A small ribosomal subunit (SSU) processome component, the human U3 protein 14A (hUTP14A) binds p53 and promotes p53 degradation |
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Authors: | Hu Lelin Wang Jiangnan Liu Yun Zhang Ying Zhang Liangliang Kong Ruirui Zheng Zongfang Du Xiaojuan Ke Yang |
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Institution: | Department of Cell Biology, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China. |
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Abstract: | Ribosome biogenesis is required for normal cell function, and aberrant ribosome biogenesis can lead to p53 activation. However, how p53 is activated by defects of ribosome biogenesis remains to be determined. Here, we identified human UTP14a as an SSU processome component by showing that hUTP14a is nucleolar, associated with U3 snoRNA and involved in 18 S rRNA processing. Interestingly, ectopic expression of hUTP14a resulted in a decrease and knockdown of hUTP14a led to an increase of p53 protein levels. We showed that hUTP14a physically interacts with p53 and functionally promotes p53 turn-over, and that hUTP14a promotion of p53 destabilization is sensitive to a proteasome inhibitor but independent of ubiquitination. Significantly, knockdown of hUTP14a led to cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. Our data identified a novel pathway for p53 activation through a defect in rRNA processing and suggest that a ribosome biogenesis factor itself could act as a sensor for nucleolar stress to regulate p53. |
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Keywords: | Cell Cycle p53 Proteasome Protein Degradation rRNA Processing SSU Processome hUTP14a Ribosomal Stress |
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