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Article

A Human XPC Protein Interactome—A Resource

by
Abigail Lubin
,
Ling Zhang
,
Hua Chen
,
Victoria M. White
and
Feng Gong
*
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33156, USA
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2014, 15(1), 141-158; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms15010141
Submission received: 6 November 2013 / Revised: 12 December 2013 / Accepted: 17 December 2013 / Published: 23 December 2013
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Proteins and Protein-Ligand Interactions)
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Abstract

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Global genome nucleotide excision repair (GG-NER) is responsible for identifying and removing bulky adducts from non-transcribed DNA that result from damaging agents such as UV radiation and cisplatin. Xeroderma pigmentosum complementation group C (XPC) is one of the essential damage recognition proteins of the GG-NER pathway and its dysfunction results in xeroderma pigmentosum (XP), a disorder involving photosensitivity and a predisposition to cancer. To better understand the identification of DNA damage by XPC in the context of chromatin and the role of XPC in the pathogenesis of XP, we characterized the interactome of XPC using a high throughput yeast two-hybrid screening. Our screening showed 49 novel interactors of XPC involved in DNA repair and replication, proteolysis and post-translational modifications, transcription regulation, signal transduction, and metabolism. Importantly, we validated the XPC-OTUD4 interaction by co-IP and provided evidence that OTUD4 knockdown in human cells indeed affects the levels of ubiquitinated XPC, supporting a hypothesis that the OTUD4 deubiquitinase is involved in XPC recycling by cleaving the ubiquitin moiety. This high-throughput characterization of the XPC interactome provides a resource for future exploration and suggests that XPC may have many uncharacterized cellular functions.

