A two-step protein quality control pathway for a misfolded DJ-1 variant in fission yeast

Søs Grønbæk Mathiassen, Ida B. Larsen, Esben Guldahl Poulsen, Christian Toft Madsen, Elena Papaleo, Kresten Lindorff-Larsen, Birthe Brandt Kragelund, Michael Lund Nielsen, Franziska Kriegenburg, Rasmus Hartmann-Petersen

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Abstract

A mutation, L166P, in the cytosolic protein, PARK7/DJ-1, causes protein misfolding and is linked to Parkinson disease. Here, we identify the fission yeast protein Sdj1 as the orthologue of DJ-1 and calculate by in silico saturation mutagenesis the effects of point mutants on its structural stability. We also map the degradation pathways for Sdj1-L169P, the fission yeast orthologue of the disease-causing DJ-1 L166P protein. Sdj1-L169P forms inclusions, which are enriched for the Hsp104 disaggregase. Hsp104 and Hsp70-type chaperones are required for efficient degradation of Sdj1-L169P. This also depends on the ribosome-associated E3 ligase Ltn1 and its co-factor Rqc1. Although Hsp104 is absolutely required for proteasomal degradation of Sdj1-L169P aggregates, the degradation of already aggregated Sdj1-L169P occurs independently of Ltn1 and Rqc1. Thus, our data point to soluble Sdj1-L169P being targeted early by Ltn1 and Rqc1. The fraction of Sdj1-L169P that escapes this first inspection then forms aggregates that are subsequently cleared via an Hsp104- and proteasome-dependent pathway.

Original languageEnglish
JournalThe Journal of Biological Chemistry
Volume290
Issue number34
Pages (from-to)21141-21153
Number of pages13
ISSN0021-9258
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015

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