title: FBXO25, an F-box protein homologue of atrogin-1, is not induced in atrophying muscle.
abstract: Atrogin-1/MAFbx/FBXO32 is a muscle-specific ubiquitin-ligase (E3) that is dramatically increased in atrophying muscle. Here, we have investigated the functional relationship between atrogin-1 and FBXO25 which shares 65% amino acid identity. Using a RT-PCR, we demonstrated that FBXO25 is highly expressed in brain, kidney, and intestine, whereas atrogin-1 expression is largely restricted to striate muscle. FBXO25 was shown here to contain a functional F-box domain that binds to Skp1 and thereby to Roc1 and Cul1, the major components of SCF-type E3s. In addition, the productive SCF complex containing FBXO25 showed ubiquitin ligase activity. We investigated the differential expression of atrogin-1 and FBXO25 in fasted and dexamethasone-treated mice and also in rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes. Although the atrogin-1 was strongly induced in muscle in all three models, no changes were observed in the expression of FBXO25. Therefore, here we have shown that FBXO25 is a novel F-box protein analogous to atrogin-1, which is not involved in muscle atrophy. Further functional studies should elucidate the exact role of FBXO25 in the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo (FMRP-USP), Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900, Ribeirão Preto -SP, Monte Alegre, CEP 14049-900, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ana Leticia G C
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Maragno
authors.forename: Munira M A
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Baqui
authors.forename: Marcelo D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Gomes
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism; D044783:F-Box Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009124:Muscle Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D009133:Muscular Atrophy / Q000378:metabolism*; D011485:Protein Binding; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D044786:S-Phase Kinase-Associated Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D044843:SKP Cullin F-Box Protein Ligases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D025801:Ubiquitin / Q000378:metabolism; D044767:Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D044783:F-Box Proteins; C512115:FBXO25 protein, mouse; C512116:FBXO25 protein, rat; D009124:Muscle Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D044786:S-Phase Kinase-Associated Proteins; D025801:Ubiquitin; C486692:Fbxo32 protein, rat; D044843:SKP Cullin F-Box Protein Ligases; D044767:Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases