p97/VCP promotes degradation of CRBN substrate glutamine synthetase and neosubstrates.
Glutamine synthetase (GS) plays an essential role in metabolism by catalyzing the synthesis of glutamine from glutamate and ammonia. Our recent study showed that CRBN, a direct protein target for the teratogenic and antitumor activities of immunomodulatory drugs such as thalidomide, lenalidomide, and pomalidomide, recognizes an acetyl degron of GS, ... resulting in ubiquitylation and degradation of GS in response to glutamine. Here, we report that valosin-containing protein (VCP)/p97 promotes the degradation of ubiquitylated GS, resulting in its accumulation in cells with compromised p97 function. Notably, p97 is also required for the degradation of all four known CRBN neo-substrates [Ikaros family zinc finger proteins 1 (IKZF1) and 3 (IKZF3), casein kinase 1α (CK1α), and the translation termination factor GSPT1] whose ubiquitylation is induced by immunomodulatory drugs. Together, these data point to an unexpectedly intimate relationship between the E3 ubiquitin ligase CRL4CRBN and p97 pathways.
Mesh Terms:
Casein Kinase I, Glutamate-Ammonia Ligase, Glutamine, Humans, Ikaros Transcription Factor, MCF-7 Cells, Peptide Hydrolases, Peptide Termination Factors, Proteolysis, Signal Transduction, Ubiquitination, Valosin Containing Protein
Casein Kinase I, Glutamate-Ammonia Ligase, Glutamine, Humans, Ikaros Transcription Factor, MCF-7 Cells, Peptide Hydrolases, Peptide Termination Factors, Proteolysis, Signal Transduction, Ubiquitination, Valosin Containing Protein
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.
Date: Dec. 04, 2016
PubMed ID: 28320958
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