Abstract / Description of output
The p53 tumour suppressor protein is tightly controlled by the E3 ubiquitin ligase, mouse double minute 2 (MDM2), but maintains MDM2 expression as part of a negative feedback loop. We have identified the immunophilin, 25kDa FK506-binding protein (FKBP25), previously shown to be regulated by p53-mediated repression, as an MDM2-interacting partner. We show that FKBP25 stimulates auto-ubiquitylation and proteasomal degradation of MDM2, leading to the induction of p53. Depletion of FKBP25 by siRNA leads to increased levels of MDM2 and a corresponding reduction in p53 and p21 levels. These data are consistent with the idea that FKBP25 contributes to regulation of the p53-MDM2 negative feedback loop.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 621-6 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | FEBS Letters |
Volume | 583 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 18 Feb 2009 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- Animals
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21
- Escherichia coli
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Genes, Reporter
- Glutathione Transferase
- HCT116 Cells
- Humans
- Luciferases
- Mice
- Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-mdm2
- RNA, Small Interfering
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins
- Tacrolimus Binding Proteins
- Transfection
- Tumor Suppressor Protein p53
- Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases
- Ubiquitination