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Nat Commun ; 12(1): 1322, 2021 02 26.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33637724

ABSTRACT

The ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) and autophagy are two major quality control processes whose impairment is linked to a wide variety of diseases. The coordination between UPS and autophagy remains incompletely understood. Here, we show that ubiquitin ligase UBE3C and deubiquitinating enzyme TRABID reciprocally regulate K29/K48-branched ubiquitination of VPS34. We find that this ubiquitination enhances the binding of VPS34 to proteasomes for degradation, thereby suppressing autophagosome formation and maturation. Under ER and proteotoxic stresses, UBE3C recruitment to phagophores is compromised with a concomitant increase of its association with proteasomes. This switch attenuates the action of UBE3C on VPS34, thereby elevating autophagy activity to facilitate proteostasis, ER quality control and cell survival. Specifically in the liver, we show that TRABID-mediated VPS34 stabilization is critical for lipid metabolism and is downregulated during the pathogenesis of steatosis. This study identifies a ubiquitination type on VPS34 and elucidates its cellular fate and physiological functions in proteostasis and liver metabolism.


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Autophagy/physiology , Class III Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/metabolism , Liver/metabolism , Proteostasis/physiology , Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases/metabolism , Ubiquitin/metabolism , Ubiquitination/physiology , Animals , Autophagosomes/metabolism , Class III Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/genetics , Diet, High-Fat/adverse effects , HEK293 Cells , HeLa Cells , Humans , Male , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex/metabolism , Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases/genetics , Ubiquitination/genetics
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Nat Prod Res ; 22(12): 1085-93, 2008.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18780250

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The aims of the present study were to determine the antibacterial activity of bark extract of Cryptomeria japonica D. Don and to isolate potential antibacterial constituents. The results showed that the ethanolic extract of C. japonica bark possessed a good antibacterial activity. Nine compounds including seven diterpenoids (ferruginol (I), isopimaric acid (II), iguestol (III), isopimarol (IV), phyllocladan-16alpha-ol (V), sandaracopimarinol (VI) and sugiol (VII)) and two steroids (beta-sitosterol (VIII) and beta-sitostenone (IX)) were isolated from active subfractions; beta-sitostenone was isolated for the first time from this plant. Among these compounds, ferruginol possessed the strongest antibacterial activity and had MIC values ranging from 6.3 to 12.5 microg mL(-1) against all bacteria tested. Isopimaric acid was also an antibacterial natural product. Cryptomeria japonica bark extract and its diterpenoids, ferruginol and isopimaric acid, have the ability to inhibit the bacterial growth and can be used as the source for natural bactericides.


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Anti-Bacterial Agents/isolation & purification , Diterpenes/isolation & purification , Plant Bark/chemistry , Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology , Cryptomeria , Diterpenes/pharmacology , Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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