Abstract
Botch promotes embryonic neurogenesis by inhibiting the initial S1 furin-like cleavage step of Notch maturation. The biochemical process by which Botch inhibits Notch maturation is not known. Here, we show that Botch has γ-glutamyl cyclotransferase (GGCT) activity that deglycinates Notch, which prevents the S1 furin-like cleavage. Moreover, Notch is monoglycinated on the γ-glutamyl carbon of glutamate 1,669. The deglycinase activity of Botch is required for inhibition of Notch signaling both in vitro and in vivo. When the γ-glutamyl-glycine at position 1,669 of Notch is degylcinated, it is replaced by 5-oxy-proline. These results reveal that Botch regulates Notch signaling through deglycination and identify a posttranslational modification of Notch that plays an important role in neurogenesis.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 681-688 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Cell Reports |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2014 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by a McKnight Foundation Neuroscience of Brain Disorders Award and USPHS NS40809, DA00266, and MSCRFII-0429 to V.L.D. and 1F31NS068010 to S.T.B. T.M.D. is the Leonard and Madlyn Abramson Professor in Neurodegenerative Diseases.