A Tyrosine Switch on NEDD4-2 E3 Ligase Transmits GPCR Inflammatory Signaling
Neil J. Grimsey,
Rachan Narala,
Cara C. Rada,
Sohum Mehta,
Bryan S. Stephens,
Irina Kufareva,
John Lapek,
David J. Gonzalez,
Tracy M. Handel,
Jin Zhang,
JoAnn Trejo
Affiliations
Neil J. Grimsey
Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
Rachan Narala
Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
Cara C. Rada
Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
Sohum Mehta
Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
Bryan S. Stephens
Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
Irina Kufareva
Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
John Lapek
Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
David J. Gonzalez
Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
Tracy M. Handel
Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
Jin Zhang
Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
JoAnn Trejo
Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Corresponding author
Summary: Ubiquitination is essential for protein degradation and signaling and pivotal to many physiological processes. Ubiquitination of a subset of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) by the E3 ligase NEDD4-2 is required for p38 activation, but how GPCRs activate NEDD4-2 to promote ubiquitin-mediated signaling is not known. Here, we report that the GPCR protease-activated receptor-1 (PAR1) stimulates c-Src-mediated tyrosine phosphorylation and activation of NEDD4-2 to promote p38 signaling and endothelial barrier disruption. Using mass spectrometry, we identified a unique phosphorylated tyrosine (Y)-485 within the 2,3-linker peptide between WW domain 2 and 3 of NEDD4-2 in agonist-stimulated cells. Mutation of NEDD4-2 Y485 impaired E3 ligase activity and failed to rescue PAR1-stimulated p38 activation and endothelial barrier permeability. The purinergic P2Y1 receptor also required c-Src and NEDD4-2 tyrosine phosphorylation for p38 activation. These studies reveal a novel role for c-Src in GPCR-induced NEDD4-2 activation, which is critical for driving ubiquitin-mediated p38 inflammatory signaling. : Grimsey et al. report that GPCRs stimulate activation of NEDD4-2 E3 ubiquitin ligase via c-Src to induce endothelial p38 inflammatory signaling. c-Src phosphorylates NEDD4-2 at tyrosine-485, releasing the auto-inhibitory linker peptide that is critical for enhancing E3 ligase activity, and provides mechanistic insight of how GPCRs activate E3 ubiquitin ligases. Keywords: HECT, NEDD4, GPCR, c-Src, thrombin, protease-activated receptor, ubiquitin, endothelial barrier permeability, p38 MAPK
