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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2026

Mechanisms of USP7/MAGEL2 Complex Assembly and Its Mutational Disruption in Neurodevelopmental Diseases.

Emilie J Korchak, Gabriella A Soriano, Irina Semenova, Bing Hao, Denis Štepihar, Tara Bayat, Klementina Fon Tacer, Irina Bezsonova

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Emilie J KorchakDepartment of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, UCONN Health, Farmington, CT 06032, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6091-8636
Gabriella A SorianoDepartment of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, UCONN Health, Farmington, CT 06032, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7078-1859
Irina SemenovaDepartment of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, UCONN Health, Farmington, CT 06032, USA.
Bing HaoDepartment of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, UCONN Health, Farmington, CT 06032, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3029-5340
Denis ŠtepiharSchool of Veterinary Medicine, Texas Tech University, 7671 Evans Dr., Amarillo, TX 79106, USA.ORCID 0009-0000-6875-4173
Tara BayatSchool of Veterinary Medicine, Texas Tech University, 7671 Evans Dr., Amarillo, TX 79106, USA.ORCID 0009-0003-0332-3307
Klementina Fon TacerSchool of Veterinary Medicine, Texas Tech University, 7671 Evans Dr., Amarillo, TX 79106, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1928-7745
Irina BezsonovaDepartment of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, UCONN Health, Farmington, CT 06032, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8629-0349

Funding

UBIQUITIN-PROTEASOME PATHWAY in HUMAN DISEASER35GM156397 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT · PI Irina Bezsonova · 2025 to 2026
$1000k
Understanding the effect of Hao-Fountain syndrome-causing mutations on neuronal developmentR21NS135343 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT · PI BEZSONOVA, IRINA, O'NEIL, ALISON LINSLEY · 2024 to 2024
$462k
NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM156397NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS135343
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The WASH complex regulates endosomal trafficking and is linked to several neurodevelopmental diseases, including Prader-Willi syndrome, Schaaf-Yang syndrome, and Hao-Fountain syndrome. Its function is tightly controlled by ubiquitination, maintained by the multi-subunit MUST complex containing both a ubiquitin ligase (MAGEL2/TRIM27) and a deubiquitinase (USP7). However, the mechanism underlying the MUST complex assembly remains poorly understood. In this study, we investigate the assembly of USP7 and MAGEL2 components of the MUST complex using NMR spectroscopy, isothermal titration calorimetry, X-ray crystallography, and cellular assays. We show that the USP7/MAGEL2 interaction is bipartite and multivalent. Two distinct domains of USP7, TRAF and UBL1-2, recognize two unstructured but evolutionarily conserved regions of MAGEL2, one of which contains multiple TRAF-binding sites. Furthermore, we determine the high-resolution crystal structure of the TRAF/MAGEL2 complex and identify Hao-Fountain syndrome-linked mutations in USP7 that disrupt USP7/MAGEL2 complex formation

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Co-IPde-ubiquitinationHao-Fountain syndromeITCMAGEL2neurodevelopmental disordersNMRpathogenic variantspatient mutationsPrader-Willi syndromeSchaaf-Yang syndromeTRIM27USP7WASH pathwayX-ray crystallography

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PMID42094436
PMCPMC13142314

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