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The Atg12-Atg5 Conjugate Has a Novel E3-like Activity for Protein Lipidation in Autophagy

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Hanada, Takao, Noda, Nobuo N., Satomi, Yoshinori, Ichimura, Yoshinobu, Fujioka, Yuko, Takao, Toshifumi, Inagaki, Fuyuhiko, Ohsumi, Yoshinori·2007·Journal of Biological Chemistry

Abstract

Autophagy is a bulk degradation process in eukaryotic cells; autophagosomes enclose cytoplasmic components for degradation in the lysosome/vacuole. Autophagosome formation requires two ubiquitin-like conjugation systems, the Atg12 and Atg8 systems, which are tightly associated with expansion of autophagosomal membrane. Previous studies have suggested that there is a hierarchy between these systems; the Atg12 system is located upstream of the Atg8 system in the context of Atg protein organization. However, the concrete molecular relationship is unclear. Here, we show using an in vitro Atg8 conjugation system that the Atg12-Atg5 conjugate, but not unconjugated Atg12 or Atg5, strongly enhances the formation of the other conjugate, Atg8-PE. The Atg12-Atg5 conjugate promotes the transfer of Atg8 from Atg3 to the substrate, phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), by stimulating the activity of Atg3. We also show that the Atg12-Atg5 conjugate interacts with both Atg3 and PE-containing liposomes. These results indicate that the Atg12-Atg5 conjugate is a ubiquitin-protein ligase (E3)-like enzyme for Atg8-PE conjugation reaction, distinctively promoting protein-lipid conjugation.

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Authors
Hanada, T., Noda, N. N., Satomi, Y., Ichimura, Y., Fujioka, Y., Takao, T., Inagaki, F., & Ohsumi, Y.
Affiliations
  • National Institute for Basic Biology (JP)
  • Hokkaido University (JP)
  • Institute for Protein Research, The University of Osaka (JP)
Corresponding author
Ohsumi, Yoshinori
Venue
Journal of Biological Chemistry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2007-12
Volume
282
Issue
52
Pages
37298-37302
ISSN
0021-9258 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2040157483
Cited by
1,123
References
28
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28.90
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Journal of Biological Chemistry (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Tokyo Tech Research Repository (Tokyo Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Cellular transport and secretion
Keywords
ATG12-ATG5 conjugate, protein lipidation, E3 ubiquitin ligase activity, autophagy, ATG3, ATG12, ATG8, phosphatidylethanolamine, autophagosome formation, liposome binding
MeSH terms
Autophagy-Related Protein 5, Autophagy-Related Protein 12, Autophagy, Escherichia coli, Lipids, Liposomes, Models, Biological, Protein Processing, Post-Translational, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Time Factors, Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal, Ubiquitin, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases

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