1. Introduction

XPC is a 940 amino acid protein which harbors domains that can bind to damaged DNA and repair factors. In complex with RAD23B and CETN2 [1], XPC recognizes DNA damage based on bulky disfigurations of DNA and recruits TFIIH to these sites, initiating the global genome nucleotide excision repair (GG-NER) pathway. XPC appears to not only recognize various structurally unrelated lesions, but also bind to undamaged DNA with substantial affinity. GG-NER is responsible for identifying and removing bulky adducts from the DNA typically caused by UV radiation. XPC, along with DDB2, has been established as a DNA damage recognition protein for GG-NER.
XPC is one of the seven complementation groups of xeroderma pigmentosum (XP). First described in 1933 with its seven complementation groups and their frequencies characterized in 1991 [2], the molecular mechanism of xeroderma pigmentosum has become better understood though its genotype-phenotype relationship remains complex. Manifesting in children younger than one year old, XP symptoms include photosensitivity, neurological defects, and a predisposition to skin cancers. Patients in XPC, the complementation group corresponding to mutations in the gene coding for the XPC protein, can exhibit XP or XP with neurological abnormalities. These patients have been observed with diminished DNA repair capacity, abnormal skin lesions, freckling, atrophy, telangiectasia, hypopigmentation, actinic keratosis, and multiple skin cancers including squamous cell carcinomas, basal cell carcinomas, and melanomas [3], and unusual cases have been reported with neurological symptoms such as those appearing in systemic lupus erythematosus [4], hyperactivity potentially linked to low levels of glycine, and autistic features [5] and ophthalmological symptoms such as the clouding of the cornea, prominent vascular growth on the conjunctiva, and loss of lashes.
XPC is covalently bonded to different modifiers, including ubiquitin and its relative SUMO, during the course of its role in GG-NER [6]. XPC ubiquitination is carried out by the DDB2-associated DDB1-CUL4-ROC1 complex, though the complete role of this modification has yet to be determined. Typically, ubiquitination is indicative of degradation by the ubiquitin-proteasome system; interestingly, the ubiquitination of XPC does not lead to its degradation, indicating an alternative role for XPC ubiquitination. Sugasawa et al. indicated that ubiquitination of XPC by the DDB1-CUL4-ROC1 complex increased the affinity of XPC to damaged DNA and is potentially involved in the handoff of 6-4PP repair from DDB2 to XPC. The sumoylation of XPC has been proposed to protect XPC from degradation after UV irradiation. Recently, it has been indicated that XPC is ubiquitinated after sumoylation by RNF111, which serves to promote NER [7]. How XPC is deubiquitinated and removed from sites of damage remains unexplored.
XPC functionally interacts with RAD23B, CETN2, TFIIH, and XPA in the context of NER. XPC functions in GG-NER within the XPC-RAD23B-CETN2 complex; the interaction of XPC and RAD23B has been shown to increase the affinity of XPC for damaged DNA [8] while the interaction between XPC and CETN2 has been shown to stabilize XPC and promote NER [1,9]. The interactions of XPC with CETN2, RAD23B, and XPA have been biochemically characterized [10,11]. Interestingly, XPC can functionally interact with both RAD23B and RAD23A, a homolog of RAD23B [12,13]. XPC interacts with TFIIH to recruit the transcription factor to damaged DNA for the completion of NER [14,15]. XPC-RAD23B can also interact with XPA-RPA [16] and HMG1 [17] to recognize psoralen interstrand crosslinks (ICLs). Some of these interactors are chromatin remodeling factors. For example, XPC has been shown to interact with hSNF5, a component of the SWI/SNF ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling complex, in response to UV radiation [18] and potentially interacts weakly with p150, a subunit of chromatin assembly factor 1 (CAF-1), though this interaction has yet to be confirmed [19]. In base excision repair (BER), XPC interacts with thymine DNA glycosylase (TDG), an initiator of BER which responds to G/T mismatches formed from the deamination of 5-methylcytosines. XPC-RAD23B was shown to form a complex with TDG-bound DNA and stimulate TDG activity [20]. XPC has also been shown to play roles outside damage repair. The XPC-RAD23B-CETN2 complex, shown to interact directly with Oct4 and Sox2, is requisite for stem cell self-renewal and efficient somatic cell reprogramming [21]. Additionally, XPC has been identified in large screenings as interacting with other proteins in as of yet unknown capacities. These proteins include CHRAC1, MECP2, TOP2B, USP11, WRAP53, ZCCHC6 [22], LSM3 [23], SMAD1, ZNF512B [24], and BANF1 [25].
Though the majority of the XP symptoms can be explained by XPC’s role in the GG-NER pathway as a sensor of DNA damage, the causes of some symptoms, particularly those with neurological or ophthalmological effects, are unknown. Discovering the proteins that interact with XPC within the cell and, therefore, the cellular functions of XPC in addition to its role in GG-NER, could provide the understanding necessary to comprehend the full effects of xeroderma pigmentosum. In this study, we used a high-throughput Yeast Two Hybrid screening to elucidate the interactome of XPC. We identified 49 proteins that interact with XPC with roles in DNA repair and replication, proteolysis and post-translational modifications, transcription regulation, signal transduction, and metabolism. The diversity of these roles indicates that XPC is involved in many more cellular processes than previously thought and provides a gateway for further understanding of the effects of xeroderma pigmentosum.

