{"gene":"LTN1","run_date":"2026-06-10T02:59:50","timeline":{"discoveries":[{"year":2009,"finding":"LISTERIN (LTN1) functions as an E3 ubiquitin ligase in vitro; loss-of-function in mice (lister allele) causes progressive neurological/motor dysfunction, gliosis, dystrophic neurites, vacuolated mitochondria, and accumulation of hyperphosphorylated tau, establishing its role in neuronal homeostasis.","method":"In vitro ubiquitin ligase assay; ENU forward genetics screen; targeted gene trap mouse model","journal":"Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 1-2 / Strong — in vitro E3 ligase activity confirmed, two independent mouse alleles (ENU + gene trap) with defined neurological phenotype, replicated across models","pmids":["19196968"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2013,"finding":"Listerin preferentially recognizes 60S-nascent chain complexes (not 80S ribosomes) generated by Hbs1/Pelota/ABCE1-mediated ribosome recycling, and ubiquitinates nascent chains on these 60S subunits; interfering with Hbs1 stabilizes 80S complexes, reduces Listerin recruitment, and reduces nascent chain ubiquitination.","method":"In vitro reconstitution of ubiquitination from aberrant mRNAs; ribosome fractionation; functional interference with recycling factors","journal":"Molecular cell","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 1 / Strong — full in vitro reconstitution with mechanistic dissection of ribosome recycling dependency, multiple orthogonal methods in a single rigorous study","pmids":["23685075"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2013,"finding":"Single-particle EM reveals Ltn1 has an elongated structure with HEAT/ARM repeats, a conserved N-terminus, and a C-terminal RING domain; the protein displays conformational variability about two flexible hinge regions, with architecture reminiscent of cullin-RING ubiquitin ligase complexes.","method":"Single-particle electron microscopy (negative stain and vitreous ice); 2D classifications and 3D reconstructions","journal":"Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America","confidence":"Medium","confidence_rationale":"Tier 1 / Weak — structural EM at moderate resolution, single lab, no functional mutagenesis validation in same study","pmids":["23319619"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2014,"finding":"In yeast, Ltn1/Rkr1 ubiquitylates the ribosomal protein Rpl25 and acts as an inhibitor of 60S ribosomal subunit ribophagy (selective autophagy); this activity is antagonized by the Ubp3-Bre5 deubiquitylase complex.","method":"Genetic epistasis (ltn1 and ubp3 deletions in yeast); western blotting for Rpl25 ubiquitylation; mutation of Rpl25 ubiquitylation site; ribophagy assays under nitrogen starvation","journal":"The Journal of cell biology","confidence":"Medium","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 / Moderate — genetic epistasis plus biochemical ubiquitylation assays, single lab, multiple orthogonal approaches","pmids":["24616224"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2014,"finding":"The middle domain of yeast Ltn1 directly binds the C-terminal polylysine residues of nonstop proteins (affinity 2–3 μM) and efficiently ubiquitylates them, demonstrating direct substrate recognition independent of ribosome context.","method":"In vitro binding assay; ubiquitylation assay; domain mapping with Ltn1 truncations","journal":"Biochemical and biophysical research communications","confidence":"Medium","confidence_rationale":"Tier 1 / Weak — in vitro binding and activity assay with domain mapping, single lab, single study","pmids":["25305489"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2015,"finding":"Yeast Rkr1/Ltn1 plays the primary role in proteasomal degradation of soluble and transmembrane ER-targeted nonstop and translationally stalled proteins, acting upstream of ER-associated E3 ligases Doa10 and Hrd1.","method":"Genetic deletion of candidate E3 ligases (Rkr1, Doa10, Hrd1) in yeast; reporter protein abundance assays; proteasome inhibitor experiments","journal":"The Journal of biological chemistry","confidence":"Medium","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 / Moderate — clean genetic knockouts with defined reporter phenotype, multiple E3 ligases tested comparatively, single lab","pmids":["26055716"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2016,"finding":"The conserved N-terminal domain (NTD) of Ltn1 is required for binding to stalled 60S ribosomal subunits; NTD mutations that impair 60S binding also reduce nonstop protein ubiquitylation without affecting intrinsic E3 ligase activity. Crystal structure of the Ltn1 NTD was solved at 2.4 Å resolution.","method":"Crystal structure determination (2.4 Å); in vitro reconstitution of nonstop protein ubiquitylation in Neurospora crassa extracts; site-directed mutagenesis; 60S binding assays","journal":"Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 1 / Moderate — crystal structure plus mutagenesis plus in vitro reconstitution with functional validation, single lab but multiple orthogonal methods","pmids":["27385828"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2016,"finding":"Absence of Rqc1 or Ltn1 in yeast leads to aggregation of aberrant proteins in a manner dependent on CAT-tail addition by Rqc2; both Rqc1 and Ltn1 are required for efficient Cdc48 recruitment to stalled 60S particles to