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The ubiquitin E3 ligase POSH regulates calcium homeostasis through spatial control of Herp
Correspondence to Yuval Reiss: yuval{at}proteologics.com
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-63linked 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-63linked 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.
I. Alroy's present address is Pharmos Ltd., Kiryat Weizmann, Rehovot 76326, Israel.
M. Dori-Bachash's present address is Dept. of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Quality Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
Abbreviations used in this paper: AMFR, autocrine motility factor receptor; CHX, cycloheximide; ERAD, ER-associated degradation; MBP, maltose-binding protein; NRIF, neurotrophin receptorinteracting factor; shRNA, small hairpin RNA; tHerp, truncated Herp; Tm, tunicamycin; Tpg, thapsigargin; TRAF, TNF receptorassociated factor; Ub, ubiquitin.
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