Examples of ISGylation target proteins

ProteinISGylation sitesE3 ligaseActivityEffect of ISGylation on stability or activityReference
TRIM25K117TRIM25E3 ISG15 ligaseReduces the TRIM25 activity as an E3 ligase for ISG15[17]
E3 ubiquitin ligaseND
Filamin BK2467NDScaffold proteinAffects interactions, reducing MAPK and JNK signaling[18]
PARK

K349

K369

HERC5E3 ubiquitin ligase

Increases its E3 ubiquitin activity

Increases its cytoprotective effect

[19]
ΔNp63α

K139

K324

NDPro-tumor Reduces ΔNp63α activity and promotes tumor growth[20]
BECN1

K117

K263

K265

K266

HERC5Autophagy-associated proteinInhibits autophagy and promotes antiviral responses[15]
4EHP

K134

K222

HHARITranslation repressor (cap-binding)

Increases the cap structure-binding activity

Inhibits the translation of mRNAs

[21]
14-3-3σNDTRIM25Associated protein with oncogenic signalingND[22]
14-3-3ζNDNDOncogenic signaling

Affects the stability of 14-3-3ζ

Loss of USP18 destabilizes 14-3-3ζ protein, repressing lung cancer metastasis

[23]
PCNA

K164

K168

TRIM25DNA replication and repair

Terminates error-prone TLS

Prevents excessive mutagenesis

[24]
p53Multiple sites HERC5Tumor suppressorInactivates p53 tumor suppressor[16]
Facilitates degradation of misfolded p53 (via 20S proteasome)[14]

K291

K292

TRIM25Increases the transcriptional activity of p53[25]
HIF-1αMultiple sitesHERC5Transcription factor

Reduces HIF-1α levels

Reduces HIF-1α-induced expression

[26]
β-cateninNDHERC5Co-factorIncreases the degradation of β-catenin (ISGylation-dependent ubiquitination) in colon cancer cells[27, 28]
FOXO3ANDNDTranscription factorIncreases degradation of FOXO3A in human lung fibroblasts[29]
PTENC-terminusNDTumor suppressor (phosphatase)Decreases the stability of PTEN, reducing its tumor suppressor activity, but USP18 stabilizes PTEN protein[30]
EMDK37NDPro-tumor Inhibits the EMD ubiquitination, increasing its stability and pro-tumor activity[31]
YAPK497HERC5

Pro-tumor

Co-factor

Reduces the degradation of YAP, increasing its pro-tumor activity[32]
Ki-ras (GDI2)Several sites NDPro-tumor

Increases the endocytic recycling of the EGFR and sustained Akt signaling

Breast cancer progression

[33]
OCT4K284NDTranscription factor

Enhances the stability of OCT4

Promotes glioma cell stemness

[34]

ND: not determined; MAPK: mitogen-activated protein kinase; JNK: c-Jun N-terminal kinase; PARK: parkin; ΔNp63α: alternative splice variant of phosphoprotein 63; BECN1: beclin 1; 4EHP: eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E homologous protein; 14-3-3σ: stratifin; PCNA: proliferating cell nuclear antigen; TLS: translesion DNA synthesis; p53: phosphoprotein 53; HIF-1α: hypoxia-inducible factor 1 subunit α; FOXO3A: forkhead box O3A; PTEN: phosphatase and tensin homolog; EMD: skeletal protein emerin; YAP: Yes-associated protein; EGFR: epidermal growth factor receptor; Akt: Akt kinase; Ki-ras: KRAS proto-oncogene, GTPase; GDI2: guanosine diphosphate (GDP) dissociation inhibitor 2; OCT4: POU class 5 homeobox 1 (also known as POU5F1)