Cross-species analysis of LZTR1 loss-of-function mutants demonstrates dependency to RIT1 orthologs

  1. Antonio Cuevas-Navarro
  2. Laura Rodriguez-Muñoz
  3. Joaquim Grego-Bessa
  4. Alice Cheng
  5. Katherine A Rauen
  6. Anatoly Urisman
  7. Frank McCormick
  8. Gerardo Jimenez
  9. Pau Castel  Is a corresponding author
  1. University of California, San Francisco, United States
  2. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Spain
  3. Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Spain
  4. University of California, Davis, United States
  5. New York University, United States

Abstract

RAS GTPases are highly conserved proteins involved in the regulation of mitogenic signaling. We have previously described a novel Cullin 3 RING E3 ubiquitin ligase complex formed by the substrate adaptor protein LZTR1 that binds, ubiquitinates, and promotes proteasomal degradation of the RAS GTPase RIT1. In addition, others have described that this complex is also responsible for the ubiquitination of classical RAS GTPases. Here, we have analyzed the phenotypes of Lztr1 loss-of-function mutants in both fruit flies and mice and have demonstrated a biochemical preference for their RIT1 orthologs. Moreover, we show that Lztr1 is haplosufficient in mice and that embryonic lethality of the homozygous null allele can be rescued by deletion of Rit1. Overall, our results indicate that, in model organisms, RIT1 orthologs are the preferred substrates of LZTR1.

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  1. Antonio Cuevas-Navarro

    Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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    No competing interests declared.
  2. Laura Rodriguez-Muñoz

    Institute for Molecular Biology of Barcelona, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Barcelona, Spain
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    No competing interests declared.
  3. Joaquim Grego-Bessa

    Intercellular Signalling in Cardiovascular Development and Disease Laboratory, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain
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  4. Alice Cheng

    Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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  5. Katherine A Rauen

    MIND Institute, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, United States
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  6. Anatoly Urisman

    Department of Anatomic Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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  7. Frank McCormick

    Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
    Competing interests
    Frank McCormick, is a consultant for Ideaya Biosciences, Kura Oncology, Leidos Biomedical Research, Pfizer, Daiichi Sankyo, Amgen, PMV Pharma, OPNA-IO, and Quanta Therapeutics and has received research grants from Boehringer-Ingelheim and is a consultant for and cofounder of BridgeBio Pharma..
  8. Gerardo Jimenez

    Institute for Molecular Biology of Barcelona, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Barcelona, Spain
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    No competing interests declared.
  9. Pau Castel

    Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, New York University, New York, United States
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    pau.castel@nyulangone.org
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    Pau Castel, PC is a founder and advisory board of Venthera..
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Funding

National Cancer Institute (F31CA265066)

  • Antonio Cuevas-Navarro

National Cancer Institute (R35CA197709)

  • Frank McCormick

National Cancer Institute (R00CA245122)

  • Pau Castel

DOD CDMRP Neurofibromatosis Research Program (W81XWH-20-1-0391)

  • Pau Castel

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

Ethics

Animal experimentation: This study was performed in strict accordance with the recommendations in the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals of the National Institutes of Health. All of the animals were handled according to approved institutional animal care and use committee (IACUC) protocols (#AN165444 and #AN179937) of the University of California San Francisco.

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© 2022, Cuevas-Navarro et al.

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  1. Antonio Cuevas-Navarro
  2. Laura Rodriguez-Muñoz
  3. Joaquim Grego-Bessa
  4. Alice Cheng
  5. Katherine A Rauen
  6. Anatoly Urisman
  7. Frank McCormick
  8. Gerardo Jimenez
  9. Pau Castel
(2022)
Cross-species analysis of LZTR1 loss-of-function mutants demonstrates dependency to RIT1 orthologs
eLife 11:e76495.
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