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ArticleGlycobiology2025

Evidence for functional regulation of the KLHL3/WNK pathway by O-GlcNAcylation.

Jimin Hu, Duc T Huynh, Denise E Dunn, Jianli Wu, Cindy Manriquez-Rodriguez, Qianyi E Zhang, Gabrielle A Hirschkorn, Tetsuya Hirata, George R Georgiou, Samuel A Myers and 3 more

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Article in Glycobiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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13 authors.

Jimin HuDepartment of Biochemistry, Duke University School of Medicine, Box 3711 DUMC, Durham, NC 27710, United States.
Duc T HuynhDepartment of Biochemistry, Duke University School of Medicine, Box 3711 DUMC, Durham, NC 27710, United States.
Denise E DunnDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Duke University School of Medicine, Box 3085 DUMC, Durham, NC 27710, United States.
Jianli WuDepartment of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Box 3382 DUMC, Durham, NC 27710, United States.
Cindy Manriquez-RodriguezLaboratory for Immunochemical Circuits, La Jolla Institute for Immunology, 9420 Athena Circle, La Jolla, CA 92037, United States.
Qianyi E ZhangDepartment of Biochemistry, Duke University School of Medicine, Box 3711 DUMC, Durham, NC 27710, United States.
Gabrielle A HirschkornDepartment of Biochemistry, Duke University School of Medicine, Box 3711 DUMC, Durham, NC 27710, United States.
Tetsuya HirataDepartment of Biochemistry, Duke University School of Medicine, Box 3711 DUMC, Durham, NC 27710, United States.
George R GeorgiouDepartment of Biochemistry, Duke University School of Medicine, Box 3711 DUMC, Durham, NC 27710, United States.
Samuel A MyersLaboratory for Immunochemical Circuits, La Jolla Institute for Immunology, 9420 Athena Circle, La Jolla, CA 92037, United States.
Scott R FloydDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Duke University School of Medicine, Box 3085 DUMC, Durham, NC 27710, United States.
Jen-Tsan ChiDepartment of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Box 3382 DUMC, Durham, NC 27710, United States.
Michael BoyceDepartment of Biochemistry, Duke University School of Medicine, Box 3711 DUMC, Durham, NC 27710, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-2729-4876

Funding

A consortium effort to translate therapies for neurological diseases via an ex vivo organotypic platformU01TR003715 · NCATS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI BALDWIN, ALBERT SIDNEY, FLORES, CATHERINE T · 2021 to 2024
$4.6M
Cell signaling through O-GlcNAc reader proteinsR01GM118847 · NIGMS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI BOYCE, MICHAEL S · 2016 to 2025
$2.8M
Elucidating the signaling and protein interaction networks of the O-GlcNAc transferase during embryonic stem cell state transitionsR35GM147554 · NIGMS · LA JOLLA INSTITUTE FOR IMMUNOLOGY · PI Samuel Anthony Myers · 2022 to 2026
$2.4M
Metabolic regulation of KLHL proteins through O-glycosylationR01NS111588 · NINDS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI BOYCE, MICHAEL S, CHI, JEN-TSAN ASHLEY · 2019 to 2022
$2.1M
NCATS NIH HHS U01 TR003715NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM118847NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM147554NIH HHS 5R01GM118847NIH HHS 5R01NS111588NIH HHS 5U01TR003715NIH HHS R35GM147554NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS111588
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The 42-member Kelch-like (KLHL) protein family are adaptors for ubiquitin E3 ligase complexes, governing the stability of a wide range of substrates. KLHL proteins are critical for maintaining proteostasis in a variety of tissues and are mutated in human diseases, including cancer, neurodegeneration, and familial hyperkalemic hypertension. However, the regulation of KLHL proteins remains incompletely understood. Previously, we reported that two KLHL family members, KEAP1 and gigaxonin, are regulated by O-linked β-N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc), an intracellular form of glycosylation. Interestingly, some ubiquitination targets of KEAP1 and gigaxonin are themselves also O-GlcNAcylated, suggesting that multi-level control by this post-translational modification may influence many KLHL pathways. To test this hypothesis, we examined KLHL3, which ubiquitinates with-no-lysine (WNK) kinases to modulate downstream ion channel activity. Our biochemical and glycoproteomic data demonstrate that human KLHL3 and all four WNK kinases (WNK1-4) are O-GlcNAcylated. Moreover, our results suggest that O-GlcNAcylation affects WNK4 function in both osmolarity control and ferroptosis, with potential implications ranging from blood pressure regulation to neuronal health and survival. This work demonstrates the functional regulation of the KLHL3/WNK axis by O-GlcNAcylation and supports a broader model of O-GlcNAc serving as a general regulator of KLHL signaling and proteostasis.

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AcetylglucosamineAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesGlycosylationHEK293 CellsHumansProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalSignal TransductionAcetylglucosamineAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesKLHLO-GlcNAcsignalingWNK

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PMID40796245
PMCPMC12360702

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