TRIM44 interacts with and stabilizes terf, a TRIM ubiquitin E3 ligase.

Terf/TRIM17 is a member of the TRIM family of proteins, which is characterized by the RING finger, B-box, and coiled-coil domains. In the present study, we found that terf interacts with TRIM44. Terf underwent ubiquitination in vitro in the presence of the E2 enzyme UbcH6; this suggests that terf exhibits ...
E3 ubiquitin ligase activity. It was also found that terf was conjugated with polyubiquitin chains and stabilized by the proteasome inhibitor in mammalian cells; this suggested that terf rendered itself susceptible to proteasomal degradation through polyubiquitination. We also found that TRIM44 inhibited ubiquitination of terf, and thus stabilized the protein. The N-terminal region of TRIM44 contains a zinc-finger domain found in ubiquitin hydrolases (ZF UBP) and ubiquitin specific proteases (USPs). Thus, we proposed that TRIM44 may function as a new class of the "USP-like-TRIM" which regulates the activity of associated TRIM proteins.
Mesh Terms:
Animals, Carrier Proteins, Cell Line, Humans, Male, Mice, Testis, Two-Hybrid System Techniques, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases, Ubiquitination
Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun.
Date: May. 29, 2009
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