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T S Olson1, S R Terlecky, J F Dice

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Biomedica Biochimica Acta
|January 1, 1991
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Cytosolic proteins degrade faster in human cells lacking serum. A specific KFERQ motif targets these proteins for lysosomal degradation, aided by ATP and hsc73.

Area of Science:

  • Cellular biology
  • Protein degradation pathways
  • Molecular mechanisms of protein turnover

Background:

  • Cytosolic proteins exhibit varying half-lives within human cells.
  • Serum deprivation is a known stressor affecting cellular processes, including protein stability.
  • Lysosomal degradation is a major pathway for cellular protein turnover.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify cytosolic proteins with accelerated degradation during serum deprivation.
  • To elucidate the molecular motif responsible for enhanced protein degradation.
  • To investigate the role of lysosomes and associated factors in this process.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized human diploid fibroblasts and serum deprivation model.
  • Employed Ribonuclease A (RNase A) as a model protein.

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  • Characterized protein degradation using an anti-KFERQ antibody and in vitro lysosomal transport assays.

    • Main Results:

    • Identified a class of cytosolic proteins with shorter half-lives upon serum deprivation.
    • Determined that a Lys-Phe-Glu-Arg-Gln (KFERQ) pentapeptide motif mediates enhanced degradation.
    • Demonstrated that these KFERQ-containing proteins are degraded in lysosomes.
    • Showed that ATP and heat shock cognate protein 73 kDa (hsc73) stimulate lysosomal transport in vitro.

    Conclusions:

    • Serum deprivation triggers enhanced degradation of specific cytosolic proteins.
    • The KFERQ motif acts as a degradation signal for these proteins.
    • Lysosomal pathways, facilitated by hsc73 and ATP, are crucial for clearing these proteins.