PMID- 16198569 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20060227 LR - 20240109 IS - 0962-8924 (Print) IS - 0962-8924 (Linking) VI - 15 IP - 11 DP - 2005 Nov TI - COP1 - from plant photomorphogenesis to mammalian tumorigenesis. PG - 618-25 AB - The COP1 (constitutive photomorphogenic 1) protein, comprising RING finger, coiled-coil and WD40 domains, is conserved in both higher plants and vertebrates. In plants, COP1 acts as an E3 ubiquitin ligase to repress light signaling by targeting photoreceptors and downstream transcription factors for ubiquitylation and degradation. The activity of COP1 in plant cells correlates with its cytoplasmic and nuclear partitioning according to dark or light conditions. In addition, various signaling molecules have been shown to directly interact with COP1 and modulate its activity. Recently, scientists have begun to probe the function and regulation of COP1 in mammalian systems. Initial studies have pointed at possible roles for mammalian COP1 in tumorigenesis and the stress response through regulating the activities of p53 and c-Jun. FAU - Yi, Chunling AU - Yi C AD - Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-8104, USA. FAU - Deng, Xing Wang AU - Deng XW LA - eng GR - GM47850/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. PT - Review DEP - 20050929 PL - England TA - Trends Cell Biol JT - Trends in cell biology JID - 9200566 RN - 0 (Arabidopsis Proteins) RN - 0 (Nuclear Proteins) RN - 0 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-jun) RN - 0 (Tumor Suppressor Protein p53) RN - EC 2.3.2.27 (AT2G32950 protein, Arabidopsis) RN - EC 2.3.2.27 (COP1 protein, human) RN - EC 2.3.2.27 (COP1 protein, mouse) RN - EC 2.3.2.27 (Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Arabidopsis Proteins/*physiology MH - Humans MH - Models, Biological MH - Morphogenesis/physiology/radiation effects MH - Neoplasms/etiology MH - Nuclear Proteins/*physiology MH - Plant Development MH - Plants/radiation effects MH - Protein Transport/physiology MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-jun/metabolism MH - Tumor Suppressor Protein p53/metabolism MH - Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases/*physiology RF - 66 EDAT- 2005/10/04 09:00 MHDA- 2006/02/28 09:00 CRDT- 2005/10/04 09:00 PHST- 2005/07/04 00:00 [received] PHST- 2005/08/24 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2005/09/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2005/10/04 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2006/02/28 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2005/10/04 09:00 [entrez] AID - S0962-8924(05)00231-X [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.tcb.2005.09.007 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Trends Cell Biol. 2005 Nov;15(11):618-25. doi: 10.1016/j.tcb.2005.09.007. Epub 2005 Sep 29.