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J Biol Chem. 2017 Oct 27. pii: jbc.M117.800482. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M117.800482. [Epub ahead of print]
[h=1]The palmitoyltransferase ZDHHC20 enhances interferon-induced transmembrane protein 3 (IFITM3) palmitoylation and antiviral activity.[/h] McMichael TM[SUP]1[/SUP], Zhang L[SUP]1[/SUP], Chemudupati M[SUP]1[/SUP], Hach JC[SUP]1[/SUP], Kenney AD[SUP]1[/SUP], Hang HC[SUP]2[/SUP], Yount JS[SUP]3[/SUP].
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[h=3]Abstract[/h] Interferon-induced transmembrane protein 3 (IFITM3) is a cellular endosome- and lysosome-localized protein that restricts numerous virus infections. IFITM3 is activated by palmitoylation, a lipid posttranslational modification. Palmitoylation of proteins is primarily mediated by zinc finger DHHC domain-containing palmitoyltransferases (ZDHHCs), but which members of this enzyme family can modify IFITM3 is not known. Here, we screened a library of human cell lines individually lacking ZDHHCs 1-24, and found that IFITM3 palmitoylation and its inhibition of influenza virus infection remained strong in the absence of any single ZDHHC, suggesting functional redundancy of these enzymes in the IFITM3-mediated antiviral response. In an overexpression screen with 23 mammalian ZDHHCs, we unexpectedly observed that more than half of the ZDHHCs were capable of increasing IFITM3 palmitoylation, with ZDHHCs 3, 7, 15, and 20 having the greatest effect. Among these four enzymes, ZDHHC20 uniquely increased IFITM3 antiviral activity when both proteins were overexpressed. ZDHHC20 co-localized extensively with IFITM3 at lysosomes, unlike ZDHHCs 3, 7, and 15, which showed a defined perinuclear localization pattern, suggesting that the location at which IFITM3 is palmitoylated may influence its activity. Unlike knockout of individual ZDHHCs, siRNA-mediated knockdown of both ZDHHC3 and ZDHHC7 in ZDHHC20 knockout cells decreased endogenous IFITM3 palmitoylation. Overall, our results demonstrate that multiple ZDHHCs can palmitoylate IFITM3 to ensure a robust antiviral response, and that ZDHHC20 may serve as a particularly useful tool for understanding and enhancing IFITM3 activity.
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[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] DHHC; IFITM; IFITM3; ZDHHC; influenza virus; innate immunity; interferon; palmitoyltransferase; post-translational modification (PTM); protein palmitoylation
PMID: 29079573 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M117.800482
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[h=1]The palmitoyltransferase ZDHHC20 enhances interferon-induced transmembrane protein 3 (IFITM3) palmitoylation and antiviral activity.[/h] McMichael TM[SUP]1[/SUP], Zhang L[SUP]1[/SUP], Chemudupati M[SUP]1[/SUP], Hach JC[SUP]1[/SUP], Kenney AD[SUP]1[/SUP], Hang HC[SUP]2[/SUP], Yount JS[SUP]3[/SUP].
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[h=3]Abstract[/h] Interferon-induced transmembrane protein 3 (IFITM3) is a cellular endosome- and lysosome-localized protein that restricts numerous virus infections. IFITM3 is activated by palmitoylation, a lipid posttranslational modification. Palmitoylation of proteins is primarily mediated by zinc finger DHHC domain-containing palmitoyltransferases (ZDHHCs), but which members of this enzyme family can modify IFITM3 is not known. Here, we screened a library of human cell lines individually lacking ZDHHCs 1-24, and found that IFITM3 palmitoylation and its inhibition of influenza virus infection remained strong in the absence of any single ZDHHC, suggesting functional redundancy of these enzymes in the IFITM3-mediated antiviral response. In an overexpression screen with 23 mammalian ZDHHCs, we unexpectedly observed that more than half of the ZDHHCs were capable of increasing IFITM3 palmitoylation, with ZDHHCs 3, 7, 15, and 20 having the greatest effect. Among these four enzymes, ZDHHC20 uniquely increased IFITM3 antiviral activity when both proteins were overexpressed. ZDHHC20 co-localized extensively with IFITM3 at lysosomes, unlike ZDHHCs 3, 7, and 15, which showed a defined perinuclear localization pattern, suggesting that the location at which IFITM3 is palmitoylated may influence its activity. Unlike knockout of individual ZDHHCs, siRNA-mediated knockdown of both ZDHHC3 and ZDHHC7 in ZDHHC20 knockout cells decreased endogenous IFITM3 palmitoylation. Overall, our results demonstrate that multiple ZDHHCs can palmitoylate IFITM3 to ensure a robust antiviral response, and that ZDHHC20 may serve as a particularly useful tool for understanding and enhancing IFITM3 activity.
Copyright ? 2017, The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] DHHC; IFITM; IFITM3; ZDHHC; influenza virus; innate immunity; interferon; palmitoyltransferase; post-translational modification (PTM); protein palmitoylation
PMID: 29079573 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M117.800482
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