Hu Jian, Zacharek Sima, He Yizhou Joseph, Lee Hyun, Shumway Stuart, Duronio Robert J, Xiong Yue
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA.
Genes Dev. 2008 Apr 1;22(7):866-71. doi: 10.1101/gad.1624008.
Tuberous sclerosis (TSC) is an autosomal dominant disease characterized by hamartoma formation in various organs and is caused by mutations targeting either the TSC1 or TSC2 genes. TSC1 and TSC2 proteins form a functionally interdependent dimeric complex. Phosphorylation of either TSC subunit by different kinases regulates the function of TSC and represents a major mechanism to integrate various signals into a centralized cell growth pathway. The majority of disease-associated mutations targeting either TSC1 or TSC2 results in a substantial decrease in protein level, suggesting that protein turnover also plays a critical role in TSC regulation. Here we report that TSC2 protein binds to FBW5, a DDB1-binding WD40 (DWD) protein, and is recruited by FBW5 to the DDB1-CUL4-ROC1 E3 ubiquitin ligase. Overexpression of FBW5 or CUL4A promotes TSC2 protein degradation, and this is abrogated by the coexpression of TSC1. Conversely, depletion of FBW5, DDB1, or CUL4A/B stabilizes TSC2. Ddb1 or Cul4 mutations in Drosophila result in Gigas/TSC2 protein accumulation and cause growth defects that can be partially rescued by Gigas/Tsc2 reduction. These results indicate that FBW5-DDB1-CUL4-ROC1 is an E3 ubiquitin ligase regulating TSC2 protein stability and TSC complex turnover.
结节性硬化症(TSC)是一种常染色体显性疾病,其特征是在各个器官中形成错构瘤,由靶向TSC1或TSC2基因的突变引起。TSC1和TSC2蛋白形成功能上相互依赖的二聚体复合物。不同激酶对任一TSC亚基的磷酸化调节TSC的功能,并且是将各种信号整合到集中的细胞生长途径中的主要机制。大多数靶向TSC1或TSC2的疾病相关突变导致蛋白质水平大幅下降,这表明蛋白质周转在TSC调节中也起着关键作用。在此,我们报告TSC2蛋白与FBW5(一种DDB1结合的WD40(DWD)蛋白)结合,并被FBW5招募到DDB1-CUL4-ROC1 E3泛素连接酶。FBW5或CUL4A的过表达促进TSC2蛋白降解,而TSC1的共表达可消除这种降解。相反,FBW5、DDB1或CUL4A/B的缺失使TSC2稳定。果蝇中的Ddb1或Cul4突变导致Gigas/TSC2蛋白积累并引起生长缺陷,而Gigas/Tsc2的减少可部分挽救这些缺陷。这些结果表明FBW5-DDB1-CUL4-ROC1是一种调节TSC2蛋白稳定性和TSC复合物周转的E3泛素连接酶。