RIPK4 activity in keratinocytes is controlled by the SCFβ-TrCP ubiquitin ligase to maintain cortical actin organization.

RIPK4 is a key player in epidermal differentiation and barrier formation. RIPK4 signaling pathways controlling keratinocyte proliferation and differentiation depend on its kinase activity leading to Dvl2, Pkp1 and IRF6 phosphorylation and NF-κB activation. However, the mechanism regulating RIPK4 activity levels remains elusive. We show that cultured keratinocytes display constitutive ...
active phosphorylated RIPK4 while PKC signaling can trigger RIPK4 activation in various non-keratinocyte cell lines, in which RIPK4 is present in a non-phosphorylated state. Interestingly, we identified the SCFβ-TrCP ubiquitin E3 ligase complex responsible for regulating the active RIPK4 protein level. The SCFβ-TrCP complex binds to a conserved phosphodegron motif in the intermediate domain of RIPK4, subsequently leading to K48-linked ubiquitinylation and degradation. The recruitment of β-TrCP is dependent on RIPK4 activation and trans-autophosphorylation. β-TrCP knock-down resulted in RIPK4-dependent formation of actin stress fibers, cell scattering and increased cell motility, suggesting that tight control of RIPK4 activity levels is crucial to maintain cell shape and behavior in keratinocytes.
Mesh Terms:
A549 Cells, Actins, Cell Line, Cell Line, Tumor, HEK293 Cells, Humans, Keratinocytes, Phosphorylation, Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex, Protein Binding, Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases, Proteolysis, RNA Interference, SKP Cullin F-Box Protein Ligases, Stress Fibers
Cell. Mol. Life Sci.
Date: Dec. 01, 2017
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