Regulation of Receptors and Transporters by Ubiquitination: New Insights into Surprisingly Similar Mechanisms

Table 1.

Mammalian Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins that Undergo Ubiquitination

Type of transport protein Physiological function Type of ubiquitinationa E3 ligase References
aThe type of ubiquitination is proposed based on indirect methods in most cases; bThis protein was previously classified as a channel but currently is re-classified as an antiporter. ND, not determined; WWP2; WW domain-containing protein 2.
Transporter
Sodium-dependent bile acid transporter (ASBT) Bile acid absorption Polyubiquitination ND (80)
Amino acid transporter (ATA2) Sodium dependent transporter for neutral amino acids Polyubiquitination Nedd4-2 (81)
Chloride/proton antiporter (ClC-5)b Resorption of low molecular weight proteins in kidney Polyubiquitination Nedd4-2/WWP2 (82)
Dopamine transporter (DAT) Dopamine uptake-termination of neuro-transmission Lys63-linked poly-ubiquitination Nedd4-2 (83)
Zinc transporter (ZIP4) Regulation of intracellular zinc levels Polyubiquitination ND (84)
Plasma membrane ATPases
Sodium-Potassium ATPase (Na+-K+–ATPase) Couple the hydrolysis of ATP to the transport of Na+ and K+ ions α subunit Polyubiquitination ND (85)
P-Glycoprotein (P-gp) ATP dependent drug transporter that extrude a variety of cytotoxic drugs ND ND (86)
Channels
Aquaporin1 and 2 (AQP1, AQP2) Control of osmotic stress and water transport across cell membranes Lys63-linked Polyubiquitination ND (67, 87)
Chloride/proton antiporter (ClC-2) Regulation of ion homeostasis Polyubiquitination ND (88)
Amiloride-sensitive epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) Control of salt and fluid homeostasis in the kidney and the colon α and γ subunits Polyubiquitination Nedd4-2 (62, 89)
Glycine receptor (GlyR) Glycine-gated Cl channel, mediates postsynaptic inhibition in central nervous system α1 subunit monoubiquitination ND (90)
Voltage-gated potassium channel (KCNQ2/3, KCNQ3/5) Regulator of neuronal excitability Polyubiquitination Nedd4-2 (91)
Voltage gated sodium channels-several family members (Navs) Generation and propagation of action potentials in neurons Polyubiquitination Nedd4-2 (92, 93)
N-methyl-d-aspartate-type glutamate receptor (NMDA) Glutamate-gated Ca++ channel, play central role in neuronal developments and information storage in brain NR1 subunit Polyubiquitination ER degradation complex/F-box protein (94)
Inwardly rectifying potassium channel (ROMK1) Recycling of potassium across the apical membrane of cortical collecting duct Monoubiquitination ND (95)

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  1. MI June 2007 vol. 7 no. 3 157-167