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ArticleNature cell biology2014

Rsp5/Nedd4 is the main ubiquitin ligase that targets cytosolic misfolded proteins following heat stress.

Nancy N Fang, Gerard T Chan, Mang Zhu, Sophie A Comyn, Avinash Persaud, Raymond J Deshaies, Daniela Rotin, Joerg Gsponer, Thibault Mayor

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Article in Nature cell biology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 106 papers.

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106 citing papers in PubMed, 190 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nancy N FangDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Centre for High-Throughput Biology, University of British Columbia, 2125 East Mall Vancouver, British Columbia V6T1Z4, Canada.
Gerard T ChanDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Centre for High-Throughput Biology, University of British Columbia, 2125 East Mall Vancouver, British Columbia V6T1Z4, Canada.
Mang ZhuDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Centre for High-Throughput Biology, University of British Columbia, 2125 East Mall Vancouver, British Columbia V6T1Z4, Canada.
Sophie A ComynDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Centre for High-Throughput Biology, University of British Columbia, 2125 East Mall Vancouver, British Columbia V6T1Z4, Canada.
Avinash PersaudProgram in Cell Biology, Hospital for Sick Children, and Biochemistry Department, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 0A4, Canada.
Raymond J DeshaiesHoward Hughes Medical Institute, Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, 114-96 Caltech, 1200 E. California Boulevard Pasadena, California 91125, USA.
Daniela RotinProgram in Cell Biology, Hospital for Sick Children, and Biochemistry Department, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 0A4, Canada.
Joerg GsponerDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Centre for High-Throughput Biology, University of British Columbia, 2125 East Mall Vancouver, British Columbia V6T1Z4, Canada.
Thibault MayorDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Centre for High-Throughput Biology, University of British Columbia, 2125 East Mall Vancouver, British Columbia V6T1Z4, Canada.
University of British Columbia · CAUniversity of Toronto · CA

Funding

CIHR 89838-2Howard Hughes Medical Institute
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The heat-shock response is a complex cellular program that induces major changes in protein translation, folding and degradation to alleviate toxicity caused by protein misfolding. Although heat shock has been widely used to study proteostasis, it remained unclear how misfolded proteins are targeted for proteolysis in these conditions. We found that Rsp5 and its mammalian homologue Nedd4 are important E3 ligases responsible for the increased ubiquitylation induced by heat stress. We determined that Rsp5 ubiquitylates mainly cytosolic misfolded proteins upon heat shock for proteasome degradation. We found that ubiquitylation of heat-induced substrates requires the Hsp40 co-chaperone Ydj1 that is further associated with Rsp5 upon heat shock. In addition, ubiquitylation is also promoted by PY Rsp5-binding motifs found primarily in the structured regions of stress-induced substrates, which can act as heat-induced degrons. Our results support a bipartite recognition mechanism combining direct and chaperone-dependent ubiquitylation of misfolded cytosolic proteins by Rsp5.

Indexed as

Protein FoldingAnimalsCell Line, TumorCrystallography, X-RayEndosomal Sorting Complexes Required for TransportHeat-Shock ResponseHeLa CellsHot TemperatureHSP40 Heat-Shock ProteinsHumansMiceNedd4 Ubiquitin Protein LigasesPeptide Termination FactorsProtein Structure, TertiaryPyruvate DecarboxylasePyruvate KinaseEndosomal Sorting Complexes Required for TransportHSP40 Heat-Shock ProteinsHUL5 protein, S cerevisiaeNedd4l protein, mouseNedd4 protein, humanNedd4 Ubiquitin Protein LigasesPDC1 protein, S cerevisiaePeptide Termination FactorsPyruvate DecarboxylasePyruvate KinaseRSP5 protein, S cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSUP45 protein, S cerevisiaeUbiquitinUbiquitin-Protein Ligase ComplexesUbiquitin-Protein LigasesYDJ1 protein, S cerevisiae

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PMID25344756
PMCPMC5224936
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