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Disease
[CUL7_HUMAN] Defects in CUL7 are the cause of 3M syndrome type 1 (3M1) [MIM:273750]. An autosomal recessive disorder characterized by severe pre- and postnatal growth retardation, facial dysmorphism, large head circumference, and normal intelligence and endocrine function. Skeletal changes include long slender tubular bones and tall vertebral bodies.[1]
Function
[CUL7_HUMAN] Component of a probable SCF-like E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase complex, which mediates the ubiquitination and subsequent proteasomal degradation of target proteins. Probably plays a role in the degradation of proteins involved in endothelial proliferation and/or differentiation (By similarity). Seems not to promote polyubiquitination and proteasomal degradation of TP53. In vitro, complexes of CUL7 with either CUL9 or FBXW8 or TP53 contain E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase activity.[2] [3]
Publication Abstract from PubMed
Most cullin-RING ubiquitin ligases (CRLs) form homologous assemblies between a neddylated cullin-RING catalytic module and a variable substrate-binding receptor (for example, an F-box protein). However, the vertebrate-specific CRL7(FBXW8) is of interest because it eludes existing models, yet its constituent cullin CUL7 and F-box protein FBXW8 are essential for development, and CUL7 mutations cause 3M syndrome. In this study, cryo-EM and biochemical analyses reveal the CRL7(FBXW8) assembly. CUL7's exclusivity for FBXW8 among all F-box proteins is explained by its unique F-box-independent binding mode. In CRL7(FBXW8), the RBX1 (also known as ROC1) RING domain is constrained in an orientation incompatible with binding E2~NEDD8 or E2~ubiquitin intermediates. Accordingly, purified recombinant CRL7(FBXW8) lacks auto-neddylation and ubiquitination activities. Instead, our data indicate that CRL7 serves as a substrate receptor linked via SKP1-FBXW8 to a neddylated CUL1-RBX1 catalytic module mediating ubiquitination. The structure reveals a distinctive CRL-CRL partnership, and provides a framework for understanding CUL7 assemblies safeguarding human health.
Structure of CRL7(FBXW8) reveals coupling with CUL1-RBX1/ROC1 for multi-cullin-RING E3-catalyzed ubiquitin ligation.,Hopf LVM, Baek K, Klugel M, von Gronau S, Xiong Y, Schulman BA Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2022 Aug 18. pii: 10.1038/s41594-022-00815-6. doi:, 10.1038/s41594-022-00815-6. PMID:35982156[4]
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References
- ↑ Huber C, Dias-Santagata D, Glaser A, O'Sullivan J, Brauner R, Wu K, Xu X, Pearce K, Wang R, Uzielli ML, Dagoneau N, Chemaitilly W, Superti-Furga A, Dos Santos H, Megarbane A, Morin G, Gillessen-Kaesbach G, Hennekam R, Van der Burgt I, Black GC, Clayton PE, Read A, Le Merrer M, Scambler PJ, Munnich A, Pan ZQ, Winter R, Cormier-Daire V. Identification of mutations in CUL7 in 3-M syndrome. Nat Genet. 2005 Oct;37(10):1119-24. Epub 2005 Sep 4. PMID:16142236 doi:ng1628
- ↑ Andrews P, He YJ, Xiong Y. Cytoplasmic localized ubiquitin ligase cullin 7 binds to p53 and promotes cell growth by antagonizing p53 function. Oncogene. 2006 Aug 3;25(33):4534-48. Epub 2006 Mar 20. PMID:16547496 doi:1209490
- ↑ Skaar JR, Florens L, Tsutsumi T, Arai T, Tron A, Swanson SK, Washburn MP, DeCaprio JA. PARC and CUL7 form atypical cullin RING ligase complexes. Cancer Res. 2007 Mar 1;67(5):2006-14. PMID:17332328 doi:67/5/2006
- ↑ Hopf LVM, Baek K, Klugel M, von Gronau S, Xiong Y, Schulman BA. Structure of CRL7(FBXW8) reveals coupling with CUL1-RBX1/ROC1 for multi-cullin-RING E3-catalyzed ubiquitin ligation. Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2022 Aug 18. pii: 10.1038/s41594-022-00815-6. doi:, 10.1038/s41594-022-00815-6. PMID:35982156 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41594-022-00815-6
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