Proteomic snapshot of the EGF-induced ubiquitin network

Mol Syst Biol. 2011 Jan 18:7:462. doi: 10.1038/msb.2010.118.

Abstract

The activity, localization and fate of many cellular proteins are regulated through ubiquitination, a process whereby one or more ubiquitin (Ub) monomers or chains are covalently attached to target proteins. While Ub-conjugated and Ub-associated proteomes have been described, we lack a high-resolution picture of the dynamics of ubiquitination in response to signaling. In this study, we describe the epidermal growth factor (EGF)-regulated Ubiproteome, as obtained by two complementary purification strategies coupled to quantitative proteomics. Our results unveil the complex impact of growth factor signaling on Ub-based intracellular networks to levels that extend well beyond what might have been expected. In addition to endocytic proteins, the EGF-regulated Ubiproteome includes a large number of signaling proteins, ubiquitinating and deubiquitinating enzymes, transporters and proteins involved in translation and transcription. The Ub-based signaling network appears to intersect both housekeeping and regulatory circuitries of cellular physiology. Finally, as proof of principle of the biological relevance of the EGF-Ubiproteome, we demonstrated that EphA2 is a novel, downstream ubiquitinated target of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), critically involved in EGFR biological responses.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Blotting, Western
  • Cell Line
  • Cluster Analysis
  • Epidermal Growth Factor / chemistry
  • Epidermal Growth Factor / metabolism*
  • HeLa Cells
  • Humans
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Mice
  • Microscopy, Fluorescence
  • Proteome / chemistry
  • Proteome / metabolism*
  • Proteomics / methods*
  • Receptor, EphA2 / metabolism
  • Signal Transduction
  • Systems Biology / methods*
  • Ubiquitin / chemistry
  • Ubiquitin / metabolism*

Substances

  • Proteome
  • Ubiquitin
  • Epidermal Growth Factor
  • Receptor, EphA2