LRSAM1 (leucine-rich repeat and sterile alpha motif-containing protein 1; also called Tal, the Tsg101-associated ligase) is a cytoplasmic RING-type E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase (EC 2.3.2.27). Its domain architecture comprises N-terminal leucine-rich repeats (LRRs) that mediate target recognition, central coiled-coil and SAM (sterile alpha motif) domains, and a C-terminal RING-type zinc finger that provides catalytic E3 ligase activity. LRSAM1 has two principal, experimentally established functions. First, it is a bacterial recognition protein and the E3 ligase responsible for antibacterial autophagy (xenophagy): it localizes to cytosolic intracellular bacterial pathogens (such as Salmonella Typhimurium) via its LRRs and generates the polyubiquitin signal around the bacteria via its RING domain, recruiting autophagy adaptors and machinery to target the bacteria for lysosomal degradation; this activity is required for bacteria-associated ubiquitination but is dispensable for ubiquitination of protein aggregates. Second, as Tal it monoubiquitinates the ESCRT-I component TSG101 at multiple sites, inactivating TSG101's ability to sort endocytic (EGF receptor) and exocytic (HIV-1 viral protein) cargos, thereby regulating receptor endocytosis and retroviral budding. LRSAM1 displays a punctate cytoplasmic distribution and a submembranal ring, and relocalizes to intracellular bacteria during infection. Its abundance is controlled by PHF23, which promotes LRSAM1 ubiquitination and degradation to negatively regulate autophagy. Mutations in LRSAM1 cause Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2P (CMT2P), an axonal peripheral neuropathy.
| GO Term | Evidence | Action | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| GO:0005737 cytoplasm | IEA GO_REF:0000044 | ACCEPT | Summary: Electronic transfer of cytoplasmic localization from UniProt; the correct primary compartment, redundant with experimental IDA/EXP evidence. Reason: Correct primary localization; LRSAM1 is a cytoplasmic E3 ligase. Supporting Evidence: file:human/LRSAM1/LRSAM1-uniprot.txt SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15256501 |
| GO:0061630 ubiquitin protein ligase activity | IEA GO_REF:0000003 | ACCEPT | Summary: EC-mapping (EC 2.3.2.27) electronic assignment of ubiquitin protein ligase activity. LRSAM1 is a genuine RING-type E3 ligase, so this is correct and core. Reason: Core molecular function; LRSAM1 has intrinsic RING E3 ligase activity (EC 2.3.2.27), redundant with the experimental EXP/IDA evidence. Supporting Evidence: file:human/LRSAM1/LRSAM1-uniprot.txt E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase that mediates monoubiquitination of TSG101 |
| GO:0005515 protein binding | IPI PMID:16189514 Towards a proteome-scale map of the human protein-protein in... | KEEP AS NON CORE | Summary: High-throughput proteome-scale interactome interaction. Bare protein binding is uninformative. Reason: High-throughput interactome; bare protein binding is uninformative per curation guidelines. |
| GO:0005515 protein binding | IPI PMID:16713569 A protein-protein interaction network for human inherited at... | KEEP AS NON CORE | Summary: Interaction from an inherited-ataxia/Purkinje-degeneration interaction network. Bare protein binding is uninformative. Reason: High-throughput/network interactome; bare protein binding is uninformative. |
| GO:0005515 protein binding | IPI PMID:19549727 Analysis of the human E2 ubiquitin conjugating enzyme protei... | KEEP AS NON CORE | Summary: Interaction from an E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme interaction network; relevant to LRSAM1's role as a RING E3 that pairs with E2 enzymes. Bare protein binding is uninformative. Reason: Records E2-E3 interaction(s) consistent with LRSAM1's ligase function, but the bare term is uninformative. |
