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JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE
Volume 129, Issue 1, Pages 29-38Publisher
COMPANY OF BIOLOGISTS LTD
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.176412
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HMGB1; N-glycosylation; Post-translational modification; DNA binding; Secretion
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- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Korean government (MEST) [2011-0017611, 2014R1A4A1008625, 2012R1A2A2A01012830]
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HMGB1 protein is a delayed mediator of sepsis that is secreted to the extracellular milieu in response to various stimulants, inducing a pro-inflammatory response. HMGB1 is devoid of an endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-targeting signal peptide; hence, the mechanism of extracellular secretion is not completely understood, although HMGB1 is secreted after being subjected to post-translational modifications. Here, we identified the role of N-glycosylation of HMGB1 in extracellular secretion. We found two consensus (N37 and N134) and one non-consensus (N135) residues that were N-glycosylated in HMGB1 by performing liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/ MS) and analyzing for N-glycan composition and structure. Inhibition of N-glycosylation with tunicamycin resulted in a molecular shift of HMGB1 as assessed by gel electrophoresis. Non-glycosylated double mutant (N -> Q) HMGB1 proteins (HMGB1(N37Q/N134Q) and HMGB1(N37Q/N135Q)) showed localization to the nuclei, strong binding to DNA, weak binding to the nuclear export protein CRM1 and rapid degradation by ubiquitylation. These mutant proteins had reduced secretion even after acetylation, phosphorylation, oxidation and exposure to pro-inflammatory stimuli. Taken together, we propose that HMGB1 is N-glycosylated, and that this is important for its DNA interaction and is a prerequisite for its nucleocytoplasmic transport and extracellular secretion.
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