Robarts Research Institute, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
Department of Biochemistry, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
Sci Rep. 2019 Jul 8;9(1):9864. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-46279-5.
The multi-subunit C-terminal to LisH (CTLH) complex is the mammalian homologue of the yeast Gid E3 ubiquitin ligase complex. In this study, we investigated the human CTLH complex and characterized its E3 ligase activity. We confirm that the complex immunoprecipitated from human cells comprises RanBPM, ARMC8 α/β, muskelin, WDR26, GID4 and the RING domain proteins RMND5A and MAEA. We find that loss of expression of individual subunits compromises the stability of other complex members and that MAEA and RMND5A protein levels are interdependent. Using in vitro ubiquitination assays, we demonstrate that the CTLH complex has E3 ligase activity which is dependent on RMND5A and MAEA. We report that the complex can pair with UBE2D1, UBE2D2 and UBE2D3 E2 enzymes and that recombinant RMND5A mediates K48 and K63 poly-ubiquitin chains. Finally, we show a proteasome-dependent increase in the protein levels of CTLH complex member muskelin in RMND5A KO cells. Furthermore, muskelin ubiquitination is dependent on RMND5A, suggesting that it may be a target of the complex. Overall, we further the characterization of the CTLH complex as an E3 ubiquitin ligase complex in human cells and reveal a potential autoregulation mechanism.
多亚基 C 端到 LisH(CTLH)复合物是哺乳动物同源物酵母 Gid E3 泛素连接酶复合物。在这项研究中,我们研究了人 CTLH 复合物并表征了其 E3 连接酶活性。我们证实,从人细胞中免疫沉淀的复合物包含 RanBPM、ARMC8α/β、muskelin、WDR26、GID4 和 RING 结构域蛋白 RMND5A 和 MAEA。我们发现,单个亚基的表达缺失会损害其他复合物成员的稳定性,并且 MAEA 和 RMND5A 蛋白水平相互依赖。通过体外泛素化测定,我们证明 CTLH 复合物具有 E3 连接酶活性,该活性依赖于 RMND5A 和 MAEA。我们报告说,该复合物可以与 UBE2D1、UBE2D2 和 UBE2D3 E2 酶结合,并且重组 RMND5A 介导 K48 和 K63 多泛素链。最后,我们表明在 RMND5A KO 细胞中,蛋白酶体依赖性增加了 CTLH 复合物成员 muskelin 的蛋白水平。此外,muskelin 的泛素化依赖于 RMND5A,表明它可能是复合物的靶标。总体而言,我们进一步将 CTLH 复合物作为人细胞中的 E3 泛素连接酶复合物进行了表征,并揭示了一种潜在的自身调节机制。