期刊
BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL
卷 466, 期 -, 页码 571-585出版社
PORTLAND PRESS LTD
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20141042
关键词
connexin; CIP75; ERAD; proteasome; protein degradation
资金
- U.S. Department of Education [P200A070554]
- United States Public Health Service Grant [GM072631]
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health [HL116958]
- American Heart Association [11POST5460028]
- Hawaii Community Foundation [11ADVC-49235]
- National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health [CA052098]
- National Center for Research Resources [2G12RR003061-26]
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities [8G12MD7601-27]
- Pacific Biosciences Research Center
Connexins are a family of transmembrane proteins that form gap junction channels. These proteins undergo both proteasomal and lysosomal degradation, mechanisms that serve to regulate connexin levels. Our previous work described CIP75 [connexin43 (Cx43)-interacting protein of 75 kDa], a protein involved in proteasomal degradation, as a novel Cx43-interacting protein. We have discovered two additional connexins, connexin40 (Cx40) and connexin45 (Cx45), that interact with CIP75. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) analyses identified the direct interaction of the CIP75 UBA domain with the carboxyl-terminal (CT) domains of Cx40 and Cx45. Reduction in CIP75 by shRNA in HeLa cells expressing Cx40 or Cx45 resulted in increased levels of the connexins. Furthermore, treatment with trafficking inhibitors confirmed that both connexins undergo endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation (ERAD), and that CIP75 preferentially interacts with the connexin proteins bound for proteasomal degradation from the ER. In addition, we have also discovered that CIP75 interacts with ER-localized Cx32 in a process that is likely mediated by Cx32 ubiquitination. Thus, we have identified novel interacting connexin proteins of CIP75, indicating a role for CIP75 in regulating the levels of connexins in general, through proteasomal degradation.
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