prevent aggregate formation.","method":"Yeast genetic deletions (rqc1Δ, ltn1Δ, rqc2Δ combinations); aggregate isolation; proteasome inhibition; proteomics of aggregates; Cdc48 co-sedimentation assays","journal":"The Journal of biological chemistry","confidence":"Medium","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 / Moderate — multiple genetic combinations and biochemical assays, single lab","pmids":["27129255"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2020,"finding":"The ribosome-associated chaperone Ssb/RAC cooperates with Ltn1 to promote ubiquitination of aberrant nascent chains on 80S ribosomes; Ssb/RAC facilitates Ltn1 recruitment to ribosomes, and deletion of Ssb genes reduces Ltn1 association with 80S and free 60S subunits.","method":"Yeast genetic overexpression rescue assays; quantitative western blot of ribosome fractions; Ltn1 association assays with 80S and 60S subunits in SSB deletion strains","journal":"International journal of molecular sciences","confidence":"Low","confidence_rationale":"Tier 3 / Weak — indirect recruitment assay by fractionation, single lab, single study, no direct binding reconstitution","pmids":["32957466"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2023,"finding":"Listerin interacts with cGAS on endosomes and promotes K63-linked ubiquitination of cGAS through recruitment of E3 ligase TRIM27; polyubiquitinated cGAS is recognized by the ESCRT machinery and sorted into endosomes for degradation, negatively regulating cGAS-STING innate immune signaling.","method":"Co-immunoprecipitation; ubiquitination assays (K63-linkage); ESCRT pathway functional assays; Listerin KO cell and mouse experiments; HSV-1 infection model","journal":"Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America","confidence":"Medium","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 / Moderate — Co-IP, linkage-specific ubiquitination assay, KO phenotype with viral infection readout, single lab","pmids":["38109536"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2023,"finding":"LTN1/Listerin recruits E3 ubiquitin ligase TRIM27 to trigger K63-linked polyubiquitination of RIG-I and MDA5 (IFIH1), facilitating their sorting and degradation via the ESCRT-dependent pathway, thereby negatively regulating RLR-mediated antiviral innate immunity.","method":"Co-immunoprecipitation; K63-linkage specific ubiquitination assays; ESCRT inhibition; LTN1 KO cells; RNA virus infection models","journal":"Autophagy","confidence":"Medium","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 / Moderate — Co-IP, linkage-specific ubiquitination, KO phenotype with defined readout, single lab, two substrates tested","pmids":["38060409"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2023,"finding":"LTN1 ubiquitinates and destabilizes IGF2BP1 protein in hepatocellular carcinoma cells, inhibiting downstream c-Myc and IGF-1R signaling pathways.","method":"In vivo CRISPR KO screen; Co-IP with 2D-LC-MS/MS interactome; western blotting for ubiquitination; forced expression and knockdown with cell growth assays","journal":"Hepatology communications","confidence":"Low","confidence_rationale":"Tier 3 / Weak — Co-IP and ubiquitination by western blot, single lab, no in vitro reconstitution or mutagenesis","pmids":["37708447"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2024,"finding":"A Listerin-independent mitochondrial RQC pathway exists: NEMF-mediated C-terminal poly-alanine tails on mitochondrial nascent polypeptides are recognized by cytosolic E3 ligase Pirh2 and mitochondrial protease ClpXP, working coordinately to clear stalled mitochondrial polypeptides when Listerin cannot access lysine residues inside translocons.","method":"KO cell lines; co-immunoprecipitation; proteasome and mitochondrial protease inhibition; aggregate formation assays; mitochondrial integrity assays","journal":"Cell reports","confidence":"Medium","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 / Moderate — genetic KO plus biochemical assays defining Listerin-independent pathway, single lab, multiple readouts","pmids":["38412092"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2024,"finding":"NEMF poly-alanine (Ala-tail) tailing activity genetically interacts with Listerin function in vivo: partial reduction of NEMF Ala-tailing (heterozygous Nemf mutation) markedly improves the lister neurodegeneration phenotype, while homozygous impairment of Ala-tailing combined with lister mutation is synthetic lethal. RQC substrates that evade degradation form amyloid-like aggregates in an Ala-tail-dependent fashion.","method":"Mouse genetic epistasis (Nemf Ala-tailing mutant crossed with lister mice); lifespan and motor phenotype analysis; aggregate characterization (amyloid-like properties)","journal":"bioRxiv","confidence":"Medium","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 / Moderate — in vivo genetic epistasis with multiple allelic combinations and defined phenotypic readout, preprint, single lab","pmids":["39229065"],"is_preprint":true},{"year":2025,"finding":"TCF25 (mammalian homolog of yeast Rqc1) interacts with the RING domain of Listerin and with acceptor ubiquitin (UbA), orienting UbA such that its K48 is positioned to attack the E2~Ub thioester bond, thereby imposing K48 chain specificity on Listerin-mediated ubiquitination paired with Ube2D E2s. TCF25 itself is also K48-specifically ubiquitinated by