Distinct characteristics of two human Nedd4 proteins with respect to epithelial Na(+) channel regulation

Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2001 Sep;281(3):F469-77. doi: 10.1152/ajprenal.2001.281.3.F469.

Abstract

The epithelial Na(+) channel (ENaC) is regulated via PY motif-WW domain interaction by the mouse (m) ubiquitin-protein ligase mNedd4-2 but not by its close relative mNedd4-1. Whereas mNedd4-1 is composed of one C2, three WW, and one HECT domain, mNedd4-2 comprises four WW domains and one HECT domain. Both proteins have human (h) homologs, hNedd4-1 and hNedd4-2; however, both of them include four WW domains. Therefore, we characterized hNedd4-1 and hNedd4-2 in Xenopus laevis oocytes with respect to ENaC binding and interaction. We found that hNedd4-2 binds to and abrogates ENaC activity, whereas hNedd4-1 does not coimmunoprecipitate with ENaC and has only modest effects on ENaC activity. Structure-function studies revealed that the C2 domain of hNedd4-1 prevents this protein from downregulating ENaC and that WW domains 3 and 4, involved in interaction with ENaC, do not by themselves provide specificity for ENaC recognition. Taken together, our data demonstrate that hNedd4-2 inhibits ENaC, implying that this protein is a modulator of salt homeostasis, whereas hNedd4-1 is not primarily involved in ENaC regulation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Binding Sites
  • Calcium-Binding Proteins / chemistry
  • Calcium-Binding Proteins / genetics
  • Calcium-Binding Proteins / physiology*
  • Endosomal Sorting Complexes Required for Transport
  • Epithelial Sodium Channels
  • Female
  • Gene Expression Regulation
  • Humans
  • In Vitro Techniques
  • Ligases / chemistry
  • Ligases / genetics
  • Ligases / metabolism
  • Ligases / physiology*
  • Mice
  • Nedd4 Ubiquitin Protein Ligases
  • Oocytes / physiology
  • Organ Specificity
  • Protein Binding
  • Recombinant Proteins / metabolism
  • Sodium Channels / chemistry
  • Sodium Channels / genetics
  • Sodium Channels / physiology*
  • Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases
  • Xenopus Proteins
  • Xenopus laevis

Substances

  • Calcium-Binding Proteins
  • Endosomal Sorting Complexes Required for Transport
  • Epithelial Sodium Channels
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Sodium Channels
  • Xenopus Proteins
  • Nedd4 Ubiquitin Protein Ligases
  • Nedd4 protein, Xenopus
  • Nedd4 protein, human
  • Nedd4l protein, mouse
  • nedd4l protein, Xenopus
  • Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases
  • Ligases