Can, Nisan DenizceBaştürk, EzgiKızılboğa, TuğbaAkçay, İzzet MehmetDingiloğlu, BaranTatlı, ÖzgeAcar, SevilayKILBAŞ, PELİN ÖZFİLİZElbeyli, EfeMuratcioglu, SerenaJannuzzi, Ayşe TarbinGürsoy, AttilaDoğanay, Hamdi LeventYılmaz, Betül KarademirDoğanay, Gizem Dinler2023-01-192023-01-192021Can, N. D., Basturk, E., Kizilboga, T., Akcay, I. M., Dingiloglu, B., Tatli, O., ... & Dinler Doganay, G. (2021). Interactome analysis of Bag-1 isoforms reveals novel interaction partners in endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation. PloS one, 16(8), e0256640.1932-6203https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256640https://hdl.handle.net/11413/8232Bag-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.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessProtein-Protein InteractionsArticle00068794410002934428256