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TRIM21 Ubiquitylates SQSTM1/p62 and Suppresses Protein Sequestration to Regulate Redox Homeostasis

  • Ji An Pan
  • , Yu Sun
  • , Ya Ping Jiang
  • , Alex J. Bott
  • , Nadia Jaber
  • , Zhixun Dou
  • , Bin Yang
  • , Juei Suei Chen
  • , Joseph M. Catanzaro
  • , Chunying Du
  • , Wen Xing Ding
  • , Maria T. Diaz-Meco
  • , Jorge Moscat
  • , Keiko Ozato
  • , Richard Z. Lin
  • , Wei Xing Zong
  • Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick
  • Stony Brook University
  • Tianjin Third Central Hospital
  • University of Cincinnati
  • University of Kansas
  • Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
  • National Institutes of Health

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Abstract

TRIM21 is a RING finger domain-containing ubiquitin E3 ligase whose expression is elevated in autoimmune disease. While TRIM21 plays an important role in immune activation during pathogen infection, little is known about its inherent cellular function. Here we show that TRIM21 plays an essential role in redox regulation by directly interacting with SQSTM1/p62 and ubiquitylating p62 at lysine 7 (K7) via K63-linkage. As p62 oligomerizes and sequesters client proteins in inclusions, the TRIM21-mediated p62 ubiquitylation abrogates p62 oligomerization and sequestration of proteins including Keap1, a negative regulator of antioxidant response. TRIM21-deficient cells display an enhanced antioxidant response and reduced cell death in response to oxidative stress. Genetic ablation of TRIM21 in mice confers protection from oxidative damages caused by arsenic-induced liver insult and pressure overload heart injury. Therefore, TRIM21 plays an essential role in p62-regulated redox homeostasis and may be a viable target for treating pathological conditions resulting from oxidative damage.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)720-733
Number of pages14
JournalMolecular Cell
Volume61
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 3 2016

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