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Multi-subunit collaboration enables Smc5/6 to function as a composite SUMO E3 complex.

Xiaoyu Xue, Jiayi Fan, Shibai Li, Sofya Ignatyeva, Patricia Gallegos-Elias, Heather McEntire-Benitez, Xinji Zhu, Tanu Kar, John Epps, Lillian Eliaz and 3 more

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Xiaoyu XueDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, USA.
Jiayi FanMolecular Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Shibai LiMolecular Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Sofya IgnatyevaMolecular Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Patricia Gallegos-EliasDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, USA.
Heather McEntire-BenitezDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, USA.
Xinji ZhuDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, USA.
Tanu KarDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, USA.
John EppsDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, USA.
Lillian EliazDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, USA.
Kiana HollandDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, USA.
Andrea RomeroDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, USA.
Xiaolan ZhaoMolecular Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI SELWYN M VICKERS · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
Regulation of genome replication, recombination, and stress responseR35GM145260 · NIGMS · SLOAN-KETTERING INST CAN RESEARCH · PI Xiaolan Zhao · 2022 to 2026
$3.6M
Roles of the human UAP56 helicase in co-transcriptional R-loop resolution and genome maintenanceR15GM139135 · NIGMS · TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY · PI XUE, XIAOYU · 2020 to 2020
$436k
Mechanism of Smc5/6-mediated protein sumoylation in DNA repairR16GM159631 · NIGMS · TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY · PI XIAOYU XUE · 2025 to 2026
$296k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748NIGMS NIH HHS R15 GM139135NIGMS NIH HHS R16 GM159631NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM145260
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Abstract

SUMO E3 enzymes control the efficiency and specificity of protein SUMOylation, providing regulatory means for many cellular processes. While most SUMO E3s fulfill their roles as single proteins, the conserved Nse2 E3 is an obligatory subunit of the genome-protecting complex Smc5/6. How the Smc5/6 complex functions in SUMOylation and the roles of its non-SUMO E3 subunits in this process remain to be elucidated. Here we examine the budding yeast Smc5/6 in SUMOylation reactions and in cellular SUMOylation assays. Biochemical data show that DNA stimulates Smc5/6's E3 activity via fostering enzyme and substrate proximity. Mutational analyses reveal that four non-SUMO E3 subunits utilize their DNA binding abilities to support this stimulation. Moreover, ATP binding by SMC subunits favors SUMOylation by enhancing Smc5/6 association with DNA and chromatin and by enabling conformational changes. Our findings thus provide evidence for a specialized DNA- and ATP-stimulated composite SUMO E3 complex that uses inter-subunit collaboration to achieve efficient SUMOylation in genome regulation.

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ATPaseDNA bindingSgs1Smc5/6SUMO E3

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PMID42094055
PMCPMC13142630

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