Examples of ISGylation target proteins
Protein | ISGylation sites | E3 ligase | Activity | Effect of ISGylation on stability or activity | Reference |
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TRIM25 | K117 | TRIM25 | E3 ISG15 ligase | Reduces the TRIM25 activity as an E3 ligase for ISG15 | [17] |
E3 ubiquitin ligase | ND | ||||
Filamin B | K2467 | ND | Scaffold protein | Affects interactions, reducing MAPK and JNK signaling | [18] |
PARK | K349 K369 | HERC5 | E3 ubiquitin ligase | Increases its E3 ubiquitin activity Increases its cytoprotective effect | [19] |
ΔNp63α | K139 K324 | ND | Pro-tumor | Reduces ΔNp63α activity and promotes tumor growth | [20] |
BECN1 | K117 K263 K265 K266 | HERC5 | Autophagy-associated protein | Inhibits autophagy and promotes antiviral responses | [15] |
4EHP | K134 K222 | HHARI | Translation repressor (cap-binding) | Increases the cap structure-binding activity Inhibits the translation of mRNAs | [21] |
14-3-3σ | ND | TRIM25 | Associated protein with oncogenic signaling | ND | [22] |
14-3-3ζ | ND | ND | Oncogenic signaling | Affects the stability of 14-3-3ζ Loss of USP18 destabilizes 14-3-3ζ protein, repressing lung cancer metastasis | [23] |
PCNA | K164 K168 | TRIM25 | DNA replication and repair | Terminates error-prone TLS Prevents excessive mutagenesis | [24] |
p53 | Multiple sites | HERC5 | Tumor suppressor | Inactivates p53 tumor suppressor | [16] |
Facilitates degradation of misfolded p53 (via 20S proteasome) | [14] | ||||
K291 K292 | TRIM25 | Increases the transcriptional activity of p53 | [25] | ||
HIF-1α | Multiple sites | HERC5 | Transcription factor | Reduces HIF-1α levels Reduces HIF-1α-induced expression | [26] |
β-catenin | ND | HERC5 | Co-factor | Increases the degradation of β-catenin (ISGylation-dependent ubiquitination) in colon cancer cells | [27, 28] |
FOXO3A | ND | ND | Transcription factor | Increases degradation of FOXO3A in human lung fibroblasts | [29] |
PTEN | C-terminus | ND | Tumor suppressor (phosphatase) | Decreases the stability of PTEN, reducing its tumor suppressor activity, but USP18 stabilizes PTEN protein | [30] |
EMD | K37 | ND | Pro-tumor | Inhibits the EMD ubiquitination, increasing its stability and pro-tumor activity | [31] |
YAP | K497 | HERC5 | Pro-tumor Co-factor | Reduces the degradation of YAP, increasing its pro-tumor activity | [32] |
Ki-ras (GDI2) | Several sites | ND | Pro-tumor | Increases the endocytic recycling of the EGFR and sustained Akt signaling Breast cancer progression | [33] |
OCT4 | K284 | ND | Transcription factor | Enhances the stability of OCT4 Promotes glioma cell stemness | [34] |
ND: not determined; MAPK: mitogen-activated protein kinase; JNK: c-Jun N-terminal kinase; PARK: parkin; ΔNp63α: alternative splice variant of phosphoprotein 63; BECN1: beclin 1; 4EHP: eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E homologous protein; 14-3-3σ: stratifin; PCNA: proliferating cell nuclear antigen; TLS: translesion DNA synthesis; p53: phosphoprotein 53; HIF-1α: hypoxia-inducible factor 1 subunit α; FOXO3A: forkhead box O3A; PTEN: phosphatase and tensin homolog; EMD: skeletal protein emerin; YAP: Yes-associated protein; EGFR: epidermal growth factor receptor; Akt: Akt kinase; Ki-ras: KRAS proto-oncogene, GTPase; GDI2: guanosine diphosphate (GDP) dissociation inhibitor 2; OCT4: POU class 5 homeobox 1 (also known as POU5F1)
JZC thanks the Subprogram for the Incorporation of Young Career Academics (SIJA) from Dirección General de Asuntos del Personal Académico (DGAPA)-UNAM.
ACTC: Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing. JZC: Investigation, Validation, Writing—review & editing. Two authors read and approved the submitted version.
The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
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This research was supported by the School of Science and Technology [CCyT-2022-08 to ACTC] from the Autonomous University of Mexico City (UACM). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
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