P62/SQSTM1/Sequestosome-1 is an N-recognin of the N-end rule pathway which modulates autophagosome biogenesis

Hyunjoo Cha-Molstad, Ji Eun Yu, Zhiwei Feng, Su Hyun Lee, Jung Gi Kim, Peng Yang, Bitnara Han, Ki Woon Sung, Young Dong Yoo, Joonsung Hwang, Terry McGuire, Sang Mi Shim, Hyun Dong Song, Srinivasrao Ganipisetti, Nuozhou Wang, Jun Min Jang, Min Jae Lee, Seung Jun Kim, Kyung Ho Lee, Jin Tae HongAaron Ciechanover, Inhee Mook-Jung, Kwang Pyo Kim, Xiang Qun Xie, Yong Tae Kwon, Bo Yeon Kim

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Abstract

Macroautophagy mediates the selective degradation of proteins and non-proteinaceous cellular constituents. Here, we show that the N-end rule pathway modulates macroautophagy. In this mechanism, the autophagic adapter p62/SQSTM1/Sequestosome-1 is an N-recognin that binds type-1 and type-2 N-terminal degrons (N-degrons), including arginine (Nt-Arg). Both types of N-degrons bind its ZZ domain. By employing three-dimensional modeling, we developed synthetic ligands to p62 ZZ domain. The binding of Nt-Arg and synthetic ligands to ZZ domain facilitates disulfide bond-linked aggregation of p62 and p62 interaction with LC3, leading to the delivery of p62 and its cargoes to the autophagosome. Upon binding to its ligand, p62 acts as a modulator of macroautophagy, inducing autophagosome biogenesis. Through these dual functions, cells can activate p62 and induce selective autophagy upon the accumulation of autophagic cargoes. We also propose that p62 mediates the crosstalk between the ubiquitin-proteasome system and autophagy through its binding Nt-Arg and other N-degrons.

Original languageEnglish
Article number102
JournalNature Communications
Volume8
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Dec 2017

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Chemistry
  • General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • General Physics and Astronomy

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