FBXO25, an F-box protein homologue of atrogin-1, is not induced in atrophying muscle
FBXO25, an F-box protein homologue of atrogin-1, is not induced in atrophying muscle
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10.1016/j.bbagen.2006.03.020
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发表时间:
2006-06-01
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3
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Gomes, Marcelo D.
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Maragno, Ana Leticia G. C.;Baqui, Munira M. A.;Gomes, Marcelo D.
Atrogin-1/TN4AFbx/FBXO32 is a muscle-specific ubiquitin-ligase (0) 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 Cull, 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 atroginI and FBX025 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 FBX025. Therefore, here we have shown that FBX025 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 FBX025 in the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.