CRL4(VprBP) E3 ligase promotes monoubiquitylation and chromatin binding of TET dioxygenases.
DNA methylation at the C-5 position of cytosine (5mC) regulates gene expression and plays pivotal roles in various biological processes. The TET dioxygenases catalyze iterative oxidation of 5mC, leading to eventual demethylation. Inactivation of TET enzymes causes multistage developmental defects, impaired cell reprogramming, and hematopoietic malignancies. However, little is known about how ... TET activity is regulated. Here we show that all three TET proteins bind to VprBP and are monoubiquitylated by the VprBP-DDB1-CUL4-ROC1 E3 ubiquitin ligase (CRL4(VprBP)) on a highly conserved lysine residue. Deletion of VprBP in oocytes abrogated paternal DNA hydroxymethylation in zygotes. VprBP-mediated monoubiquitylation promotes TET binding to chromatin. Multiple recurrent TET2-inactivating mutations derived from leukemia target either the monoubiquitylation site (K1299) or residues essential for VprBP binding. Cumulatively, our data demonstrate that CRL4(VprBP) is a critical regulator of TET dioxygenases during development and in tumor suppression.
Mesh Terms:
Amino Acid Sequence, Animals, Carrier Proteins, Catalytic Domain, Chromatin, DNA-Binding Proteins, Dioxygenases, Female, HEK293 Cells, Humans, Male, Mice, Knockout, Molecular Sequence Data, Mutation, Missense, Protein Binding, Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs, Proto-Oncogene Proteins, Ubiquitination
Amino Acid Sequence, Animals, Carrier Proteins, Catalytic Domain, Chromatin, DNA-Binding Proteins, Dioxygenases, Female, HEK293 Cells, Humans, Male, Mice, Knockout, Molecular Sequence Data, Mutation, Missense, Protein Binding, Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs, Proto-Oncogene Proteins, Ubiquitination
Mol. Cell
Date: Jan. 22, 2015
PubMed ID: 25557551
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