GCN5 is a required cofactor for a ubiquitin ligase that targets NF-kappaB/RelA.
The transcription factor NF-kappaB is a critical regulator of inflammatory and cell survival signals. Proteasomal degradation of NF-kappaB subunits plays an important role in the termination of NF-kappaB activity, and at least one of the identified ubiquitin ligases is a multimeric complex containing Copper Metabolism Murr1 Domain 1 (COMMD1) and ... Cul2. We report here that GCN5, a histone acetyltransferase, associates with COMMD1 and other components of the ligase, promotes RelA ubiquitination, and represses kappaB-dependent transcription. In this role, the acetyltransferase activity of GCN5 is not required. Interestingly, GCN5 binds more avidly to RelA after phosphorylation on Ser 468, an event that is dependent on IKK activity. Consistent with this, we find that both GCN5 and the IkappaB Kinase (IKK) complex promote RelA degradation. Collectively, the data indicate that GCN5 participates in the ubiquitination process as an accessory factor for a ubiquitin ligase, where it provides a novel link between phosphorylation and ubiquitination.
Mesh Terms:
Carrier Proteins, Cell Line, Cell Nucleus, Coenzymes, Gene Expression Regulation, Humans, I-kappa B Kinase, Phosphorylation, Promoter Regions, Genetic, Protein Binding, Protein Stability, Transcription Factor RelA, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases, Ubiquitination, p300-CBP Transcription Factors
Carrier Proteins, Cell Line, Cell Nucleus, Coenzymes, Gene Expression Regulation, Humans, I-kappa B Kinase, Phosphorylation, Promoter Regions, Genetic, Protein Binding, Protein Stability, Transcription Factor RelA, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases, Ubiquitination, p300-CBP Transcription Factors
Genes Dev.
Date: Apr. 01, 2009
PubMed ID: 19339690
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