Listerin.","method":"Functional biochemical ubiquitination assays; AlphaFold3 modeling; mutagenesis of TCF25-Listerin interface; K48-linkage specific assays","journal":"Genes & development","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 1 / Moderate — in vitro reconstitution with mutagenesis plus structural modeling validated by functional assays, peer-reviewed, multiple orthogonal methods","pmids":["40169231"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2025,"finding":"Listerin stabilizes ABCA1 by catalyzing K63-linked polyubiquitination at residues K1884/K1957 of ABCA1, counteracting ESCRT-mediated lysosomal degradation induced by oxidized LDL, and thereby promoting macrophage cholesterol efflux.","method":"Macrophage-specific KO mice; overexpression studies; Co-IP; K63-specific ubiquitination assays; site-directed mutagenesis of ABCA1 ubiquitylation sites; ABCA1 agonist rescue; ABCA1 KO epistasis","journal":"The Journal of clinical investigation","confidence":"Medium","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 / Moderate — Co-IP, linkage-specific ubiquitination, site mutagenesis, and KO epistasis in cell and mouse models, single lab","pmids":["40526435"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2025,"finding":"Listerin promotes K27-linked polyubiquitination of α-synuclein, directing it to endosomes for ESCRT-dependent degradation; Listerin gene deletion exacerbates neurodegeneration in a PD mouse model while overexpression mitigates disease progression.","method":"Co-IP; K27-linkage specific ubiquitination assays; ESCRT pathway assays; Listerin KO and overexpression in PD mouse models","journal":"Science advances","confidence":"Medium","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 / Moderate — Co-IP, linkage-specific ubiquitination, KO/OE mouse phenotype, single lab","pmids":["39937915"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2025,"finding":"Listerin directly binds TLR4 mRNA and facilitates IRE1α-mediated cleavage and degradation of TLR4 mRNA, reducing TLR4-induced brain inflammation and alleviating AD-related cognitive impairments in mouse models.","method":"RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP); microglial-specific KO mice; IRE1α cleavage assays; adenovirus-mediated Listerin overexpression in Aβ-neurodegeneration mouse model; cognitive behavioral testing","journal":"Advanced science","confidence":"Medium","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 / Moderate — RIP binding assay, KO and OE mouse models with functional phenotype, single lab","pmids":["40448625"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2025,"finding":"LTN1 suppresses expression of RNF10 in a manner dependent on its RING domain, revealing crosstalk between translational quality control E3 ligases.","method":"Knockout mouse and human cell lines; western blot for RNF10 protein levels; RING domain mutant analysis","journal":"FEBS letters","confidence":"Low","confidence_rationale":"Tier 3 / Weak — KO cell lines with protein level readout, RING domain dependency shown, single lab, mechanism of suppression not fully reconstituted","pmids":["41451945"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2025,"finding":"Cryo-EM structure of the yeast RQC complex shows that Ltn1 recruits the Cdc48 extractase (with Ufd1-Npl4 adaptor) to extract ubiquitylated stalled peptides from the 60S ribosome; Rqc1 bridges the 60S ribosome with ubiquitin and Ltn1 to facilitate K48-linked polyubiquitin chain formation.","method":"Cryo-EM structural determination of RQC complex; functional reconstitution assays","journal":"bioRxiv","confidence":"Medium","confidence_rationale":"Tier 1 / Weak — cryo-EM structure with functional reconstitution, preprint, single lab, not yet peer-reviewed","pmids":["bio_10.1101_2025.01.03.631235"],"is_preprint":true},{"year":2025,"finding":"Canonical RQC factors including LTN1/Listerin associate with ribosomes stalled at the ER; ribosome splitting is a prerequisite for UFMylation of RPL26, and UFMylation persists in the absence of late RQC components NEMF and LTN1, indicating UFMylation acts upstream of or parallel to NEMF/LTN1 in ER-stalled ribosome clearance.","method":"ER-targeted stalling reporters; functional cellular assays; UFMylation and RQC factor KO/depletion; ribosome fractionation","journal":"bioRxiv","confidence":"Low","confidence_rationale":"Tier 3 / Weak — reporter assays and KO, preprint, establishes pathway order but LTN1-specific mechanistic detail is limited","pmids":["bio_10.1101_2025.01.17.633636"],"is_preprint":true}],"current_model":"LTN1/Listerin is a RING-domain E3 ubiquitin ligase that is the central effector of ribosome-associated quality control (RQC): it binds stalled 60S ribosomal subunits via its conserved N-terminal domain (after Hbs1/Pelota/ABCE1-mediated ribosome splitting), ubiquitinates nascent polypeptides in the 60S exit tunnel using Ube2D E2s (with TCF25/Rqc1 imposing K48 chain specificity by orienting the acceptor ubiquitin), recruits Cdc48/p97 for extraction, and targets aberrant translation products for proteasomal degradation; beyond canonical RQC, Listerin also ubiquitinates non-ribosomal substrates (ABCA1, cGAS, RIG-I, MDA5, α-synuclein, IGF2BP1) using K63 or K27 linkages to regulate cholesterol efflux, innate immune signaling, and neurodegeneration, and additionally binds TLR4 mRNA to facilitate its IRE1α-mediated decay."