Attila Gursoy, Ezgi Basturk, Tugba Kizilboga, Pelin Ozfiliz Kilbas, Baran Dingiloglu, Gizem Dinler Doganay, Efe Elbeyli, Izzet Mehmet Akcay, Nisan Denizce Can, Betul Karademir Yilmaz, Ozge Tatli, Sevilay Acar, Serena Muratcioglu, Ayse Tarbin Jannuzzi, Ozlem Keskin, Hamdi Levent Doganay, Gürsoy, Attila (ORCID 0000-0002-2297-2113 & YÖK ID 8745), Keskin Özkaya, Zehra Özlem (ORCID 0000-0002-4202-4049 & YÖK ID 26605), Elbeyli, Efe, Muratcıoğlu, Serena, Can, Nisan Denizce, Baştürk, Ezgi, Kızılboğa, Tuğba, Akçay, İzzet Mehmet, Dingiloğlu, Baran, Tatlı, Özge, Acar, Sevilay, Kılbaş, Pelin Özfiliz, Jannuzzi, Ayşe Tarbin, Doğanay, Hamdi Levent, Yılmaz, Betül Karademir, Doğanay, Gizem Dinler, College of Engineering, Department of Computer Engineering, and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Bag-1 is a multifunctional protein that regulates Hsp70 chaperone activity, apoptosis, and proliferation. The three major Bag-1 isoforms have different subcellular localizations and partly non-overlapping functions. To identify the detailed interaction network of each isoform, we utilized mass spectrometry-based proteomics and found that interactomes of Bag-1 isoforms contained many common proteins, with variations in their abundances. Bag-1 interactomes were enriched with proteins involved in protein processing and degradation pathways. Novel interaction partners included VCP/p97; a transitional ER ATPase, Rad23B; a shuttling factor for ubiquitinated proteins, proteasome components, and ER-resident proteins, suggesting a role for Bag-1 also in ER-associated protein degradation (ERAD). Bag-1 pull-down from cells and tissues from breast cancer patients validated these interactions and showed cancer-related prominence. Using in silico predictions we detected hotspot residues of Bag-1. Mutations of these residues caused loss of binding to protein quality control elements and impaired proteasomal activity in MCF-7 cells. Following CD147 glycosylation pattern, we showed that Bag-1 downregulated VCP/p97-dependent ERAD. Overall, our data extends the interaction map of Bag-1, and broadens its role in protein homeostasis. Targeting the interaction surfaces revealed in this study might be an effective strategy in the treatment of cancer., Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK); Istanbul Technical University Internal Research Funds