pVHL mediates K63-linked ubiquitination of IKKβ, leading to IKKβ inactivation.

Nuclear factor (NF)-κB is a transcription factor that plays an important role in many biological functions. Regulation of NF-κB activity is complicated, and ubiquitination is essential for NF-κB activation. Hypoxia can activate NF-κB. However, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. pVHL is a tumour suppressor and functions as an adaptor of ...
E3-ligase. In this study, we demonstrated that pVHL inhibits NF-κB by mediating K63-ubiquitination of IKKβ, which is dependent on oxygen. We found that pVHL mediates K63-linked ubiquitination of IKKβ, which is an upstream regulator of NF-κB. The pVHL-mediated K63-ubiquitination of IKKβ prevents TAK1 binding, which leads to the inhibition of IKKβ phosphorylation and NF-κB activation. pVHL-mediated K63-ubiquitination of IKKβ is inhibited under hypoxia. DMOG, which is a specific inhibitor of prolyl hydroxylases, also suppresses K63-ubiquitination of IKKβ. Prolyl hydroxylase (PHD) 1 enhances K63-ubiquitination of IKKβ and inhibits IKKβ phosphorylation. These results suggest a novel function for pVHL in mediating K63-linked ubiquitination of IKKβ, which plays a role in the regulation of IKK/NF-κB signalling. The results also provide new insight into the mechanism of NF-κB activation through hypoxia.
Mesh Terms:
Amino Acids, Dicarboxylic, Cell Hypoxia, Enzyme Inhibitors, Female, HEK293 Cells, HeLa Cells, Humans, Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-Proline Dioxygenases, I-kappa B Kinase, Lysine, MAP Kinase Kinase Kinases, NF-kappa B, Oxygen, Phosphorylation, Protein Binding, RNA Interference, Signal Transduction, Transfection, Ubiquitination, Von Hippel-Lindau Tumor Suppressor Protein
Cancer Lett.
Date: Dec. 01, 2015
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