Quantitative proteomics identifies the Myb-binding protein p160 as a novel target of the von Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressor |
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Authors: | Lai Yanlai Qiao Mei Song Meihua Weintraub Susan T Shiio Yuzuru |
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Affiliation: | Greehey Children's Cancer Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America. |
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Abstract: | BackgroundThe von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) tumor suppressor gene encodes a component of a ubiquitin ligase complex, which is best understood as a negative regulator of hypoxia inducible factor (HIF). VHL ubiquitinates and degrades the α subunits of HIF, and this is proposed to suppress tumorigenesis and tumor angiogenesis. However, several lines of evidence suggest that there are unidentified substrates or targets for VHL that play important roles in tumor suppression.Methodology/Principal FindingsEmploying quantitative proteomics, we developed an approach to systematically identify the substrates of ubiquitin ligases and using this method, we identified the Myb-binding protein p160 as a novel substrate of VHL.Conclusions/SignificanceA major barrier to understanding the functions of ubiquitin ligases has been the difficulty in pinpointing their ubiquitination substrates. The quantitative proteomics approach we devised for the identification of VHL substrates will be widely applicable to other ubiquitin ligases. |
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