| GO:0005515 protein binding | IPI PMID:19690564 A comprehensive framework of E2-RING E3 interactions of the ... | KEEP AS NON CORE | Summary: Interaction from a comprehensive E2-RING E3 interaction framework; relevant to LRSAM1 as a RING E3. Bare protein binding is uninformative. Reason: Records E2-RING interactions consistent with LRSAM1's ligase function, but the bare term is uninformative. |
| GO:0005515 protein binding | IPI PMID:21044950 Genome-wide YFP fluorescence complementation screen identifi... | KEEP AS NON CORE | Summary: Interaction from a genome-wide YFP fluorescence complementation telomere-signaling screen. Bare protein binding is uninformative. Reason: High-throughput screen interaction; bare protein binding is uninformative. |
| GO:0005515 protein binding | IPI PMID:25260751 The MEKK1 PHD ubiquitinates TAB1 to activate MAPKs in respon... | KEEP AS NON CORE | Summary: Interaction reported in a study of MEKK1 PHD/TAB1 ubiquitination. Bare protein binding is uninformative. Reason: Interactome-type interaction; bare protein binding is uninformative. |
| GO:0005515 protein binding | IPI PMID:25416956 A proteome-scale map of the human interactome network. | KEEP AS NON CORE | Summary: Proteome-scale interactome interaction. Bare protein binding is uninformative. Reason: High-throughput interactome; bare protein binding is uninformative. |
| GO:0005515 protein binding | IPI PMID:27615052 A novel missense mutation of CMT2P alters transcription mach... | KEEP AS NON CORE | Summary: Interaction reported in a CMT2P (Charcot-Marie-Tooth) LRSAM1 mutation study. Bare protein binding is uninformative. Reason: Disease-study interaction; bare protein binding is uninformative. |
| GO:0005515 protein binding | IPI PMID:32296183 A reference map of the human binary protein interactome. | KEEP AS NON CORE | Summary: Binary interactome reference map interaction. Bare protein binding is uninformative. Reason: High-throughput interactome; bare protein binding is uninformative. |
| GO:0005515 protein binding | IPI PMID:32814053 Interactome Mapping Provides a Network of Neurodegenerative ... | KEEP AS NON CORE | Summary: Neurodegeneration interactome interaction. Bare protein binding is uninformative. Reason: High-throughput interactome; bare protein binding is uninformative. |
| GO:0005515 protein binding | IPI PMID:33961781 Dual proteome-scale networks reveal cell-specific remodeling... | KEEP AS NON CORE | Summary: Cell-specific proteome-scale interactome interaction. Bare protein binding is uninformative. Reason: High-throughput interactome; bare protein binding is uninformative. |
| GO:0016567 protein ubiquitination | IEA GO_REF:0000041 | KEEP AS NON CORE | Summary: UniPathway-derived generic protein ubiquitination process; correct for an E3 ligase but generic. Reason: Correct but generic; the specific autoubiquitination/polyubiquitination and xenophagy annotations better capture LRSAM1's role. Supporting Evidence: file:human/LRSAM1/LRSAM1-uniprot.txt PATHWAY: Protein modification; protein ubiquitination. |
| GO:0005737 cytoplasm | EXP PMID:27615052 A novel missense mutation of CMT2P alters transcription mach... | ACCEPT | Summary: Experimental evidence for cytoplasmic localization of LRSAM1. Core compartment. Reason: Direct experimental support for the primary cytoplasmic localization. Supporting Evidence: file:human/LRSAM1/LRSAM1-uniprot.txt Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15256501, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27615052} |
| GO:0061630 ubiquitin protein ligase activity | EXP PMID:15256501 Tal, a Tsg101-specific E3 ubiquitin ligase, regulates recept... | ACCEPT | Summary: Experimental evidence that LRSAM1/Tal is a TSG101-specific E3 ubiquitin ligase. Core molecular function. Reason: Core molecular function directly supported; LRSAM1 has intrinsic RING E3 ligase activity (monoubiquitinates TSG101). Supporting Evidence: PMID:15256501 Tal, a Tsg101-specific E3 ubiquitin ligase, regulates receptor endocytosis and retrovirus budding |
