scholarly journals The extent of Ssa1/Ssa2 Hsp70 chaperone involvement in nuclear protein quality control degradation varies with the substrate

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 221-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramon D. Jones ◽  
Charisma Enam ◽  
Rebeca Ibarra ◽  
Heather R. Borror ◽  
Kaitlyn E. Mostoller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Control ◽  
Nuclear Protein ◽  
Protein Quality ◽  
Protein Quality Control ◽  
Proteasomal Degradation ◽  
Misfolded Proteins ◽  
Hsp70 Chaperone

The ubiquitin-mediated proteasomal degradation of misfolded proteins is generally thought to require Hsp70 chaperones, particularly Ssa1 and Ssa2 in yeast. This study reveals that Ssa1/Ssa2 are involved in the degradation of misfolded proteins in the yeast nucleus, but their degree of involvement varies depending on the misfolded nuclear protein.

scholarly journals Deubiquitinases USP20/33 promote the biogenesis of tail-anchored membrane proteins

2021 ◽  
Vol 220 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacob A. Culver ◽  
Malaiyalam Mariappan
Keyword(s):  
Quality Control ◽  
Membrane Proteins ◽  
Protein Quality ◽  
Protein Quality Control ◽  
Proteasomal Degradation ◽  
Transmembrane Domains ◽  
Misfolded Proteins ◽  
Hydrophobic Membrane ◽  
Cytosolic Protein ◽  
Ta Proteins

Numerous proteins that have hydrophobic transmembrane domains (TMDs) traverse the cytosol and posttranslationally insert into cellular membranes. It is unclear how these hydrophobic membrane proteins evade recognition by the cytosolic protein quality control (PQC), which typically recognizes exposed hydrophobicity in misfolded proteins and marks them for proteasomal degradation by adding ubiquitin chains. Here, we find that tail-anchored (TA) proteins, a vital class of membrane proteins, are recognized by cytosolic PQC and are ubiquitinated as soon as they are synthesized in cells. Surprisingly, the ubiquitinated TA proteins are not routed for proteasomal degradation but instead are handed over to the targeting factor, TRC40, and delivered to the ER for insertion. The ER-associated deubiquitinases, USP20 and USP33, remove ubiquitin chains from TA proteins after their insertion into the ER. Thus, our data suggest that deubiquitinases rescue posttranslationally targeted membrane proteins that are inappropriately ubiquitinated by PQC in the cytosol.

scholarly journals Mapping the degradation pathway of a disease-linked aspartoacylase variant

PLoS Genetics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. e1009539
Author(s):  
Sarah K. Gersing ◽  
Yong Wang ◽  
Martin Grønbæk-Thygesen ◽  
Caroline Kampmeyer ◽  
Lene Clausen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Control ◽  
Protein Quality ◽  
Protein Quality Control ◽  
Proteasomal Degradation ◽  
Degradation Pathway ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Protein Variant ◽  
Stable Conformation ◽  
Spongy Degeneration ◽  
Brain White Matter

Canavan disease is a severe progressive neurodegenerative disorder that is characterized by swelling and spongy degeneration of brain white matter. The disease is genetically linked to polymorphisms in the aspartoacylase (ASPA) gene, including the substitution C152W. ASPA C152W is associated with greatly reduced protein levels in cells, yet biophysical experiments suggest a wild-type like thermal stability. Here, we use ASPA C152W as a model to investigate the degradation pathway of a disease-causing protein variant. When we expressed ASPA C152W in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, we found a decreased steady state compared to wild-type ASPA as a result of increased proteasomal degradation. However, molecular dynamics simulations of ASPA C152W did not substantially deviate from wild-type ASPA, indicating that the native state is structurally preserved. Instead, we suggest that the C152W substitution interferes with the de novo folding pathway resulting in increased proteasomal degradation before reaching its stable conformation. Systematic mapping of the protein quality control components acting on misfolded and aggregation-prone species of C152W, revealed that the degradation is highly dependent on the molecular chaperone Hsp70, its co-chaperone Hsp110 as well as several quality control E3 ubiquitin-protein ligases, including Ubr1. In addition, the disaggregase Hsp104 facilitated refolding of aggregated ASPA C152W, while Cdc48 mediated degradation of insoluble ASPA protein. In human cells, ASPA C152W displayed increased proteasomal turnover that was similarly dependent on Hsp70 and Hsp110. Our findings underscore the use of yeast to determine the protein quality control components involved in the degradation of human pathogenic variants in order to identify potential therapeutic targets.

scholarly journals Cdc48 regulates intranuclear quality control sequestration of the Hsh155 splicing factor

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Veena Mathew ◽  
Arun Kumar ◽  
Yangyang Kate Jiang ◽  
Kyra West ◽  
Annie S Tam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Control ◽  
Essential Role ◽  
Protein Quality ◽  
Protein Quality Control ◽  
Genotoxic Stress ◽  
Stress Conditions ◽  
Splicing Factor ◽  
Misfolded Proteins ◽  
Dna Complexes ◽  
Partner Proteins

