FOXO4 transcriptional activity is regulated by monoubiquitination and USP7/HAUSP.
FOXO (Forkhead box O) transcription factors are important regulators of cellular metabolism, cell-cycle progression and cell death. FOXO activity is regulated by multiple post-translational modifications, including phosphorylation, acetylation and polyubiquitination. Here, we show that FOXO becomes monoubiquitinated in response to increased cellular oxidative stress, resulting in its re-localization to the ... nucleus and an increase in its transcriptional activity. Deubiquitination of FOXO requires the deubiquitinating enzyme USP7/HAUSP (herpesvirus-associated ubiquitin-specific protease), which interacts with and deubiquitinates FOXO in response to oxidative stress. Oxidative stress-induced ubiquitination and deubiquitination by USP7 do not influence FOXO protein half-life. However, USP7 does negatively regulate FOXO transcriptional activity towards endogenous promoters. Our results demonstrate a novel mechanism of FOXO regulation and indicate that USP7 has an important role in regulating FOXO-mediated stress responses.
Mesh Terms:
Animals, Cells, Cultured, Endopeptidases, Gene Expression Regulation, Humans, Hydrogen Peroxide, Kidney, Lung Neoplasms, Mice, NIH 3T3 Cells, Oxidants, Oxidative Stress, Protein Processing, Post-Translational, RNA, Messenger, Transcription Factors, Transcription, Genetic, Transfection, Ubiquitin, Ubiquitin Thiolesterase
Animals, Cells, Cultured, Endopeptidases, Gene Expression Regulation, Humans, Hydrogen Peroxide, Kidney, Lung Neoplasms, Mice, NIH 3T3 Cells, Oxidants, Oxidative Stress, Protein Processing, Post-Translational, RNA, Messenger, Transcription Factors, Transcription, Genetic, Transfection, Ubiquitin, Ubiquitin Thiolesterase
Nat. Cell Biol.
Date: Oct. 01, 2006
PubMed ID: 16964248
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