Ubiquitin ligases involved in the regulation of Snail1
Epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a process by which epithelial cells acquire a mesenchymal phenotype. It is characterized by the down-regulation of the adherens junction protein E-cadherin, and it is important during embryonic development. Snail1 expression is sufficient to trigger EMT...
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| Tipo de recurso: | tesis doctoral |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2013 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | CBUC, CESCA |
| Repositorio: | TDR. Tesis Doctorales en Red |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:www.tdx.cat:10803/145483 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10803/145483 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition EMT Protein degradation FBXL14 FBXL5 Snail1 Cellular stress Ubiquitination Transició epiteli-mesènquima Degradació de proteïnes Estrès cel•lular Ubiquitinació 577 |
| Sumario: | Epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a process by which epithelial cells acquire a mesenchymal phenotype. It is characterized by the down-regulation of the adherens junction protein E-cadherin, and it is important during embryonic development. Snail1 expression is sufficient to trigger EMT in cultured cells and is found up-regulated in some cancers. Snail1 is stabilized both at mRNA and protein levels and in this project we analyzed the action of ubiquitin ligases affecting protein half-life. Apart from the already described β-Trcp1, that degrades Snail1 in a GSK-3β phosphorylation-dependent manner, we found the F-box proteins FBXL14 and FBXL5 as novel E3 ubiquitin ligases for Snail1. FBXL14 is a cytoplasmic ubiquitin ligase that is down-regulated in hypoxia through a transcriptional mechanism. FBXL5 is nuclear and modulates Snail1 binding to the DNA and nuclear ubiquitination. FBXL5 protein is destabilized after γ-irradiation, inducing high levels of Snail1. Together, these ligases keep a tight control of Snail1 cellular levels, maintaining them low in normal conditions. |
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