Cdc48/VCP is a highly conserved ATPase chaperone that plays an essential role in the assembly or disassembly of protein-DNA complexes and in degradation of misfolded proteins. We find that Cdc48 accumulates during cellular stress at intranuclear protein quality control (INQ) sites. Cdc48 function is required to suppress INQ formation under non-stress conditions and to promote recovery following genotoxic stress. Cdc48 physically associates with the INQ substrate and splicing factor Hsh155 and regulates its assembly with partner proteins. Accordingly, cdc48 mutants have defects in splicing and show spontaneous distribution of Hsh155 to INQ aggregates where it is stabilized. Overall, this study shows that Cdc48 regulates deposition of proteins at INQ and suggests a previously unknown role for Cdc48 in the regulation or stability of splicing subcomplexes.

scholarly journals Mycobacterium tuberculosis Rv0991c Is a Redox-Regulated Molecular Chaperone

mBio ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel H. Becker ◽  
Kathrin Ulrich ◽  
Avantika Dhabaria ◽  
Beatrix Ueberheide ◽  
William Beavers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Quality Control ◽  
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ◽  
Molecular Chaperone ◽  
Protein Quality ◽  
Protein Quality Control ◽  
Cellular Protein ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Hsp70 Chaperone

ABSTRACT The bacterial pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the leading cause of death by an infectious disease among humans. Here, we describe a previously uncharacterized M. tuberculosis protein, Rv0991c, as a molecular chaperone that is activated by oxidation. Rv0991c has homologs in most bacterial lineages and appears to function analogously to the well-characterized Escherichia coli redox-regulated chaperone Hsp33, despite a dissimilar protein sequence. Rv0991c is transcriptionally coregulated with hsp60 and hsp70 chaperone genes in M. tuberculosis, suggesting that Rv0991c functions with these chaperones in maintaining protein quality control. Supporting this hypothesis, we found that, like oxidized Hsp33, oxidized Rv0991c prevents the aggregation of a model unfolded protein in vitro and promotes its refolding by the M. tuberculosis Hsp70 chaperone system. Furthermore, Rv0991c interacts with DnaK and can associate with many other M. tuberculosis proteins. We therefore propose that Rv0991c, which we named “Ruc” (redox-regulated protein with unstructured C terminus), represents a founding member of a new chaperone family that protects M. tuberculosis and other species from proteotoxicity during oxidative stress. IMPORTANCE M. tuberculosis infections are responsible for more than 1 million deaths per year. Developing effective strategies to combat this disease requires a greater understanding of M. tuberculosis biology. As in all cells, protein quality control is essential for the viability of M. tuberculosis, which likely faces proteotoxic stress within a host. Here, we identify an M. tuberculosis protein, Ruc, that gains chaperone activity upon oxidation. Ruc represents a previously unrecognized family of redox-regulated chaperones found throughout the bacterial superkingdom. Additionally, we found that oxidized Ruc promotes the protein-folding activity of the essential M. tuberculosis Hsp70 chaperone system. This work contributes to a growing body of evidence that oxidative stress provides a particular strain on cellular protein stability.

Protein Quality Control Degradation in the Nucleus

2018 ◽  
Vol 87 (1) ◽  
pp. 725-749 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charisma Enam ◽  
Yifat Geffen ◽  
Tommer Ravid ◽  
Richard G. Gardner
Keyword(s):  
Quality Control ◽  
Protein Misfolding ◽  
Protein Quality ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Protein Quality Control ◽  
Ubiquitin Proteasome System ◽  
Misfolded Proteins ◽  
Cellular Processes ◽  
Human Disorders ◽  
Protein Misfolding And Aggregation

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.

scholarly journals Molecular chaperones and stress-inducible protein-sorting factors coordinate the spatiotemporal distribution of protein aggregates

2012 ◽  
Vol 23 (16) ◽  
pp. 3041-3056 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liliana Malinovska ◽  
Sonja Kroschwald ◽  
Matthias C. Munder ◽  
Doris Richter ◽  
Simon Alberti
Keyword(s):  
Quality Control ◽  
Molecular Chaperones ◽  
Cellular Response ◽  
Protein Quality ◽  
Acute Stress ◽  
Protein Sorting ◽  
Protein Quality Control ◽  
Normal Growth ◽  
Small Heat Shock Protein ◽  
Misfolded Proteins

