An in vivo “turning model” reveals new RanBP9 interactions in lung macrophages

An in vivo “turning model” reveals new RanBP9 interactions in lung macrophages

Abstract The biological functions of the scaffold protein Ran Binding Protein 9 (RanBP9) remain elusive in macrophages or any other cell type where this protein is expressed together with its CTLH (C-terminal to LisH) complex partners. We have engineered a new mouse model, named RanBP9-TurnX, where...

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Main Authors: Yasuko Kajimura, Shuxin Dong, Anna Tessari, Arturo Orlacchio, Alexandra Thoms, Maria Concetta Cufaro, Federica Di Marco, Foued Amari, Min Chen, Shimaa H. A. Soliman, Lara Rizzotto, Liwen Zhang, Damu Sunilkumar, Joseph M. Amann, David P. Carbone, Amer Ahmed, Giuseppe Fiermonte, Mike A. Freitas, Alessia Lodi, Piero Del Boccio, Lino Tessarollo, Dario Palmieri, Vincenzo Coppola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2025-04-01
Series:Cell Death Discovery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41420-025-02456-2
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Summary:Abstract The biological functions of the scaffold protein Ran Binding Protein 9 (RanBP9) remain elusive in macrophages or any other cell type where this protein is expressed together with its CTLH (C-terminal to LisH) complex partners. We have engineered a new mouse model, named RanBP9-TurnX, where RanBP9 fused to three copies of the HA tag (RanBP9-3xHA) can be turned into RanBP9-V5 tagged upon Cre-mediated recombination. We created this model to enable stringent biochemical studies at cell type specific level throughout the entire organism. Here, we have used this tool crossed with LysM-Cre transgenic mice to identify RanBP9 interactions in lung macrophages. We show that RanBP9-V5 and RanBP9-3xHA can be both co-immunoprecipitated with the known members of the CTLH complex from the same whole lung lysates. However, more than ninety percent of the proteins pulled down by RanBP9-V5 differ from those pulled-down by RanBP9-HA. The lung RanBP9-V5 associated proteome includes previously unknown interactions with macrophage-specific proteins as well as with players of the innate immune response, DNA damage response, metabolism, and mitochondrial function. This work provides the first lung specific RanBP9-associated interactome in physiological conditions and reveals that RanBP9 and the CTLH complex could be key regulators of macrophage bioenergetics and immune functions.
ISSN:2058-7716

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