PMID- 21543335 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20110830 LR - 20240510 IS - 1083-351X (Electronic) IS - 0021-9258 (Print) IS - 0021-9258 (Linking) VI - 286 IP - 25 DP - 2011 Jun 24 TI - Modulation of the transactivation function and stability of Kruppel-like zinc finger protein Gli-similar 3 (Glis3) by Suppressor of Fused. PG - 22077-89 LID - 10.1074/jbc.M111.224964 [doi] AB - Glis3 is a member of the Glis subfamily of Kruppel-like zinc finger transcription factors. Recently, Glis3 has been linked to both type I and type II diabetes and shown to positively regulate insulin gene expression. In this study, we have identified a region within the N terminus of Glis3 that shares high levels of homology with the Cubitus interruptus (Ci)/Gli family of proteins. We demonstrated that Glis3 interacts with Suppressor of Fused (SUFU), which involves a VYGHF motif located within this conserved region. We further showed that SUFU is able to inhibit the activation of the insulin promoter by Glis3 but not the activation by a Glis3 mutant deficient in its ability to bind SUFU, suggesting that the inhibitory effect is dependent on the interaction between the two proteins. Exogenous SUFU did not affect the nuclear localization of Glis3; however, Glis3 promoted the nuclear accumulation of SUFU. Additionally, we demonstrated that SUFU stabilizes Glis3 in part by antagonizing the Glis3 association with a Cullin 3-based E3 ubiquitin ligase that promotes the ubiquitination and degradation of Glis3. This is the first reported instance of Glis3 interacting with SUFU and suggests a novel role for SUFU in the modulation of Glis3 signaling. Given the critical role of Glis3 in pancreatic beta-cell generation and maintenance, the elevated Glis3 expression in several cancers, and the established role of SUFU as a tumor suppressor, these data provide further insight into Glis3 regulation and its function in development and disease. FAU - ZeRuth, Gary T AU - ZeRuth GT AD - Cell Biology Section, Division of Intramural Research, NIEHS, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA. FAU - Yang, Xiao-Ping AU - Yang XP FAU - Jetten, Anton M AU - Jetten AM LA - eng GR - Z01 ES100485/ImNIH/Intramural NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural DEP - 20110504 PL - United States TA - J Biol Chem JT - The Journal of biological chemistry JID - 2985121R RN - 0 (CUL3 protein, human) RN - 0 (Cullin Proteins) RN - 0 (DNA-Binding Proteins) RN - 0 (GLIS3 protein, human) RN - 0 (Insulin) RN - 0 (Repressor Proteins) RN - 0 (SUFU protein, human) RN - 0 (Trans-Activators) RN - 0 (Transcription Factors) RN - EC 3.4.25.1 (Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex) SB - IM MH - Active Transport, Cell Nucleus MH - Amino Acid Sequence MH - Animals MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Nucleus/metabolism MH - Cullin Proteins/metabolism MH - DNA-Binding Proteins MH - HEK293 Cells MH - Humans MH - Insulin/genetics MH - Mice MH - Molecular Sequence Data MH - Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex/metabolism MH - Protein Stability MH - Rats MH - Repressor Proteins/*metabolism MH - Signal Transduction MH - Trans-Activators MH - Transcription Factors/*chemistry/*metabolism MH - *Transcriptional Activation PMC - PMC3121352 EDAT- 2011/05/06 06:00 MHDA- 2011/08/31 06:00 PMCR- 2012/06/24 CRDT- 2011/05/06 06:00 PHST- 2011/05/06 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/05/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2011/08/31 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2012/06/24 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0021-9258(19)48915-1 [pii] AID - M111.224964 [pii] AID - 10.1074/jbc.M111.224964 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Biol Chem. 2011 Jun 24;286(25):22077-89. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M111.224964. Epub 2011 May 4.