title: The novel E3 ubiquitin ligase Tiul1 associates with TGIF to target Smad2 for degradation.
abstract: Ubiquitin-dependent degradation plays an important role in the negative regulation of TGF-beta signaling. Here, we identify Tiul1 (for TGIF interacting ubiquitin ligase 1), a novel E3 ubiquitin ligase that inhibits TGF-beta signaling by targeting both the activated receptor and Smad2 for degradation. Tiul1 associates constitutively with Smad7 and induces degradation of the activated type I receptor without affecting the expression levels of Smad7. Tiul1 can also interact with Smad2 and the nuclear corepressor TGIF upon activation of TGF-beta signaling. Like Smad7, the steady-state levels of TGIF are not affected by Tiul1, but the interaction of Tiul1 with TGIF allows this ubiquitin ligase to target Smad2 for degradation. Consistent with this, overexpression of Tiul1 suppressed TGF-beta-induced growth arrest and transcriptional responses. In addition, silencing of Tiul1 or TGIF genes by siRNA resulted in suppression of the TGF-beta-dependent degradation of Smad2 and an enhancement of TGF-beta-mediated gene expression. These results reveal a new role for TGIF as a component of a ubiquitin ligase complex that mediates the degradation of Smad2 in response to TGF-beta signaling.
authors.affiliation: INSERM U 482, Hôpital St-Antoine, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Su Ryeon
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lallemand
authors.forename: Nathalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ferrand
authors.forename: Marcia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pessah
authors.forename: Sébastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: L'Hoste
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Camonis
authors.forename: Azeddine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Atfi
mesh_terms: D030201:Activin Receptors, Type I / Q000378:metabolism; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010920:Placenta; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D000077293:Receptor, Transforming Growth Factor-beta Type I; D018125:Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000378:metabolism; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae; D015398:Signal Transduction; D051899:Smad2 Protein; D051906:Smad7 Protein; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000378:metabolism*; D020798:Two-Hybrid System Techniques; D025801:Ubiquitin / Q000378:metabolism; D044767:Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins; D018125:Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta; D012097:Repressor Proteins; C497782:SMAD2 protein, human; C497806:SMAD7 protein, human; D051899:Smad2 Protein; C497783:Smad2 protein, mouse; D051906:Smad7 Protein; C497807:Smad7 protein, mouse; C097504:TGIF1 protein, human; D015534:Trans-Activators; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D025801:Ubiquitin; D044767:Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D030201:Activin Receptors, Type I; D000077293:Receptor, Transforming Growth Factor-beta Type I