Abstract

FBXO31 was originally identified as a putative tumour suppressor gene in breast, ovarian, hepatocellular and prostate cancers. By screening a set of cell cycle regulated proteins as potential FBXO31 interaction partners we have now identified Cdt1 as a novel substrate. Cdt1 DNA replication licensing factor is part of the pre-replication complex (pre-RC) and essential for the maintenance of genomic integrity. We show that FBXO31 specifically interacts with Cdt1 and regulates its abundance by ubiquitylation leading to subsequent degradation. We also show that Cdt1 regulation by FBXO31 is limited to the G2 phase of the cell cycle and is independent of the pathways previously described for Cdt1 proteolysis in S and G2 phase. FBXO31 targeting of Cdt1 is mediated through the N-terminus of Cdt1, a region previously shown to be responsible for its cell cycle regulation. Finally, we show that Cdt1 stabilization due to FBXO31 depletion results in re-replication. Our data present an additional pathway that contributes to the FBXO31 function as a tumour suppressor.

Authors	Johansson, Pegah; Jeffery, Jessie; Al-Ejeh, F.; Schulz, Renee B.; Callen, David F.; Kumar, Raman; Khanna, Kum Kum
Journal	JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
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Date	14/05/2014
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URL	http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=10.1074/jbc.M114.559930