Table 1 Relationships between E3 ligase adaptors and metabolic regulation.

From: Targeting E3 ubiquitin ligases and their adaptors as a therapeutic strategy for metabolic diseases

E3 ligase or adaptor

Substrates

Metabolic diseases or regulation

Small compound

TRIM Family

TRIM27

RIP1

T1DM, β-cell mass

NA

TRIM32

PI3K, AKT

Insulin resistance, Diabetes-related muscle atrophy

NA

TRIM72 (MG53)

IRS1

Insulin signaling

MID-00935

TRIM63 (MuRF-1)

mTOR, c-Jun

Diabetes-related muscle atrophy

MyoMed-205

TRAF Family

TRAF4, TRAF6

PI3K, AKT, IRS1

Insulin resistance, Glycolysis, Cell proliferation, Apoptosis

6877002

TRAF2

JNK

Obesity, ER stress, Hyperglycemia, Hyperinsulinemia

NA

MARCH Family

MARCH6 (TEB4 or RNF176)

HMGCR, SM, LDM/CYP51A1, DHCR24, PLIN2, NPC1, BSEP

Cholesterol metabolism, Lipid metabolism

NA

MARCH1

IRS1

Glucose homeostasis

NA

KLHL Family

KLHL3

WNK4, NEDD8

Obesity, NAFLD, T1DM, T2DM, Hyperglycemia, Insulin resistance

NA

KLHL19 (KEAP1)

NRF2

Oxidative stress, NAFLD, Lipid metabolism, Glucose metabolism, Cancer

K67

KCTD Family

KCTD15

GRP78

Adipogenesis

NA

KCTD17

PHLPP2, OGA, CHOP

Obesity, NAFLD, NASH, Insulin resistance, Adipogenesis

NA