线性泛素化修饰研究进展

蛋白质泛素化修饰过程在调节各种细胞生物学功能的过程中发挥了非常重要的作用,如细胞周期进程、DNA损伤修复、信号转导和各种蛋白质膜定位等。泛素化修饰可分为多聚泛素化修饰和单泛素化修饰。多聚泛素化修饰系统可以通过对底物连接不同类型的多泛素化链调节蛋白质的功能。多聚泛素化修饰中已知7种泛素链连接方式均为泛素内赖氨酸连接方式。近几年发现了第8种类型的泛素链连接形式即线性泛素化,其泛素链的连接方式是由泛素甲硫氨酸的氨基基团与另一泛素甘氨酸的羧基基团相连形成泛素链标记。目前研究表明线性泛素化修饰在先天性免疫和炎症反应等多个过程中发挥着非常重要的作用。募集线性泛素链的泛素连接酶E3被称为LUBAC复合体,其组成底物以及其活性调控机制和功能所知甚少。本文综述了募集线性泛素化链的泛素连接酶、去泛素化酶、底物等活性调控机制及其在先天性免疫等多个领域中的功能,分析了后续研究方向,以期为相关研究提供参考。     

线性泛素化研究进展

线性泛素化是一种新型泛素化修饰方式,不同于赖氨酸介导的多聚泛素化,其主要通过泛素分子的首尾相连对蛋白质进行翻译后修饰,以线性泛素化复合体(LUBAC)作为E3连接酶,参与细胞的抗凋亡、抗病毒作用,以及炎症反应等细胞生命活动.该文主要介绍了线性泛素化的组成、对蛋白质进行修饰的主要方式,其参与调控的体内生理活动信号通路,并...     

ARIH2抑制LUBAC的线性泛素化连接酶活性

线性泛素化修饰在肿瘤及免疫系统中均发挥着重要作用。线性泛素链组装复合体(linear ubiquitin chain assembly complex, LUBAC)是目前已知的唯一能够催化合成线性泛素链的泛素连接酶。本研究发现,泛素连接酶2(ariadne homolog 2,ARIH2)作为LUBAC新的相互作用蛋白质,能够抑制LUBAC对底物的线性泛素化修饰水平。通过免疫共沉淀实验发现,ARIH2与HOIP存在相互作用,且GST pull-down结果说明,HOIP通过ZF-NZF结构域与ARIH2发生相互作用。进一步的免疫沉淀结果证明,LUBAC并不能线性泛素化修饰ARIH2。反之,ARIH2能够抑制LUBAC对底物的线性泛素化修饰水平,其机制可能是ARIH2影响了SHARPIN的泛素化水平,从而影响LUBAC酶活性,进而导致LUBAC对底物的线性泛素化水平减弱。     

泛素连接酶SMURF1催化ADAR1的多聚泛素化修饰

既往研究发现,SMAD特异性E3泛素蛋白连接酶1(SMAD specific E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 1,SMURF1)通过其E3泛素连接酶活性介导自噬进程,然而SMURF1的泛素化底物蛋白质仍有待进一步挖掘。本文利用免疫共沉淀(Co-IP)联合蛋白质谱分析捕获并鉴定THP-1细胞中SMURF1的相互作用蛋白质集合物,发现在THP-1细胞中SMURF1可与222种蛋白质物理性结合,RNA腺苷脱氨酶1(adenosine deaminase acting on RNA 1,ADAR1)具有较高的肽段结合分数。构建SMURF1过表达载体并转染到HEK-293T细胞中,Co-IP和Western印迹检测验证外源性SMURF1与内源性ADAR1存在相互作用。qRT-PCR和Western印迹检测结果显示,在HEK-293T细胞中过表达SMURF1后ADAR1 mRNA水平差异无统计学意义、蛋白质水平明显降低(P<0.05)。用放线菌酮(CHX)分别处理正常和过表达SMURF1的HEK-293T细胞,Western印迹检测显示,过表达SMURF1后ADAR1...     