| GO:0005515 protein binding | IPI PMID:23245322 The LRR and RING domain protein LRSAM1 is an E3 ligase cruci... | KEEP AS NON CORE | Summary: Interaction(s) reported in the foundational xenophagy study. Bare protein binding is uninformative. Reason: From the key antibacterial-autophagy paper, but the bare term is uninformative; the xenophagy/ligase annotations capture the function. Supporting Evidence: PMID:23245322 LRSAM1 localizes to several intracellular bacterial pathogens and generates the bacteria-associated ubiquitin signal |
| GO:0005515 protein binding | IPI PMID:25484098 PHF23 (plant homeodomain finger protein 23) negatively regul... | KEEP AS NON CORE | Summary: Interaction with PHF23, the PHD finger protein that ubiquitinates and degrades LRSAM1 to negatively regulate autophagy. Bare protein binding is uninformative. Reason: Records a real regulatory interaction (PHF23-LRSAM1) but the bare term is uninformative. Supporting Evidence: PMID:25484098 PHF23 ... negatively regulates cell autophagy by promoting ubiquitination and degradation of E3 ligase LRSAM1 |
| GO:0051865 protein autoubiquitination | IDA PMID:23245322 The LRR and RING domain protein LRSAM1 is an E3 ligase cruci... | ACCEPT | Summary: Direct evidence of LRSAM1 RING-dependent (auto)ubiquitination activity in the xenophagy study. Reflects intrinsic E3 activity. Reason: Directly demonstrated; autoubiquitination is a hallmark of an active RING E3 ligase and supports LRSAM1's core catalytic function. Supporting Evidence: PMID:23245322 these functions require LRSAM1's leucine-rich repeat and RING domains, respectively |
| GO:0061630 ubiquitin protein ligase activity | IDA PMID:23245322 The LRR and RING domain protein LRSAM1 is an E3 ligase cruci... | ACCEPT | Summary: Direct evidence that LRSAM1 acts as the E3 ligase generating the ubiquitin signal around intracellular bacteria. Core molecular function. Reason: Core molecular function directly demonstrated; the RING domain is required to generate the bacteria-associated ubiquitin signal. Supporting Evidence: PMID:23245322 We identify LRSAM1 as the E3 ligase responsible for anti-Salmonella autophagy-associated ubiquitination |
| GO:1904417 positive regulation of xenophagy | IMP PMID:23245322 The LRR and RING domain protein LRSAM1 is an E3 ligase cruci... | ACCEPT | Summary: Mutant-phenotype evidence (LRSAM1-deficient cells) that LRSAM1 is required for the ubiquitin signal driving xenophagy of intracellular Salmonella. Core biological process. Reason: Core biological process; LRSAM1 generates the bacteria-associated ubiquitin signal that triggers antibacterial autophagy (xenophagy). Supporting Evidence: PMID:23245322 LRSAM1 is required for ubiquitination associated with intracellular bacteria but dispensable for ubiquitination of aggregated proteins |
| GO:0098792 xenophagy | IMP PMID:23245322 The LRR and RING domain protein LRSAM1 is an E3 ligase cruci... | NEW | Summary: LRSAM1 is required for ubiquitin-dependent antibacterial autophagy of cytosolic intracellular bacteria, the base xenophagy process. Reason: PN correctly flagged that GOA already supports positive regulation of xenophagy but lacks the base xenophagy process term. The regulation annotation and primary paper support adding GO:0098792 as the more direct process context. Supporting Evidence: PMID:23245322 LRSAM1 is therefore a bacterial recognition protein and ubiquitin ligase that defends the cytoplasm from invasive pathogens |
