Ribosomal protein S7 is both a regulator and a substrate of MDM2

Item Type:	Article
Title:	Ribosomal protein S7 is both a regulator and a substrate of MDM2
Creators Name:	Zhu, Y. and Poyurovsky, M.V. and Li, Y. and Biderman, L. and Stahl, J. and Jacq, X. and Prives, C.
Abstract:	MDM2 associates with ribosomal protein S7, and this interaction is required to inhibit MDM2's E3 ligase activity, leading to stabilization of MDM2 and p53. Notably, the MDM2 homolog MDMX facilitates the inhibition of MDM2 E3 ligase activity by S7. Further, ablation of S7 inhibits MDM2 and p53 accumulation induced by different stress signals in some cell types. Thus, ribosomal/nucleolar stress is likely a key integrating event in DNA damage signaling to p53. Interestingly, S7 is itself a substrate for MDM2 E3 ligase activity both in vitro and in vivo. An S7-ubiquitin fusion protein (S7-Ub) selectively inhibits MDM2 degradation of p53 and is unaffected by MDMX. S7-Ub promotes apoptosis to a greater extent than S7 alone. This indicates that MDM2 ubiquitination of S7 is involved in sustaining the p53 response. Thus, S7 functions as both effector and affector of MDM2 to ensure a proper cellular response to different stress signals.
Keywords:	Signaling, Cell Cycle, Proteins, Animals, Mice
Source:	Molecular Cell
ISSN:	1097-2765
Publisher:	Cell Press
Volume:	35
Number:	3
Page Range:	316-326
Date:	14 August 2009
Official Publication:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2009.07.014
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