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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Ian Logan, Dr Vasileia Sapountzi, Dr Luke GaughanORCiD, Professor David Neal, Professor Craig Robson
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Murine PIRH2 (mPIRH2) was recently identified as a RING finger-containing ubiquitin-protein isopeptide ligase that interacts with both p53 and the human androgen receptor. mpirh2 is a p53-responsive gene that is up-regulated by UV, and mPIRH2 protein has the capacity to polyubiquitylate p53, perhaps leading to p53 destruction. mpirh2 therefore has properties similar to those of the oncogene mdm2. Here, we have identified human PIRH2 (hPIRH2) as a TIP60-interacting protein. To investigate its regulation, we characterized hPIRH2 in parallel with hPIRH2 variants possessing mutations of conserved RING finger residues. We observed that wild-type hPIRH2 is an unstable protein with a short half-life and is a target for RING domain-dependent proteasomal degradation. Accordingly, we found that hPIRH2 was ubiquitylated in cells. The TIP60-hPIRH2 association appeared to regulate hPIRH2 stability; coexpression of TIP60 enhanced hPIRH2 protein stability and altered hPIRH2 subcellular localization. These results suggest that hPIRH2 activities can be controlled, at the post-translational level, in multiple ways.
Author(s): Logan, I. R., Sapountzi, V., Gaughan, L., Neal, D. E., Robson, C. N.
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Journal of Biological Chemistry
Year: 2004
Volume: 279
Issue: 12
Pages: 11696-11704
Print publication date: 19/03/2004
ISSN (print): 0021-9258
ISSN (electronic): 1083-351X
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M312712200
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M312712200
PubMed id: 14701804
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