Fig. 3

(A) Inhibition of proteasome or p97/VCP attenuated the KBTBD7-induced Vangl degradation. HEK293T cells were transfected with KBTBD7 in an increasing dose (0, 250, 500, and 1000 ng) and treated with dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), MG132 (10 μM), CQ (25 μM), clathrin inhibitor CPZ (30 μM), caveolin inhibitor Nystatin (25 μg/ml) or p97/VCP inhibitor DBeQ (10 μM), NMS-873 (2 μM), or CB-5083 (5 μM) for 6 hours (4 hours for DBeQ). The relative Vangl protein levels were quantified below. (B) VCP is required for KBTBD7-induced Vangl degradation. Upon siRNA knockdown of VCP in HEK293T cells, KBTBD7 (K7) failed to induce Vangl degradation, which was restored by reconstitution of VCP. (C) HRD1 and MARCH6 are required for KBTBD7-induced Vangl degradation. sgRNA-mediated silencing of HRD1 or MARCH6, but not SEL1L or DERL1, protected Vangl from KBTBD7-induced degradation. (D) HRD1 and MARCH6 are required for KBTBD7-induced Vangl2 ubiquitination. sgRNA-mediated silencing of HRD1 or MARCH6, but not SEL1L or DERL1, blocked KBTBD7-induced Vangl2 ubiquitination in HEK293T cells. (E) VCP is required for KBTBD7-induced Vangl2 ubiquitination. KBTBD7 was unable to induce Vangl2 ubiquitination upon VCP knockdown by siRNA. (F) KBTBD7-induced Vangl2 ubiquitination mainly occurred in the ER but not in the cytosol. Total lysates, ER, and cytosolic fractions of HEK293T cells were isolated and subjected to ubiquitination assay. Activating transcription factor 6 (ATF6) served as an ER marker. T, total cell lysate; ER, ER fraction; C, cytosolic fraction. (G) The endogenous Vangl2-KBTBD7 interaction depends on VCP. Upon siRNA knockdown of VCP in HEK293T cells, the binding between Vangl2 and KBTBD7 was significantly reduced.