Synergistic Recruitment of UbcH7~Ub and Phosphorylated Ubl Domain Triggers Parkin Activation

Condos, T. E.; Dunkerley, K. M.; Freeman, E. A.; Barber, K.; Aguirre, J.; Chaugule, V.; Xiao, Y.; Konermann, L.; Walden, H.; Shaw, G. S.

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Synergistic Recruitment of UbcH7~Ub and Phosphorylated Ubl Domain Triggers Parkin Activation

Condos, T. E.·Dunkerley, K. M.·Freeman, E. A.·Barber, K.·Aguirre, J.·Chaugule, V.·Xiao, Y.·Konermann, L.·Walden, H.·Shaw, G. S.

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The mechanism of activation and ubiquitin conjugation by the E3 ligase parkin is pivotal to understand the molecular pathology of early-onset Parkinsons disease. Parkin is normally autoinhibited but is activated by the kinase PINK1 that phosphorylates parkins N-terminal ubiquitin-like (pUbl) domain and ubiquitin. How these alter the structure of parkin to allow recruitment of an E2~Ub conjugate to enhance ubiquitination is an unresolved question. We present the structure of an incoming E2~Ub conjugate with the phospho-ubiquitin bound C-terminus of parkin (R0RBR). We show the UbcH7~Ub conjugate is recruited by R0RBR parkin in the open state whereby conjugated ubiquitin binds to the RING1/IBR interface. Further, NMR experiments indicate there is re-modelling near the RING0/RING2 interface remote from the E2-binding site. This, and parkin phosphorylation lead to rapid reactivity of the RING2(Rcat) catalytic cysteine in parkin, needed for ubiquitin transfer. Parkin phosphorylation also leads to relocation and weak interaction of the pUbl domain with the RING0 domain that is enhanced upon E2~Ub recruitment indicating these events act synergistically to drive parkin activity.

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Condos, T. E., Dunkerley, K. M., Freeman, E. A., Barber, K., Aguirre, J., Chaugule, V., Xiao, Y., Konermann, L., Walden, H., Shaw, G. S.. 2018-06-12. Synergistic Recruitment of UbcH7~Ub and Phosphorylated Ubl Domain Triggers Parkin Activation. https://doi.org/10.1101/344952

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