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Ubiquitin/SUMO modification regulates VHL protein stability and nucleocytoplasmic localization.

Abstract
Functional inactivation of the von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) tumor suppressor protein is linked to the development of several forms of cancer as well as oncogenic progression like sporadic renal clear-cell carcinomas (RCC). Despite the critical role played by VHL in destruction of hypoxia-inducible factor α (HIFα) via ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis, very little is known about the post-translational modification which regulates VHL activity. Our previous study showed that the SUMO E3 ligase PIASy interacts with VHL and induces VHL SUMOylation on lysine residue 171 (Cai et al, PLoS ONE, 2010, 5(3):e9720). Here we further report that VHL also undergoes ubiquitylation on both lysine residues 171 and 196, which is blocked by PIASy. Moreover, using a VHL-SUMO1 or ubiquitin fusion protein, we found that ubiquitylated VHL is localized predominantly in the cytoplasm, while SUMOylated VHL results in increased VHL protein stability and nuclear redistribution. Interestingly, substitution of lysine 171 and 196 to arginine of VHL abrogates its inhibitory function on the transcriptional activity of HIFα, and tube formation in vitro. This demonstrates that post-translational modifications like ubiquitylation and SUMOylation contributes to VHL protein stability and nucleocytoplasmic shuttling, and that the overall function of VHL in tumor suppression may require a precise and dynamically regulated process which involves protein modification.
AuthorsQiliang Cai, Erle S Robertson
JournalPloS one (PLoS One) Vol. 5 Issue 9 (Sep 09 2010) ISSN: 1932-6203 [Electronic] United States
PMID20844582 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Retracted Publication)
Chemical References
  • Ubiquitin
  • Von Hippel-Lindau Tumor Suppressor Protein
Topics
  • Active Transport, Cell Nucleus
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Nucleus (chemistry, genetics, metabolism)
  • Cytoplasm (chemistry, genetics, metabolism)
  • Humans
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Protein Stability
  • Protein Transport
  • Sumoylation
  • Ubiquitin (metabolism)
  • Ubiquitination
  • Von Hippel-Lindau Tumor Suppressor Protein (chemistry, genetics, metabolism)

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