J Biol Chem 2002 May 31;27722:19961-6. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M201799200.

Association of the human SUMO-1 protease SENP2 with the nuclear pore.

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SUMO-1 is a small ubiquitin-like protein that can be covalently conjugated to other proteins. A family of proteases catalyzes deconjugation of SUMO-1-containing species. Members of this family also process newly synthesized SUMO-1 into its conjugatable form. To understand these enzymes better, we have examined the localization and behavior of the human SUMO-1 protease SENP2. Here we have shown that SENP2 associates with the nuclear face of nuclear pores and that this association requires protein sequences near the N terminus of SENP2. We have also shown that SENP2 binds to Nup153, a nucleoporin that is localized to the nucleoplasmic face of the pore. Nup153 binding requires the same domain of SENP2 that mediates its targeting in vivo. Removal of the Nup153-interacting region of SENP2 results in a significant change in the spectrum of SUMO-1 conjugates within the cell. Our results suggest that association with the pore plays an important negative role in the regulation of SENP2, perhaps by restricting its activity to a subset of the conjugated proteins within the nucleus.

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Species referenced: Xenopus
Genes referenced: nup153 sumo1