The von Hippel-Lindau Protein pVHL Inhibits Ribosome Biogenesis and Protein Synthesis*
The von Hippel-Lindau Protein pVHL Inhibits Ribosome Biogenesis and Protein Synthesis*
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10.1074/jbc.m113.455121
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2013-04
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Wen Zhao;Cheng Zhou;Xuebing Li;Yunfang Zhang;Li Fan;J. Pelletier;Jing Fang
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作者:
Wen Zhao;Cheng Zhou;Xuebing Li;Yunfang Zhang;Li Fan;J. Pelletier;Jing Fang
Background: pVHL, a tumor suppressor, functions as the substrate recognition component of an E3-ligase complex that targets hypoxia inducible factor (HIF) 1α for destruction. Results: pVHL binds ribosomal protein RPS3, interferes with ribosome assembly, and inhibits protein synthesis. Conclusion: pVHL suppresses ribosome biogenesis and protein synthesis. Significance: The findings disclose a novel function of pVHL and provide insight into the regulation of ribosome biogenesis. pVHL, the product of von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) tumor suppressor gene, functions as the substrate recognition component of an E3-ubiquitin ligase complex that targets hypoxia inducible factor α (HIF-α) for ubiquitination and degradation. Besides HIF-α, pVHL also interacts with other proteins and has multiple functions. Here, we report that pVHL inhibits ribosome biogenesis and protein synthesis. We find that pVHL associates with the 40S ribosomal protein S3 (RPS3) but does not target it for destruction. Rather, the pVHL-RPS3 association interferes with the interaction between RPS3 and RPS2. Expression of pVHL also leads to nuclear retention of pre-40S ribosomal subunits, diminishing polysomes and 18S rRNA levels. We also demonstrate that pVHL suppresses both cap-dependent and cap-independent protein synthesis. Our findings unravel a novel function of pVHL and provide insight into the regulation of ribosome biogenesis by the tumor suppressor pVHL.