MDM2 interacts with and downregulates a sarcomeric protein, TCAP

Li Feng Tian, Hui Yan Li, Bao Feng Jin, Xin Pan, Jiang Hong Man, Pei Jing Zhang, Wei Hua Li, Bing Liang, Hui Liu, Jie Zhao, Wei Li Gong, Tao Zhou, Xue Min Zhang

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Abstract

Recent reports have shown that MDM2 may attenuate hypertrophy of cardiac myocytes. However, mechanism of MDM2 involving in this process is unclear. In this study, we identified a novel specific MDM2-binding protein TCAP by the yeast two-hybrid screen. It was validated by GST pull-down and co-immunoprecipitation assays. Confocal analysis showed that MDM2 and TCAP co-localized in the nucleus, and elevated MDM2 expression could alter the subcellular localization of TCAP. Notably, MDM2 downregulated the protein level of TCAP through the proteasomal pathway, and this downregulation was inhibited by p14ARF. In addition, our results suggested that the degradation of TCAP by MDM2 was through the ubiquitin-independent pathway. Given that TCAP is a key component involving in the cardiac hypertrophy, the degradation of TCAP by MDM2 might be connected with the roles of MDM2 in cardiac hypertrophy. Further investigation will focus on the biological significance of MDM2-TCAP interaction in cardiac hypertrophy.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)355-361
Number of pages7
JournalBiochemical and biophysical research communications
Volume345
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 23 2006

Keywords

  • Cardiac hypertrophy
  • Degradation
  • Interaction
  • MDM2
  • TCAP
  • Yeast two-hybrid screen
  • p14

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biophysics
  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology

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