4a0c

Structural highlights

Disease

[CUL4B_HUMAN] Defects in CUL4B are the cause of mental retardation, X-linked, syndromic, 15 (MRXS15) [MIM:300354]. A syndromic form of X-linked mental retardation characterized by severe intellectual deficit associated with short stature, craniofacial dysmorphism, small testes, muscle wasting in lower legs, kyphosis, joint hyperextensibility, pes cavus, small feet, and abnormalities of the toes. Additional neurologic manifestations include speech delay and impairment, tremor, seizures, gait ataxia, hyperactivity and decreased attention span.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Function

[CAND1_HUMAN] Enhances transcription from various types of promoters (By similarity). Regulatory protein that interferes with the assembly of the SCF (SKP1-CUL1-F-box protein) ubiquitin ligase complex and thereby down-regulates ubiquitination of target proteins. Prevents neddylation of CUL1 by physically blocking access to the neddylation site. Disrupts interactions between CUL1 and SKP1 and between CUL1 and F-box proteins.^{[5] [6] [7]} [RBX1_MOUSE] E3 ubiquitin ligase component of multiple cullin-RING-based E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase complexes which mediate the ubiquitination and subsequent proteasomal degradation of target proteins, including proteins involved in cell cycle progression, signal transduction, transcription and transcription-coupled nucleotide excision repair. The functional specificity of the E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase complexes depends on the variable substrate recognition components. As a component of the CSA complex promotes the ubiquitination of ERCC6 resulting in proteasomal degradation (By similarity). Through the RING-type zinc finger, seems to recruit the E2 ubiquitination enzyme, like CDC34, to the complex and brings it into close proximity to the substrate. Probably also stimulates CDC34 autoubiquitination. May be required for histone H3 and histone H4 ubiquitination in response to ultraviolet and for subsequent DNA repair. Promotes the neddylation of CUL1, CUL2, CUL4 and CUL4 via its interaction with UBE2M (By similarity).^[8] [CUL4B_HUMAN] Core component of multiple cullin-RING-based E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase complexes which mediate the ubiquitination and subsequent proteasomal degradation of target proteins. The functional specificity of the E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase complex depends on the variable substrate recognition subunit. CUL4B may act within the complex as a scaffold protein, contributing to catalysis through positioning of the substrate and the ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme. Plays a role as part of the E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase complex in polyubiquitination of CDT1, histone H2A, histone H3 and histone H4 in response to radiation-induced DNA damage. Targeted to UV damaged chromatin by DDB2 and may be important for DNA repair and DNA replication. Required for ubiquitination of cyclin E, and consequently, normal G1 cell cycle progression. Regulates the mammalian target-of-rapamycin (mTOR) pathway involved in control of cell growth, size and metabolism. Specific CUL4B regulation of the mTORC1-mediated pathway is dependent upon 26S proteasome function and requires interaction between CUL4B and MLST8.^{[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]}

