Nrf1D is the first candidate secretory transcription factor in the blood plasma, with its precursor existing as a unique redox-sensitive transmembrane CNC-bZIP protein in somatic tissues

Author:

Yuan Jianxin,Wang Hongxia,Li Shaojun,Xiang Yuancai,Hu Shaofan,Wang Meng,Qiu Lu,Zhang Yiguo

Abstract

ABSTRACTAmongst multiple distinct isoforms, Nrf1D is synthesized from translation of an alternatively-spliced transcript of Nrf1 mRNA, with a naturally-occurring deletion of its stop codon-flanking 1466 nucleotides. This molecular event leads to the reading frameshift mutation, which results in a constitutive substitution of the intact Nrf1’s C-terminal 72 amino acids (aa, covering the second half of the leucine zipper motif to C-terminal Neh3L domain) by an additional extended 80-aa stretch to generate a unique variant Nrf1D. The C-terminal extra 80-aa region of Nrf1D was identified to fold into a redox-sensitive transmembrane domain that enables it to be tightly integrated within the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membranes. Notably, the salient feature of Nrf1D confers it to be distinguishable from prototypic Nrf1, such that Nrf1D is endowed with only a less ability than wild-type Nrf1 at mediating target gene expression. Further evidence has been presented revealing that both mRNA and protein levels of Nrf1D were detected to varying extents in somatic tissues. Surprisingly, we also found the existence of Nrf1D-derived isoforms in the blood plasma, implying that it is a candidate secretory transcription factor, although its precursor acts as an integral transmembrane-bound CNC-bZIP protein that entails dynamic topologies, before being unleashed from the ER to enter the blood plasma.

Publisher

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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