2. Results and Discussion

In this study, using an improved yeast two-hybrid system (Figure 1A), we have identified 49 novel protein interactions with XPC. In order to further investigate the role of XPC within the cell, we have organized the functions into several categories: DNA repair and replication, proteolysis and post-translational modifications, transcription regulation, signal transduction, and metabolism (Figure 1B). While XPC has been known to play a major role in DNA damage and be modified by ubiquitin and ubiquitin-like factors, the other pathways indicated in this screening could represent novel functions of XPC and explain symptoms of xeroderma pigmentosum with as of yet unknown etiology.
The yeast two-hybrid system we used is the Matchmaker Gold Yeast Two-Hybrid System, an advanced, high performing system for investigating protein–protein interactions. As the proximity of the DNA-BD and AD domains from the bait-prey interaction results in the transcription of four independent reporter genes (AUR1-C, ADE2, HIS3, and MEL1) of a new yeast strain (Y2H Gold), the incidence of false positives is very low. The rate of false positives was also reduced by the use of the SMART-based Normalized Yeast Two-Hybrid cDNA Library which removes highly abundant transcripts to allow for the screening of low abundance and rare cDNAs. However, the use of the Universal Human version of this library, while allowing for a broad gene representation, decreased the chances of finding a single, specific interaction.
We first confirmed that a specific XPC antibody recognizes the DNA-BD-XPC fusion protein used in our Yeast Two-Hybrid system (Figure 1C). In addition, we have validated the OTUD4–XPC interaction in Human cells. We then focused on OTUD4, a novel deubiquitinase that we identified as an interactor with XPC. We found that XPC and OTUD4 interact directly in a co-immunoprecipitation experiment (Figure 1D). The co-IP indicated a potential affinity of OTUD4 for modified XPC, as demonstrated by antibody binding specifically to bands higher than the 130 kDa XPC band. Significantly, a knockdown of OTUD4 in the human HCT116 cells results in an increase of ubiquitination of XPC or, perhaps, a decrease of deubiquitination of XPC in response to UV radiation (Figure 1E). The significant increase in XPC ubiquitination in response to a small knockdown of OTUD4 (~30% knockdown of OTUD4) indicates a functional link between XPC and OTUD4. Our hypothesis is that the deubiquitinase OTUD4 is involved in XPC recycling by removing ubiquitin from ubiquitinated XPC. Experiments are ongoing to test this hypothesis.
The yeast two-hybrid screening identified 6 XPC-interacting proteins with functions of DNA repair and replication (Table 1). Interestingly, one of these proteins was XPC itself, indicating a potential dimerization of XPC in the course of NER. DNA damage-inducible transcript 3 (DDIT3) is upregulated in response to a variety of stressors and promotes apoptosis. BRCA1, a known tumor suppressor gene involved with the repair of double-stranded breaks (DSBs), induces the expression of DDIT3 in response to DNA damage induced by UV and doxorubicin in PC3 cells [26]. DDIT3 has since been implicated as a transcriptional regulator involved in the apoptotic response to DNA damage and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress [27,28]. For example, DDIT3 inhibits the expression of CCAAT/enhancer binding proteins (C/EBPs) as a dominant negative and activates the expression of AP-1 through interactions with Jun/Fos AP-1 complex proteins [29]. DDIT3 regulates apoptosis through regulation of PUMA and BLIM. DDIT3 expression is now used as a marker of ER stress. RPS3A is a ribosomal protein of the 40S subunit of the ribosome. In addition to its functions in ribosomal activity, RPS3A has been shown to upregulate NF-κB activity through chaperoning function [30,31] and play a role in preventing apoptosis in association with Bcl-2 and PARP [32–35]. Interestingly, RPS3A has been shown to interact with DDIT3. Considering the similar putative roles of RPS3A and DDIT3 in apoptosis in response to stress and interactions with Bcl-2, their interaction with each other, and their interactions with XPC, there is a possibility of a DDIT3-RPS3A-XPC regulated apoptotic pathway in response to DNA damage and other cell stressors. Support for a XPC-regulated UV damage inducible apoptotic pathway lies in the identification of XPC enhancing apoptosis in response to DNA damage [36]. PHC1 was identified in the yeast two-hybrid screening as interacting with XPC. PHC1 has previously been implicated in DNA damage repair; cells from patients with primary microcephaly (PM), a disease featuring a mutation in PHC1, showed impaired DNA damage repair in response to both ionized radiation and H2O2. Compared with control cells, IR of cells from PM patients resulted in a decrease in PHC1 association with chromatin, correlating with a decrease in ubiquitinated H2A and indicating a potential role of PHC1 in chromatin remodeling in response to DNA damage. The overexpression of wild-type PHC1 was sufficient to restore DNA damage repair including the ubiquitination of H2A to cells from PM patients [37]. Chromatin remodeling factors, including INO80 [38], Snf5 and BRG1 [39,40], components of the SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex, have been previously shown to aid in the recruitment of XPC to sites of DNA damage. PHC1 could function similarly in its putative role as a chromatin remodeling factor and recruit XPC to sites of DNA damage. Alternatively, XPC interacts with other chromatin remodeling factors to regulate downstream factors; XPC and hSNF5 interact to recruit and phosphorylate ATM [18] and it has been proposed that the XPC-BRG1 interaction functions to regulate chromatin relaxation and recruit XPG and PCNA [41]. The XPC-PHC1 interaction could function similarly in the recruitment of downstream NER factors.
