Xueyao Ma, Mengyuan Li, Yi Liu, Xuefang Zhang, Xiaoyun Yang, Yun Wang, Yipeng Li, Jiayue Wang, Xiuhua Liu, Zhenzhen Yan, Xiaochun Yu, Chen Wu

ARTC1-mediated VAPB ADP-ribosylation regulates calcium homeostasis

  • Cell Biology
  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology
  • General Medicine
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Abstract Mono-ADP-ribosylation is a post-translational modification that regulates a variety of biological processes, including DNA damage repair, cell proliferation, metabolism, and stress and immune responses. In mammals, mono-ADP-ribosylation is mainly catalyzed by ADP-ribosyltransferases (ARTs), which consist of two groups: ART cholera toxin like (ARTCs) and ART diphtheria toxin like (ARTDs, also known as PARPs). The human ARTC (hARTC) family is composed of four members: two active mono-ADP-ARTs (hARTC1 and hARTC5) and two enzymatically inactive enzymes (hARTC3 and hARTC4). In this study, we systematically examined the homology, expression, and localization pattern of the hARTC family, with a particular focus on hARTC1. Our results showed that hARTC3 interacted with hARTC1 and promoted the enzymatic activity of hARTC1 by stabilizing hARTC1. We also identified vesicle-associated membrane protein-associated protein B (VAPB) as a new target of hARTC1 and pinpointed Arg50 of VAPB as the ADP-ribosylation site. Furthermore, we demonstrated that knockdown of hARTC1 impaired intracellular calcium homeostasis, highlighting the functional importance of hARTC1-mediated VAPB Arg50 ADP-ribosylation in regulating calcium homeostasis. In summary, our study identified a new target of hARTC1 in the endoplasmic reticulum and suggested that ARTC1 plays a role in regulating calcium signaling.

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