Acute stress causes a rapid redistribution of protein quality control components and aggregation-prone proteins to diverse subcellular compartments. How these remarkable changes come about is not well understood. Using a phenotypic reporter for a synthetic yeast prion, we identified two protein-sorting factors of the Hook family, termed Btn2 and Cur1, as key regulators of spatial protein quality control in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Btn2 and Cur1 are undetectable under normal growth conditions but accumulate in stressed cells due to increased gene expression and reduced proteasomal turnover. Newly synthesized Btn2 can associate with the small heat shock protein Hsp42 to promote the sorting of misfolded proteins to a peripheral protein deposition site. Alternatively, Btn2 can bind to the chaperone Sis1 to facilitate the targeting of misfolded proteins to a juxtanuclear compartment. Protein redistribution by Btn2 is accompanied by a gradual depletion of Sis1 from the cytosol, which is mediated by the sorting factor Cur1. On the basis of these findings, we propose a dynamic model that explains the subcellular distribution of misfolded proteins as a function of the cytosolic concentrations of molecular chaperones and protein-sorting factors. Our model suggests that protein aggregation is not a haphazard process but rather an orchestrated cellular response that adjusts the flux of misfolded proteins to the capacities of the protein quality control system.

scholarly journals The nucleolus functions as a phase-separated protein quality control compartment

Science ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 365 (6451) ◽  
pp. 342-347 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Frottin ◽  
F. Schueder ◽  
S. Tiwary ◽  
R. Gupta ◽  
R. Körner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Control ◽  
Protein Quality ◽  
Protein Quality Control ◽  
Misfolded Proteins ◽  
Control Mechanisms ◽  
Culture Cells ◽  
Irreversible Aggregation ◽  
Nuclear Proteome ◽  
Prolonged Stress

The nuclear proteome is rich in stress-sensitive proteins, which suggests that effective protein quality control mechanisms are in place to ensure conformational maintenance. We investigated the role of the nucleolus in this process. In mammalian tissue culture cells under stress conditions, misfolded proteins entered the granular component (GC) phase of the nucleolus. Transient associations with nucleolar proteins such as NPM1 conferred low mobility to misfolded proteins within the liquid-like GC phase, avoiding irreversible aggregation. Refolding and extraction of proteins from the nucleolus during recovery from stress was Hsp70-dependent. The capacity of the nucleolus to store misfolded proteins was limited, and prolonged stress led to a transition of the nucleolar matrix from liquid-like to solid, with loss of reversibility and dysfunction in quality control. Thus, we suggest that the nucleolus has chaperone-like properties and can promote nuclear protein maintenance under stress.

scholarly journals Mycobacterium tuberculosis Rv0991c is a redox-regulated molecular chaperone

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel H. Becker ◽  
Kathrin Ulrich ◽  
Avantika Dhabaria ◽  
Beatrix Ueberheide ◽  
William Beavers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Quality Control ◽  
Molecular Chaperone ◽  
Protein Quality ◽  
Bacterial Pathogen ◽  
Protein Quality Control ◽  
Effective Strategies ◽  
Unfolded Protein ◽  
Hsp70 Chaperone

ABSTRACTThe bacterial pathogen Mycobacterium (M.) tuberculosis is the leading cause of death by an infectious disease among humans. Here, we describe a previously uncharacterized M. tuberculosis protein, Rv0991c, as a molecular chaperone that is activated by oxidation. Rv0991c has homologues in most bacterial lineages and appears to function analogously to the well-characterized Escherichia coli redox-regulated chaperone Hsp33, despite a dissimilar protein sequence. Rv0991c is transcriptionally co-regulated with hsp60 and hsp70 chaperone genes in M. tuberculosis, suggesting that Rv0991c functions with these chaperones in maintaining protein quality control. Supporting this hypothesis, we found that, like oxidized Hsp33, oxidized Rv0991c prevents the aggregation of a model unfolded protein in vitro, and promotes its refolding by the M. tuberculosis Hsp70 chaperone system. Furthermore, Rv0991c interacts with DnaK and associates with many other M. tuberculosis proteins. Importantly, we found Rv0991c is required for the full virulence of M. tuberculosis in mice. We therefore propose that Rv0991c, which we named “Ruc” (redox-regulated protein with unstructured C-terminus), represents a founding member of a new chaperone family that protects M. tuberculosis and other species from proteotoxicity during oxidative stress.IMPORTANCEM. tuberculosis infections are responsible for more than one million human deaths per year. Developing effective strategies to combat this disease requires a greater understanding of M. tuberculosis biology. As in all cells, protein quality control is essential for the viability of M. tuberculosis, which likely faces proteome stress within a host. Here, we identify an M. tuberculosis protein, Ruc, that gains chaperone activity upon oxidation. Ruc represents a previously unrecognized family of redox-regulated chaperones found throughout the bacterial super-kingdom. In addition to elucidating the activity of this chaperone, we found that Ruc was required for full M. tuberculosis virulence in mice. This work contributes to a growing appreciation that oxidative stress may provide a particular strain on protein stability in cells, and may likewise play a role in M. tuberculosis pathogenesis.

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