},"narrative":{"mechanistic_narrative":"LTN1/Listerin is a RING-domain E3 ubiquitin ligase that serves as the central effector of ribosome-associated quality control (RQC), targeting aberrant translation products for proteasomal degradation and maintaining neuronal proteostasis [PMID:19196968, PMID:23685075]. It preferentially recognizes stalled 60S-nascent chain complexes generated by Hbs1/Pelota/ABCE1-mediated ribosome splitting, rather than intact 80S ribosomes, and ubiquitinates the nascent chains exposed on these 60S subunits; this recognition depends on its conserved N-terminal domain, whose crystal structure reveals the 60S-binding surface that is separable from intrinsic ligase activity [PMID:23685075, PMID:27385828]. Structurally Listerin is an elongated HEAT/ARM-repeat protein with a C-terminal RING domain and flexible hinges reminiscent of cullin-RING ligases [PMID:23319619]. Within the RQC complex, the cofactor TCF25 (yeast Rqc1) binds the RING domain and orients the acceptor ubiquitin so that its K48 attacks the Ube2D-charged thioester, imposing K48 chain specificity, while Listerin recruits the Cdc48/p97 extractase (with Ufd1-Npl4) to extract ubiquitylated peptides from the 60S subunit [PMID:40169231, PMID:bio_10.1101_2025.01.03.631235, PMID:27129255]. Loss of Listerin causes aggregation of aberrant proteins in a manner dependent on Rqc2/NEMF-mediated C-terminal tailing (CAT-tails/Ala-tails), and partial reduction of NEMF Ala-tailing rescues the lister neurodegeneration phenotype, defining a genetic axis between tail addition and Listerin-dependent clearance [PMID:27129255, PMID:39229065]. Beyond canonical RQC, Listerin ubiquitinates non-ribosomal substrates with non-K48 linkages to regulate diverse processes: it drives K63-linked ubiquitination of cGAS, RIG-I and MDA5 to route them for ESCRT-dependent degradation and dampen innate antiviral signaling [PMID:38109536, PMID:38060409], stabilizes ABCA1 via K63 chains to promote macrophage cholesterol efflux [PMID:40526435], directs α-synuclein to ESCRT-dependent degradation via K27 linkages in models of Parkinson's disease [PMID:39937915], and destabilizes IGF2BP1 in hepatocellular carcinoma [PMID:37708447]. In yeast, Ltn1 additionally ubiquitylates the ribosomal protein Rpl25 to inhibit 60S ribophagy, an activity antagonized by the Ubp3-Bre5 deubiquitylase [PMID:24616224].","teleology":[{"year":2009,"claim":"Established that LTN1 is an E3 ubiquitin ligase whose loss disrupts neuronal homeostasis, providing the first functional and physiological anchor for the gene.","evidence":"In vitro ligase assay plus ENU and gene-trap mouse alleles with a defined neurodegeneration phenotype","pmids":["19196968"],"confidence":"High","gaps":["Did not define the molecular substrates or the link to translation","Mechanism connecting ligase activity to neurodegeneration unresolved"]},{"year":2013,"claim":"Defined the substrate context of Listerin, showing it acts on split 60S-nascent chain complexes downstream of ribosome recycling rather than on intact 80S ribosomes.","evidence":"In vitro reconstitution of nascent chain ubiquitination from aberrant mRNAs with manipulation of Hbs1/Pelota/ABCE1 recycling factors","pmids":["23685075"],"confidence":"High","gaps":["Structural basis of 60S recognition not defined","Linkage type and chain-elongation machinery not yet established"]},{"year":2013,"claim":"Provided the first architectural view of Ltn1, revealing an elongated, conformationally flexible HEAT/ARM-repeat scaffold bridging the N-terminus and the catalytic RING.","evidence":"Single-particle negative-stain and cryo EM with 2D/3D reconstructions","pmids":["23319619"],"confidence":"Medium","gaps":["Moderate resolution, no atomic model","No mutagenesis linking architecture to function in the same study"]},{"year":2014,"claim":"Dissected substrate recognition, showing in yeast that the middle domain directly binds C-terminal polylysine of nonstop proteins while Ltn1 acts upstream of ER-associated ligases for stalled and nonstop substrates.","evidence":"In vitro binding/ubiquitylation with domain mapping; comparative E3 deletion genetics with ER reporters","pmids":["25305489","26055716"],"confidence":"Medium","gaps":["Direct polylysine binding shown in vitro independent of ribosome context","Relative contribution of context-dependent vs context-independent recognition in cells unclear"]},{"year":2014,"claim":"Revealed a quality-control function on intact ribosomal proteins by showing Ltn1 ubiquitylates Rpl25 to restrain 60S ribophagy, antagonized by a deubiquitylase.","evidence":"Yeast genetic epistasis, Rpl25 site mutagenesis, and ribophagy assays under starvation","pmids":["24616224"],"confidence":"Medium","gaps":["Whether mammalian Listerin performs analogous ribophagy control unknown","Coupling to canonical RQC activity not resolved"]},{"year":2016,"claim":"Mapped the 60S-binding determinant to the conserved N-terminal domain and separated ribosome engagement from catalytic activity, and connected Listerin loss to CAT-tail-dependent aggregation and Cdc48 recruitment.","evidence":"Crystal structure of the NTD at 2.4 A with mutagenesis and reconstitution; yeast deletion combinations with aggregate proteomics and Cdc48 co-sedimentation","pmids":["27385828","27129255"],"confidence":"High","gaps":["Full ribosome-bound complex structure not resolved","How Cdc48 recruitment