Regulation of hypoxia-inducible mRNAs by the von Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressor protein requires binding to complexes containing elongins B/C and Cul2
KM Lonergan, O Iliopoulos, M Ohh… - … and cellular biology, 1998 - Taylor & Francis
KM Lonergan, O Iliopoulos, M Ohh, T Kamura, RC Conaway, JW Conaway, WG Kaelin Jr
Molecular and cellular biology, 1998•Taylor & FrancisABSTRACT The von Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressor protein (pVHL) binds to elongins B
and C and posttranscriptionally regulates the accumulation of hypoxia-inducible mRNAs
under normoxic (21% O2) conditions. Here we report that pVHL binds, via elongin C, to the
human homolog of the Caenorhabditis elegans Cul2 protein. Coimmunoprecipitation and
chromatographic copurification data suggest that pVHL-Cul2 complexes exist in native cells.
pVHL mutants that were unable to bind to complexes containing elongin C and Cul2 were …
and C and posttranscriptionally regulates the accumulation of hypoxia-inducible mRNAs
under normoxic (21% O2) conditions. Here we report that pVHL binds, via elongin C, to the
human homolog of the Caenorhabditis elegans Cul2 protein. Coimmunoprecipitation and
chromatographic copurification data suggest that pVHL-Cul2 complexes exist in native cells.
pVHL mutants that were unable to bind to complexes containing elongin C and Cul2 were …
Abstract
The von Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressor protein (pVHL) binds to elongins B and C and posttranscriptionally regulates the accumulation of hypoxia-inducible mRNAs under normoxic (21% O2) conditions. Here we report that pVHL binds, via elongin C, to the human homolog of the Caenorhabditis elegans Cul2 protein. Coimmunoprecipitation and chromatographic copurification data suggest that pVHL-Cul2 complexes exist in native cells. pVHL mutants that were unable to bind to complexes containing elongin C and Cul2 were likewise unable to inhibit the accumulation of hypoxia-inducible mRNAs. A model for the regulation of hypoxia-inducible mRNAs by pVHL is presented based on the apparent similarity of elongin C and Cul2 to Skp1 and Cdc53, respectively. These latter proteins form complexes that target specific proteins for ubiquitin-dependent proteolysis.
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