cIAP1 and cIAP2 facilitate cancer cell survival by functioning as E3 ligases that promote RIP1 ubiquitination.
The inhibitor of apoptosis (IAP) family of proteins enhances cell survival through mechanisms that remain uncertain. In this report, we show that cIAP1 and cIAP2 promote cancer cell survival by functioning as E3 ubiquitin ligases that maintain constitutive ubiquitination of the RIP1 adaptor protein. We demonstrate that AEG40730, a compound ... modeled on BIR-binding tetrapeptides, binds to cIAP1 and cIAP2, facilitates their autoubiquitination and proteosomal degradation, and causes a dramatic reduction in RIP1 ubiquitination. We show that cIAP1 and cIAP2 directly ubiquitinate RIP1 and induce constitutive RIP1 ubiquitination in cancer cells and demonstrate that constitutively ubiquitinated RIP1 associates with the prosurvival kinase TAK1. When deubiquitinated by AEG40730 treatment, RIP1 binds caspase-8 and induces apoptosis. These findings provide insights into the function of the IAPs and provide new therapeutic opportunities in the treatment of cancer.
Mesh Terms:
Caspase 8, Cell Death, Cell Line, Tumor, Cell Survival, Enzyme Activation, Female, Humans, Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins, Nuclear Pore Complex Proteins, Ovarian Neoplasms, RNA-Binding Proteins, Sulfonamides, Ubiquitin, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases
Caspase 8, Cell Death, Cell Line, Tumor, Cell Survival, Enzyme Activation, Female, Humans, Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins, Nuclear Pore Complex Proteins, Ovarian Neoplasms, RNA-Binding Proteins, Sulfonamides, Ubiquitin, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases
Mol. Cell
Date: Jun. 20, 2008
PubMed ID: 18570872
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