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Auranofin targets UBA1 and enhances UBA1 activity by facilitating ubiquitin trans-thioesterificlation to E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes

ABSTRACT: UBA1 is the primary E1 ubiquitin-activating enzyme, regulating stability and function of numerous proteins via initiating their ubiquitination. Decreased or insufficient ubiquitination can cause or drive aging and many deadly diseases. Therefore, a small-molecule UBA1 activity enhancer could have broad therapeutic potential. Here we report that auranofin, a drug approved for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis is a potent UBA1 activity enhancer. Auranofin binds to the UBA1’s ubiquitin fold domain in vitro with a KD of 5.19 nM. The binding enhances UBA1 interactions with at least 20 different E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes, facilitating ubiquitin charging to E2 and increasing the activities of five representative E3s in vitro. Auranofin promotes ubiquitination and degradation of misfolded ER proteins during ER-associated degradation in cells at low nanomolar concentrations. It also facilitates outer mitochondrial membrane-associated degradation. This study discovered the first small-molecule UBA1 activity enhancer, providing a much-needed tool for UBA1 research and therapeutic exploration.

INSTRUMENT(S): Orbitrap Fusion Lumos

ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (human)

TISSUE(S): Cell Culture

SUBMITTER: Dingyin Tao

LAB HEAD: Dingyin Tao

PROVIDER: PXD042558 | Pride | 2023-07-10

REPOSITORIES: Pride

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Project description:Background and methods: VEXAS (vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, autoinflammatory, somatic) syndrome has been recently recognized as an adult-onset autoinflammatory syndrome due to somatic mutations affecting Ubiquitin Like Modifier Activating Enzyme 1 (UBA1) gene. Following-up studies have been mostly limited to case reports; transcriptome of especially hematopoiesis in VEXAS syndrome has not been well characterized. Results: We performed whole transcriptome sequencing of single bone marrow cells (BMMNCs) and enriched Lineage-CD34+ hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) from nine patients included in the original VEXAS cohort. We profiled inflammation and hematopoietic differentiation in these patients, and found activation of inflammatory gene programs particularly in marrow myeloid cells; HSPCs showed a preferred myeloid dominance. Patients had profound abnormalities in gene expression involved in pathways of inflammation, cell cycling and activation, and protein synthesis. We defined single bone marrow cells with expressed UBA1 mutations, and characterized gene expression of mutant myeloid cells as compared to that of wild-type, and observed upregulation of inflammatory pathways and immune activation; increased cell cycling might contribute to clonal dominance of UBA1 mutant cells. We were also able to profile other somatic mutations (DNMT3A) in two patients who had concurrent DNMT3A mutations at a high frequency. With coupled single cell T/B-cell receptor (TCR/BCR) sequencing, we characterized TCR and BCR repertoire in four patients, two of whom had B cell lymphocytosis. Cell-cell interaction analysis revealed enhanced interactions of myeloid cells with HSPCs, and interferons interaction with their receptors were frequent. We also performed bulk RNA sequencing of several leukemic cell lines with UBA1 knockdown, and observed upregulation of inflammatory pathways in these UBA1 knockdown cell lines. Conclusion: Our study discloses transcriptome signatures of hematopoietic cells in VEXAS syndrome, providing a broad perspective into potential pathogenesis of this novel disease.

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