The yeast two-hybrid screening identified 7 XPC-interacting proteins with functions of post-translational modification/proteolysis (Table 2). OTUD4, a putative deubiquitinase, was identified. Many cellular proteins are stabilized posttranslationally by deubiquitination, which is carried out by a class of enzymes called deubiquitinases (DUBs). DUBs remove the polyubiquitin chains from their substrates and thereby increase their cellular pool. XPC is ubiquitinated after UV, but ubiquitinated XPC does not appear to be directed for degradation [6]. We speculate that deubiquitination of XPC by OTUD4 could be responsible for the removal of XPC from damage sites, possibly leading to XPC recycling. Indeed, our data presented in Figure 1 support that there is a functional link between OTUD4 and XPC in human cells. We also identified PSMA4 as interacting with XPC. Although current data indicate that XPC is not sent to the proteasome for degradation following ubiquitination, it has been postulated that XPC interacts directly with the proteasome to signal its degradation. Further, it has been shown that the 19S subunit of the proteasome positively modulates NER while inhibition of the 20S subunit, of which PSMA4 is a part, reduces the recruitment of XPC to damaged sites. This interaction could be responsible for signaling XPC degradation or for recruiting XPC to damaged sites. Ubiquitin-like modifier activating enzyme 3 (UBA3) was identified in the yeast two-hybrid screening. UBA3 binds with NEDD8 activating enzyme E1 subunit 1 (NAE1) to form a heterodimer that serves as the sole E1 enzyme of neddylation and is implicated in cell cycle progression. Since NEDD8 accumulates in response to UV radiation, we speculate that XPC, in its interaction with UBA3, initiates a neddylation cascade in response to its recognition of DNA damage. It has previously been shown that neddylation of histone H4 occurs in response to DNA damage by ionized radiation [43]; therefore, H4 could also be the target of neddylation in NER.
The yeast two-hybrid screening identified 10 XPC-interacting proteins with functions in signal transduction (Table 3). The MAPK signaling pathway involves a family of serine threonine kinases activated in response to different cell stressors. Several proteins within the MAPK signaling pathway have been identified as playing a role in GG-NER. For example, p300, a co-transcriptional factor, is phosphorylated by p38 and AKT kinases of the MAPK family and then acetylates histones to allow DNA damage recognition factors such as XPC to access damaged DNA [50]. Regulation of XPC itself has also been attributed to the MAPK family: p38 MAPK is required for the recruitment of XPC and TFIIH to damaged DNA sites [51]. The identification of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 5 (MAP3K5), a kinase within the MAPK family whose roles include activation of the p38 pathway, as interacting with XPC further supports the idea of the recruitment of XPC to DNA damage sites through MAPK signaling. Further, PTEN, a regulator of AKT signaling within the p38 MAPK pathway, has been shown to positively regulate the transcription of XPC [52]. Protein tyrosine phosphatase type IVA, member 2 (PTP4A2), also known as PRL2, was recently shown to down regulate PTEN, promoting AKT signaling. It can be extrapolated that this downregulation of PTEN decreases the transcription of XPC and, therefore, the recognition of lesions within GG-NER. Identified by our Y2H screening as interacting with XPC, PTP4A2 could potentially be a negative regulator of XPC and the DNA damage response. Another signaling pathway associated with the regulation of GG-NER is the PKA pathway. PKA, involved in mitotic regulation and chromatin remodeling, has been implicated in DNA damage repair through its phosphorylation of p19INK4d which promotes the DNA damage response after a cell is subject to UV radiation, β-amyloid peptides, and cisplatin; its phosphorylation of Cdc20, a factor involved in DNA damage checkpoints; and its potential phosphorylation of Pol δ, a DNA polymerase involved in DNA repair and replication. PKA comprises two regulatory subunits and two catalytic subunits, all of which have been identified as existing in different isoforms. The yeast two-hybrid screening identified two isoforms of the catalytic subunit of PKA—PRKACB and PRKACA—as potential interactors of XPC. PRKACA, in particular, has been suggested to play a role in the DNA damage response pathway through its translocation-causing phosphorylation of S100A11, a stress response protein associated with p21. PRKACB or PRKACA could stimulate GG-NER through chromatin remodeling or translocation of XPC into the nucleus.
In addition to XPC-interacting proteins with functions of DNA repair and replication, proteolysis and post-translational modifications, and signal transduction, the yeast two-hybrid screening identified 4 XPC-interacting proteins with functions of transcription regulation (Table 4), 15 XPC-interacting proteins with functions of metabolism (Table 5), and 7 XPC-interacting proteins with uncategorized functions (Table 6).

