The tumour suppressor RASSF1A promotes MDM2 self-ubiquitination by disrupting the MDM2-DAXX-HAUSP complex.
The tumour suppressor p53, which accumulates in response to DNA damage and induces cell-cycle arrest and apoptosis, has a key function in the maintenance of genome integrity. Under normal conditions, the antiproliferative effects of p53 are inhibited by MDM2, a ubiquitin ligase that promotes p53 ubiquitination and degradation. MDM2 is ... also self-ubiquitinated and degraded. Here, we show that the tumour suppressor RASSF1A regulates G(1)-S cell-cycle progression in a p53-dependent manner by promoting MDM2 self-ubiquitination and preventing p53 degradation. Importantly, RASSF1A associates with MDM2 and death-domain-associated protein (DAXX) in the nucleus, thereby disrupting the interactions between MDM2, DAXX, and the deubiquitinase, HAUSP, and enhancing the self-ubiquitin ligase activity of MDM2. Moreover, RASSF1A partially contributes to p53-dependent checkpoint activation at early time points in response to DNA damage. These findings reveal a new and important function for RASSF1A in regulating the p53-MDM2 pathway.
Mesh Terms:
Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing, Animals, Cell Line, Tumor, Fibroblasts, Humans, Mice, Nuclear Proteins, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-mdm2, Tumor Suppressor Proteins, Ubiquitin Thiolesterase, Ubiquitination
Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing, Animals, Cell Line, Tumor, Fibroblasts, Humans, Mice, Nuclear Proteins, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-mdm2, Tumor Suppressor Proteins, Ubiquitin Thiolesterase, Ubiquitination
EMBO J.
Date: Jul. 09, 2008
PubMed ID: 18566590
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