is coordinated with ubiquitination timing unclear"]},{"year":2020,"claim":"Implicated the Ssb/RAC chaperone system in promoting Ltn1 recruitment to ribosomes, linking co-translational chaperones to RQC ligase loading.","evidence":"Yeast overexpression rescue and ribosome fractionation in SSB deletion strains","pmids":["32957466"],"confidence":"Low","gaps":["Recruitment inferred from fractionation, no direct binding reconstitution","Single lab, single study"]},{"year":2023,"claim":"Extended Listerin function beyond RQC to innate immune regulation, showing it recruits TRIM27 to drive K63-linked ubiquitination and ESCRT-mediated degradation of cGAS, RIG-I and MDA5.","evidence":"Co-IP, K63-linkage-specific ubiquitination assays, ESCRT functional assays, and KO cell/mouse viral infection models","pmids":["38109536","38060409"],"confidence":"Medium","gaps":["Direct vs TRIM27-bridged ubiquitination roles not fully separated","Whether Listerin acts catalytically or as a scaffold here unresolved"]},{"year":2023,"claim":"Identified a tumor-context substrate, with Listerin ubiquitinating and destabilizing IGF2BP1 to suppress c-Myc and IGF-1R signaling in hepatocellular carcinoma.","evidence":"In vivo CRISPR KO screen, interactome MS, and ubiquitination western blots with gain/loss-of-function growth assays","pmids":["37708447"],"confidence":"Low","gaps":["No in vitro reconstitution or interface mutagenesis","Ubiquitin linkage type not defined"]},{"year":2024,"claim":"Defined the boundaries of Listerin function by uncovering a Listerin-independent mitochondrial RQC pathway (NEMF Ala-tails recognized by Pirh2/ClpXP) and a genetic Ala-tail axis where reduced NEMF tailing rescues lister neurodegeneration.","evidence":"KO cell lines with biochemical assays; mouse genetic epistasis of Nemf Ala-tailing alleles crossed with lister mice","pmids":["38412092","39229065"],"confidence":"Medium","gaps":["Ala-tail epistasis reported in preprint","How Ala-tails switch substrates between degradation and aggregation not fully defined"]},{"year":2025,"claim":"Resolved how Listerin builds K48 chains, showing TCF25 binds the RING and orients the acceptor ubiquitin to dictate K48 specificity with Ube2D E2s, and how Cdc48 is recruited for extraction.","evidence":"In vitro ubiquitination with interface mutagenesis and AlphaFold3 modeling; cryo-EM of the yeast RQC complex with reconstitution","pmids":["40169231","bio_10.1101_2025.01.03.631235"],"confidence":"High","gaps":["Cryo-EM complex reported in preprint","Mammalian RQC complex structure not solved"]},{"year":2025,"claim":"Expanded the non-canonical substrate repertoire and disease relevance, linking Listerin-mediated non-K48 ubiquitination and an RNA-binding activity to cholesterol efflux and neurodegeneration.","evidence":"Macrophage-specific and microglial KO/OE mouse models with K63/K27-linkage-specific ubiquitination, site mutagenesis, RIP, and disease readouts","pmids":["40526435","39937915","40448625"],"confidence":"Medium","gaps":["Substrate selectivity mechanism across distinct linkage types unresolved","How a RING ligase achieves direct TLR4 mRNA binding not structurally defined"]},{"year":null,"claim":"How Listerin partitions between canonical RQC and its many non-ribosomal substrates, and what determines its choice of K48, K63 or K27 linkage in each context, remains unresolved.","evidence":"","pmids":[],"confidence":"Medium","gaps":["No unifying model for substrate and linkage selection","Mammalian ribosome-bound holocomplex structure lacking","Direct vs scaffolded ligase roles in immune and metabolic contexts unseparated"]}],"mechanism_profile":{"molecular_activity":[{"term_id":"GO:0016874","term_label":"ligase activity","supporting_discovery_ids":[0,1,6,14]},{"term_id":"GO:0140096","term_label":"catalytic activity, acting on a protein","supporting_discovery_ids":[1,4,9,14,15,16]},{"term_id":"GO:0003723","term_label":"RNA binding","supporting_discovery_ids":[17]}],"localization":[{"term_id":"GO:0005840","term_label":"ribosome","supporting_discovery_ids":[1,6]},{"term_id":"GO:0005768","term_label":"endosome","supporting_discovery_ids":[9,16]},{"term_id":"GO:0005829","term_label":"cytosol","supporting_discovery_ids":[1,12]}],"pathway":[{"term_id":"R-HSA-8953854","term_label":"Metabolism of RNA","supporting_discovery_ids":[1,6]},{"term_id":"R-HSA-392499","term_label":"Metabolism of proteins","supporting_discovery_ids":[0,5,7,14]},{"term_id":"R-HSA-168256","term_label":"Immune System","supporting_discovery_ids":[9,10]},{"term_id":"R-HSA-5357801","term_label":"Programmed Cell Death","supporting_discovery_ids":[0,13,16]}],"complexes":["Ribosome-associated quality control (RQC) complex"],"partners":["TCF25","RQC2/NEMF","CDC48/P97","TRIM27","CGAS","ABCA1","IGF2BP1","RPL25"],"other_free_text":[]}},"prefetch_data":{"uniprot":{"accession":"O94822","full_name":"E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase listerin","aliases":["RING finger protein 160","RING-type E3 ubiquitin transferase listerin","Zinc finger protein 294"],"length_aa":1766,"mass_kda":200.6,"function":"E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase component of the ribosome quality control complex (RQC), a ribosome-associated complex that mediates ubiquitination and extraction of incompletely synthesized nascent chains for proteasomal degradation (PubMed:23685075, PubMed:25132172, PubMed:25578875, PubMed:28757607). 