Journal
DNA AND CELL BIOLOGY
Volume 39, Issue 2, Pages 226-234Publisher
MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC
DOI: 10.1089/dna.2019.5221
Keywords
endoplasmic reticulum; formylation; glycosaminoglycans; Hunter's syndrome; iduronate-2-sulfatase; nonsense mutations; lysosomal storage diseases; lysosome; molecular dynamics; mucopolysaccharidosis type II
Funding
- Signora Alessandra
- AlphaONE Foundation
- Foundation for Research on Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Swiss National Science Foundation
- Comel Foundation
- Gelu Foundation
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Hunter's syndrome (mucopolysaccharidosis type II) is a rare X-linked lysosomal storage disorder caused by mutations in the iduronate-2-sulfatase (IDS) gene. Motivated by the case of a child affected by this syndrome, we compared the intracellular fate of wild-type IDS (IDSWT) and four nonsense mutations of IDS (IDSL482X, IDSY452X, IDSR443X, and IDSW337X) generating progressively shorter forms of IDS associated with mild to severe forms of the disease. Our analyses revealed formylation of all forms of IDS at cysteine 84, which is a prerequisite for enzymatic activity. After formylation, IDSWT was transported within lysosomes, where it was processed in the mature form of the enzyme. The length of disease-causing deletions correlated with gravity of the folding and transport phenotype, which was anticipated by molecular dynamics analyses. The shortest form of IDS, IDSW337X, was retained in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and degraded by the ubiquitin-proteasome system. IDSR443X, IDSY452X, and IDSL482X passed ER quality control and were transported to the lysosomes, but failed lysosomal quality control, resulting in their rapid clearance and in loss-of-function phenotype. Failure of ER quality control inspection is an established cause of loss of function observed in protein misfolding diseases. Our data reveal that fulfillment of ER requirements might not be sufficient, highlight lysosomal quality control as the distal station to control lysosomal enzymes fitness and pave the way for alternative therapeutic interventions.
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