3. Experimental Section

3.1. Yeast Two-Hybrid Screen

A Matchmaker-Gold yeast two-hybrid screening was performed according to manufacturer’s instruction. Briefly, the full-length of the coding region of XPC was inserted in frame into the multiple cloning sites of the DNA-BD vector, pGBKT7 (Clontech), to generate the bait plasmid pGBKT7-XPC, which was subsequently confirmed by sequencing. The pGBKT7-XPC was transformed into the bait strain Y2HGold and XPC expression was confirmed by Western bloting using a specific human XPC antibody (Figure 1). XPC bait strain Y2HGold was mated with the pre-transformed Y187/pACT2 normalized universal human Mate & Plate cDNA library according to the Clontech protocol. Diploid yeast cells were plated on a nutrient deficiency medium SD plate without Trp and Leu (DDO) and analyzed for their ability to grow in the presence of highly toxic drug Aureobasidin A (125 ng/mL, Clontech) and regulate α-galactosidase expression, which hydrolyzes 5-Bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-a-d-galactopyranoside (X-α-gal, 40 μg/mL; Clontech) to produce a blue-end product. The selected colonies were restreaked on SD plate without Trp, Leu, His and Ade (QDO) containing Aureobasidin A and X-α-gal for further selection.

3.2. Sequencing and Sequencing Data Analysis

Plasmid DNA from yeast was isolated and transformed into Escherichia coli DH5a for propagation. Plasmid DNA from E. coli was then sequenced ( http://www.genewiz.com/). Nucleotide and deduced protein sequences were identified using BLAST [72] and EMBL-EBI [73].

4. Conclusions

Our high-throughput Yeast Two Hybrid screening identified 49 novel proteins that interact with XPC with roles in DNA repair and replication, proteolysis and post-translational modifications, transcription regulation, signal transduction, and metabolism, helping to elucidate the interactome of XPC. We validated the XPC-OTUD4 interaction by co-IP and demonstrated that OTUD4 knockdown in human cells indeed affects the levels of ubiquitinated XPC, supporting a hypothesis that the OTUD4 deubiquitinase is involved in XPC recycling by removing the ubiquitin moiety. It must be noted that several well-known interactors of XPC were not identified in the Y2H screening, namely RAD23B and CETN2. This lack of identification does not detract from the novel interactions identified by the screening, but rather indicates the extent to which an interactome can be defined by a single yeast two-hybrid screening or library variation. Further Y2H screenings involving XPC, RAD23B, or CETN2 in various libraries have the potential to demonstrate the interactions previously reported. Previous Y2H screenings with interactions further supported by other methods indicate that the accuracy of these screenings is over 60%. Therefore, we expect that at least half of the protein interactions identified in this study may provide a meaningful gateway for future exploration. Understanding the interactome of XPC is crucial in determining the mechanism of DNA damage recognition in the context of chromatin and the pathogenesis of xeroderma pigmentosum. This study is the jumping off point for numerous investigations into the role of XPC in the development of XP, GG-NER, and as yet undiscovered roles within the cell.

