Abstract
Receptor interacting protein (RIP) is recruited to tumor necrosis factor-α receptor 1 (TNFR1) complex upon stimulation and plays a crucial role in the receptor-mediated NF-κB activation. Among the components of the TNFR1 complex are proteins that possess ubiquitin-protein isopeptide ligase (E3) activities, such as TNFR1-associated factor 2 (TRAF2), cellular inhibitor of apoptosis proteins (c-IAPs) namely, c-IAP1 and c-IAP2. Here, we showed that ectopically expressed RIP is ubiquitinated, and either the intermediate or death domain of RIP is required for this modification. Expression of c-IAP1 and c-IAP2 decreased the steady-state level of RIP, which was blocked by inhibition of the 26S proteasome. RIP degradation requires intact c-IAP2 containing the RING domain. Our in vitro ubiquitination assay revealed that while TRAF2 had no effect, both c-IAP1 and c-IAP2-mediated RIP ubiquitination with similar efficiency, indicating that c-IAPs can function as E3 toward RIP.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 151-156 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | FEBS Letters |
Volume | 566 |
Issue number | 1-3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2004 May 21 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We thank H.S. Park, E.Y. Ko, and E.H. Shin for supplying reagents (E1, E2, and Flag-c-IAP2). This work was supported by grants from the Korean Ministry of Science and Technology through 21C Frontier Project and from the basic research program (R02-2002-000-00043-0) of the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation. S.-M.P. is a recipient of a predoctoral fellowship provided by the Korea Research Foundation.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biophysics
- Structural Biology
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Genetics
- Cell Biology