| GO:2000786 positive regulation of autophagosome assembly | IMP PMID:25484098 PHF23 (plant homeodomain finger protein 23) negatively regul... | KEEP AS NON CORE | Summary: Mutant-phenotype evidence that LRSAM1 promotes autophagy (its degradation by PHF23 suppresses autophagy). Downstream consequence of LRSAM1's ubiquitin-signaling function. Reason: Real and consistent with LRSAM1 promoting autophagy, but a downstream/secondary process relative to its core E3-ligase ubiquitin-signaling activity that initiates xenophagy. Supporting Evidence: PMID:25484098 PHF23 ... negatively regulates cell autophagy by promoting ubiquitination and degradation of E3 ligase LRSAM1 |
| GO:0016020 membrane | IDA PMID:15256501 Tal, a Tsg101-specific E3 ubiquitin ligase, regulates recept... | KEEP AS NON CORE | Summary: Direct evidence of membrane-associated (submembranal ring) localization. Consistent with LRSAM1's ESCRT/TSG101-related role at membranes. Reason: Real membrane association (submembranal ring), but a generic compartment term secondary to the primary cytoplasmic/bacterial localization. Supporting Evidence: file:human/LRSAM1/LRSAM1-uniprot.txt Displays a punctuate distribution and localizes to a submembranal ring |
| GO:0000209 protein polyubiquitination | IDA PMID:18077552 Regulation of Tsg101 expression by the steadiness box: a rol... | ACCEPT | Summary: Direct evidence of LRSAM1-mediated polyubiquitination (TSG101 regulation context). Reflects core E3 ligase activity. Reason: Directly demonstrated ubiquitination activity consistent with LRSAM1's core RING E3 ligase function. Supporting Evidence: PMID:18077552 Regulation of Tsg101 expression by the steadiness box: a role of Tsg101-associated ligase |
| GO:0004842 ubiquitin-protein transferase activity | IDA PMID:15256501 Tal, a Tsg101-specific E3 ubiquitin ligase, regulates recept... | ACCEPT | Summary: Direct evidence of LRSAM1/Tal ubiquitin-transferase activity toward TSG101. Core molecular function (LRSAM1 is a catalytic RING E3, unlike adaptor-only F-box proteins). Reason: Core molecular function; LRSAM1's RING domain catalyzes ubiquitin transfer to substrates (TSG101). This is genuine catalytic activity, appropriately annotated. Supporting Evidence: PMID:15256501 Tal, a Tsg101-specific E3 ubiquitin ligase, regulates receptor endocytosis and retrovirus budding |
| GO:0004842 ubiquitin-protein transferase activity | IDA PMID:18077552 Regulation of Tsg101 expression by the steadiness box: a rol... | ACCEPT | Summary: Direct evidence of LRSAM1 ubiquitin-transferase activity in TSG101 regulation. Core molecular function. Reason: Core molecular function; directly demonstrated ubiquitin transfer activity of the RING E3 ligase. Supporting Evidence: PMID:18077552 a role of Tsg101-associated ligase |
| GO:0005515 protein binding | IPI PMID:15256501 Tal, a Tsg101-specific E3 ubiquitin ligase, regulates recept... | KEEP AS NON CORE | Summary: Interaction with TSG101 (the substrate of LRSAM1/Tal). Bare protein binding is uninformative. Reason: Records the functionally central LRSAM1-TSG101 substrate interaction, but the bare term is uninformative; the ubiquitination/endocytosis annotations capture the function. Supporting Evidence: file:human/LRSAM1/LRSAM1-uniprot.txt Interacts with TSG101 (PubMed:17556548) |
| GO:0005515 protein binding | IPI PMID:18077552 Regulation of Tsg101 expression by the steadiness box: a rol... | KEEP AS NON CORE | Summary: Interaction with TSG101 in the steadiness-box regulation study. Bare protein binding is uninformative. Reason: Records the LRSAM1-TSG101 interaction but the bare term is uninformative. Supporting Evidence: file:human/LRSAM1/LRSAM1-uniprot.txt Interacts with TSG101 (PubMed:17556548) |
| GO:0005737 cytoplasm | IDA PMID:15256501 Tal, a Tsg101-specific E3 ubiquitin ligase, regulates recept... | ACCEPT | Summary: Direct evidence of cytoplasmic localization (punctate distribution / submembranal ring). Core compartment. Reason: Direct experimental support for the primary cytoplasmic localization. Supporting Evidence: file:human/LRSAM1/LRSAM1-uniprot.txt Displays a punctuate distribution and localizes to a submembranal ring |
