Spatiotemporal Proteomic Analysis of Stress Granule Disassembly Using APEX Reveals Regulation by SUMOylation and Links to ALS Pathogenesis

Hagai Marmor-Kollet, Aviad Siany, Nancy Kedersha, Naama Knafo, Natalia Rivkin, Yehuda M. Danino, Thomas G. Moens, Tsviya Olender, Daoud Sheban, Nir Cohen, Tali Dadosh, Yoseph Addadi, Revital Ravid, Chen Eitan, Beata Toth Cohen, Sarah Hofmann, Claire L. Riggs, Vivek M. Advani, Adrian Higginbottom, Johnathan Cooper-KnockJacob H. Hanna, Yifat Merbl, Ludo Van Den Bosch, Paul Anderson, Pavel Ivanov, Tamar Geiger*, Eran Hornstein*

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Abstract

Stress granules (SGs) are cytoplasmic assemblies of proteins and non-translating mRNAs. Whereas much has been learned about SG formation, a major gap remains in understanding the compositional changes SGs undergo during normal disassembly and under disease conditions. Here, we address this gap by proteomic dissection of the SG temporal disassembly sequence using multi-bait APEX proximity proteomics. We discover 109 novel SG proteins and characterize distinct SG substructures. We reveal dozens of disassembly-engaged proteins (DEPs), some of which play functional roles in SG disassembly, including small ubiquitin-like modifier (SUMO) conjugating enzymes. We further demonstrate that SUMOylation regulates SG disassembly and SG formation. Parallel proteomics with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)-associated C9ORF72 dipeptides uncovered attenuated DEP recruitment during SG disassembly and impaired SUMOylation. Accordingly, SUMO activity ameliorated C9ORF72-ALS-related neurodegeneration in Drosophila. By dissecting the SG spatiotemporal proteomic landscape, we provide an in-depth resource for future work on SG function and reveal basic and disease-relevant mechanisms of SG disassembly.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)876-891.e6
JournalMolecular Cell
Volume80
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 3 Dec 2020

Funding

FundersFunder number
Maria Halphen
Merck
Benoziyo Center Neurological Disease
Kekst Family Institute for Medical Genetics
Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor
Université de Genève
E-Rare
Jefferson University
Engineering Research Centers
Julius and Ray Charlestein Foundation
Motor Neurone Disease Association
National Institutes of Health
Fraida Foundation
Charlene Vener New Scientist Fund
Weizmann Institute of Science
Roy Beck Barkai and Eran Perlson
Crown Human Genome Center
Wolfson Family Charitable Trust
Ron Rotkof
Seventh Framework Programme617351
RADALA Foundation
Tel Aviv University
Minerva Foundation
European Research Council
Federal German Ministry for Education and Research
Abney Foundation
Fondation Thierry Latran
Assaf Kacen
Israel Science Foundation135/16
Horizon 2020 Framework Programme845692
NIH Office of the DirectorP40OD018537
National Institute of General Medical SciencesR35GM126901, R01GM126150
EU Horizon 2020 Programme for Research and Innovation Marie Skłodowska-Curie actionsR35 GM126901, RO1 GM126150
AFM-Téléthon20576
Iowa Science Foundation118945, 828/17

    Keywords

    • ALS
    • APEX
    • RNA binding proteins
    • amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
    • condensates
    • membraneless organelles
    • neurodegeneration
    • phase separation
    • stress granules
    • sumoylation

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