Identification of ERAD-dependent degrons for the endoplasmic reticulum lumen.

Autor: Sharninghausen R; Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, United States., Hwang J; Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, United States., Dennison DD; Cellular and Molecular Biology Program, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, United States., Baldridge RD; Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, United States.; Cellular and Molecular Biology Program, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, United States.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: ELife [Elife] 2024 Nov 12; Vol. 12. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Nov 12.
DOI: 10.7554/eLife.89606
Abstrakt: Degrons are minimal protein features that are sufficient to target proteins for degradation. In most cases, degrons allow recognition by components of the cytosolic ubiquitin proteasome system. Currently, all of the identified degrons only function within the cytosol. Using Saccharomyces cerevisiae , we identified the first short linear sequences that function as degrons from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) lumen. We show that when these degrons are transferred to proteins, they facilitate proteasomal degradation through the endoplasmic reticulum associated degradation (ERAD) system. These degrons enable degradation of both luminal and integral membrane ER proteins, expanding the types of proteins that can be targeted for degradation in budding yeast and mammalian tissue culture. This discovery provides a framework to target proteins for degradation from the previously unreachable ER lumen and builds toward therapeutic approaches that exploit the highly conserved ERAD system.
Competing Interests: RS, RB has filed a patent application (PCT/US2024/011152) related to the use of this technology for targeted protein degradation, JH, DD No competing interests declared
(© 2023, Sharninghausen, Hwang et al.)
Databáze: MEDLINE