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ArticleCellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS2015

Parkin-mediated K63-polyubiquitination targets ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1 for degradation by the autophagy-lysosome system.

Jeanne E McKeon, Di Sha, Lian Li, Lih-Shen Chin

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Article in Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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34citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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34 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jeanne E McKeonDepartment of Pharmacology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
Di Sha
Lian Li
Lih-Shen Chin
Emory University · US

Funding

Training In Systems And Integrative Biology NeuroscienceT32NS096050 · NINDS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI Yoland Smith · 2016 to 2026
$3.9M
A Novel Ubiquitin-Dependent Pathogenic Pathway in Spongiform NeurodegenerationR01AG034126 · NIA · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI CHIN, LIH-SHEN · 2009 to 2013
$1.5M
Function and mechanism of a novel SUMO proteaseR01GM103613 · NIGMS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI LI, LIAN · 2013 to 2016
$1.2M
Role of UCH-L1 Oxidative Modification in Parkinson's Disease PathogenesisF31NS067950 · NINDS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI MCKEON, JEANNE ELIZABETH · 2010 to 2012
$103k
NIA NIH HHS AG034126NIA NIH HHS R01 AG034126NIGMS NIH HHS GM103613NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM103613NINDS NIH HHS F31 NS067950NINDS NIH HHS NS067950NINDS NIH HHS T32 NS096050
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCH-L1) is a key neuronal deubiquitinating enzyme which is mutated in Parkinson disease (PD) and in childhood-onset neurodegenerative disorder with optic atrophy. Furthermore, reduced UCH-L1 protein levels are associated with a number of neurodegenerative diseases, whereas up-regulation of UCH-L1 protein expression is found in multiple types of cancer. However, very little is known about how UCH-L1 protein level is regulated in cells. Here, we report that UCH-L1 is a novel interactor and substrate of PD-linked E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase parkin. We find that parkin mediates K63-linked polyubiquitination of UCH-L1 in cooperation with the Ubc13/Uev1a E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme complex and promotes UCH-L1 degradation by the autophagy-lysosome pathway. Targeted disruption of parkin gene expression in mice causes a significant decrease in UCH-L1 ubiquitination with a concomitant increase in UCH-L1 protein level in brain, supporting an in vivo role of parkin in regulating UCH-L1 ubiquitination and degradation. Our findings reveal a direct link between parkin-mediated ubiquitin signaling and UCH-L1 regulation, and they have important implications for understanding the roles of these two proteins in health and disease.

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AutophagyAnimalsCell LineHumansLysosomesMiceMice, KnockoutMutationParkinson DiseasePolyubiquitinProtein Interaction MapsProteolysisUbiquitinationUbiquitin-Protein LigasesUbiquitin Thiolesteraseparkin proteinPolyubiquitinUbiquitin-Protein LigasesUbiquitin ThiolesteraseUCHL1 protein, humanUchl1 protein, mouse

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PMID25403879
PMCPMC4395523
OpenAlexW2059654540

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