Oligomerization of the HECT ubiquitin ligase NEDD4-2/NEDD4L is essential for polyubiquitin chain assembly

© 2018 Todaro et al..

The NEDD4-2 (neural precursor cell-expressed developmentally down-regulated 4-2) HECT ligase catalyzes polyubiquitin chain assembly by an ordered two-step mechanism requiring two functionally distinct E2∼ubiquitin-binding sites, analogous to the trimeric E6AP/UBE3A HECT ligase. This conserved catalytic mechanism suggests that NEDD4-2, and presumably all HECT ligases, requires oligomerization to catalyze polyubiquitin chain assembly. To explore this hypothesis, we examined the catalytic mechanism of NEDD4-2 through the use of biochemically defined kinetic assays examining rates of 125I-labeled polyubiquitin chain assembly and biophysical techniques. The results from gel filtration chromatography and dynamic light-scattering analyses demonstrate for the first time that active NEDD4-2 is a trimer. Homology modeling to E6AP revealed that the predicted intersubunit interface has an absolutely conserved Phe-823, substitution of which destabilized the trimer and resulted in a ≥104-fold decrease in kcat for polyubiquitin chain assembly. The small-molecule Phe-823 mimic, N-acetylphenylalanyl-amide, acted as a noncompetitive inhibitor (Ki = 8 ± 1.2 mm) of polyubiquitin chain elongation by destabilizing the active trimer, suggesting a mechanism for therapeutically targeting HECT ligases. Additional kinetic experiments indicated that monomeric NEDD4-2 catalyzes only HECT∼ubiquitin thioester formation and monoubiquitination, whereas polyubiquitin chain assembly requires NEDD4-2 oligomerization. These results provide evidence that the previously identified sites 1 and 2 of NEDD4-2 function in trans to support chain elongation, explicating the requirement for oligomerization. Finally, we identified a conserved catalytic ensemble comprising Glu-646 and Arg-604 that supports HECT-ubiquitin thioester exchange and isopeptide bond formation at the active-site Cys-922 of NEDD4-2.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:293

Enthalten in:

The Journal of biological chemistry - 293(2018), 47 vom: 23. Nov., Seite 18192-18206

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Todaro, Dustin R [VerfasserIn]
Augustus-Wallace, Allison C [VerfasserIn]
Klein, Jennifer M [VerfasserIn]
Haas, Arthur L [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

120904-94-1
E2
E3
EC 2.3.2.26
EC 2.3.2.27
Enzyme kinetics
Enzyme mechanism
HECT domain
HECT ligase
Journal Article
Linkage specificity
Nedd4 Ubiquitin Protein Ligases
Nedd4L protein, human
Oligomer
Polyubiquitin
Protein complex
Protein degradation
Protein-protein interactions
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Transthiolation
UBE3A protein, human
Ubiquitin
Ubiquitin ligase
Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases

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Date Completed 24.06.2019

Date Revised 21.03.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1074/jbc.RA118.003716

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM289230675