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TCF25 itself is also K48-specifically ubiquitinated by Listerin.\",\n      \"method\": \"Functional biochemical ubiquitination assays; AlphaFold3 modeling; mutagenesis of TCF25-Listerin interface; K48-linkage specific assays\",\n      \"journal\": \"Genes & development\",\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 1 / Moderate — in vitro reconstitution with mutagenesis plus structural modeling validated by functional assays, peer-reviewed, multiple orthogonal methods\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"40169231\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2025,\n      \"finding\": \"Listerin stabilizes ABCA1 by catalyzing K63-linked polyubiquitination at residues K1884/K1957 of ABCA1, counteracting ESCRT-mediated lysosomal degradation induced by oxidized LDL, and thereby promoting macrophage cholesterol efflux.\",\n      \"method\": \"Macrophage-specific KO mice; overexpression studies; Co-IP; K63-specific ubiquitination assays; site-directed mutagenesis of ABCA1 ubiquitylation sites; 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Rqc1 bridges the 60S ribosome with ubiquitin and Ltn1 to facilitate K48-linked polyubiquitin chain formation.\",\n      \"method\": \"Cryo-EM structural determination of RQC complex; functional reconstitution assays\",\n      \"journal\": \"bioRxiv\",\n      \"confidence\": \"Medium\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 1 / Weak — cryo-EM structure with functional reconstitution, preprint, single lab, not yet peer-reviewed\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"bio_10.1101_2025.01.03.631235\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": true\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2025,\n      \"finding\": \"Canonical RQC factors including LTN1/Listerin associate with ribosomes stalled at the ER; ribosome splitting is a prerequisite for UFMylation of RPL26, and UFMylation persists in the absence of late RQC components NEMF and LTN1, indicating UFMylation acts upstream of or parallel to NEMF/LTN1 in ER-stalled ribosome clearance.\",\n      \"method\": \"ER-targeted stalling reporters; functional cellular assays; UFMylation and RQC factor KO/depletion; ribosome fractionation\",\n      \"journal\": \"bioRxiv\",\n      \"confidence\": \"Low\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 3 / Weak — reporter assays and KO, preprint, establishes pathway order but LTN1-specific mechanistic detail is limited\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"bio_10.1101_2025.01.17.633636\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": true\n    }\n  ],\n  \"current_model\": \"LTN1/Listerin is a RING-domain E3 ubiquitin ligase that is the central effector of ribosome-associated quality control (RQC): it binds stalled 60S ribosomal subunits via its conserved N-terminal domain (after Hbs1/Pelota/ABCE1-mediated ribosome splitting), ubiquitinates nascent polypeptides in the 60S exit tunnel using Ube2D E2s (with TCF25/Rqc1 imposing K48 chain specificity by orienting the acceptor ubiquitin), recruits Cdc48/p97 for extraction, and targets aberrant translation products for proteasomal degradation; beyond canonical RQC, Listerin also ubiquitinates non-ribosomal substrates (ABCA1, cGAS, RIG-I, MDA5, α-synuclein, IGF2BP1) using K63 or K27 linkages to regulate cholesterol efflux, innate immune signaling, and neurodegeneration, and additionally binds TLR4 mRNA to facilitate its IRE1α-mediated decay.\"\n}\n```","stage2_raw":"{\n  \"mechanistic_narrative\": \"LTN1/Listerin is a RING-domain E3 ubiquitin ligase that serves as the central effector of ribosome-associated quality control (RQC), targeting aberrant translation products for proteasomal degradation and maintaining neuronal proteostasis [#0, #1]. It preferentially recognizes stalled 60S-nascent chain complexes generated by Hbs1/Pelota/ABCE1-mediated ribosome splitting, rather than intact 80S ribosomes, and ubiquitinates the nascent chains exposed on these 60S subunits; this recognition depends on its conserved N-terminal domain, whose crystal structure reveals the 60S-binding surface that is separable from intrinsic ligase activity [#1, #6]. Structurally Listerin is an elongated HEAT/ARM-repeat protein with a C-terminal RING domain and flexible hinges reminiscent of cullin-RING ligases [#2]. Within the RQC complex, the cofactor TCF25 (yeast Rqc1) binds the RING domain and orients the acceptor ubiquitin so that its K48 attacks the Ube2D-charged thioester, imposing K48 chain specificity, while Listerin recruits the Cdc48/p97 extractase (with Ufd1-Npl4) to extract ubiquitylated peptides from the 60S subunit [#14, #19, #7]. Loss of Listerin causes aggregation of aberrant proteins in a manner dependent on Rqc2/NEMF-mediated C-terminal tailing (CAT-tails/Ala-tails), and partial reduction of NEMF Ala-tailing rescues the lister neurodegeneration phenotype, defining a genetic axis between tail addition and Listerin-dependent clearance [#7, #13]. Beyond canonical RQC, Listerin ubiquitinates non-ribosomal substrates with non-K48 linkages to regulate diverse processes: it drives K63-linked ubiquitination of cGAS, RIG-I and MDA5 to route them for ESCRT-dependent degradation and dampen innate antiviral signaling [#9, #10], stabilizes ABCA1 via K63 chains to promote macrophage cholesterol efflux [#15], directs α-synuclein to ESCRT-dependent degradation via K27 linkages in models of Parkinson's disease [#16], and destabilizes IGF2BP1 in hepatocellular carcinoma [#11]. In yeast, Ltn1 additionally ubiquitylates the ribosomal protein Rpl25 to inhibit 60S ribophagy, an activity antagonized by the Ubp3-Bre5 deubiquitylase [#3].