Acknowledgments

This work was supported by NIH R01 ES017784 and a summer undergraduate research supplement ES017784-4S1 from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1. Schematic of the Yeast Two-Hybrid screening performed (A). The proximity of the DNA-BD and AD domains from the bait-prey interaction results in the transcription of four independent reporter genes (AUR1-C, ADE2, HIS3, and MEL1). See text for details; (B) Categorical organization of interactors of XPC identified by the yeast two-hybrid screening; (C) Confirmation of GAL4 DNA-BD-XPC fusion expression in yeast. Western blot was performed using an anti-XPC antibody (Cell Signaling). Coomassie blue (CB) staining was used as loading control; (D) Co-immunoprecipitation (Co-IP) to validate OTUD4-XPC interaction identified by the yeast two hybrid screening. HCT116 cell extracts were incubated with no antibody control, an XPC antibody, or an anti-OTUD4 antibody, respectively. Interacting proteins were collected by protein A/G beads and separated on a SDS-PAGE gel. Western blot was performed using a XPC antibody; and (E) Functional link between the OTUD4 deubiquitinase and XPC ubiquitination. Elevated levels of UV-induced XPC ubiquitination were detected in HCT116 cells with OTUD4 knockdown.
Figure 1. Schematic of the Yeast Two-Hybrid screening performed (A). The proximity of the DNA-BD and AD domains from the bait-prey interaction results in the transcription of four independent reporter genes (AUR1-C, ADE2, HIS3, and MEL1). See text for details; (B) Categorical organization of interactors of XPC identified by the yeast two-hybrid screening; (C) Confirmation of GAL4 DNA-BD-XPC fusion expression in yeast. Western blot was performed using an anti-XPC antibody (Cell Signaling). Coomassie blue (CB) staining was used as loading control; (D) Co-immunoprecipitation (Co-IP) to validate OTUD4-XPC interaction identified by the yeast two hybrid screening. HCT116 cell extracts were incubated with no antibody control, an XPC antibody, or an anti-OTUD4 antibody, respectively. Interacting proteins were collected by protein A/G beads and separated on a SDS-PAGE gel. Western blot was performed using a XPC antibody; and (E) Functional link between the OTUD4 deubiquitinase and XPC ubiquitination. Elevated levels of UV-induced XPC ubiquitination were detected in HCT116 cells with OTUD4 knockdown.
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Table 1. DNA damage response and replication (6 proteins).
Table 1. DNA damage response and replication (6 proteins).
GeneFull nameAccession No.Brief description
XPCxeroderma pigmentosum, complementation group CNP_001139241.1XPC forms a complex with RAD23B and CETN2 [1] and serves to recognize DNA damage (specifically bulky lesions caused by factors such as UV and cisplatin) and recruit TFIIH to the damaged sites [14,15], initiating global genomic nucleotide excision repair.
DDIT3DNA damage-inducible transcript 3NP_001181982.1DDIT3 has since been implicated as a transcriptional regulator involved in the apoptotic response to DNA damage and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress [27,28].
MNDAmyeloid cell nuclear differentiation antigenNP_002423.1MNDA is involved in the immune response and has putative roles in transcription regulation and interferon response.
RRM1ribonucleotide reductase M1NP_001024.1RRM1 is the large subunit of ribonucleoside-diphosphate reductase, the enzyme responsible for synthesis of deoxyribonucleotides in preparation for DNA synthesis in S phase.
PHC1polyhomeotic homolog 1NP_004417.2PHC1, the human homolog of Drosophila Ph-p, is part of a Polycomb repressive complex, hPRC-H, a Polycomb group (PcG) complex involved in expression regulation through transcription repression by blocking chromatin remodeling by SWI/SNF [42]. Recently, PHC1 has been implicated as playing a role in the DNA damage response pathway, potentially through cell cycle regulation, chromatin remodeling, and the ubiquitination of H2A [37].
RPS3Aribosomal protein S3ANP_000997.1RPS3A is a component of the 40S subunit of the ribosome.
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Table 2. Proteolysis/Post translational modification (7 proteins).
Table 2. Proteolysis/Post translational modification (7 proteins).
GeneFull nameAccession No.Brief description
PREPprolyl endopeptidaseNP_002717.3PREP is a cytoplasmic endoprotease which cleaves proteins through hydrolysis at the C-terminal side of proline. PREP has been implicated as playing a role in numerous disorders such as cancer and hypertension though a majority is associated with the nervous system with roles in neurodegenerative disorders and neuronal differentiation and maturation. Further, PREP appears to have many roles within the cell including cell death, protein secretion, and cell differentiation and proliferation. These roles and functions were reviewed by [44] and more support has come out recently for PREP’s roles in the cell cycle [45], cell death [46], and cell signaling [47] in neuroblastoma cell lines.
