Johnk, Bastian and Bayram, Ozgur and Abelman, Anja and Heinekamp, Thorsten and Mattern, Derek J. and Brakhage, Axel A. and Jacobsen, Ilse D. and Valerius, Oliver and Braus, Gerhard H. (2016) SCF Ubiquitin Ligase F-box Protein Fbx15 Controls Nuclear Co-repressor Localization, Stress Response and Virulence of the Human Pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus. PLoS Pathogens, 12 (9). ISSN 1553-7374

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Abstract

F-box proteins share the F-box domain to connect substrates of E3 SCF ubiquitin RING ligases through the adaptor Skp1/A to Cul1/A scaffolds. F-box protein Fbx15 is part of the general stress response of the human pathogenic mold Aspergillus fumigatus. Oxidative stress induces a transient peak of fbx15 expression, resulting in 3x elevated Fbx15 protein levels. During non-stress conditions Fbx15 is phosphorylated and F-box mediated interaction with SkpA preferentially happens in smaller subpopulations in the cytoplasm. The F-box of Fbx15 is required for an appropriate oxidative stress response, which results in rapid dephosphorylation of Fbx15 and a shift of the cellular interaction with SkpA to the nucleus. Fbx15 binds SsnF/Ssn6 as part of the RcoA/Tup1-SsnF/Ssn6 co-repressor and is required for its correct nuclear localization. Dephosphorylated Fbx15 prevents SsnF/Ssn6 nuclear localization and results in the derepression of gliotoxin gene expression. fbx15 deletion mutants are unable to infect immunocompromised mice in a model for invasive aspergillosis. Fbx15 has a novel dual molecular function by controlling transcriptional repression and being part of SCF E3 ubiquitin ligases, which is essential for stress response, gliotoxin production and virulence in the opportunistic human pathogen A. fumigatus.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	SCF Ubiquitin Ligase F-box Protein Fbx15 Controls; Nuclear Co-repressor Localization; Stress Response; Virulence; Human Pathogen; Aspergillus fumigatus;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Science and Engineering > Biology
Item ID:	7543
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005899
Depositing User:	Ozgur Bayram
Date Deposited:	21 Oct 2016 10:56
Journal or Publication Title:	PLoS Pathogens
Publisher:	Public Library of Science
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	Publisher
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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