PMID:15678106

Citation	Rossi, M, De Laurenzi, V, Munarriz, E, Green, DR, Liu, YC, Vousden, KH, Cesareni, G and Melino, G (2005) The ubiquitin-protein ligase Itch regulates p73 stability. EMBO J. 24:836-48
Abstract	p73, a member of the p53 family of transcription factors, is upregulated in response to DNA damage, inducing cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. Besides indications that this p73 response is post-transcriptional, little is known about the underlying molecular mechanisms of p73 protein degradation. Ubiquitination and proteasomal-dependent degradation of p53 are regulated by its transcriptional target MDM2. However, unlike p53, p73 binds to, but is not degraded by, MDM2. Here we describe the binding of p73 to Itch, a Hect ubiquitin-protein ligase. Itch selectively binds and ubiquitinates p73 but not p53; this results in the rapid proteasome-dependent degradation of p73. Upon DNA damage Itch itself is downregulated, allowing p73 protein levels to rise and thus interfere with p73 function. In conclusion, we have identified a key mechanism in the control of p73 protein levels both in normal as well as in stress conditions.
Links	PubMed PMC549609 Online version:10.1038/sj.emboj.7600444
Keywords	Animals; Cell Line; DNA Damage; DNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism; Down-Regulation; Gene Expression Regulation; Genes, Tumor Suppressor; Humans; Mice; Mice, Knockout; Nuclear Proteins/metabolism; Protein Binding; Repressor Proteins/genetics; Repressor Proteins/metabolism; Substrate Specificity; Transcription, Genetic; Tumor Suppressor Protein p53/metabolism; Tumor Suppressor Proteins; Ubiquitin/metabolism; Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases/genetics; Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases/metabolism
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