RIP1泛素化修饰调控程序性坏死的研究进展

在过去的二十年中,随着对程序性坏死(necroptosis)研究的不断深入,学者们发现多种死亡受体激活可引起程序性坏死,其中研究最为透彻的是肿瘤坏死因子受体1(TNFR1)。在TNFR1激活引起细胞发生程序性坏死的信号转导过程中,细胞内先后形成复合物Ⅰ(complexⅠ)和坏死小体(necrosome)。这2个复合物中都含有一个关键蛋白——受体相互作用蛋白激酶1(RIP1)。复合物Ⅰ中的RIP1存在多种多聚泛素化修饰,且多聚泛素化修饰种类和水平的变化能决定细胞的命运——炎症、凋亡或坏死。此外,坏死小体中的RIP1也存在多聚泛素化修饰。然而,RIP1的泛素化修饰如何调控细胞信号转导和促进坏死小体的形成尚未被完全阐明。该文对RIP1泛素化修饰调控细胞程序性坏死的研究进展进行综述。     

泛素化和SUMO化对DEC1的拮抗调控作用

分化的胚软骨表达蛋白1(differentiated embryo-chondrocyte expressed gene 1,DEC1)作为一种时钟蛋白,除了在周期节律的调控中发挥转录抑制作用外,还在能量代谢以及多种肿瘤相关的信号通路的调控中发挥重要作用。此外,蛋白质的翻译后修饰是实现蛋白质功能精细调控的一种重要方式。目前发现,DEC1主要可被两种翻译后修饰,即泛素化和SUMO化修饰。尽管泛素化和SUMO化是两种过程非常类似的蛋白质翻译后修饰方式,但是它们对目的蛋白功能的调控却截然不同。由于泛素化和SUMO化与底物的作用靶点都是赖氨酸(Lys),因此在多数情况下,泛素化和SUMO化以拮抗性的方式调控底物蛋白的功能。鉴于此,该文旨在阐述泛素化和SUMO化修饰对DEC1功能的拮抗调节过程,为了解时钟蛋白DEC1对多种信号通路的调控过程中的分子机制提供新的思路。     

HIF-1α的泛素化和SUMO化修饰

低氧诱导因子-1（hypoxia-inducible factor-1,HIF-1）是异二聚体的转录因子,由氧敏感的α亚基和在细胞内稳定表达的β亚基组成,在细胞低氧应答反应中起核心作用,能调节100多种涉及低氧应激下细胞适应和存活的靶基因.泛素是一种由76个氨基酸残基组成的保守性多肽,广泛存在真核生物中.SUMO是泛素样蛋白家族成员,分子量约为12 kD的小蛋白,从拟南芥到人类普遍存在.泛素和SUMO可共价结合许多靶底物蛋白,对其进行翻译后修饰,该过程分别称为泛素化与SUMO化.近来研究显示,HIF-1α的翻译后修饰如泛素化、SUMO化可调节其的稳定性,从而改变HIF 1α的转录激活活性.本文主要就HIF-1α泛素化及SUMO化修饰等问题作一综述.     

泛素化修饰在抗病毒天然免疫反应中的作用

蛋白质翻译后修饰几乎调控细胞所有的生命活动,有大量研究报道了其中的泛素化在病毒感染过程中的作用。受病毒感染时,宿主可利用泛素化修饰起始抗病毒天然免疫反应,从而抵抗病毒入侵。相应地,病毒也可以利用泛素化修饰逃逸细胞的免疫反应。该文从宿主与病毒两个角度综述了蛋白质的泛素化修饰在抗病毒天然免疫中的作用及其调控机制,为抗病毒的治疗提供一些新的策略。     

组蛋白的泛素化与去泛素化修饰

泛素在真核生物体内广泛存在,泛素化修饰是转录后的修饰方式之一;组蛋白是染色质的主要成分之一,与基因的表达有密切关系。组蛋白的泛素化修饰与经典的蛋白质的泛素调节途径不同,不会导致蛋白质的降解,但是能够招募核小体到染色体、参与X染色体的失活、影响组蛋白的甲基化和基因的转录。组蛋白的去泛素化修饰同样与染色质的结构及基因表达密切相关。组蛋白的泛素化和磷酸化、乙酰化、甲基化修饰之间还存在协同和级联效应。     

蛋白质泛素化修饰的生物信息学研究进展

泛素-蛋白酶体系统(Ubiquitin-proteasome system, UPS)介导了真核生物80%~85%的蛋白质降解, 该蛋白质降解途径具有依赖ATP、高效、高度选择性的特点。除参与蛋白质降解之外, 泛素化修饰还可以直接影响蛋白质的活性和定位。由于泛素化修饰底物蛋白在细胞中的广泛存在, 泛素化修饰可以调控包括细胞周期、细胞凋亡、转录调控、DNA损伤修复以及免疫应答等在内的多种细胞活动。近年来, 泛素-蛋白酶体系统相关的蛋白质组学数据不断产出, 有效地管理、组织并合理分析这些数据显得尤为必要。文章综述了当前世界范围内针对蛋白质泛素化修饰展开的生物信息学研究, 总结了前人的工作结果, 包括UPS相关蛋白质数据的收录、泛素化修饰网络的构建和分析、泛素化修饰位点的预测及泛素化修饰motif的研究等方面内容, 并对该领域未来的发展方向进行了讨论。     

