TRIM48 Promotes ASK1 Activation and Cell Death through Ubiquitination-Dependent Degradation of the ASK1-Negative Regulator PRMT1

Autor: Takuya Noguchi, Tomohisa Hatta, Atsushi Matsuzawa, Tsuyoshi Udagawa, Junken Aoki, Tohru Natsume, Kuniyuki Kano, Hidenori Ichijo, Keita Nagaoka, Isao Naguro, Toshifumi Inada, Yuki Kudoh, Yusuke Hirata, Kazumi Katagiri, Tohru Morishita
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Cell Reports, Vol 21, Iss 9, Pp 2447-2457 (2017)
ISSN: 2211-1247
DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.11.007
Popis: Summary Apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 (ASK1) is an oxidative stress-responsive kinase that is regulated by various interacting molecules and post-translational modifications. However, how these molecules and modifications cooperatively regulate ASK1 activity remains largely unknown. Here, we showed that tripartite motif 48 (TRIM48) orchestrates the regulation of oxidative stress-induced ASK1 activation. A pull-down screen identified a TRIM48-interacting partner, protein arginine methyltransferase 1 (PRMT1), which negatively regulates ASK1 activation by enhancing its interaction with thioredoxin (Trx), another ASK1-negative regulator. TRIM48 facilitates ASK1 activation by promoting K48-linked polyubiquitination and degradation of PRMT1. TRIM48 knockdown suppressed oxidative stress-induced ASK1 activation and cell death, whereas forced expression promoted cancer cell death in mouse xenograft model. These results indicate that TRIM48 facilitates oxidative stress-induced ASK1 activation and cell death through ubiquitination-dependent degradation of PRMT1. This study provides a cell death mechanism fine-tuned by the crosstalk between enzymes that engage various types of post-translational modifications.
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