DLDdihydrolipoamide dehydrogenaseNP_000099.2DLD is the E3 component of the pyruvate dehydrogenase and α-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complexes with numerous oxidoreductase functions including catalyzing the oxidative regeneration of E2 lipoic acid cofactors, catalyzing the oxidation of NADH to NAD+, and proteolysis [48].
UBA3ubiquitin-like modifier activating enzyme 3NP_003959.3In complex with NAE1, UBA3 serves as the E3 ligase during neddylation.
PSMA4proteasome subunit, alpha type, 4NP_001096137.1PSMA4, a member of the peptidase T1A family, encodes a subunit of the 20S proteasome.
OTUD4OTU domain containing 4NP_001096123.1OTUD4 is a putative deubiquitinase.
UBLCP1ubiquitin-like domain containing CTD phosphatase 1NP_659486.2UBLCP1 dephosphorylates the 26S nuclear proteasome, preventing its maturation and function.
ACTR6ARP6 actin-related protein 6 homologNP_071941.1The yeast homolog of ACTR6, Arp6, acts in complex with Swc3, Swc2, Swc6 as part of the SWR1 complex to remodel chromosomes. This module of proteins replaces variant histone H2A.Z, placed in the chromosome to control function, with H2A. Arp6 has been shown to be requisite for association of Swc2 and for nucleosome binding. Though the role of ACTR6 has not been analyzed in humans, the conservation of the SR1 complex across several species (yeast, Drosophila with a role in heterochromatin formation, and human) indicates a role of chromatin in remodeling in humans by ACTR6 [49].
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Table 3. Signal transduction (10 proteins).
Table 3. Signal transduction (10 proteins).
GeneFull nameAccession No.Brief description
PRKACAPRKACA protein kinase, cAMP-dependent, catalytic, alphaNP_002721.1PRKACA is an isoform of the catalytic subunit of PKA, a cAMP-dependent protein kinase of the Ser/Thr protein kinase family and functions in numerous biological processes throughout the cell including tight junction formation, response to glucose, and regulation of the proteasome. PKA is also activated with the c-Myc-induced transcription of PRKACB, an alternative isoform of the catalytic subunit.
MAP3K5mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 5NP_005914.1MAP3K5, a member of the MAPK family of serine threonine kinase, functions in the MKK/JNK signal transduction cascade and the p38 MAPK signal transduction cascade and has roles in apoptosis and the immune response.
TSPAN6tetraspanin 6NP_001265669.1TSPAN6 was originally identified in large scale screening as activating the NF-κB pathway [53] and characterized as part of the transmembrane 4 superfamily with high expression in in the liver, pancreas, kidney, ovary, and ependymoma 383. More recently, TSPAN6 has been implicated in the negative regulation of RLR signaling (specifically the activation of NF-κB and IFN-β promoters) through its ubiquitin-dependent association with MAVS [54].
EMP2epithelial membrane protein 2NP_001415.1Part of the transmembrane 4 superfamily, EMP2 has been shown to play a role in blastocyst implantation [55], the regulation of cell surface proteins such as caveolin-1 [56] and αvβ3 integrin [57], the carcinogenesis of endometrial tumors [58,59], and, potentially, chlamydia [60]. Further, progesterone up-regulates EMP2 expression [61] and has been postulated a target for the treatment of ovarian cancer [62].
SRGNserglycinNP_002718.2SRGN is a granule proteoglycan with several roles in the immune response such as granule storage and localization within neutrophils. SRGN also is involved with apoptosis and the regulation of TNF-α secretion.
RAB1Amember RAS oncogene familyNP_004152.1RAB1A is a member of the Ras superfamily of GTPases and functions in protein and vesicle transport in the ER and Golgi body.
TJP1tight junction protein 1NP_003248.3TJP1 is a protein associated with cell–cell junctions that is involved in signal transduction, tight junction assembly and stability, and cell migration.
SPCS1signal peptidase complex subunit 1NP_054760.3The function of SPCS1, a subunit of the mammalian signal peptidase complex that spans the ER membrane twice with both termini residing in the cytosol [63], mainly unknown though its yeast homolog, Spc1p, contributes non-essentially to signal peptidase efficiency [64].
