USE1 is a bispecific conjugating enzyme for ubiquitin and FAT10, which FAT10ylates itself in cis.
The ubiquitin-like modifier FAT10 targets proteins for degradation by the proteasome and is activated by the E1 enzyme UBA6. In this study, we identify the UBA6-specific E2 enzyme (USE1) as an interaction partner of FAT10. Activated FAT10 can be transferred from UBA6 onto USE1 in vitro, and endogenous USE1 and FAT10 can be coimmunoprecipitated from intact cells. Small interfering RNA-mediated downregulation of USE1 mRNA resulted in a strong reduction of FAT10 conjugate formation under endogenous conditions, suggesting that USE1 is a major E2 enzyme in the FAT10 conjugation cascade. Interestingly, USE1 is not only the first E2 enzyme but also the first known substrate of FAT10 conjugation, as it was efficiently auto-FAT10ylated in cis but not in trans.
Biotechnology Institute Thurgau, University of Konstanz, Kreuzlingen CH-8280, Switzerland.
Annette
A
Aichem
Christiane
C
Pelzer
Sebastian
S
Lukasiak
Birte
B
Kalveram
Paul W
PW
Sheppard
Neha
N
Rani
Gunter
G
Schmidtke
Marcus
M
Groettrup
D057809:HEK293 Cells; D006801:Humans; D011485:Protein Binding / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D050600:SNARE Proteins; D020798:Two-Hybrid System Techniques; D025801:Ubiquitin / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014452:Ubiquitins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D033921:Vesicular Transport Proteins
D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D050600:SNARE Proteins; C109184:UBD protein, human; D025801:Ubiquitin; D014452:Ubiquitins; C521756:Use1 protein, human; D033921:Vesicular Transport Proteins