Structural mechanism for regulation of Rab7 by site-specific monoubiquitination

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Site-specific ubiquitination can regulate the functions of Rab proteins in membrane trafficking. Previously we showed that site-specific monoubiquitination on Rab5 downregulates its function. Rab7 acts in the downstream of Rab5. Although site-specific ubiquitination of Rab7 can affect its function, it remains elusive how the ubiquitination is involved in modulation of the function of Rab7 at molecular level. Here, we report molecular basis for the regulation of Rab7 by site-specific monoubiquitination. Rab7 was predominantly monoubiquitinated at multiple sites in the membrane fraction of cultured cells. Two major ubiquitination sites (K191 and K194), identified by mutational analysis with single K mutants, were responsible for membrane localization of monoubiquitinated Rab7. Using small-angle X-ray scattering, we derived structural models of site-specifically monoubiquitinated Rab7 in solution. Structural analysis combined with molecular dynamics simulation corroborated that the ubiquitin moieties on K191 and K194 are key determinants for exclusion of Rab7 from the endosomal membrane. Ubiquitination on the two major sites apparently mitigated colocalization of Rab7 with ORF3a of SARS-CoV-2, potentially deterring the egression of SARS-CoV-2. Our results establish that the regulatory effects of a Rab protein through site-specific monoubiquitination are commonly observed among Rab GTPases while the ubiquitination sites differ in each Rab protein.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

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2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:194

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International journal of biological macromolecules - 194(2022) vom: 01. Jan., Seite 347-357

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jung, Jaeeun [VerfasserIn]
Baek, Jiseok [VerfasserIn]
Tae, Kun [VerfasserIn]
Shin, Donghyuk [VerfasserIn]
Han, Seungsu [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Wonjin [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Wookyung [VerfasserIn]
Jung, Su Myung [VerfasserIn]
Park, Seok Hee [VerfasserIn]
Choi, Cheol Yong [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Sangho [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Endocytosis
Journal Article
Rab7
Rab7 GTP-Binding Proteins
Rab7 GTP-binding proteins, human
Ubiquitination
Viral Proteins

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Date Completed 29.12.2021

Date Revised 29.12.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.11.074

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NLM333389190