PMID- 34171383 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210810 LR - 20210810 IS - 1879-0631 (Electronic) IS - 0024-3205 (Linking) VI - 281 DP - 2021 Sep 15 TI - Analysis of the mTOR Interactome using SILAC technology revealed NICE-4 as a novel regulator of mTORC1 activity. PG - 119745 LID - S0024-3205(21)00731-1 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.lfs.2021.119745 [doi] AB - The evolutionarily conserved mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) forms two functionally distinct complexes, -the mTOR complex 1 (mTORC1) and mTOR complex 2 (mTORC2)-which differ in their subunit composition. Although the function of mTORC1 has been studied extensively, the interaction between mTORC1 and the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) remains unclear. To facilitate a thorough understanding of the mechanismby which UPS regulates mTORC1 activity, steady isotope labeling with amino acids in cell culture (SILAC) technology was used to screen for potential mTORC1-interacting UPS members. Fourteen previously unknown proteins bound to mTOR in HEK293 cells with a SILAC ratio (heavy/light, H/L) above 2, five of which are components of the UPS. Subsequent immunoprecipitation analysis confirmed that ubiquitin-relevant protein 2-like (UBAP2L, also known as NICE-4) binds to both mTOR and Raptor, but not Rictor, suggesting that NICE-4 specifically interacts with mTORC1, but not mTORC2. Interestingly, NICE-4 is essential for basic mTORC1 activity in both HeLa cancer cells and HEK293 cells. In addition, NICE-4 depletion markedly suppressed proliferation of both HeLa and HEK293 cells as well as survival of HeLa cells. Collectively, these results revealed the identity of novel mTOR-interacting UPS proteins and established NICE-4 as a critical UPS member that maintains mTORC1 activity. CI - Copyright (c) 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Wang, Yun AU - Wang Y AD - Department of Cell Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, Guangdong, China. Electronic address: wangyun12@foxmai.com. FAU - Chen, Zhenguo AU - Chen Z AD - Department of Cell Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, Guangdong, China. Electronic address: czg1984@smu.edu.cn. FAU - Jia, Chunhong AU - Jia C AD - Department of Cell Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, Guangdong, China. FAU - Bai, Xiaochun AU - Bai X AD - Department of Cell Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, Guangdong, China. Electronic address: baixc15@smu.edu.cn. FAU - Jiang, Yu AU - Jiang Y AD - Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA 15213, USA. Electronic address: yuj5@pitt.edu. FAU - Zou, Zhipeng AU - Zou Z AD - Department of Cell Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, Guangdong, China. Electronic address: zzp@smu.edu.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210623 PL - Netherlands TA - Life Sci JT - Life sciences JID - 0375521 RN - 0 (Ubiquitin) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1) RN - EC 3.4.25.1 (Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex) SB - IM MH - Cell Death MH - Cell Proliferation MH - HEK293 Cells MH - HeLa Cells MH - Humans MH - Mass Spectrometry/methods MH - Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1/*metabolism MH - Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex/metabolism MH - Protein Binding MH - Ubiquitin/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Cancer OT - HeLa cells OT - NICE-4 OT - SILAC OT - Ubiquitin-proteasome system OT - mTORC1 EDAT- 2021/06/26 06:00 MHDA- 2021/08/11 06:00 CRDT- 2021/06/25 20:12 PHST- 2021/01/06 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/06/15 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/06/15 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/06/26 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/08/11 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/06/25 20:12 [entrez] AID - S0024-3205(21)00731-1 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.lfs.2021.119745 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Life Sci. 2021 Sep 15;281:119745. doi: 10.1016/j.lfs.2021.119745. Epub 2021 Jun 23.