\",\n  \"teleology\": [\n    {\n      \"year\": 2009,\n      \"claim\": \"Established that LTN1 is an E3 ubiquitin ligase whose loss disrupts neuronal homeostasis, providing the first functional and physiological anchor for the gene.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"In vitro ligase assay plus ENU and gene-trap mouse alleles with a defined neurodegeneration phenotype\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"19196968\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Did not define the molecular substrates or the link to translation\", \"Mechanism connecting ligase activity to neurodegeneration unresolved\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2013,\n      \"claim\": \"Defined the substrate context of Listerin, showing it acts on split 60S-nascent chain complexes downstream of ribosome recycling rather than on intact 80S ribosomes.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"In vitro reconstitution of nascent chain ubiquitination from aberrant mRNAs with manipulation of Hbs1/Pelota/ABCE1 recycling factors\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"23685075\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Structural basis of 60S recognition not defined\", \"Linkage type and chain-elongation machinery not yet established\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2013,\n      \"claim\": \"Provided the first architectural view of Ltn1, revealing an elongated, conformationally flexible HEAT/ARM-repeat scaffold bridging the N-terminus and the catalytic RING.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"Single-particle negative-stain and cryo EM with 2D/3D reconstructions\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"23319619\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"Medium\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Moderate resolution, no atomic model\", \"No mutagenesis linking architecture to function in the same study\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2014,\n      \"claim\": \"Dissected substrate recognition, showing in yeast that the middle domain directly binds C-terminal polylysine of nonstop proteins while Ltn1 acts upstream of ER-associated ligases for stalled and nonstop substrates.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"In vitro binding/ubiquitylation with domain mapping; comparative E3 deletion genetics with ER reporters\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"25305489\", \"26055716\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"Medium\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Direct polylysine binding shown in vitro independent of ribosome context\", \"Relative contribution of context-dependent vs context-independent recognition in cells unclear\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2014,\n      \"claim\": \"Revealed a quality-control function on intact ribosomal proteins by showing Ltn1 ubiquitylates Rpl25 to restrain 60S ribophagy, antagonized by a deubiquitylase.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"Yeast genetic epistasis, Rpl25 site mutagenesis, and ribophagy assays under starvation\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"24616224\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"Medium\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Whether mammalian Listerin performs analogous ribophagy control unknown\", \"Coupling to canonical RQC activity not resolved\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2016,\n      \"claim\": \"Mapped the 60S-binding determinant to the conserved N-terminal domain and separated ribosome engagement from catalytic activity, and connected Listerin loss to CAT-tail-dependent aggregation and Cdc48 recruitment.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"Crystal structure of the NTD at 2.4 A with mutagenesis and reconstitution; yeast deletion combinations with aggregate proteomics and Cdc48 co-sedimentation\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"27385828\", \"27129255\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Full ribosome-bound complex structure not resolved\", \"How Cdc48 recruitment is coordinated with ubiquitination timing unclear\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2020,\n      \"claim\": \"Implicated the Ssb/RAC chaperone system in promoting Ltn1 recruitment to ribosomes, linking co-translational chaperones to RQC ligase loading.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"Yeast overexpression rescue and ribosome fractionation in SSB deletion strains\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"32957466\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"Low\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Recruitment inferred from fractionation, no direct binding reconstitution\", \"Single lab, single study\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2023,\n      \"claim\": \"Extended Listerin function beyond RQC to innate immune regulation, showing it recruits TRIM27 to drive K63-linked ubiquitination and ESCRT-mediated degradation of cGAS, RIG-I and MDA5.