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CDK5RAP3, a UFL1 substrate adaptor, is critical for liver development

ABSTRACT: Protein modification by ubiquitin and ubiquitin-like proteins (UBLs) regulates numerous biological functions. The UFM1 system, a novel UBL conjugation system, is implicated in mouse development and hematopoiesis. However, its broad biological functions and working mechanisms remain largely elusive. CDK5RAP3, a possible ufmylation substrate, is essential for epiboly and gastrulation in zebrafish. Herein, we report a crucial role of CDK5RAP3 in liver development and hepatic functions. Cdk5rap3 knockout mice displayed prenatal lethality with severe liver hypoplasia, as characterized by delayed proliferation and compromised differentiation. Hepatocyte-specific Cdk5rap3 knockout mice suffered post-weaning lethality, owing to serious hypoglycemia and impaired lipid metabolism. Depletion of CDK5RAP3 triggered endoplasmic reticulum stress and activated unfolded protein responses in hepatocytes. We detected the in vivo interaction of CDK5RAP3 with UFL1, the defined E3 ligase in ufmylation. Notably, loss of CDK5RAP3 altered the ufmylation profile in liver cells, suggesting that CDK5RAP3 serves as a novel substrate adaptor for this UBL modification. Collectively, our study identifies CDK5RAP3 as an important regulator of ufmylation and suggests the involvement of ufmylation in mammalian development.

ORGANISM(S): Mus Musculus

SUBMITTER: Ping Xu

PROVIDER: PXD012340 | iProX | Mon Jan 14 00:00:00 GMT 2019

REPOSITORIES: iProX

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CDK5RAP3, a UFL1 substrate adaptor, is crucial for liver development.

Yang Rui R Wang Huanmin H Kang Boxi B Chen Bin B Shi Yaoyao Y Yang Shuchun S Sun Lihong L Liu Yufang Y Xiao Weidi W Zhang Tao T Yang Juntao J Zhang Ye Y Zhu Mingzhao M Xu Ping P Chang Yongsheng Y Jia Yuyan Y Huang Yue Y

Development (Cambridge, England) 20190125 2

Protein modification by ubiquitin and ubiquitin-like proteins (UBLs) regulates numerous biological functions. The UFM1 system, a novel UBL conjugation system, is implicated in mouse development and hematopoiesis. However, its broad biological functions and working mechanisms remain largely elusive. CDK5RAP3, a possible ufmylation substrate, is essential for epiboly and gastrulation in zebrafish. Herein, we report a crucial role of CDK5RAP3 in liver development and hepatic functions. <i>Cdk5rap3< ...[more]

PMID: 30635284

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CDK5RAP3, a UFL1 substrate adaptor, is critical for liver development

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