Rictor forms a complex with Cullin-1 to promote SGK1 ubiquitination and destruction.
The Rictor/mTOR complex (also known as mTORC2) plays a critical role in cellular homeostasis by phosphorylating AGC kinases such as Akt and SGK at their hydrophobic motifs to activate downstream signaling. However, the regulation of mTORC2 and whether it has additional function(s) remain largely unknown. Here, we report that Rictor ... associates with Cullin-1 to form a functional E3 ubiquitin ligase. Rictor, but not Raptor or mTOR alone, promotes SGK1 ubiquitination. Loss of Rictor/Cullin-1-mediated ubiquitination leads to increased SGK1 protein levels as detected in Rictor null cells. Moreover, as part of a feedback mechanism, phosphorylation of Rictor at T1135 by multiple AGC kinases disrupts the interaction between Rictor and Cullin-1 to impair SGK1 ubiquitination. These findings indicate that the Rictor/Cullin-1 E3 ligase activity is regulated by a specific signal relay cascade and that misregulation of this mechanism may contribute to the frequent overexpression of SGK1 in various human cancers.
Mesh Terms:
Amino Acid Motifs, Animals, Carrier Proteins, Cell Line, Tumor, Cullin Proteins, Humans, Immediate-Early Proteins, Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, Mice, Neoplasms, Phosphorylation, Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt, TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases, Transcription Factors, Ubiquitination
Amino Acid Motifs, Animals, Carrier Proteins, Cell Line, Tumor, Cullin Proteins, Humans, Immediate-Early Proteins, Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, Mice, Neoplasms, Phosphorylation, Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt, TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases, Transcription Factors, Ubiquitination
Mol. Cell
Date: Sep. 10, 2010
PubMed ID: 20832730
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