The ubiquitin E3 ligase POSH regulates calcium homeostasis through spatial control of Herp.

The ubiquitin (Ub) domain protein Herp plays a crucial role in the maintenance of calcium homeostasis during endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. We now show that Herp is a substrate as well as an activator of the E3 Ub ligase POSH. Herp-mediated POSH activation requires the Ubl domain and exclusively promotes ...
lysine-63-linked polyubiquitination. Confocal microscopy demonstrates that Herp resides mostly in the trans-Golgi network, but, shortly after calcium perturbation by thapsigargin (Tpg), it appears mainly in the ER. Substitution of all lysine residues within the Ubl domain abolishes lysine-63-linked polyubiquitination of Herp in vitro and calcium-induced Herp relocalization that is also abrogated by the overexpression of a dominant-negative POSHV14A. A correlation exists between the kinetics of Tpg-induced Herp relocalization and POSH-dependent polyubiquitination. Finally, the overexpression of POSH attenuates, whereas the inhibition of POSH by the expression of POSHV14A or by RNA interference enhances Tpg-induced calcium burst. Altogether, these results establish a critical role for POSH-mediated ubiquitination in the maintenance of calcium homeostasis through the spatial control of Herp.
Mesh Terms:
Calcium, Endoplasmic Reticulum, Enzyme Inhibitors, HeLa Cells, Homeostasis, Humans, Intracellular Membranes, Membrane Proteins, Models, Biological, Protein Structure, Tertiary, Thapsigargin, Tunicamycin, Ubiquitin, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases, trans-Golgi Network
J. Cell Biol.
Date: Apr. 09, 2007
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