scholarly journals The role of SCF ubiquitin-ligase complex at the beginning of life

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiayan Xie ◽  
Yimei Jin ◽  
Guang Wang
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Ubiquitin Ligase ◽  
Cellular Proteins ◽  
Cell Cycle Regulators ◽  
Signal Transducers ◽  
E3 Ligases ◽  
Cellular Processes ◽  
Ubiquitin Ligase Complex ◽  
Scf Ubiquitin Ligase

AbstractAs the largest family of E3 ligases, the Skp1-cullin 1-F-box (SCF) E3 ligase complex is comprised of Cullins, Skp1 and F-box proteins. And the SCF E3 ubiquitin ligases play an important role in regulating critical cellular processes, which promote degradation of many cellular proteins, including signal transducers, cell cycle regulators, and transcription factors. We review the biological roles of the SCF ubiquitin-ligase complex in gametogenesis, oocyte-to-embryo transition, embryo development and the regulation for estrogen and progestin. We find that researches about the SCF ubiquitin-ligase complex at the beginning of life are not comprehensive, thus more in-depth researches will promote its eventual clinical application.

scholarly journals Degradation of the Transcription Factor Gcn4 Requires the Kinase Pho85 and the SCFCDC4 Ubiquitin–Ligase Complex

2000 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 915-927 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ariella Meimoun ◽  
Tsvi Holtzman ◽  
Ziva Weissman ◽  
Helen J. McBride ◽  
David J. Stillman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Transcription Factor ◽  
Ubiquitin Ligase ◽  
Protein A ◽  
Purine Biosynthesis ◽  
Cell Cycle Regulators ◽  
Rich Medium ◽  
Ubiquitin Ligase Complex ◽  
Ubiquitin Conjugating Enzyme ◽  
The Stability

Gcn4, a yeast transcriptional activator that promotes the expression of amino acid and purine biosynthesis genes, is rapidly degraded in rich medium. Here we report that SCFCDC4, a recently characterized protein complex that acts in conjunction with the ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme Cdc34 to degrade cell cycle regulators, is also necessary for the degradation of the transcription factor Gcn4. Degradation of Gcn4 occurs throughout the cell cycle, whereas degradation of the known cell cycle substrates of Cdc34/SCFCDC4 is cell cycle regulated. Gcn4 ubiquitination and degradation are regulated by starvation for amino acids, whereas the degradation of the cell cycle substrates of Cdc34/SCFCDC4 is unaffected by starvation. We further show that unlike the cell cycle substrates of Cdc34/SCFCDC4, which require phosphorylation by the kinase Cdc28, Gcn4 degradation requires the kinase Pho85. We identify the critical target site of Pho85 on Gcn4; a mutation of this site stabilizes the protein. A specific Pho85-Pcl complex that is able to phosphorylate Gcn4 on that site is inactive under conditions under which Gcn4 is stable. Thus, Cdc34/SCFCDC4 activity is constitutive, and regulation of the stability of its various substrates occurs at the level of their phosphorylation.

scholarly journals Defining the Interactions and Role of DCAF1/VPRBP in the DDB1-Cullin4A E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Complex Engaged by HIV-1 Vpr to Induce a G2 Cell Cycle Arrest

PLoS ONE ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. e89195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francine C. A. Gérard ◽  
Ruifeng Yang ◽  
Bizhan Romani ◽  
Alexis Poisson ◽  
Jean-Philippe Belzile ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Cell Cycle Arrest ◽  
Ubiquitin Ligase ◽  
E3 Ubiquitin Ligase ◽  
Cycle Arrest ◽  
Ubiquitin Ligase Complex ◽  
G2 Cell Cycle Arrest ◽  
Hiv 1

scholarly journals Investigation of the interplay between SKP2, CDT1 and Geminin in cancer cells

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Ballabeni ◽  
Raffaella Zamponi
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Dna Replication ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Ubiquitin Ligase ◽  
S Phase ◽  
Physical Interaction ◽  
Protein Levels ◽  
Ubiquitin Ligase Complex ◽  
G2 Phase ◽  
Scf Ubiquitin Ligase

Geminin has a dual role in the regulation of DNA replication: it inhibits replication factor CDT1 activity during the G2 phase of the cell cycle and promotes its accumulation at the G2/M transition. In this way Geminin prevents DNA re-replication during G2 phase and ensures that DNA replication is efficiently executed in the next S phase. CDT1 was shown to associate with SKP2, the substrate recognition factor of the SCF ubiquitin ligase complex. We investigated the interplay between these three proteins in cancer cell lines. We show that Geminin, CDT1 and SKP2 could possibly form a complex and propose the putative regions of CDT1 and Geminin involved in the binding. We also show that, despite the physical interaction, SKP2 depletion does not substantially affect CDT1 and Geminin protein levels. Moreover, we show that while Geminin and CDT1 levels fluctuate, SKP2 levels, differently than in normal cells, are almost steady during the cell cycle of the tested cancer cells.

