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Misfolded SOD1 binds the ubiquitin ligase TRAF6


ABSTRACT: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal disease, characterized by the selective loss of motor neurons. Mutations in Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) are the second most common cause of ALS and it is now well accepted that they result in a gain of toxicity due to protein misfolding. We previously demonstrated in the SOD1G93A rat model that misfolded SOD1 exists as distinct conformers and deposits on mitochondrial subpopulations. Here, using SOD1G93A rats coupled with conformation-restricted antibodies for misfolded SOD1 (AMF7-63 and B8H10), we identified the interactomes of the mitochondrial pools of misfolded SOD1. This strategy identified binding partners that uniquely interacted with either AMF7-63- or B8H10-reactive SOD1 conformers as well as a high proportion of interactors common to both conformers. Of this latter set, we identified the E3 ubiquitin ligase TNF receptor-associated factor 6 (TRAF6) and determined that exposure of the SOD1 functional loops facilitates this interaction. However, this conformational criterion is not universally fulfilled by all SOD1 mutants and differentiates TRAF6-interacting from non-interacting SOD1 mutants. Functionally, TRAF6 stimulates mutant SOD1 polyubiquitination and aggregation. While TRAF6 E3 ubiquitin ligase activity is required for the former, it is dispensable for the latter, indicating that the polyubiquitination and aggregation of mutant SOD1 mediated by TRAF6 are independent events. We propose that misfolded SOD1 binding to TRAF6 may be relevant to ALS disease.

INSTRUMENT(S): LTQ

ORGANISM(S): Rattus Norvegicus (rat)

TISSUE(S): Brain

SUBMITTER: Arsalan Haqqani  

LAB HEAD: Arsalan Haqqani

PROVIDER: PXD015279 | Pride | 2020-02-24

REPOSITORIES: Pride

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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal disease, characterized by the selective loss of motor neurons leading to paralysis. Mutations in the gene encoding superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) are the second most common cause of familial ALS, and considerable evidence suggests that these mutations result in an increase in toxicity due to protein misfolding. We previously demonstrated in the SOD1<sup>G93A</sup> rat model that misfolded SOD1 exists as distinct conformers and forms deposits on mitoc  ...[more]

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