TY - JOUR
T1 - A CK2 and SUMO-dependent, PML NB-involved regulatory mechanism controlling BLM ubiquitination and G-quadruplex resolution
AU - Liu, Shichang
AU - Atkinson, Erin
AU - Paulucci-Holthauzen, Adriana
AU - Wang, Bin
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, Springer Nature Limited.
PY - 2023/12
Y1 - 2023/12
N2 - The Boom syndrome helicase (BLM) unwinds a variety of DNA structures such as Guanine (G)-quadruplex. Here we reveal a role of RNF111/Arkadia and its paralog ARKL1, as well as Promyelocytic Leukemia Nuclear Bodies (PML NBs), in the regulation of ubiquitination and control of BLM protein levels. RNF111 exhibits a non-canonical SUMO targeted E3 ligase (STUBL) activity targeting BLM ubiquitination in PML NBs. ARKL1 promotes RNF111 localization to PML NBs through SUMO-interacting motif (SIM) interaction with SUMOylated RNF111, which is regulated by casein kinase 2 (CK2) phosphorylation of ARKL1 at a serine residue near the ARKL1 SIM domain. Upregulated BLM in ARKL1 or RNF111-deficient cells leads to a decrease of G-quadruplex levels in the nucleus. These results demonstrate that a CK2- and RNF111-ARKL1-dependent regulation of BLM in PML NBs plays a critical role in controlling BLM protein levels for the regulation of G-quadruplex.
AB - The Boom syndrome helicase (BLM) unwinds a variety of DNA structures such as Guanine (G)-quadruplex. Here we reveal a role of RNF111/Arkadia and its paralog ARKL1, as well as Promyelocytic Leukemia Nuclear Bodies (PML NBs), in the regulation of ubiquitination and control of BLM protein levels. RNF111 exhibits a non-canonical SUMO targeted E3 ligase (STUBL) activity targeting BLM ubiquitination in PML NBs. ARKL1 promotes RNF111 localization to PML NBs through SUMO-interacting motif (SIM) interaction with SUMOylated RNF111, which is regulated by casein kinase 2 (CK2) phosphorylation of ARKL1 at a serine residue near the ARKL1 SIM domain. Upregulated BLM in ARKL1 or RNF111-deficient cells leads to a decrease of G-quadruplex levels in the nucleus. These results demonstrate that a CK2- and RNF111-ARKL1-dependent regulation of BLM in PML NBs plays a critical role in controlling BLM protein levels for the regulation of G-quadruplex.
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U2 - 10.1038/s41467-023-41705-9
DO - 10.1038/s41467-023-41705-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 37777511
AN - SCOPUS:85172826148
SN - 2041-1723
VL - 14
JO - Nature communications
JF - Nature communications
IS - 1
M1 - 6111
ER -