PML activates transcription by protecting HIPK2 and p300 from SCFFbx3-mediated degradation.

Abstract

PML, a nuclear protein, interacts with several transcription factors and their coactivators, such as HIPK2 and p300, resulting in the activation of transcription. Although PML is thought to achieve transcription activation by stabilizing the transcription factor complex, little is known about the underlying molecular mechanism. To clarify the role of PML in transcription regulation, we purified the PML complex and identified Fbxo3 (Fbx3), Skp1, and Cullin1 as novel components of this complex. Fbx3 formed SCF(Fbx3) ubiquitin ligase and promoted the degradation of HIPK2 and p300 by the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway. PML inhibited this degradation through a mechanism that unexpectedly did not involve inhibition of the ubiquitination of HIPK2. PML, Fbx3, and HIPK2 synergistically activated p53-induced transcription. Our findings suggest that PML stabilizes the transcription factor complex by protecting HIPK2 and p300 from SCF(Fbx3)-induced degradation until transcription is completed. In contrast, the leukemia-associated fusion PML-RARalpha induced the degradation of HIPK2. We discuss the roles of PML and PML-retinoic acid receptor alpha, as well as those of HIPK2 and p300 ubiquitination, in transcriptional regulation and leukemogenesis.

• Authors: Yutaka Shima, Takito Shima, Tomoki Chiba, Tatsuro Irimura, Pier Paolo Pandolfi, Issay Kitabayashi
• Journal: Molecular and cellular biology (Mol Cell Biol) Vol. 28 Issue 23 Pg. 7126-38 (Dec 2008) ISSN: 1098-5549 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 18809579 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• Carrier Proteins
• F-Box Proteins
• Fbxo3 protein, human
• Multiprotein Complexes
• Nuclear Proteins
• Promyelocytic Leukemia Protein
• Transcription Factors
• Tumor Suppressor Protein p53
• Tumor Suppressor Proteins
• PML protein, human
• p300-CBP Transcription Factors
• SKP Cullin F-Box Protein Ligases
• HIPK2 protein, human
• Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases

Topics

• Carrier Proteins (metabolism)
• Cell Line
• F-Box Proteins (metabolism)
• Humans
• Leukemia (etiology)
• Multiprotein Complexes
• Nuclear Proteins (physiology)
• Promyelocytic Leukemia Protein
• Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases (metabolism)
• Protein Stability
• SKP Cullin F-Box Protein Ligases (metabolism)
• Transcription Factors (physiology)
• Transcriptional Activation
• Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 (genetics)
• Tumor Suppressor Proteins (physiology)
• p300-CBP Transcription Factors (metabolism)