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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-8-7
pubmed:abstractText
The membrane-anchored ubiquitin ligase gp78 promotes degradation of misfolded endoplasmic reticulum (ER) proteins and sterol-regulated degradation of HMG-CoA reductase. It was known previously that Ufd1 plays a critical role in ER-associated degradation (ERAD) together with Npl4 and VCP. The VCP-Ufd1-Npl4 complex recognizes polyubiquitin chains and transfers the ubiquitinated proteins to the proteasome. Here we show that Ufd1 directly interacts with gp78 and functions as a cofactor. Ufd1 enhances the E3 activity of gp78, accelerates the ubiquitination and degradation of reductase, and eventually promotes receptor-mediated uptake of low-density lipoprotein. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the monoubiquitin-binding site in Ufd1 is required for the enhancement of gp78 activity and that the polyubiquitin-binding site in Ufd1 is critical for a postubiquitination step in ERAD. In summary, our study identifies Ufd1 as a cofactor of gp78, reveals an unappreciated function of Ufd1 in the ubiquitination reaction during ERAD, and illustrates that Ufd1 plays a critical role in cholesterol metabolism.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1550-4131
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
6
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
115-28
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17681147-Amino Acids, pubmed-meshheading:17681147-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:17681147-Binding Sites, pubmed-meshheading:17681147-CHO Cells, pubmed-meshheading:17681147-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:17681147-Cholesterol, pubmed-meshheading:17681147-Cricetinae, pubmed-meshheading:17681147-Cricetulus, pubmed-meshheading:17681147-Enzyme Stability, pubmed-meshheading:17681147-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17681147-Hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA Reductases, pubmed-meshheading:17681147-Lipoproteins, LDL, pubmed-meshheading:17681147-Models, Biological, pubmed-meshheading:17681147-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:17681147-Protein Interaction Mapping, pubmed-meshheading:17681147-Protein Processing, Post-Translational, pubmed-meshheading:17681147-Protein Structure, Tertiary, pubmed-meshheading:17681147-Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:17681147-Receptors, Autocrine Motility Factor, pubmed-meshheading:17681147-Receptors, Cytokine, pubmed-meshheading:17681147-Ubiquitin, pubmed-meshheading:17681147-Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Ufd1 is a cofactor of gp78 and plays a key role in cholesterol metabolism by regulating the stability of HMG-CoA reductase.
pubmed:affiliation
State Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 320 Yue-Yang Road, Shanghai 200031, China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't