Fbx7 functions in the SCF complex regulating Cdk1-cyclin B-phosphorylated hepatoma up-regulated protein (HURP) proteolysis by a proline-rich region.
F-box proteins, components of SCF ubiquitin-ligase complexes, are believed to be responsible for substrate recognition and recruitment in SCF-mediated proteolysis. F-box proteins that have been identified to function in the SCF complexes to date mostly have substrate-binding motifs, such as WD repeats or leucine-rich repeats in their C termini. However, ... many F-box proteins lack recognizable substrate-binding modules; whether they can function in the SCF complexes remains unclear. We show here that Fbx7, an F-box protein without WD repeats and leucine-rich repeats, is required for the proteasome-mediated proteolysis of the hepatoma up-regulated protein (HURP). Depletion of Fbx7 by small interfering RNA leads to depression of HURP ubiquitination and accumulation of HURP abundance. In the SCF(Fbx7) complex, Fbx7 recruits HURP through its C-terminal proline-rich region in a Cdk1-cyclin B-phosphorylation dependent manner. Mutation of the multiple Cdk1-cyclin B phosphorylation sites on HURP or the proline-rich region of Fbx7 abolishes the association between Fbx7 and HURP. Thus, Fbx7 is a functional adaptor of the SCF complex with a proline-rich region as the substrate-binding module. In addition to Fbx7, data base analyses reveal two putative mammalian proline-rich region-containing F-box proteins, KIAA1783 and RIKEN cDNA 2410015K21. Taken together, these findings further expound the diverse substrate-recognition abilities of the SCF complexes.
Mesh Terms:
Amino Acid Motifs, Amino Acid Sequence, Binding Sites, Blotting, Western, CDC2 Protein Kinase, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, Cell Cycle, Cell Line, Cyclin B, Cycloheximide, DNA, Complementary, Databases as Topic, Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel, Enzyme Inhibitors, F-Box Proteins, Genetic Vectors, Humans, Microscopy, Fluorescence, Mitosis, Models, Biological, Models, Genetic, Molecular Sequence Data, Mutagenesis, Site-Directed, Mutation, Neoplasm Proteins, Nocodazole, Phosphoproteins, Phosphorylation, Precipitin Tests, Proline, Protein Binding, Protein Biosynthesis, Protein Structure, Tertiary, Protein Synthesis Inhibitors, RNA, Small Interfering, Recombinant Proteins, Recombination, Genetic, Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, Stem Cell Factor, Substrate Specificity, Temperature, Time Factors, Transfection, Ubiquitin
Amino Acid Motifs, Amino Acid Sequence, Binding Sites, Blotting, Western, CDC2 Protein Kinase, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, Cell Cycle, Cell Line, Cyclin B, Cycloheximide, DNA, Complementary, Databases as Topic, Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel, Enzyme Inhibitors, F-Box Proteins, Genetic Vectors, Humans, Microscopy, Fluorescence, Mitosis, Models, Biological, Models, Genetic, Molecular Sequence Data, Mutagenesis, Site-Directed, Mutation, Neoplasm Proteins, Nocodazole, Phosphoproteins, Phosphorylation, Precipitin Tests, Proline, Protein Binding, Protein Biosynthesis, Protein Structure, Tertiary, Protein Synthesis Inhibitors, RNA, Small Interfering, Recombinant Proteins, Recombination, Genetic, Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, Stem Cell Factor, Substrate Specificity, Temperature, Time Factors, Transfection, Ubiquitin
J. Biol. Chem.
Date: Jul. 30, 2004
PubMed ID: 15145941
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