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A disease-causing mutation K240E disrupts ferroportin trafficking by SUMO (ferroportin SUMOylation).


ABSTRACT: Ferroportin (Fpn/IREG1/MTP1) is the only known transporter mediating iron efflux from epithelial cells and macrophages, and thus regulates how much iron is released into the circulation. Consequently, Fpn mutations are associated with haemochromatosis. Fpn itself is post-translationally regulated by hepcidin (Hepc) which induces its redistribution and degradation in a ubiquitin-dependent process. Together, the two proteins appear to be the nexus for iron homeostasis. Here we show that a rare gain-of-function mutation (K240E) that is associated with iron overload, impedes Fpn binding and subcellular trafficking by the small ubiquitin-like modifier (SUMO). Whereas wild-type Fpn is ensconced within vesicular bodies, the FpnK240E mutant appeared diffused within the cell when co-expressed with SUMO. Furthermore, compared with wild type Fpn, the sumoylation-defective mutant was constitutively-active, resulting in a lower intracellular labile iron pool than the former. These findings suggest that SUMO may regulate iron homeostasis by controlling Fpn trafficking.

SUBMITTER: Bayele HK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7809393 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A disease-causing mutation K240E disrupts ferroportin trafficking by SUMO (ferroportin SUMOylation).

Bayele Henry K HK   Srai Surjit Kaila S SKS  

Biochemistry and biophysics reports 20210108


Ferroportin (Fpn/IREG1/MTP1) is the only known transporter mediating iron efflux from epithelial cells and macrophages, and thus regulates how much iron is released into the circulation. Consequently, Fpn mutations are associated with haemochromatosis. Fpn itself is post-translationally regulated by hepcidin (Hepc) which induces its redistribution and degradation in a ubiquitin-dependent process. Together, the two proteins appear to be the nexus for iron homeostasis. Here we show that a rare gai  ...[more]

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