title: Yin Yang 1 is a negative regulator of p53.
abstract: Yin Yang 1 (YY1) is a transcription factor that plays an essential role in development. However, the full spectrum of YY1's functions and mechanism of action remains unclear. We find that YY1 ablation results in p53 accumulation due to a reduction of p53 ubiquitination in vivo. Conversely, YY1 overexpression stimulates p53 ubiquitination and degradation. Significantly, recombinant YY1 is sufficient to induce Hdm2-mediated p53 polyubiquitination in vitro, suggesting that this function of YY1 is independent of its transcriptional activity. We identify direct physical interactions of YY1 with Hdm2 and p53 and show that the basis for YY1-regulating p53 ubiquitination is its ability to facilitate Hdm2-p53 interaction. Importantly, the tumor suppressor p14ARF compromises the Hdm2-YY1 interaction, which is important for YY1 regulation of p53. Taken together, these findings identify YY1 as a potential cofactor for Hdm2 in the regulation of p53 homeostasis and suggest a possible role for YY1 in tumorigenesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Guangchao
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sui
authors.forename: El Bachir
authors.initials: el B
authors.lastname: Affar
authors.forename: Yujiang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Chrystelle
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brignone
authors.forename: Nathan R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Wall
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Donohoe
authors.forename: Margaret P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Luke
authors.forename: Dominica
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Calvo
authors.forename: Steven R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Grossman
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shi
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002455:Cell Division; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002645:Chickens; D017353:Gene Deletion; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D005982:Glutathione Transferase / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000172:deficiency / Q000378:metabolism; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000172:deficiency / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D051736:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-mdm2; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000235:genetics; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D012190:Retroviridae / Q000235:genetics; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000172:deficiency / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D019076:Transgenes; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D025801:Ubiquitin / Q000378:metabolism; D051028:bcl-2-Associated X Protein
chemical_list: D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53; D025801:Ubiquitin; D051028:bcl-2-Associated X Protein; C497206:MDM2 protein, human; D051736:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-mdm2; D005982:Glutathione Transferase