Abstract
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, 25 kDa 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. (C) 2009 Federation of European Biochemical Societies. Published by Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 621-626 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | FEBS Letters |
| Volume | 583 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 18 Feb 2009 |
Keywords
- FKBP25
- MDM2
- p53
- E3 ligase
- Ubiquitylation
- Degradation
- CULTURED-CELLS
- IN-VITRO
- PROTEIN
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