Regulation of BMP4/Dpp retrotranslocation and signaling by deglycosylation

  1. Antonio Galeone
  2. Joshua M Adams
  3. Shinya Matsuda
  4. Maximiliano F Presa
  5. Ashutosh Pandey
  6. Seung Yeop Han
  7. Yuriko Tachida
  8. Hiroto Hirayama
  9. Thomas Vaccari
  10. Tadashi Suzuki
  11. Cathleen M Lutz
  12. Markus Affolter
  13. Aamir Zuberi
  14. Hamed Jafar-Nejad  Is a corresponding author
  1. University of Milan, Italy
  2. Baylor College of Medicine, United States
  3. Biozentrum der Universität Basel, Switzerland
  4. The Jackson Laboratory, United States
  5. RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, Japan
  6. RIKEN Global Research Cluster, Japan

Abstract

During endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation (ERAD), the cytoplasmic enzyme N-glycanase 1 (NGLY1) is proposed to remove N-glycans from misfolded N-glycoproteins after their retrotranslocation from the ER to the cytosol. We previously reported that NGLY1 regulates Drosophila BMP signaling in a tissue-specific manner (Galeone et al. 2017). Here, we establish the Drosophila Dpp and its mouse ortholog BMP4 as biologically relevant targets of NGLY1 and find, unexpectedly, that NGLY1-mediated deglycosylation of misfolded BMP4 is required for its retrotranslocation. Accumulation of misfolded BMP4 in the ER results in ER stress and prompts the ER recruitment of NGLY1. The ER-associated NGLY1 then deglycosylates misfolded BMP4 molecules to promote their retrotranslocation and proteasomal degradation, thereby allowing properly-folded BMP4 molecules to proceed through the secretory pathway and activate signaling in other cells. Our study redefines the role of NGLY1 during ERAD and suggests that impaired BMP4 signaling might underlie some of the NGLY1 deficiency patient phenotypes.

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  1. Antonio Galeone

    Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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  2. Joshua M Adams

    Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, United States
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  3. Shinya Matsuda

    Biozentrum der Universität Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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  4. Maximiliano F Presa

    The Jackson Laboratory, The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, United States
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  5. Ashutosh Pandey

    Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, United States
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  6. Seung Yeop Han

    Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, United States
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  7. Yuriko Tachida

    Glycometabolome Biochemistry Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, Saitama, Japan
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  8. Hiroto Hirayama

    Glycometabolome Biochemistry Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, Saitama, Japan
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  9. Thomas Vaccari

    Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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  10. Tadashi Suzuki

    Glycometabolome Team, RIKEN Global Research Cluster, Saitama, Japan
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  11. Cathleen M Lutz

    The Jackson Laboratory, The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, United States
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  12. Markus Affolter

    Biozentrum der Universität Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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  13. Aamir Zuberi

    The Jackson Laboratory, The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, United States
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  14. Hamed Jafar-Nejad

    Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, United States
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    hamedj@bcm.edu
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Funding

Grace Science Foundation (Research grant)

  • Tadashi Suzuki
  • Aamir Zuberi
  • Hamed Jafar-Nejad

National Institutes of Health (R35GM130317)

  • Hamed Jafar-Nejad

European Union (H2020-MSCA individual fellowship #844147)

  • Antonio Galeone

Private Foundation in Italy (Buzzati-Traverso fellowship)

  • Antonio Galeone

Fondazione AIRC per la Ricerca sul Cancro (grant # 20661)

  • Thomas Vaccari

Worldwide Cancer Research (grant #18-0399)

  • Thomas Vaccari

SNSF Ambizione (PZ00P3_180019)

  • Shinya Matsuda

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

Ethics

Animal experimentation: This study was performed in strict accordance with the recommendations in the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals of the National Institutes of Health. The mice were maintained in the pathogen-free barrier facilities at Jackson Laboratory (Bar Harbor, ME) and at Baylor College of Medicine (Houston, TX). The studies were conducted in accordance with approved institutional animal care and use committee (IACUC) protocols 99066 (Jackson Laboratory) and AN-6012 (Baylor College of Medicine).

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© 2020, Galeone et al.

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  1. Antonio Galeone
  2. Joshua M Adams
  3. Shinya Matsuda
  4. Maximiliano F Presa
  5. Ashutosh Pandey
  6. Seung Yeop Han
  7. Yuriko Tachida
  8. Hiroto Hirayama
  9. Thomas Vaccari
  10. Tadashi Suzuki
  11. Cathleen M Lutz
  12. Markus Affolter
  13. Aamir Zuberi
  14. Hamed Jafar-Nejad
(2020)
Regulation of BMP4/Dpp retrotranslocation and signaling by deglycosylation
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