PMID- 17699585 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20080125 LR - 20181113 IS - 1059-1524 (Print) IS - 1939-4586 (Electronic) IS - 1059-1524 (Linking) VI - 18 IP - 11 DP - 2007 Nov TI - Regulation of ubiquitin-proteasome system mediated degradation by cytosolic stress. PG - 4279-91 AB - ER-associated, ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS)-mediated degradation of the wild-type (WT) gap junction protein connexin32 (Cx32) is inhibited by mild forms of cytosolic stress at a step before its dislocation into the cytosol. We show that the same conditions (a 30-min, 42 degrees C heat shock or oxidative stress induced by arsenite) also reduce the endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-associated turnover of disease-causing mutants of Cx32 and the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR), as well as that of WT CFTR and unassembled Ig light chain. Stress-stabilized WT Cx32 and CFTR, but not the mutant/unassembled proteins examined, could traverse the secretory pathway. Heat shock also slowed the otherwise rapid UPS-mediated turnover of the cytosolic proteins myoD and GFPu, but not the degradation of an ubiquitination-independent construct (GFP-ODC) closely related to the latter. Analysis of mutant Cx32 from cells exposed to proteasome inhibitors and/or cytosolic stress indicated that stress reduces degradation at the level of substrate polyubiquitination. These findings reveal a new link between the cytosolic stress-induced heat shock response, ER-associated degradation, and polyubiquitination. Stress-denatured proteins may titer a limiting component of the ubiquitination machinery away from pre-existing UPS substrates, thereby sparing the latter from degradation. FAU - Kelly, Sean M AU - Kelly SM AD - Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA. FAU - Vanslyke, Judy K AU - Vanslyke JK FAU - Musil, Linda S AU - Musil LS LA - eng GR - R01 NS040740/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 EY007123/EY/NEI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 NS40740-01/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States GR - T32-EY07123-16/EY/NEI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural DEP - 20070815 PL - United States TA - Mol Biol Cell JT - Molecular biology of the cell JID - 9201390 RN - 0 (Connexins) RN - 0 (Ubiquitin) RN - 3KX376GY7L (Glutamic Acid) RN - EC 3.4.25.1 (Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - CHO Cells MH - Connexins/genetics/metabolism MH - Cricetinae MH - Cricetulus MH - Cytosol/*metabolism MH - Endoplasmic Reticulum/metabolism MH - Glutamic Acid/genetics/metabolism MH - Hot Temperature MH - Mutation/genetics MH - Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex/*metabolism MH - Protein Transport MH - Substrate Specificity MH - Ubiquitin/*metabolism PMC - PMC2043544 EDAT- 2007/08/19 09:00 MHDA- 2008/01/26 09:00 PMCR- 2007/12/25 CRDT- 2007/08/19 09:00 PHST- 2007/08/19 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2008/01/26 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2007/08/19 09:00 [entrez] PHST- 2007/12/25 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - E07-05-0487 [pii] AID - 3265750 [pii] AID - 10.1091/mbc.e07-05-0487 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Biol Cell. 2007 Nov;18(11):4279-91. doi: 10.1091/mbc.e07-05-0487. Epub 2007 Aug 15.