title: HAUSP/USP7 as an Epstein-Barr virus target.
abstract: USP7 (also called HAUSP) is a de-ubiquitinating enzyme recently identified as a key regulator of the p53-mdm2 pathway, which stabilizes both p53 and mdm2. We have discovered that the Epstein-Barr nuclear antigen 1 protein of Epstein-Barr virus binds with high affinity to USP7 and disrupts the USP7-p53 interaction. The results have important implications for the role of Epstein-Barr nuclear antigen 1 in the cellular immortalization that is typical of an Epstein-Barr virus latent infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Genetics and Microbiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Holowaty
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Frappier
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D020134:Catalytic Domain; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D010450:Endopeptidases / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008954:Models, Biological; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D011485:Protein Binding; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D051736:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-mdm2; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / Q000378:metabolism; D043222:Ubiquitin Thiolesterase; D000076084:Ubiquitin-Specific Peptidase 7
chemical_list: D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53; C497206:MDM2 protein, human; C497207:Mdm2 protein, mouse; D051736:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-mdm2; D010450:Endopeptidases; C464569:USP7 protein, human; D043222:Ubiquitin Thiolesterase; D000076084:Ubiquitin-Specific Peptidase 7