scholarly journals The p38 Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Augments Nucleotide Excision Repair by Mediating DDB2 Degradation and Chromatin Relaxation

2008 ◽  
Vol 283 (47) ◽  
pp. 32553-32561 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qun Zhao ◽  
Bassant M. Barakat ◽  
Song Qin ◽  
Alo Ray ◽  
Mohamed A. El-Mahdy ◽  
...  
FEBS Letters ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 574 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 121-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thierry Louat ◽  
Yvan Canitrot ◽  
Sandra Jousseaume ◽  
Caroline Baudouin ◽  
Pierre Canal ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Susanne Bacher ◽  
Hilda Stekman ◽  
Carla M. Farah ◽  
Annika Karger ◽  
Michael Kracht ◽  
...  

Cullin-4 ubiquitin ligase (CRL4) complexes are differentially composed and highly dynamic protein assemblies that control many biological processes including the global genome nucleotide excision repair (GG-NER) pathway. Here we identified the kinase mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 1 (MEKK1) as a novel constitutive interactor of a cytosolic CRL4 complex that disassembles after DNA damage due to the Caspase-mediated cleavage of MEKK1. The kinase activity of MEKK1 was important to trigger auto-ubiquitination of the CRL4 complex by K48- and K63-linked ubiquitin chains. MEKK1 knockdown prohibited DNA damage-induced degradation of the CRL4 component DNA-damage binding protein 2 (DDB2) and the CRL4 substrate p21 and also cell recovery and survival. A ubiquitin replacement strategy revealed a contribution of K63-branched ubiquitin chains for DNA damage-induced DDB2/p21 decay, cell cycle regulation and cell survival. These data might have also implications for cancer, as frequently occurring mutations of MEKK1 might have an impact on genome stability and the therapeutic efficacy of CRL4-dependent immunomodulatory drugs such as thalidomide-derivatives.


1998 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 1382-1389 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Muller ◽  
P. Calsou ◽  
P. Frit ◽  
B. Salles ◽  
C. Cayrol ◽  
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