The WW1 Domain Enhances Autoinhibition in Smurf Ubiquitin Ligases

Ruetalo, Natalia and Anders, Samira and Stollmaier, Carsten and Jackl, Magnus and Schutz-Stoffregen, Mira C. and Stefan, Nadine and Wolf, Christine and Wiesner, Silke (2019) The WW1 Domain Enhances Autoinhibition in Smurf Ubiquitin Ligases. JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, 431 (24). pp. 4834-4847. ISSN 0022-2836, 1089-8638

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Abstract

Downregulation of ubiquitin (Ub) ligase activity prevents premature ubiquitination and is critical for cellular homeostasis. Nedd4 Ub ligases share a common domain architecture and yet are regulated in distinct ways through interactions of the catalytic HECT domain with the N-terminal C2 domain or the central WW domain region. Smurf1 and Smurf2 are two highly related Nedd4 ligases with similar to 70% overall sequence identity. Here, we show that the Smurf1 C2 domain interacts with the HECT domain and inhibits ligase activity in trans. However, in contrast to Smurf2, we find that full-length Smurf1 is a highly active Ub ligase, and we can attribute this striking difference in regulation to the lack of one WW domain (WW1) in Smurf1. Using NMR spectroscopy and biochemical assays, we identified the WW1 region as an additional inhibitory element in Smurf2 that cooperates with the C2 domain to enhance HECT domain binding and Smurf2 inhibition. Our work provides important insights into Smurf regulation and highlights that the activities of highly related proteins can be controlled in distinct ways. (C) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: C2 DOMAIN; FAMILY; MODULATION; ACTIVATION; PLATFORM; POLARITY; REVEALS; COMPLEX; BINDING; TOOL; Smurf HECT ligases; WW domain; Auto-inhibition; Ubiquitination; Methyl NMR spectroscopy
Subjects: 500 Science > 540 Chemistry & allied sciences
Divisions: Biology, Preclinical Medicine > Institut für Biophysik und physikalische Biochemie
Depositing User: Dr. Gernot Deinzer
Date Deposited: 20 Mar 2020 07:54
Last Modified: 20 Mar 2020 07:54
URI: https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/25684

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