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ArticleScience advances2022

DELTEX E3 ligases ubiquitylate ADP-ribosyl modification on protein substrates.

Kang Zhu, Marcin J Suskiewicz, Andrea Hloušek-Kasun, Hervé Meudal, Andreja Mikoč, Vincent Aucagne, Dragana Ahel, Ivan Ahel

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8 authors.

Kang ZhuSir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2623-3331
Marcin J SuskiewiczSir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3279-6571
Andrea Hloušek-KasunDivision of Molecular Biology, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0002-7909-9300
Hervé MeudalCentre de Biophysique Moléculaire, CNRS UPR 4301, Orléans, France.ORCID 0000-0002-9642-3643
Andreja MikočDivision of Molecular Biology, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia.
Vincent AucagneCentre de Biophysique Moléculaire, CNRS UPR 4301, Orléans, France.ORCID 0000-0002-2647-0188
Dragana AhelSir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7042-156X
Ivan AhelSir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9446-3756

Funding

Cancer Research UK 22284Wellcome Trust 101794Wellcome Trust 210634Wellcome Trust 210634/Z/18/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ubiquitylation had been considered limited to protein lysine residues, but other substrates have recently emerged. Here, we show that DELTEX E3 ligases specifically target the 3' hydroxyl of the adenosine diphosphate (ADP)-ribosyl moiety that can be linked to a protein, thus generating a hybrid ADP-ribosyl-ubiquitin modification. Unlike other known hydroxyl-specific E3s, which proceed via a covalent E3~ubiqutin intermediate, DELTEX enzymes are RING E3s that stimulate a direct ubiquitin transfer from E2~ubiquitin onto a substrate. However, DELTEXes follow a previously unidentified paradigm for RING E3s, whereby the ligase not only forms a scaffold but also provides catalytic residues to activate the acceptor. Comparative analysis of known hydroxyl-ubiquitylating active sites points to the recurring use of a catalytic histidine residue, which, in DELTEX E3s, is potentiated by a glutamate in a catalytic triad-like manner. In addition, we determined the hydrolase specificity profile of this modification, identifying human and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) enzymes that could reverse it in cells.

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PMID36197986
PMCPMC7615817

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