ZNRF2 is released from membranes by growth factors and, together with ZNRF1, regulates the Na+/K+ATPase

J Cell Sci. 2012 Oct 1;125(Pt 19):4662-75. doi: 10.1242/jcs.110296. Epub 2012 Jul 13.

Abstract

Here, we describe a phosphorylation-based reverse myristoyl switch for mammalian ZNRF2, and show that this E3 ubiquitin ligase and its sister protein ZNRF1 regulate the Na(+)/K(+) pump (Na(+)/K(+)ATPase). N-myristoylation localizes ZNRF1 and ZNRF2 to intracellular membranes and enhances their activity. However, when ZNRF2 is phosphorylated in response to agonists including insulin and growth factors, it binds to 14-3-3 and is released into the cytosol. On membranes, ZNRF1 and ZNRF2 interact with the Na(+)/K(+)ATPase α1 subunit via their UBZ domains, while their RING domains interact with E2 proteins, predominantly Ubc13 that, together with Uev1a, mediates formation of Lys63-ubiquitin linkages. ZNRF1 and ZNRF2 can ubiquitylate the cytoplasmic loop encompassing the nucleotide-binding and phosphorylation regions of the Na(+)/K(+)ATPase α1 subunit. Ouabain, a Na(+)/K(+)ATPase inhibitor and therapeutic cardiac glycoside, decreases ZNRF1 protein levels, whereas knockdown of ZNRF2 inhibits the ouabain-induced decrease of cell surface and total Na(+)/K(+)ATPase α1 levels. Thus, ZNRF1 and ZNRF2 are new players in regulation of the ubiquitous Na(+)/K(+)ATPase that is tuned to changing demands in many physiological contexts.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • 14-3-3 Proteins / metabolism
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Carrier Proteins / chemistry
  • Carrier Proteins / metabolism*
  • Cytoplasm / drug effects
  • Cytoplasm / metabolism
  • Gene Knockdown Techniques
  • HEK293 Cells
  • Humans
  • Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / pharmacology*
  • Intracellular Membranes / drug effects
  • Intracellular Membranes / metabolism*
  • Isotope Labeling
  • Mice
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Mutation / genetics
  • Ouabain / pharmacology
  • Phosphorylation / drug effects
  • Phosphoserine / metabolism
  • Protein Binding / drug effects
  • Protein Structure, Tertiary
  • Protein Subunits / metabolism
  • Protein Transport / drug effects
  • Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase / metabolism*
  • Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzymes / metabolism
  • Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases
  • Ubiquitination / drug effects

Substances

  • 14-3-3 Proteins
  • Carrier Proteins
  • Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
  • Protein Subunits
  • Phosphoserine
  • Ouabain
  • UBE2N protein, human
  • Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzymes
  • Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases
  • ZNRF1 protein, human
  • ZNRF2 protein, human
  • Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase