Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Regulate Protein Trafficking, Signaling, and the Biogenesis of Primary Cilia.

Autor: May EA; Center of Human and Molecular Biology (ZHMB), Saarland University School of Medicine, Homburg, Germany.; Center for Molecular Signaling (PZMS), Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Saarland University School of Medicine, Homburg, Germany., Sroka TJ; Center of Human and Molecular Biology (ZHMB), Saarland University School of Medicine, Homburg, Germany.; Center for Molecular Signaling (PZMS), Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Saarland University School of Medicine, Homburg, Germany., Mick DU; Center of Human and Molecular Biology (ZHMB), Saarland University School of Medicine, Homburg, Germany.; Center for Molecular Signaling (PZMS), Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Saarland University School of Medicine, Homburg, Germany.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Frontiers in cell and developmental biology [Front Cell Dev Biol] 2021 Apr 12; Vol. 9, pp. 664279. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Apr 12 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.664279
Abstrakt: The primary cilium is a solitary, microtubule-based membrane protrusion extending from the surface of quiescent cells that senses the cellular environment and triggers specific cellular responses. The functions of primary cilia require not only numerous different components but also their regulated interplay. The cilium performs highly dynamic processes, such as cell cycle-dependent assembly and disassembly as well as delivery, modification, and removal of signaling components to perceive and process external signals. On a molecular level, these processes often rely on a stringent control of key modulatory proteins, of which the activity, localization, and stability are regulated by post-translational modifications (PTMs). While an increasing number of PTMs on ciliary components are being revealed, our knowledge on the identity of the modifying enzymes and their modulation is still limited. Here, we highlight recent findings on cilia-specific phosphorylation and ubiquitylation events. Shedding new light onto the molecular mechanisms that regulate the sensitive equilibrium required to maintain and remodel primary cilia functions, we discuss their implications for cilia biogenesis, protein trafficking, and cilia signaling processes.
Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
(Copyright © 2021 May, Sroka and Mick.)
Databáze: MEDLINE