Chemical induction of the interaction between AIMP2-DX2 and Siah1 to enhance ubiquitination

Dae Gyu Kim, Minkyoung Kim, Ja il Goo, Jiwon Kong, Dipesh S. Harmalkar, Qili Lu, Aneesh Sivaraman, Hossam Nada, Sreenivasulu Godesi, Hwayoung Lee, Mo Eun Song, Eunjoo Song, Kang Hyun Han, Woojin Kim, Pilhan Kim, Won Jun Choi, Chang Hoon Lee, Sunkyung Lee, Yongseok Choi, Sunghoon KimKyeong Lee

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Abstract

AIMP2-DX2 (hereafter DX2) is an oncogenic variant of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase-interacting multifunctional protein 2 (AIMP2) that mediates tumorigenic interactions with various factors involved in cancer. Reducing the levels of DX2 can effectively inhibit tumorigenesis. We previously reported that DX2 can be degraded through Siah1-mediated ubiquitination. In this study, we identified a compound, SDL01, which enhanced the interaction between DX2 and Siah1, thereby facilitating the ubiquitin-dependent degradation of DX2. SDL01 was found to bind to the pocket surrounding the N-terminal flexible region and GST domain of DX2, causing a conformational change that stabilized its interaction with Siah1. Our findings demonstrate that protein-protein interactions (PPIs) can be modulated through chemically induced conformational changes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1958-1968.e8
JournalCell Chemical Biology
Volume31
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 21 Nov 2024

Keywords

  • AIMP2-DX2
  • Siah1
  • allosteric modulation
  • and molecular docking
  • small molecule
  • ubiquitination

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