Linear polyubiquitination: a new regulator of NF‐κB activation

The ubiquitin‐conjugation system regulates a vast range of biological phenomena by affecting protein function mostly through polyubiquitin conjugation. The type of polyubiquitin chain that is generated seems to determine how conjugated proteins are regulated, as they are recognized specifically by proteins that contain chain‐specific ubiquitin‐binding motifs. An enzyme complex that catalyses the formation of newly described linear polyubiquitin chains—known as linear ubiquitin chain‐assembly complex (LUBAC)—has recently been characterized, as has a particular ubiquitin‐binding domain that specifically recognizes linear chains. Both have been shown to have crucial roles in the canonical nuclear factor‐κB (NF‐κB)‐activation pathway. The ubiquitin system is intimately involved in regulating the NF‐κB pathway, and the regulatory roles of K63‐linked chains have been studied extensively. However, the role of linear chains in this process is only now emerging. This article discusses the possible mechanisms underlying linear polyubiquitin‐mediated activation of NF‐κB, and the different roles that K63‐linked and linear chains have in NF‐κB activation. Future directions for linear polyubiquitin research are also discussed.     

SIAH1介导TRB3的泛素化和降解

目的利用酵母回转实验和免疫共沉淀实验验证SIAHI和TRB3之间的相互作用并探讨其功能相关性。方法将全长形式的TRB3基因和SIAH1基因分别克隆入酵母表达载体pDBLeu和pPC86中,共转化至MaV203酵母感受态细胞,验证其相互作用,然后分别构建至真核表达载体pCMV—Myc和pFLAG—CMV-2中,采用免疫共沉淀实验进行进一步验证。通过体内泛素化实验检测SIAH1对TRB3蛋白稳定性及泛素化修饰的影响。结果通过在酵母细胞中的回转实验和HEK293rr细胞中的免疫共沉淀实验证实了TRB3与SIAH1之间的相互作用。通过体内泛素化实验证实了S1AH1介导了TRB3的泛素化修饰和降解。结论证实了TRB3与SIAH1之间的相互作用并发现SIAH1介导了TRB3的泛素化修饰和降解,为TRB3蛋白的功能研究提供了新的线索。     

Ubiquitination of RhoA by Smurf1 promotes neurite outgrowth

The Rho-family of small GTPases consists of essential regulators of neurite outgrowth, axonal pathfinding, and dendritic arborization. Previous work has demonstrated in non-neuronal cell types that Smurf1, an E3 ubiquitin ligase, regulates cell polarity and protrusive activity via PKCzeta-dependent recruitment to cellular protrusion sites, and subsequent ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation of RhoA. In this study, we show that Smurf1 enhances neurite outgrowth in Neuro2a neuroblastoma cells. We demonstrate that RhoA is ubiquitinated, and that Smurf1 and RhoA physically interact in vivo. Interestingly, Smurf1 overexpression in Neuro2a cells dramatically reduces RhoA protein levels during dibutyric cyclic AMP, but not retinoic acid induced neurite outgrowth. This Smurf1-dependent reduction in RhoA protein levels was abrogated using the general proteasome inhibitor MG132, suggesting that RhoA is targeted for ubiquitination and degradation via Smurf1. Together, our data suggest that localized regulation of different subsets of Rho GTPases by specific guidance signals results in an intracellular asymmetry of RhoA activity, which could regulate neurite outgrowth and guidance.     

Biophysical and biological evaluation of optimized stapled peptide inhibitors of the linear ubiquitin chain assembly complex (LUBAC)

Linear ubiquitylation, in which ubiquitin units are covalently linked through N- and C-terminal amino acids, is a unique cellular signaling mechanism. This process is controlled by a single E3 ubiquitin ligase, the linear ubiquitin chain assembly complex (LUBAC), which is composed of three proteins – HOIL-1L, HOIP and SHARPIN. LUBAC is involved in the activation of the canonical NF-κB pathway and has been linked to NF-κB dependent malignancies. In this work, we present HOIP-based stapled alpha-helical peptides designed to inhibit LUBAC through the disruption of the HOIL-1L-HOIP interaction and loss of the functional complex. We find our HOIP peptides to be active LUBAC ubiquitylation inhibitors in vitro, though through interaction with HOIP rather than HOIL. Active peptides were shown to have inhibitory effects on cell viability, reduced NF-κB activity and decreased production of NF-κB related gene products. This work further demonstrates the potential of LUBAC as a therapeutic target and of the use of stapled peptides as inhibitors of protein-protein interactions.     

