S-acylated Golga7b stabilises DHHC5 at the plasma membrane to regulate cell adhesion
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ABSTRACT: S-acylation (palmitoylation) is the only fully reversible lipid modification of proteins however little is known about how protein S-acyltransferases (PATs) that mediate it are regulated. DHHC5 is a PAT that is mainly localised at the plasma membrane with roles in synaptic plasticity, massive endocytosis and cancer cell growth/invasion. Here we demonstrate that DHHC5 binds to and palmitoylates a novel accessory protein Golga7b. Palmitoylation of Golga7b prevents clathrin-mediated endocytosis of DHHC5 and stabilizes it at the plasma membrane. Proteomic analysis of the composition of DHHC5/Golga7b-associated protein complexes reveals a striking enrichment in adhesion proteins, particularly components of desmosomes. We show that Desmoglein-2 and Plakophilin-3 are substrates of DHHC5 and that DHHC5/Golga7b are required for localisation of Desmoglein-2 to the plasma membrane and for desmosomal patterning. Loss of DHHC5/Golga7b causes functional impairments in cell adhesion suggesting these proteins have a wider role in cell adhesion beyond desmosome assembly. This work uncovers a novel mechanism of DHHC5 regulation by Golga7b and demonstrates a role for the DHHC5/Golga7b complex in the regulation of cell adhesion.
SUBMITTER: Mr. Keith, T Woodley
PROVIDER: S-SCDT-EMBOR-2018-47472V1 | biostudies-other |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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