期刊
EMBO REPORTS
卷 23, 期 8, 页码 -出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.15252/embr.202255056
关键词
liquid-liquid phase separation; polyphasic linkage; polyubiquitin; protein quality control; UBQLN2
资金
- ALS Association [18-IIP-400]
- NIH [P41GM111135, R01GM136946, R01GM115762, R01CA140522, 1S10OD012254, S10 OD026946-01A1]
- NSF CAREER [MCB 1750462]
- DOE Office of Science [DE-AC02-06CH11357]
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health [P30 GM138395]
- NIGMS [1S10OD018090-01]
This study reveals that the effects of multivalent polyubiquitin chains on UBQLN2 LLPS depend on the chain types. Chains with extended conformations promote UBQLN2 LLPS, while chains that inhibit LLPS have different conformations. These findings provide insights into how polyubiquitin chains interact with and regulate proteins.
Ubiquitin-binding shuttle UBQLN2 mediates crosstalk between proteasomal degradation and autophagy, likely via interactions with K48- and K63-linked polyubiquitin chains, respectively. UBQLN2 comprises self-associating regions that drive its homotypic liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS). Specific interactions between one of these regions and ubiquitin inhibit UBQLN2 LLPS. Here, we show that, unlike ubiquitin, the effects of multivalent polyubiquitin chains on UBQLN2 LLPS are highly dependent on chain types. Specifically, K11-Ub4 and K48-Ub4 chains generally inhibit UBQLN2 LLPS, whereas K63-Ub4, M1-Ub4 chains, and a designed tetrameric ubiquitin construct significantly enhance LLPS. We demonstrate that these opposing effects stem from differences in chain conformations but not in affinities between chains and UBQLN2. Chains with extended conformations and increased accessibility to the ubiquitin-binding surface promote UBQLN2 LLPS by enabling a switch between homotypic to partially heterotypic LLPS that is driven by both UBQLN2 self-interactions and interactions between multiple UBQLN2 units with each polyubiquitin chain. Our study provides mechanistic insights into how the structural and conformational properties of polyubiquitin chains contribute to heterotypic LLPS with ubiquitin-binding shuttles and adaptors.
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