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Erk1/2 Inactivation-Induced c-Jun Degradation Is Regulated by Protein Phosphatases, UBE2d3, and the C-Terminus of c-Jun
Constitutive photomorphogenic 1 (COP1) is the ubiquitin E3 ligase that mediates degradation of c-Jun protein upon Erk1/2 inactivation. It remains unknown how this protein degradation pathway is regulated. In this study, we investigated the roles of protein phosphatases, ubiquitin-conjugating E2 enzy...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8070263/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33918729 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms22083889 |
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author | Ouyang, Weiming Frucht, David M. |
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description | Constitutive photomorphogenic 1 (COP1) is the ubiquitin E3 ligase that mediates degradation of c-Jun protein upon Erk1/2 inactivation. It remains unknown how this protein degradation pathway is regulated. In this study, we investigated the roles of protein phosphatases, ubiquitin-conjugating E2 enzymes (UBE2), and an intrinsic motif of c-Jun in regulating this degradation pathway. By using pharmacological inhibitors and/or gene knockdown techniques, we identified protein phosphatase 1 (PP1) and PP2A as the phosphatases and UBE23d as the UBE2 promoting c-Jun degradation, triggered by Erk1/2 inactivation. In addition, we report that the C-terminus of c-Jun protein facilitates its degradation. The addition of a C-terminal tag or deletion of the last four amino acid residues from the C-terminus of c-Jun protects it from degradation under Erk1/2-inactivating conditions. Taken together, this study reveals that the Erk1/2 inactivation-triggered and COP1-mediated c-Jun degradation is extrinsically and intrinsically regulated, providing a new understanding of the mechanisms underlying this protein degradation pathway. |
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spelling | pubmed-80702632021-04-26 Erk1/2 Inactivation-Induced c-Jun Degradation Is Regulated by Protein Phosphatases, UBE2d3, and the C-Terminus of c-Jun Ouyang, Weiming Frucht, David M. Int J Mol Sci Article Constitutive photomorphogenic 1 (COP1) is the ubiquitin E3 ligase that mediates degradation of c-Jun protein upon Erk1/2 inactivation. It remains unknown how this protein degradation pathway is regulated. In this study, we investigated the roles of protein phosphatases, ubiquitin-conjugating E2 enzymes (UBE2), and an intrinsic motif of c-Jun in regulating this degradation pathway. By using pharmacological inhibitors and/or gene knockdown techniques, we identified protein phosphatase 1 (PP1) and PP2A as the phosphatases and UBE23d as the UBE2 promoting c-Jun degradation, triggered by Erk1/2 inactivation. In addition, we report that the C-terminus of c-Jun protein facilitates its degradation. The addition of a C-terminal tag or deletion of the last four amino acid residues from the C-terminus of c-Jun protects it from degradation under Erk1/2-inactivating conditions. Taken together, this study reveals that the Erk1/2 inactivation-triggered and COP1-mediated c-Jun degradation is extrinsically and intrinsically regulated, providing a new understanding of the mechanisms underlying this protein degradation pathway. MDPI 2021-04-09 /pmc/articles/PMC8070263/ /pubmed/33918729 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms22083889 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Ouyang, Weiming Frucht, David M. Erk1/2 Inactivation-Induced c-Jun Degradation Is Regulated by Protein Phosphatases, UBE2d3, and the C-Terminus of c-Jun |
title | Erk1/2 Inactivation-Induced c-Jun Degradation Is Regulated by Protein Phosphatases, UBE2d3, and the C-Terminus of c-Jun |
title_full | Erk1/2 Inactivation-Induced c-Jun Degradation Is Regulated by Protein Phosphatases, UBE2d3, and the C-Terminus of c-Jun |
title_fullStr | Erk1/2 Inactivation-Induced c-Jun Degradation Is Regulated by Protein Phosphatases, UBE2d3, and the C-Terminus of c-Jun |
title_full_unstemmed | Erk1/2 Inactivation-Induced c-Jun Degradation Is Regulated by Protein Phosphatases, UBE2d3, and the C-Terminus of c-Jun |
title_short | Erk1/2 Inactivation-Induced c-Jun Degradation Is Regulated by Protein Phosphatases, UBE2d3, and the C-Terminus of c-Jun |
title_sort | erk1/2 inactivation-induced c-jun degradation is regulated by protein phosphatases, ube2d3, and the c-terminus of c-jun |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8070263/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33918729 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms22083889 |
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