The BTB protein MEL-26 is a substrate-specific adaptor of the CUL-3 ubiquitin-ligase

Many biological processes, such as development and cell cycle progression are tightly controlled by selective ubiquitin-dependent degradation of key substrates. In this pathway, the E3-ligase recognizes the substrate and targets it for degradation by the 26S proteasome. The SCF (Skp1-Cul1-F-box) and ECS (Elongin C-Cul2-SOCS box) complexes are two well-defined cullin-based E3-ligases. The cullin subunits serve a scaffolding function and interact through their C terminus with the RING-finger-containing protein Hrt1/Roc1/Rbx1, and through their N terminus with Skp1 or Elongin C, respectively. In Caenorhabditis elegans, the ubiquitin-ligase activity of the CUL-3 complex is required for degradation of the microtubule-severing protein MEI-1/katanin at the meiosis-to-mitosis transition. However, the molecular composition of this cullin-based E3-ligase is not known. Here we identified the BTB-containing protein MEL-26 as a component required for degradation of MEI-1 in vivo. Importantly, MEL-26 specifically interacts with CUL-3 and MEI-1 in vivo and in vitro, and displays properties of a substrate-specific adaptor. Our results suggest that BTB-containing proteins may generally function as substrate-specific adaptors in Cul3-based E3-ubiquitin ligases.     

拟南芥E3泛素连接酶AtARRE与ABI5相互作用分析

为了阐述AtARRE与ABA信号通路关键转录因子ABI5的作用,本研究采用原生质体瞬间表达系统探究了AtARRE蛋白的亚细胞定位,证明AtARRE蛋白定位于细胞核.随后,采用酵母双杂交和GST-Pull down技术分析了AtARRE与ABI5在体外的相互作用,证明AtARRE与ABI5在体外存在相互作用.最后,本研究采用双分子荧光互补实验进一步分析AtARRE与ABI5在体内的相互作用,结果表明共表达AtARRE与ABI5在植物体内存在相互作用.这些结果共同表明AtARRE可能参与了ABI5介导的植物对逆境的响应.     

油菜中—未知BnRCH蛋白的E3连接酶活性分析

利用本实验室前期以ATP6为诱饵蛋白,通过酵母双杂交系统筛选到的一个N端含有RINGv结构(RING-variant)的蛋白,暂命名为BnRCH,构建GTK-BnRCH表达载体在原核细胞E.coli BL21(DE3)中高效表达GST-BnRCH融合蛋白,并将纯化的融合蛋白加入体外泛素反应体系,发现BnRCH在ATP、泛素、E1、E2存在的条件下,能催化多聚泛素化形成,具有E3连接酶活性.