STABILON, a Novel Sequence Motif That Enhances the Expression and Accumulation of Intracellular and Secreted Proteins

The dynamic balance of transcriptional and translational regulation together with degron-controlled proteolysis shapes the ever-changing cellular proteome. While a large variety of degradation signals has been characterized, our knowledge of <i>cis</i>-acting protein motifs that can in v...

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Main Authors: Zsuzsanna Rethi-Nagy, Edit Abraham, Katalin Udvardy, Eva Klement, Zsuzsanna Darula, Margit Pal, Robert L. Katona, Vilmos Tubak, Tibor Pali, Zoltan Kota, Rita Sinka, Andor Udvardy, Zoltan Lipinszki
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author Zsuzsanna Rethi-Nagy
Edit Abraham
Katalin Udvardy
Eva Klement
Zsuzsanna Darula
Margit Pal
Robert L. Katona
Vilmos Tubak
Tibor Pali
Zoltan Kota
Rita Sinka
Andor Udvardy
Zoltan Lipinszki
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Edit Abraham
Katalin Udvardy
Eva Klement
Zsuzsanna Darula
Margit Pal
Robert L. Katona
Vilmos Tubak
Tibor Pali
Zoltan Kota
Rita Sinka
Andor Udvardy
Zoltan Lipinszki
author_sort Zsuzsanna Rethi-Nagy
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description The dynamic balance of transcriptional and translational regulation together with degron-controlled proteolysis shapes the ever-changing cellular proteome. While a large variety of degradation signals has been characterized, our knowledge of <i>cis</i>-acting protein motifs that can in vivo stabilize otherwise short-lived proteins is very limited. We have identified and characterized a conserved 13-mer protein segment derived from the p54/Rpn10 ubiquitin receptor subunit of the <i>Drosophila</i> 26S proteasome, which fulfills all the characteristics of a protein stabilization motif (STABILON). Attachment of STABILON to various intracellular as well as medically relevant secreted model proteins resulted in a significant increase in their cellular or extracellular concentration in mammalian cells. We demonstrate that STABILON acts as a universal and dual function motif that, on the one hand, increases the concentration of the corresponding mRNAs and, on the other hand, prevents the degradation of short-lived fusion proteins. Therefore, STABILON may lead to a breakthrough in biomedical recombinant protein production.
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spelling doaj.art-6e38a211cb87403691e511379a50a12c2023-12-03T12:38:47ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences1661-65961422-00672022-07-012315816810.3390/ijms23158168STABILON, a Novel Sequence Motif That Enhances the Expression and Accumulation of Intracellular and Secreted ProteinsZsuzsanna Rethi-Nagy0Edit Abraham1Katalin Udvardy2Eva Klement3Zsuzsanna Darula4Margit Pal5Robert L. Katona6Vilmos Tubak7Tibor Pali8Zoltan Kota9Rita Sinka10Andor Udvardy11Zoltan Lipinszki12Biological Research Centre, Institute of Biochemistry, MTA SZBK Lendület Laboratory of Cell Cycle Regulation, ELKH, H-6726 Szeged, HungaryBiological Research Centre, Institute of Biochemistry, MTA SZBK Lendület Laboratory of Cell Cycle Regulation, ELKH, H-6726 Szeged, HungaryBiological Research Centre, Institute of Biochemistry, MTA SZBK Lendület Laboratory of Cell Cycle Regulation, ELKH, H-6726 Szeged, HungarySingle Cell Omics Advanced Core Facility, Hungarian Centre of Excellence for Molecular Medicine (HCEMM), H-6726 Szeged, HungarySingle Cell Omics Advanced Core Facility, Hungarian Centre of Excellence for Molecular Medicine (HCEMM), H-6726 Szeged, HungaryBiological Research Centre, Institute of Biochemistry, MTA SZBK Lendület Laboratory of Cell Cycle Regulation, ELKH, H-6726 Szeged, HungaryINPAMAC Zrt, H-6723 Szeged, HungaryCreative Laboratory Ltd., H-6726 Szeged, HungaryBiological Research Centre, Institute of Biophysics, ELKH, H-6726 Szeged, HungaryBiological Research Centre, Institute of Biophysics, ELKH, H-6726 Szeged, HungaryDepartment of Genetics, University of Szeged, H-6726 Szeged, HungaryBiological Research Centre, Institute of Biochemistry, MTA SZBK Lendület Laboratory of Cell Cycle Regulation, ELKH, H-6726 Szeged, HungaryBiological Research Centre, Institute of Biochemistry, MTA SZBK Lendület Laboratory of Cell Cycle Regulation, ELKH, H-6726 Szeged, HungaryThe dynamic balance of transcriptional and translational regulation together with degron-controlled proteolysis shapes the ever-changing cellular proteome. While a large variety of degradation signals has been characterized, our knowledge of <i>cis</i>-acting protein motifs that can in vivo stabilize otherwise short-lived proteins is very limited. We have identified and characterized a conserved 13-mer protein segment derived from the p54/Rpn10 ubiquitin receptor subunit of the <i>Drosophila</i> 26S proteasome, which fulfills all the characteristics of a protein stabilization motif (STABILON). Attachment of STABILON to various intracellular as well as medically relevant secreted model proteins resulted in a significant increase in their cellular or extracellular concentration in mammalian cells. We demonstrate that STABILON acts as a universal and dual function motif that, on the one hand, increases the concentration of the corresponding mRNAs and, on the other hand, prevents the degradation of short-lived fusion proteins. Therefore, STABILON may lead to a breakthrough in biomedical recombinant protein production.https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/15/8168stabilization motifprotein degradationprotein productionsecreted proteinsenhancermRNA stability
spellingShingle Zsuzsanna Rethi-Nagy
Edit Abraham
Katalin Udvardy
Eva Klement
Zsuzsanna Darula
Margit Pal
Robert L. Katona
Vilmos Tubak
Tibor Pali
Zoltan Kota
Rita Sinka
Andor Udvardy
Zoltan Lipinszki
STABILON, a Novel Sequence Motif That Enhances the Expression and Accumulation of Intracellular and Secreted Proteins
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
stabilization motif
protein degradation
protein production
secreted proteins
enhancer
mRNA stability
title STABILON, a Novel Sequence Motif That Enhances the Expression and Accumulation of Intracellular and Secreted Proteins
title_full STABILON, a Novel Sequence Motif That Enhances the Expression and Accumulation of Intracellular and Secreted Proteins
title_fullStr STABILON, a Novel Sequence Motif That Enhances the Expression and Accumulation of Intracellular and Secreted Proteins
title_full_unstemmed STABILON, a Novel Sequence Motif That Enhances the Expression and Accumulation of Intracellular and Secreted Proteins
title_short STABILON, a Novel Sequence Motif That Enhances the Expression and Accumulation of Intracellular and Secreted Proteins
title_sort stabilon a novel sequence motif that enhances the expression and accumulation of intracellular and secreted proteins
topic stabilization motif
protein degradation
protein production
secreted proteins
enhancer
mRNA stability
url https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/15/8168
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