| GO:0005737 cytoplasm | IDA PMID:18077552 Regulation of Tsg101 expression by the steadiness box: a rol... | ACCEPT | Summary: Direct evidence of cytoplasmic localization in the TSG101-regulation study. Core compartment. Reason: Direct experimental support for the primary cytoplasmic localization. Supporting Evidence: file:human/LRSAM1/LRSAM1-uniprot.txt SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Cytoplasm |
| GO:0030163 protein catabolic process | IMP PMID:18077552 Regulation of Tsg101 expression by the steadiness box: a rol... | KEEP AS NON CORE | Summary: Mutant-phenotype evidence linking LRSAM1 to regulation of TSG101 protein levels (steadiness box). Reflects LRSAM1's ubiquitination-driven control of substrate abundance. Reason: Generic catabolic-process term; consequence of LRSAM1's ubiquitination activity on TSG101 rather than a distinct core process. Supporting Evidence: PMID:18077552 Regulation of Tsg101 expression by the steadiness box |
| GO:0045806 negative regulation of endocytosis | IMP PMID:15256501 Tal, a Tsg101-specific E3 ubiquitin ligase, regulates recept... | KEEP AS NON CORE | Summary: Mutant-phenotype evidence that LRSAM1/Tal regulates receptor endocytosis by monoubiquitinating TSG101 and inactivating its endocytic-sorting function. Reason: Real ESCRT/TSG101-related role (regulation of EGFR endocytic sorting), but a secondary function distinct from the core antibacterial-xenophagy ubiquitin-ligase role. Supporting Evidence: file:human/LRSAM1/LRSAM1-uniprot.txt leading to inactivate the ability of TSG101 to sort endocytic (EGF receptors) |
| GO:0046755 viral budding | IMP PMID:15256501 Tal, a Tsg101-specific E3 ubiquitin ligase, regulates recept... | KEEP AS NON CORE | Summary: Mutant-phenotype evidence that LRSAM1/Tal regulates retrovirus (HIV-1) budding by ubiquitinating TSG101 and inactivating its exocytic-sorting function. Reason: Real ESCRT/TSG101-related role in retroviral budding, but a secondary function distinct from the core antibacterial-xenophagy ligase role. Supporting Evidence: file:human/LRSAM1/LRSAM1-uniprot.txt exocytic (HIV-1 viral proteins) cargos |
| GO:0051865 protein autoubiquitination | IDA PMID:15256501 Tal, a Tsg101-specific E3 ubiquitin ligase, regulates recept... | ACCEPT | Summary: Direct evidence of LRSAM1/Tal autoubiquitination, a hallmark of an active RING E3 ligase. Reason: Directly demonstrated; autoubiquitination supports LRSAM1's core catalytic RING E3 ligase activity. Supporting Evidence: PMID:15256501 Tal, a Tsg101-specific E3 ubiquitin ligase |
| GO:0070086 ubiquitin-dependent endocytosis | IDA PMID:15256501 Tal, a Tsg101-specific E3 ubiquitin ligase, regulates recept... | KEEP AS NON CORE | Summary: Direct evidence linking LRSAM1/Tal to ubiquitin-dependent endocytic regulation via TSG101 monoubiquitination. Reason: Real ESCRT/TSG101-related endocytic role, but secondary to LRSAM1's core antibacterial-xenophagy ubiquitin-ligase function. Supporting Evidence: file:human/LRSAM1/LRSAM1-uniprot.txt regulates receptor endocytosis and retrovirus budding |
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Q: How do LRSAM1's two activities (antibacterial xenophagy and ESCRT/TSG101 regulation) relate to the axonal phenotype of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2P (CMT2P)?
Experiment: Reconstitute LRSAM1 RING-dependent ubiquitination in vitro with defined E1/E2 enzymes and candidate substrates, and test LRR- versus RING-domain mutants for bacterial localization versus ubiquitin-signal generation.
Experiment: Use LRSAM1-knockout and CMT2P patient-derived neurons to assay xenophagy of intracellular bacteria, TSG101-dependent endosomal sorting, and axonal integrity to dissect which LRSAM1 activity underlies the neuropathy.
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