嗜肺军团菌效应蛋白质介导的新型泛素化过程

泛素化是真核细胞特有的蛋白质翻译后修饰方式,调节真核细胞内多种重要生理过程,例如蛋白质稳态、细胞周期、免疫反应、DNA修复以及囊泡转运等。鉴于泛素化对于生命活动的重要性,病原菌在与宿主细胞的长期进化过程中衍生出一系列针对宿主泛素化过程的效应蛋白质,调控宿主体内泛素化过程,从而构建有利于病原菌自身生长繁殖的内环境。嗜肺军团菌是一种革兰氏阴性菌,是军团菌肺炎的致病菌,能够引起发热和肺部感染,重型病死率高达15%~30%。Dot/Icm Ⅳ型分泌系统是嗜肺军团菌侵染过程中最主要的毒力系统。在侵染宿主细胞的过程中,嗜肺军团菌利用该分泌系统,分泌超过330种效应蛋白质,协助细菌在宿主胞内生存、增殖和逃逸。多种嗜肺军团菌效应蛋白质通过直接或者间接的方式对宿主泛素化过程进行调控。近年的研究发现,多种效应蛋白质可以介导不同于真核生物经典泛素化的新型泛素化过程。本文介绍了嗜肺军团菌效应蛋白质介导的新型泛素化过程的最新研究进展,为理解泛素化过程在嗜肺军团菌致病过程中的重要作用提供参考依据。     

Ubiquitin binding and conjugation regulate the recruitment of Rabex-5 to early endosomes

Rab GTPases and ubiquitination are critical regulators of transmembrane cargo sorting in endocytic and lysosomal targeting pathways. The endosomal protein Rabex-5 intersects these two layers of regulation by being both a guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) for Rab5 and a substrate for ubiquitin (Ub) binding and conjugation. The ability of trafficking machinery components to bind ubiquitinated proteins is known to have a function in cargo sorting. Here, we demonstrate that Ub binding is essential for the recruitment of Rabex-5 from the cytosol to endosomes, independently of its GEF activity and of Rab5. We also show that monoubiquitinated Rabex-5 is enriched in the cytosol. These observations are consistent with a model whereby a cycle of Ub binding and monoubiquitination regulates the association of Rabex-5 with endosomes.     

Ubiquitination of substrates by esterification

Post-translational modification by ubiquitination determines intracellular location and fate of numerous proteins, thus impacting a diverse array of physiologic functions. Past dogma has been that ubiquitin was only coupled to substrates by isopeptide bonds to internal lysine residues or less frequently peptide bonds to the N-terminus. Enigmatically, however, several proteins lacking lysines had been reported to retain ubiquitin-dependent fates. Resolution of this paradox was afforded by recent observations that ubiquitination of substrates can also occur on cysteine or serine and threonine residues by thio- or oxy-ester bond formation, respectively (collectively called esterification). Although chemically possible, these bonds were considered too labile to be of physiological relevance. In this review we discuss recent evidence for the ubiquitination of protein substrates by esterification and speculate on its mechanism and its physiological importance.     

Emerging Roles and Research Tools of Atypical Ubiquitination

Ubiquitination is a posttranslational modification characterized by the covalent attachment of ubiquitin molecules to protein substrates. The ubiquitination modification process is reversible, dynamic, and involved in the regulation of various biological processes, such as autophagy, inflammatory responses, and DNA damage responses. The forms of ubiquitin modification are very diverse, incorporating either a single ubiquitin molecule or a complicated ubiquitin polymer, and different types of ubiquitination usually elicit corresponding cellular responses. The development of research tools and strategies has afforded more detailed insight into atypical ubiquitin signaling pathways that were previously poorly understood. Here, an update on the understanding of atypical ubiquitin chain signaling pathways is provided and the recent development of representative research tools for ubiquitin systems is discussed. In addition, the future challenges in ubiquitin research are reflected on and summarized.