Journal: Molecular & Cellular Proteomics : MCP
Article Title: Proteomic Characterization of Ubiquitin Carboxyl-Terminal Hydrolase 19 Deficient Cells Reveals a Role for USP19 in the Secretion of Lysosomal Proteins
doi: 10.1016/j.mcpro.2024.100854
Figure Lengend Snippet: Secretion of lysosomal proteins is not regulated by their deubiquitination by USP19 or direct interaction with the DUB. A , cell lysates and immunoprecipitates from HEK cells transfected with USP19-FLAG, MXRA8-FLAG, or an empty vector were immunoblotted for LGMN and the known USP19 interactor HSP90. β-actin was used as a loading control. B , volcano plot showing the −Log10 of p -values versus the Log2 of protein ratio of 5208 proteins between the immunoprecipitates from USP19-FLAG– and FLAG-MXRA8–transfected HEK cells. USP19 and MXRA8 are displayed as filled red dots. Significantly altered proteins ( i.e. proteins above the FDR curves) are displayed as filled black dots , and those with a Log2 USP19/MXRA8 ratio above 3 (putative USP19 interactors) are displayed with blue dots . Not altered proteins are displayed as open gray circles. C , immunoblots showing LGMN in WT and USP19KO HEKs, in the presence or absence of the proteasome inhibitor MG132. Ubiquitin (Ub) was used as a control for MG132 treatment, and β-actin as a loading control. D and E , ubiquitinated proteins enriched from WT and USP19KO cells, treated with or without MG132, were analyzed by immunoblotting and unbiased proteomics. D , immunoblots showing ubiquitinated LGMN and p62 in WT and USP19KO HEKs, either in the presence or absence of MG132. E , volcano plots showing the −Log10 of p -values versus the Log2 of protein ratio between USP19KO and WT cells, treated with MG132 to inhibit proteasomal degradation, of 460 proteins (n = 3). Glypican 6 (GPC6) was the only significantly regulated protein and it is displayed as a red filled dot above the FDR ( black hyperbolic curves ). Not altered proteins are displayed as gray dots below the FDR. F , quantification of p62 bands from the immunoblot shown in ( D ) (n = 3; ∗ represents p < 0.05; Student’s t test). G and H , flow cytometry analysis shows that levels of LAMP1 on the cell surface of WT HEKs were higher than on USP19KO HEKs. Flow cytometry histograms are shown in ( G ), and quantification of three separate experiments in ( H ) (∗∗ represents p < 0.01, Student t test).
Article Snippet: Two different constructs were used to rescue USP19 expression in USP19KO HEK cells, pRK-FLAG-USP19 (plasmid # 78597 from Addgene), and pEGFP-rUSP19ER (plasmid # 155247, Addgene), while pCMV3-C-GFPSpark (SinoBiological Eschborn) was used as a control.
Techniques: Transfection, Plasmid Preparation, Control, Western Blot, Ubiquitin Proteomics, Flow Cytometry