SUMO-1 modification of Mdm2 prevents its self-ubiquitination and increases Mdm2 ability to ubiquitinate p53 |
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Authors: | Buschmann T Fuchs S Y Lee C G Pan Z Q Ronai Z |
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Institution: | Derald H Ruttenberg Cancer Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA. |
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Abstract: | Mdm2 is an E3 ubiquitin ligase for the p53 tumor suppressor protein. We demonstrate that Mdm2 is conjugated with SUMO-1 (sumoylated) at Lys-446, which is located within the RING finger domain and plays a critical role in Mdm2 self-ubiquitination. Whereas mutant Mdm2(K446R) is stabilized, it elicits increased degradation of p53 and concomitant inhibition of p53-mediated apoptosis. In vitro sumoylation of Mdm2 abrogates its self-ubiquitination and increases its ubiquitin ligase activity toward p53. Radiation caused a dose- and time-dependent decrease in the degree of Mdm2 SUMO-1 modification, which is inversely correlated with the levels of p53. Our results suggest that the maintenance of the intrinsic activity of a RING finger E3 ubiquitin ligase is sumoylation dependent and that reduced Mdm2 sumoylation in response to DNA damage contributes to p53 stability. |
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