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FBXO27 (Fbs3/FBG5) is the substrate-recognition subunit of an SCF-type E3 ubiquitin ligase (SCF^FBXO27), directing ubiquitylation of substrates that present accessible N-glycans.
"FBXO27 functions as the **substrate-recognition subunit** of an SCF-type E3 ubiquitin ligase (**SCF^FBXO27**), directing ubiquitylation of substrates that present accessible **N-glycans**."
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After lysosomal membrane rupture, SCF^FBXO27 ubiquitylates luminally glycosylated regions of lysosomal membrane proteins, prominently LAMP2 (and LAMP1), recruiting p62 and LC3 to promote lysophagy.
"after lysosomal membrane rupture, SCF^FBXO27 ubiquitylates **luminally glycosylated regions** of lysosomal membrane proteins, prominently **LAMP2** (and also LAMP1). In LLOMe-induced lysosomal damage models, FBXO27-dependent ubiquitylation of LAMP2 facilitates recruitment of autophagy machinery (e.g., p62 and LC3), thereby promoting lysophagy."
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FBXO27 is N-terminally myristoylated and membrane-associated, which is required for efficient recruitment to damaged lysosomes; myristoylation-defective mutants become cytosolic and fail to be recruited.
"FBXO27 is distinguished among glycoprotein-binding F-box proteins by **N-terminal myristoylation**, conferring **membrane association** that is required for efficient recruitment to damaged lysosomes. In the PNAS lysophagy study, myristoylation-defective mutants become cytosolic and fail to support normal damage-site recruitment."
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FBXO27 is a damage-triggered adaptor acting on a set of exposed glycoproteins (also VAMP3, VAMP7, GNS, PSAP, TMEM192) rather than a single substrate.
"Proteomics in the same framework also highlighted additional candidate glycoprotein targets associated with damaged lysosomes (e.g., VAMP3, VAMP7, GNS, PSAP, TMEM192), supporting a model where FBXO27 is a damage-triggered adaptor acting on a set of exposed glycoproteins rather than a single substrate."
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FBXO27 accounts for only part of damage-induced lysosomal ubiquitylation and is not ubiquitously expressed, implying cell-type specificity and redundancy with other lysophagy ligases.
"The review emphasizes **partial contribution** of FBXO27 to total lysosomal ubiquitylation and notes **non-ubiquitous expression**, suggesting **cell-type specificity** and/or redundancy among ligases."