Serine Phosphorylation Is Critical for the Activation of Ubiquitin-Specific Protease 1 and Its Interaction with WD40-Repeat Protein UAF1
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- 作者：Mark A. Villamil ; Qin Liang ; Junjun Chen ; Yong Seok Choi ; Shuyu Hou ; Kelvin H. Lee ; Zhihao Zhuang
- 刊名：Biochemistry
- 出版年：2012
- 出版时间：November 13, 2012
- 年：2012
- 卷：51
- 期：45
- 页码：9112-9123
- 全文大小：401K
- 年卷期：v.51,no.45(November 13, 2012)
- ISSN：1520-4995
文摘
Deubiquitinating enzymes (DUBs) are important for the normal function of a number of cellular processes, including transcriptional regulation, cell cycle control, and DNA damage response. The enzymatic activity of DUB is regulated by different mechanisms. DUBs in several different families are post-translationally modified by phosphorylation. Large-scale phosphoproteomic studies of human DUBs revealed that a majority of ubiquitin-specific proteases (USPs) are phosphorylated. USP1 is a prototypical DUB that requires a specific interaction with a WD40-repeat protein, UAF1, for its catalytic activity. In this study, we show that Ser313 phosphorylation in USP1 is required for its interaction with UAF1 and for the stimulation of USP1鈥檚 activity. In contrast, two other known USP1 serine phosphorylations (Ser42 and Ser67) are dispensable with respect to the activity of the USP1/UAF1 complex. An S313D phosphomimetic mutation in USP1 can substitute for Ser313 phosphorylation in promoting the formation of the USP1/UAF1 complex. We further demonstrated that CDK1 is responsible for Ser313 phosphorylation, and protein phosphatase treatment of USP1 can lead to inactivation of USP1/UAF1. An inserted domain in USP1 (amino acids 235鈥?08) was found to interact with UAF1, and this interaction is mediated by Ser313 phosphorylation. Our findings revealed an intriguing mechanism of regulating USP1 activity that combines phosphorylation of a key serine residue in USP1 and the specific interaction of USP1 with a WD40-repeat protein UAF1. The pSer313-dependent formation of the USP1/UAF1 complex points to a new approach for inhibiting USP1 activity by disrupting the interaction between the UAF1鈥檚 WD40-repeat domain and the Ser313-containing phosphopeptide in USP1.