See Also

• Cullin
• RING box protein
• Ubiquitin protein ligase

References

1. ↑ Zou Y, Liu Q, Chen B, Zhang X, Guo C, Zhou H, Li J, Gao G, Guo Y, Yan C, Wei J, Shao C, Gong Y. Mutation in CUL4B, which encodes a member of cullin-RING ubiquitin ligase complex, causes X-linked mental retardation. Am J Hum Genet. 2007 Mar;80(3):561-6. Epub 2007 Jan 25. PMID:17273978 doi:10.1086/512489
2. ↑ Badura-Stronka M, Jamsheer A, Materna-Kiryluk A, Sowinska A, Kiryluk K, Budny B, Latos-Bielenska A. A novel nonsense mutation in CUL4B gene in three brothers with X-linked mental retardation syndrome. Clin Genet. 2010 Feb;77(2):141-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2009.01331.x. Epub, 2009 Dec 10. PMID:20002452 doi:10.1111/j.1399-0004.2009.01331.x
3. ↑ Tarpey PS, Raymond FL, O'Meara S, Edkins S, Teague J, Butler A, Dicks E, Stevens C, Tofts C, Avis T, Barthorpe S, Buck G, Cole J, Gray K, Halliday K, Harrison R, Hills K, Jenkinson A, Jones D, Menzies A, Mironenko T, Perry J, Raine K, Richardson D, Shepherd R, Small A, Varian J, West S, Widaa S, Mallya U, Moon J, Luo Y, Holder S, Smithson SF, Hurst JA, Clayton-Smith J, Kerr B, Boyle J, Shaw M, Vandeleur L, Rodriguez J, Slaugh R, Easton DF, Wooster R, Bobrow M, Srivastava AK, Stevenson RE, Schwartz CE, Turner G, Gecz J, Futreal PA, Stratton MR, Partington M. Mutations in CUL4B, which encodes a ubiquitin E3 ligase subunit, cause an X-linked mental retardation syndrome associated with aggressive outbursts, seizures, relative macrocephaly, central obesity, hypogonadism, pes cavus, and tremor. Am J Hum Genet. 2007 Feb;80(2):345-52. Epub 2007 Jan 4. PMID:17236139 doi:10.1086/511134
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5. ↑ Zheng J, Yang X, Harrell JM, Ryzhikov S, Shim EH, Lykke-Andersen K, Wei N, Sun H, Kobayashi R, Zhang H. CAND1 binds to unneddylated CUL1 and regulates the formation of SCF ubiquitin E3 ligase complex. Mol Cell. 2002 Dec;10(6):1519-26. PMID:12504026
6. ↑ Liu J, Furukawa M, Matsumoto T, Xiong Y. NEDD8 modification of CUL1 dissociates p120(CAND1), an inhibitor of CUL1-SKP1 binding and SCF ligases. Mol Cell. 2002 Dec;10(6):1511-8. PMID:12504025
7. ↑ Min KW, Hwang JW, Lee JS, Park Y, Tamura TA, Yoon JB. TIP120A associates with cullins and modulates ubiquitin ligase activity. J Biol Chem. 2003 May 2;278(18):15905-10. Epub 2003 Feb 27. PMID:12609982 doi:10.1074/jbc.M213070200
8. ↑ Yoshida Y, Chiba T, Tokunaga F, Kawasaki H, Iwai K, Suzuki T, Ito Y, Matsuoka K, Yoshida M, Tanaka K, Tai T. E3 ubiquitin ligase that recognizes sugar chains. Nature. 2002 Jul 25;418(6896):438-42. PMID:12140560 doi:10.1038/nature00890
9. ↑ Higa LA, Mihaylov IS, Banks DP, Zheng J, Zhang H. Radiation-mediated proteolysis of CDT1 by CUL4-ROC1 and CSN complexes constitutes a new checkpoint. Nat Cell Biol. 2003 Nov;5(11):1008-15. Epub 2003 Oct 26. PMID:14578910 doi:10.1038/ncb1061
10. ↑ Higa LA, Yang X, Zheng J, Banks D, Wu M, Ghosh P, Sun H, Zhang H. Involvement of CUL4 ubiquitin E3 ligases in regulating CDK inhibitors Dacapo/p27Kip1 and cyclin E degradation. Cell Cycle. 2006 Jan;5(1):71-7. Epub 2006 Jan 21. PMID:16322693
11. ↑ Wang H, Zhai L, Xu J, Joo HY, Jackson S, Erdjument-Bromage H, Tempst P, Xiong Y, Zhang Y. Histone H3 and H4 ubiquitylation by the CUL4-DDB-ROC1 ubiquitin ligase facilitates cellular response to DNA damage. Mol Cell. 2006 May 5;22(3):383-94. PMID:16678110 doi:S1097-2765(06)00230-9
12. ↑ Guerrero-Santoro J, Kapetanaki MG, Hsieh CL, Gorbachinsky I, Levine AS, Rapic-Otrin V. The cullin 4B-based UV-damaged DNA-binding protein ligase binds to UV-damaged chromatin and ubiquitinates histone H2A. Cancer Res. 2008 Jul 1;68(13):5014-22. PMID:18593899 doi:68/13/5014
13. ↑ Ghosh P, Wu M, Zhang H, Sun H. mTORC1 signaling requires proteasomal function and the involvement of CUL4-DDB1 ubiquitin E3 ligase. Cell Cycle. 2008 Feb 1;7(3):373-81. Epub 2007 Nov 2. PMID:18235224
14. ↑ Zou Y, Mi J, Cui J, Lu D, Zhang X, Guo C, Gao G, Liu Q, Chen B, Shao C, Gong Y. Characterization of nuclear localization signal in the N terminus of CUL4B and its essential role in cyclin E degradation and cell cycle progression. J Biol Chem. 2009 Nov 27;284(48):33320-32. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M109.050427. Epub, 2009 Oct 2. PMID:19801544 doi:10.1074/jbc.M109.050427
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