogenesis of various neurodegenerative disorders. This chapter provides an overview of PQC pathways to set a framework for discussion of the role of PQC in neurodegenerative disorders. Additionally, various pharmacological approaches targeting PQC are summarized.

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