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ArticleScientific reports2021

ASB2 is a novel E3 ligase of SMAD9 required for cardiogenesis.

Kyung-Duk Min, Masanori Asakura, Manabu Shirai, Satoru Yamazaki, Shin Ito, Hai Ying Fu, Hiroshi Asanuma, Yoshihiro Asano, Tetsuo Minamino, Seiji Takashima and 1 more

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Kyung-Duk MinDepartment of Clinical Research and Development, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, 6-1 Kishibe- Shimmachi, Suita, Osaka, 564-8565, Japan.
Masanori AsakuraDepartment of Clinical Research and Development, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, 6-1 Kishibe- Shimmachi, Suita, Osaka, 564-8565, Japan.
Manabu ShiraiDepartment of Bioscience, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan.
Satoru YamazakiDepartment of Cell Biology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan.
Shin ItoDepartment of Clinical Research and Development, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, 6-1 Kishibe- Shimmachi, Suita, Osaka, 564-8565, Japan.
Hai Ying FuDepartment of Clinical Research and Development, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, 6-1 Kishibe- Shimmachi, Suita, Osaka, 564-8565, Japan.
Hiroshi AsanumaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Meiji University of Integrative Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
Yoshihiro AsanoDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
Tetsuo MinaminoDepartment of Cardiorenal and Cerebrovascular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan.
Seiji TakashimaDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
Masafumi KitakazeDepartment of Clinical Research and Development, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, 6-1 Kishibe- Shimmachi, Suita, Osaka, 564-8565, Japan. kitakaze@zf6.so-net.ne.jp.
National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center · JPKagawa University · JPOsaka University · JPHyogo Medical University · JPMeiji University of Integrative Medicine · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cardiogenesis requires the orchestrated spatiotemporal tuning of BMP signalling upon the balance between induction and counter-acting suppression of the differentiation of the cardiac tissue. SMADs are key intracellular transducers and the selective degradation of SMADs by the ubiquitin-proteasome system is pivotal in the spatiotemporal tuning of BMP signalling. However, among three SMADs for BMP signalling, SMAD1/5/9, only the specific E3 ligase of SMAD9 remains poorly investigated. Here, we report for the first time that SMAD9, but not the other SMADs, is ubiquitylated by the E3 ligase ASB2 and targeted for proteasomal degradation. ASB2, as well as Smad9, is conserved among vertebrates. ASB2 expression was specific to the cardiac region from the very early stage of cardiac differentiation in embryogenesis of mouse. Knockdown of Asb2 in zebrafish resulted in a thinned ventricular wall and dilated ventricle, which were rescued by simultaneous knockdown of Smad9. Abundant Smad9 protein leads to dysregulated cardiac differentiation through a mechanism involving Tbx2, and the BMP signal conducted by Smad9 was downregulated under quantitative suppression of Smad9 by Asb2. Our findings demonstrate that ASB2 is the E3 ligase of SMAD9 and plays a pivotal role in cardiogenesis through regulating BMP signalling.

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HeartSmad8 ProteinSuppressor of Cytokine Signaling ProteinsAnimalsBone Morphogenetic ProteinsCell DifferentiationGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHEK293 CellsHumansMiceOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexSignal TransductionUbiquitinUbiquitin-Protein LigasesAsb2 protein, mouseASB2 ubiqutin ligase, zebrafishBone Morphogenetic ProteinsProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexSmad8 ProteinSmad9 protein, mouseSMAD9 protein, zebrafishSuppressor of Cytokine Signaling ProteinsUbiquitinUbiquitin-Protein LigasesZebrafish Proteins

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