title: C. elegans RBX-2-CUL-5- and RBX-1-CUL-2-based complexes are redundant for oogenesis and activation of the MAP kinase MPK-1.
abstract: Cul5-based complex is a member of ECS (Elongin B/C-Cul2/Cul5-SOCS-box protein) ubiquitin ligase family. The cellular function of the Cul5-based complex is poorly understood. In this study, we found that oocyte septum formation and egg production did not occur in either cul-5- or rbx-2-depleted cul-2 homozygotes, although control cul-2 homozygotes laid approximately 50 eggs. These phenotypes are reminiscent of those caused by the MAP kinase mpk-1 depletion. In fact, activation of MPK-1 was significantly inhibited in cul-5-depleted cul-2 mutant and cul-2-depleted cul-5 mutant. Yeast two-hybrid analysis and RNAi-knockdown experiments suggest that oocyte maturation from pachytene exit and MPK-1 activation are redundantly controlled by the RBX-2-CUL-5- and RBX-1-CUL-2-based complexes.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
authors.forename: Yohei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sasagawa
authors.forename: Shusei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Teru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ogura
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Higashitani
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D030801:Animals, Genetically Modified; D017173:Caenorhabditis elegans / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D029742:Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D044842:Cullin Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1; D046912:Multiprotein Complexes / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D009154:Mutation; D009865:Oocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D009866:Oogenesis / Q000502:physiology*; D052285:Ovoviviparity / Q000502:physiology; D049471:Pachytene Stage / Q000502:physiology; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000235:genetics; D044767:Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D029742:Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins; D044842:Cullin Proteins; D046912:Multiprotein Complexes; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; C491027:cul-2 proteins, C elegans; D044767:Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1; C085697:mpk-1 protein, C elegans