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"Co-IP, K63-linkage-specific ubiquitination assays, ESCRT functional assays, and KO cell/mouse viral infection models\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"38109536\", \"38060409\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"Medium\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Direct vs TRIM27-bridged ubiquitination roles not fully separated\", \"Whether Listerin acts catalytically or as a scaffold here unresolved\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2023,\n      \"claim\": \"Identified a tumor-context substrate, with Listerin ubiquitinating and destabilizing IGF2BP1 to suppress c-Myc and IGF-1R signaling in hepatocellular carcinoma.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"In vivo CRISPR KO screen, interactome MS, and ubiquitination western blots with gain/loss-of-function growth assays\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"37708447\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"Low\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"No in vitro reconstitution or interface mutagenesis\", \"Ubiquitin linkage type not defined\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2024,\n      \"claim\": \"Defined the boundaries of Listerin function by uncovering a Listerin-independent mitochondrial RQC pathway (NEMF Ala-tails recognized by Pirh2/ClpXP) and a genetic Ala-tail axis where reduced NEMF tailing rescues lister neurodegeneration.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"KO cell lines with biochemical assays; mouse genetic epistasis of Nemf Ala-tailing alleles crossed with lister mice\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"38412092\", \"39229065\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"Medium\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Ala-tail epistasis reported in preprint\", \"How Ala-tails switch substrates between degradation and aggregation not fully defined\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2025,\n      \"claim\": \"Resolved how Listerin builds K48 chains, showing TCF25 binds the RING and orients the acceptor ubiquitin to dictate K48 specificity with Ube2D E2s, and how Cdc48 is recruited for extraction.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"In vitro ubiquitination with interface mutagenesis and AlphaFold3 modeling; cryo-EM of the yeast RQC complex with reconstitution\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"40169231\", \"bio_10.1101_2025.01.03.631235\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Cryo-EM complex reported in preprint\", \"Mammalian RQC complex structure not solved\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2025,\n      \"claim\": \"Expanded the non-canonical substrate repertoire and disease relevance, linking Listerin-mediated non-K48 ubiquitination and an RNA-binding activity to cholesterol efflux and neurodegeneration.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"Macrophage-specific and microglial KO/OE mouse models with K63/K27-linkage-specific ubiquitination, site mutagenesis, RIP, and disease readouts\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"40526435\", \"39937915\", \"40448625\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"Medium\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Substrate selectivity mechanism across distinct linkage types unresolved\", \"How a RING ligase achieves direct TLR4 mRNA binding not structurally defined\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": null,\n      \"claim\": \"How Listerin partitions between canonical RQC and its many non-ribosomal substrates, and what determines its choice of K48, K63 or K27 linkage in each context, remains unresolved.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"\",\n      \"pmids\": [],\n      \"confidence\": \"Medium\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"No unifying model for substrate and linkage selection\", \"Mammalian ribosome-bound holocomplex structure lacking\", \"Direct vs scaffolded ligase roles in immune and metabolic contexts unseparated\"]\n    }\n  ],\n  \"mechanism_profile\": {\n    \"molecular_activity\": [\n      {\"term_id\": \"GO:0016874\", \"supporting_discovery_ids\": [0, 1, 6, 14]},\n      {\"term_id\": \"GO:0140096\", \"supporting_discovery_ids\": [1, 4, 9, 14, 15, 16]},\n      {\"term_id\": \"GO:0003723\", \"supporting_discovery_ids\": [17]}\n    ],\n    \"localization\": [\n      {\"term_id\": \"GO:0005840\", \"supporting_discovery_ids\": [1, 6]},\n      {\"term_id\": \"GO:0005768\", \"supporting_discovery_ids\": [9, 16]},\n      {\"term_id\": \"GO:0005829\", \"supporting_discovery_ids\": [1, 12]}\n    ],\n    \"pathway\": [\n      {\"term_id\": \"R-HSA-8953854\", \"supporting_discovery_ids\": [1, 6]},\n      {\"term_id\": \"R-HSA-392499\", \"supporting_discovery_ids\": [0, 5, 7, 14]},\n      {\"term_id\": \"R-HSA-168256\", \"supporting_discovery_ids\": [9, 10]},\n      {\"term_id\": \"R-HSA-5357801\", \"supporting_discovery_ids\": [0, 13, 16]}\n    ],\n    \"complexes\": [\"Ribosome-associated quality control (RQC) complex\"],\n    \"partners\": [\"TCF25\", \"RQC2/NEMF\", \"CDC48/p97\", \"TRIM27\", \"cGAS\", \"ABCA1\", \"IGF2BP1\", \"RPL25\"],\n    \"other_free_text\": []\n  }\n}","audit_flag":null,"evaluation":{"pairwise":"win","faith_supported":7,"faith_total":7,"faith_pct":100.0}}