scholarly journals A synthetic lethal screen identifies HDAC4 as a potential target in MELK overexpressing cancers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Floris Foijer ◽  
Lin Zhou ◽  
Fernando R Rosas Bringas ◽  
Bjorn Bakker ◽  
Judith E Simon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ubiquitin Ligase ◽  
Mammalian Cells ◽  
Leucine Zipper ◽  
Chemotherapy Resistance ◽  
Synthetic Lethal ◽  
Ubiquitin Ligase Complex ◽  
Synthetic Lethal Interactions ◽  
A Subunit ◽  
Scf Ubiquitin Ligase

Maternal embryonic leucine zipper kinase (MELK) is frequently overexpressed in cancer, but the role of MELK in cancer is still poorly understood. MELK was shown to have roles in many cancer-associated processes including tumor growth, chemotherapy resistance, and tumor recurrence. To determine whether the frequent overexpression of MELK can be exploited in therapy, we performed a high-throughput screen using a library of Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutants to identify genes whose functions become essential when MELK is overexpressed. We identified two such genes: LAG2 and HDA3. LAG2 encodes an inhibitor of the SCF ubiquitin-ligase complex, while HDA3 encodes a subunit of the HDA1 histone deacetylase complex. We find that one of these synthetic lethal interactions is conserved in mammalian cells, as inhibition of a human homolog of HDA3 (HDAC4) is synthetically toxic in MELK overexpression cells. Altogether, our work might provide a new angle of how to exploit MELK overexpression in cancers and might thus lead to novel intervention strategies.

scholarly journals Investigation of the interplay between SKP2, CDT1 and Geminin in cancer cells

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Ballabeni ◽  
Raffaella Zamponi
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Dna Replication ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Ubiquitin Ligase ◽  
S Phase ◽  
Physical Interaction ◽  
Protein Levels ◽  
Ubiquitin Ligase Complex ◽  
G2 Phase ◽  
Scf Ubiquitin Ligase

Geminin has a dual role in the regulation of DNA replication: it inhibits replication factor CDT1 activity during the G2 phase of the cell cycle and promotes its accumulation at the G2/M transition. In this way Geminin prevents DNA re-replication during G2 phase and ensures that DNA replication is efficiently executed in the next S phase. CDT1 was shown to associate with SKP2, the substrate recognition factor of the SCF ubiquitin ligase complex. We investigated the interplay between these three proteins in cancer cell lines. We show that Geminin, CDT1 and SKP2 could possibly form a complex and propose the putative regions of CDT1 and Geminin involved in the binding. We also show that, despite the physical interaction, SKP2 depletion does not substantially affect CDT1 and Geminin protein levels. Moreover, we show that while Geminin and CDT1 levels fluctuate, SKP2 levels, differently than in normal cells, are almost steady during the cell cycle of the tested cancer cells.

scholarly journals The possible role of cell cycle regulators in multistep process of HPV-associated cervical carcinoma

2007 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abeer A Bahnassy ◽  
Abdel Rahman N Zekri ◽  
Maha Saleh ◽  
Mohammad Lotayef ◽  
Manar Moneir ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Cervical Carcinoma ◽  
Cell Cycle Regulators ◽  
Multistep Process

COI1 links jasmonate signalling and fertility to the SCF ubiquitin-ligase complex inArabidopsis

2002 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 457-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandra Devoto ◽  
Manuela Nieto-Rostro ◽  
Daoxin Xie ◽  
Christine Ellis ◽  
Rebecca Harmston ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ubiquitin Ligase ◽  
Ubiquitin Ligase Complex ◽  
Scf Ubiquitin Ligase ◽  
Jasmonate Signalling

scholarly journals Intricate Regulatory Mechanisms of the Anaphase-Promoting Complex/Cyclosome and Its Role in Chromatin Regulation

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatyana Bodrug ◽  
Kaeli A. Welsh ◽  
Megan Hinkle ◽  
Michael J. Emanuele ◽  
Nicholas G. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Signaling Pathways ◽  
Biological Process ◽  
Conformational Dynamics ◽  
Intimate Relationship ◽  
Regulatory Mechanisms ◽  
Cell Cycle Regulators ◽  
Chromatin Regulation ◽  
Anaphase Promoting Complex

The ubiquitin (Ub)-proteasome system is vital to nearly every biological process in eukaryotes. Specifically, the conjugation of Ub to target proteins by Ub ligases, such as the Anaphase-Promoting Complex/Cyclosome (APC/C), is paramount for cell cycle transitions as it leads to the irreversible destruction of cell cycle regulators by the proteasome. Through this activity, the RING Ub ligase APC/C governs mitosis, G1, and numerous aspects of neurobiology. Pioneering cryo-EM, biochemical reconstitution, and cell-based studies have illuminated many aspects of the conformational dynamics of this large, multi-subunit complex and the sophisticated regulation of APC/C function. More recent studies have revealed new mechanisms that selectively dictate APC/C activity and explore additional pathways that are controlled by APC/C-mediated ubiquitination, including an intimate relationship with chromatin regulation. These tasks go beyond the traditional cell cycle role historically ascribed to the APC/C. Here, we review these novel findings, examine the mechanistic implications of APC/C regulation, and discuss the role of the APC/C in previously unappreciated signaling pathways.

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