Rapid proteasomal degradation of translocation-deficient UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 proteins in patients with Crigler-Najjar type II |
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Authors: | Ohnishi Aki Emi Yoshikazu |
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Institution: | Department of Life Science, Faculty of Science, Himeji Institute of Technology, Harima Science Park City, Hyogo, Japan. |
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Abstract: | UDP-glucuronosyltransferase form 1A1 (UGT1A1) is the only bilirubin-glucuronidating isoform of this protein, and genetic deficiencies of UGT1A1 cause Crigler-Najjar syndrome, a disorder resulting from nonhemolytic unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia. Here we have focused on the instability of a translocation-deficient UGT1A1 protein, which has been found in patients with Crigler-Najjar type II, to elucidate the molecular basis underlying the deficiency in glucuronidation of bilirubin. A substitution of leucine to arginine at position 15 (L15R/1A1) is predicted to disrupt the hydrophobic core of the signal peptide of UGT1A1. L15R/1A1 was synthesized in similar amounts to wild-type UGT1A1 protein (WT/1A1) in transfected COS cells. However, L15R/1A1 did not translocate across the endoplasmic reticulum membrane and was degraded rapidly with a half-life of about 50min, in contrast to the much longer half-life of about 12.8h for WT/1A1. Our findings demonstrate that L15R/1A1 was rapidly degraded by the proteasome owing to its mislocalization in the cell. |
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Keywords: | UDP-glucuronosyltransferase Crigler-Najjar syndrome Hyperbilirubinemia Signal peptide Proteasome Protein degradation |
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