RNA granules are cytoplasmic condensates that organize biochemical and signaling complexes in response to cellular stress. Functional proteomic investigations under RNA granule-inducing conditions are needed to identify protein sites involved in coupling stress response with ribonucleoprotein regulation. We apply chemical proteomics using sulfonyl-triazole (SuTEx) probes to capture cellular responses to oxidative and nutrient stress. The stress responsive tyrosine and lysine sites detected mapped to known proteins involved in processing body (PB) and stress granule (SG) pathways, including LSM14A, FUS, and EDC3. As proof of concept, we demonstrate that disruption of EDC3 tyrosine 475 (Y475) resulted in hypo-phosphorylation at S161 and S131, and altered protein-protein interactions (PPI) with decapping complex components (DDX6, DCP1A/B) and 14-3-3 proteins. This resulting mutant form of EDC3 was capable of rescuing the PB-deficient phenotype of EDC3 knockout cells. In summaryr, our findings identify Y475 as an arsenic-responsive site that regulates RNA granule formation by coupling EDC3 post-translational modification and PPI states.

Discovery of stress-responsive tyrosine and lysine sites mediating biomolecular condensate formation

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