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Mdm2 Is a RING Finger-dependent Ubiquitin Protein Ligase for Itself and p53

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Fang, Shengyun, Jensen, Jane P., Ludwig, Robert L., Vousden, Karen H., Weissman, Allan M.·2000·Journal of Biological Chemistry

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Mdm2 has been shown to regulate p53 stability by targeting the p53 protein for proteasomal degradation. We now report that Mdm2 is a ubiquitin protein ligase (E3) for p53 and that its activity is dependent on its RING finger. Furthermore, we show that Mdm2 mediates its own ubiquitination in a RING finger-dependent manner, which requires no eukaryotic proteins other than ubiquitin-activating enzyme (E1) and an ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme (E2). It is apparent, therefore, that Mdm2 manifests an intrinsic capacity to mediate ubiquitination. Mutation of putative zinc coordination residues abrogated this activity, as did chelation of divalent cations. After cation chelation, the full activity could be restored by addition of zinc. We further demonstrate that the degradation of p53 and Mdm2 in cells requires additional potential zinc-coordinating residues beyond those required for the intrinsic activity of Mdm2 in vitro. Replacement of the Mdm2 RING with that of another protein (Praja1) reconstituted ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation of Mdm2. However, this RING was ineffective in ubiquitination and proteasomal targeting of p53, suggesting that there may be specificity at the level of the RING in the recognition of heterologous substrates.

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  • In previously authenticated RING domain-containing E3s, wild-type in vitro ubiquitin ligase activity and inhibition by mutation of cognate Cys/His residues have been seen.

    “The in vitro ubiquitin ligase activity of wild-type protein and the inhibitory effect of mutation of residues cognate with Cys-101 and His-103 has been seen with previously authenticated RING domain-containing E3s (9, 18)”
  • RNF170 is an E3 ubiquitin ligase.

    “shows that RNF170 is an E3.”

    From RNF170 Protein, an Endoplasmic Reticulum Membrane Ubiquitin Ligase, Mediates Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptor Ubiquitination and Degradation (2011) · cites this paper as [18]

    The paper states that Mdm2 is an E3 ligase (opening section; Discussion), but those passages do not address RNF170. Searches for “RNF170” and “RNF 170 E3 ubiquitin ligase” found no passage about that protein in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.76)

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  • Mdm2 is a RING-type E3 ubiquitin ligase that ubiquitylates itself and p53, leading to their proteasomal degradation.

    “Mdm2 is a RING-type E3 ubiquitin ligase (Honda et al., 1997;Fang et al., 2000;Honda and Yasuda, 2000), which directs the ubiquitylation of itself and p53.”

    From Mdmx stabilizes p53 and Mdm2 via two distinct mechanisms (2001) · cites this paper as Fang et al., 2000

  • Swapping Mdm2's RING finger with Praja 1's RING finger did not affect Mdm2 ubiquitylation but prevented p53 ubiquitylation.

    “This switch did not affect Mdm2 ubiquitylation but prevented the ubiquitylation of p53 (Fang et al., 2000).”

    From Mdmx stabilizes p53 and Mdm2 via two distinct mechanisms (2001) · cites this paper as Fang et al., 2000

  • Mdm2 undergoes auto-degradation and targets Mdmx for degradation, which is critical for optimal p53 activation after stress.

    “However, in addition to degrading p53, Mdm2 also undergoes auto-degradation [12,13] and targets Mdmx for degradation [14–16], which is critical for optimal p53 activation after stress.”

    From The p53 orchestra: Mdm2 and Mdmx set the tone (2010) · cites this paper as [13]

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Authors
Fang, S., Jensen, J. P., Ludwig, R. L., Vousden, K. H., & Weissman, A. M.
Affiliations
National Institutes of Health (US)
Venue
Journal of Biological Chemistry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2000-03
Volume
275
Issue
12
Pages
8945-8951
ISSN
0021-9258 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2073936529
Cited by
1,044
References
76
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FWCI
22.98
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  • National Cancer Institute
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer-related Molecular Pathways
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › TGF-β signaling in diseases
Keywords
MDM2, p53, ring finger, E3 ubiquitin ligase, ubiquitination, proteasomal degradation, self-ubiquitination, zinc coordination, substrate specificity, p53 stabilization
MeSH terms
Alkylation, Amino Acid Sequence, Chelating Agents, Cysteine Endopeptidases, Ligases, Models, Molecular, Molecular Sequence Data, Multienzyme Complexes, Mutation, Nuclear Proteins, Protein Processing, Post-Translational, Proto-Oncogene Proteins, Recombinant Proteins, Ubiquitins, Zinc, Tumor Suppressor Protein p53, Zinc Fingers, Consensus Sequence, Ubiquitin-Activating Enzymes, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases, Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-mdm2

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