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Identification and Characterization of MCM3 as a Kelch-like ECH-associated Protein 1 (KEAP1) Substrate
The Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Kathleen M. Mulvaney, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Jacob P. Matson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Priscila F. Siesser, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Tigist Y. Tamir, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Dennis Goldfarb, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Timothy M. Jacobs, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Erica W. Cloer, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Joseph S. Harrison, University of the Pacific
  • Cyrus Vaziri, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Jeanette G. Cook, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Michael B. Major, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
ORCID
Joseph Harrison: 0000-0002-2118-6524
Document Type
Article
Department
Chemistry
DOI
10.1074/jbc.M116.729418
Publication Date
11-4-2016
Abstract

KEAP1 is a substrate adaptor protein for a CUL3-based E3 ubiquitin ligase. Ubiquitylation and degradation of the antioxidant transcription factor NRF2 is considered the primary function of KEAP1; however, few other KEAP1 substrates have been identified. Because KEAP1 is altered in a number of human pathologies and has been proposed as a potential therapeutic target therein, we sought to better understand KEAP1 through systematic identification of its substrates. Toward this goal, we combined parallel affinity capture proteomics and candidate-based approaches. Substrate-trapping proteomics yielded NRF2 and the related transcription factor NRF1 as KEAP1 substrates. Our targeted investigation of KEAP1-interacting proteins revealed MCM3, an essential subunit of the replicative DNA helicase, as a new substrate. We show that MCM3 is ubiquitylated by the KEAP1-CUL3-RBX1 complex in cells and in vitro Using ubiquitin remnant profiling, we identify the sites of KEAP1-dependent ubiquitylation in MCM3, and these sites are on predicted exposed surfaces of the MCM2-7 complex. Unexpectedly, we determined that KEAP1 does not regulate total MCM3 protein stability or subcellular localization. Our analysis of a KEAP1 targeting motif in MCM3 suggests that MCM3 is a point of direct contact between KEAP1 and the MCM hexamer. Moreover, KEAP1 associates with chromatin in a cell cycle-dependent fashion with kinetics similar to the MCM2-7 complex. KEAP1 is thus poised to affect MCM2-7 dynamics or function rather than MCM3 abundance. Together, these data establish new functions for KEAP1 within the nucleus and identify MCM3 as a novel substrate of the KEAP1-CUL3-RBX1 E3 ligase.

Citation Information
Kathleen M. Mulvaney, Jacob P. Matson, Priscila F. Siesser, Tigist Y. Tamir, et al.. "Identification and Characterization of MCM3 as a Kelch-like ECH-associated Protein 1 (KEAP1) Substrate" The Journal of Biological Chemistry Vol. 291 Iss. 45 (2016) p. 23719 - 23733 ISSN: 1083-351X
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/joseph-harrison/22/