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Lys-63-linked Ubiquitination by E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Nedd4-1 Facilitates Endosomal Sequestration of Internalized α-Synuclein*

N. Sugeno,T. Hasegawa,N. Tanaka,M. Fukuda,K. Wakabayashi,Ryuji Oshima,M. Konno,Emiko Miura,A. Kikuchi,T. Baba,T. Anan,M. Nakao,Sven Geisler,M. Aoki,A. Takeda

Published 2014 in Journal of Biological Chemistry

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Background: Nedd4-1 catalyzes the Lys-63-linked ubiquitination of aS. Results: The Lys-63-linked ubiquitination of aS by Nedd4-1 facilitates endosomal targeting of extracellular aS. Conclusion: Compared with C-terminal deficient mutants, wild type-aS is preferentially internalized and translocates to endosomes. The overexpression of Nedd4-1 leads to the accumulation of aS in endosomes. Significance: Nedd4-1-mediated Lys-63 ubiquitination specifies the fate of internalized aS. α-Synuclein (aS) is a major constituent of Lewy bodies, which are not only a pathological marker for Parkinson disease but also a trigger for neurodegeneration. Cumulative evidence suggests that aS spreads from cell to cell and thereby propagates neurodegeneration to neighboring cells. Recently, Nedd4-1 (neural precursor cell expressed developmentally down-regulated protein 4-1), an E3 ubiquitin ligase, was shown to catalyze the Lys-63-linked polyubiquitination of intracellular aS and thereby facilitate aS degradation by the endolysosomal pathway. Because Nedd4-1 exerts its activity in close proximity to the inner leaflet of the plasma membrane, we speculate that after the internalization of aS the membrane resident aS is preferentially ubiquitinated by Nedd4-1. To clarify the role of Nedd4-1 in aS internalization and endolysosomal sequestration, we generated aS mutants, including ΔPR1(1–119 and 129–140), ΔC(1–119), and ΔPR2(1–119 and 134–140), that lack the proline-rich sequence, a putative Nedd4-1 recognition site. We show that wild type aS, but not ΔPR1, ΔPR2, or ΔC aS, is modified by Nedd4-1 in vitro, acquiring a Lys-63-linked ubiquitin chain. Compared with the mutants lacking the proline-rich sequence, wild type-aS is preferentially internalized and translocated to endosomes. The overexpression of Nedd4-1 increased aS in endosomes, whereas RNAi-mediated silencing of Nedd4-1 decreased endosomal aS. Although aS freely passes through plasma membranes within minutes, a pulse-chase experiment revealed that the overexpression of Nedd4-1 markedly decreased the re-secretion of internalized aS. Together, these findings demonstrate that Nedd4-1-linked Lys-63 ubiquitination specifies the fate of extrinsic and de novo synthesized aS by facilitating their targeting to endosomes.

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