SARS-CoV-2 papain-like protease plays multiple roles in regulating cellular proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum

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Nsp3s are the largest nonstructural proteins of coronaviruses. These transmembrane proteins include papain-like proteases (PLpro) that play essential roles in cleaving viral polyproteins into their mature units. The PLpro of SARS-CoV viruses also have deubiquitinating and deISGylating activities. As Nsp3 is an endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-localized protein, we asked if the deubiquitinating activity of SARS-CoV-2 PLpro affects proteins that are substrates for ER-associated degradation (ERAD). Using full-length Nsp3 as well as a truncated transmembrane form we interrogated, by coexpression, three potential ERAD substrates, all of which play roles in regulating lipid biosynthesis. Transmembrane PLpro increases the level of INSIG-1 and decreases its ubiquitination. However, different effects were seen with SREBP-1 and SREBP-2. Transmembrane PLpro cleaves SREBP-1 at three sites, including two noncanonical sites in the N-terminal half of the protein, resulting in a decrease in precursors of the active transcription factor. Conversely, cleavage of SREBP-2 occurs at a single canonical site that disrupts a C-terminal degron, resulting in increased SREBP-2 levels. When this site is mutated and the degron can no longer be interrupted, SREBP-2 is still stabilized by transmembrane PLpro, which correlates with a decrease in SREBP-2 ubiquitination. All of these observations are dependent on PLpro catalytic activity. Our findings demonstrate that, when anchored to the ER membrane, SARS-CoV-2 Nsp3 PLpro can function as a deubiquitinating enzyme to stabilize ERAD substrates. Additionally, SARS-CoV-2 Nsp3 PLpro can cleave ER-resident proteins, including at sites that could escape analyses based on the established consensus sequence.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:299

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The Journal of biological chemistry - 299(2023), 12 vom: 01. Dez., Seite 105346

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yang, Mei [VerfasserIn]
Mariano, Jennifer [VerfasserIn]
Su, Rebecca [VerfasserIn]
Smith, Christopher E [VerfasserIn]
Das, Sudipto [VerfasserIn]
Gill, Catherine [VerfasserIn]
Andresson, Thorkell [VerfasserIn]
Loncarek, Jadranka [VerfasserIn]
Tsai, Yien Che [VerfasserIn]
Weissman, Allan M [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID
Cell biology
Cholesterol
Deubiquitinase
Deubiquitinating enzyme
Deubiquitination
EC 3.4.-
EC 3.4.22.2
INSIG1 protein, human
ISG15
Innate immunity
Interferon
Journal Article
Lipid biosynthesis
Nsp
Papain-like protease, SARS-CoV-2
Peptide Hydrolases
Proteolysis
Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 1
Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 2
Ubiquitin
Virology
Virulence factor

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Date Completed 05.01.2024

Date Revised 30.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jbc.2023.105346

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NLM363311270