PMID- 18071316 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20080603 LR - 20091119 IS - 1476-5594 (Electronic) IS - 0950-9232 (Linking) VI - 27 IP - 22 DP - 2008 May 15 TI - Skp2 regulates the antiproliferative function of the tumor suppressor RASSF1A via ubiquitin-mediated degradation at the G1-S transition. PG - 3176-85 AB - The tumor suppressor RASSF1A is inactivated in many human cancers and is implicated in regulation of microtubule stability, cell cycle progression and apoptosis. However, the precise mechanisms of RASSF1A action and their regulation remain unclear. Here we show that Skp2, an oncogenic subunit of the Skp1-Cul1-F-box ubiquitin ligase complex, interacts with, ubiquitinates, and promotes the degradation of RASSF1A at the G1-S transition of the cell cycle. This Skp2-dependent destruction of RASSF1A requires phosphorylation of the latter on serine-203 by cyclin D-cyclin-dependent kinase 4. Interestingly, mutation of RASSF1A-phosphorylation site Ser(203) to alanine results in a delay in cell cycle progression from G1 to S phase. Moreover, enforced expression of Skp2 abolishes the inhibitory effect of RASSF1A on cell proliferation. Finally, the delay in G1-S progression after Skp2 removal is normalized by depletion of RASSF1A. These findings suggest that the Skp2-mediated degradation of RASSF1A plays an important role in cell proliferation and survival. FAU - Song, M S AU - Song MS AD - Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Korea. FAU - Song, S J AU - Song SJ FAU - Kim, S J AU - Kim SJ FAU - Nakayama, K AU - Nakayama K FAU - Nakayama, K I AU - Nakayama KI FAU - Lim, D-S AU - Lim DS LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20071210 PL - England TA - Oncogene JT - Oncogene JID - 8711562 RN - 0 (Cyclin D) RN - 0 (Cyclins) RN - 0 (RASSF1 protein, human) RN - 0 (S-Phase Kinase-Associated Proteins) RN - 0 (Tumor Suppressor Proteins) RN - EC 2.7.11.22 (Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4) RN - EC 3.4.25.1 (Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - *Cell Proliferation MH - Cell Survival/genetics MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Cyclin D MH - Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4/metabolism MH - Cyclins/metabolism MH - *G1 Phase/genetics MH - Genes, Tumor Suppressor/physiology MH - HeLa Cells MH - Humans MH - Mice MH - NIH 3T3 Cells MH - Phosphorylation MH - Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex/*metabolism MH - Protein Binding MH - Protein Processing, Post-Translational/genetics MH - *S Phase/genetics MH - S-Phase Kinase-Associated Proteins/metabolism/*physiology MH - Transfection MH - Tumor Suppressor Proteins/genetics/*metabolism/physiology MH - *Ubiquitination/genetics EDAT- 2007/12/12 09:00 MHDA- 2008/06/05 09:00 CRDT- 2007/12/12 09:00 PHST- 2007/12/12 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2008/06/05 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2007/12/12 09:00 [entrez] AID - 1210971 [pii] AID - 10.1038/sj.onc.1210971 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Oncogene. 2008 May 15;27(22):3176-85. doi: 10.1038/sj.onc.1210971. Epub 2007 Dec 10.