PTP4A2protein tyrosine phosphatase type IVA, member 2NP_001182029.1PTP4A2, a member of the protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP) family, is a phosphatase of regenerating liver with oncogenic properties that downregulates PTEN and is involved in cell cycle progression.
TRGV4T cell receptor gamma variable 4TRGV4 is a T cell receptor involved in the immune response.
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Table 4. Transcription regulation (4 proteins).
Table 4. Transcription regulation (4 proteins).
GeneFull nameAccession No.Brief description
BBXbobby sox homologNP_001136040.1Mammalian BBX was shown in yeast to activate Cdc10-dependent transcription at the G1/S transition of the cell cycle.
RALGAPA1Ral GTPase activating protein, alpha subunit 1NP_055805.1RALGAPA1 is the catalytic subunit of RALGAP1, the GTPase-activating protein which drastically increases the GTP hydrolysis rate of RalA [65].
BAZ2Bbromodomain adjacent to zinc finger domain, 2BNP_038478.2BAZ2B, a member of the novel bromodomain family, recognizes histone and is involved in chromatin-dependent regulation of transcription.
DHX32DEAH (Asp-Glu-Ala-His) box polypeptide 32NP_060650.2DEAH, a member of the DEAD box proteins, is a RNA helicase which localizes to the nucleus and mitochondria [66]. DHX32 has been implicated in lymphoid maturation [67] and the immune response [68].
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Table 5. Metabolism (15 proteins).
Table 5. Metabolism (15 proteins).
GeneFull nameAccession No.Brief description
PLBD1phospholipase B domain containing 1NP_079105.4PLBD1 is a phospholipase thought to play a role in the immune response due to the identification of a precursor in neutrophils [69].
PPA1pyrophosphatase (inorganic) 1NP_066952.1PPA1 is a member of the inorganic pyrophosphatase (PPase) family with a potential cytoplasmic location.
FMO3flavin containing monooxygenase 3NP_001002294.1FMO3 catalyzes the oxidative metabolism of xenobiotics and the S-oxidation of sulfide compounds.
PDXDC1pyridoxal-dependent decarboxylase domain containing 1NP_055842.2PDXDC1 maps to the glycerophospholipid and sphingolipid metabolism pathways and is strongly associated with the ratios of lysophosphatidylcholines (20:3), phosphatidylethanolamines, and phosphatidylcholines [70].
ASS1argininosuccinate synthase 1NP_000041.2ASS1 functions in the arginine biosynthetic pathway.
FUNDC1FUN14 domain containing 1NP_776155.1FUNDC1, a member of the FUN14 superfamily, functions in hypoxia-induced mitophagy.
CISD2CDGSH iron sulfur domain 2NP_001008389.1CISD2 is a zinc finger protein in the ER that is involved in autophagy.
RPP30ribonuclease P/MRP 30kDa subunitNP_001098016.1RPP30 is a component of ribonuclease P, an enzyme that catalyzes the maturation of tRNA molecules.
TRMT13tRNA methyltransferase 13 homologNP_061956.2TRMT13 is a putative tRNA methylase.
SPAG16SPAG16 sperm associated antigen 16NP_001020607.1SPAG16 is localized to the sperm and is involved in sperm flagellum function.
CEP170centrosomal protein 170kDaNP_001035863.1CEP170 is a component of the centrosome and is involved in the maintenance of microtubule organization and cell morphology.
EMCNendomucinNP_001153166.1EMCN, a sialoglycoprotein, interferes with focal adhesion complexes and cell-extracellular matrix interactions.
MRPL50mitochondrial ribosomal protein L50NP_061924.1MRPL50, part of the L47P ribosomal protein family, is a potential component of the mitochondrial ribosome.
TRAPPC4trafficking protein particle complex 4NP_057230.1TRAPPC4 has a putative role in vesicle transport.
MFSD1major facilitator superfamily domain containing 1NP_001161375.1MFSD1 has been bioinformatically classified as a part of the superfamily of solute carriers (SLCs) [71].
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Table 6. Unclassified (7 proteins).
Table 6. Unclassified (7 proteins).
GeneFull nameAccession No.Brief description
OLA1Obg-like ATPase 1NP_001011708.1DNA damage-regulated overexpressed in cancer 45 protein. Possible role in cell proliferation and survival.
ZMAT1zinc finger, matrintype 1NP_001011657.2A protein containing Cys2–His2 (C2H2)-type zinc fingers, which are similar to those found in the nuclear matrix protein matrin 3.
MAGEB10melanoma antigen family B, 10NP_872312.2A member of the B subfamily of the melanoma associated antigen protein family. The encoded protein is specifically expressed in testis and tumor cells.
HSDL2hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase like 2NP_001182751.1Short Chain Dehydrogenase/Reductase Family.
DSELdermatan sulfate epimerase-likeNP_115536.1Function unknown.
TMEM248transmembrane protein 248NP_060464.1Function unknown.
PRRC2Cproline-rich coiled-coil 2CNP_055987.2Function unknown.

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