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ArticleCell death & disease2013

Skp-cullin-F box E3 ligase component FBXL2 ubiquitinates Aurora B to inhibit tumorigenesis.

B B Chen, J R Glasser, T A Coon, R K Mallampalli

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Article in Cell death & disease, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers.

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45citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

45 citing papers in PubMed, 63 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

B B ChenDepartment of Medicine, Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, UPMC Montefiore, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. chenb@upmc.edu
J R Glasser
T A Coon
R K Mallampalli
University of Pittsburgh · USUPMC Montefiore · US

Funding

F box-Induced Acute Lung Injury and ParkinR01HL096376 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI MALLAMPALLI, RAMA K · 2010 to 2025
$5.1M
Sepsis-Associated Immune Suppression and F-box ProteinsR01HL097376 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI MALLAMPALLI, RAMA K · 2009 to 2025
$5.1M
Stabilizing mitochondria in sepsisR01HL098174 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI MALLAMPALLI, RAMA K · 2010 to 2021
$3.6M
Regulation of Innate Immunity by F-Box ProteinsR01HL116472 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI CHEN, BEIBEI · 2013 to 2017
$1.9M
SCF-based Ubiquitin E3 Ligases in the Pathobiology of PneumoniaI01BX002200 · VA · VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION · PI MALLAMPALLI, RAMA K · 2014 to 2017
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aurora B kinase is an integral regulator of cytokinesis, as it stabilizes the intercellular canal within the midbody to ensure proper chromosomal segregation during cell division. Here we identified that the ubiquitin E3 ligase complex SCF(FBXL2) mediates Aurora B ubiquitination and degradation within the midbody, which is sufficient to induce mitotic arrest and apoptosis. Three molecular acceptor sites (K¹⁰², K¹⁰³ and K²⁰⁷) within Aurora B protein were identified as important sites for its ubiquitination. A triple Lys mutant of Aurora B (K¹⁰²/¹⁰³/(²⁰⁷R)) exhibited optimal resistance to SCF(FBXL2)-directed polyubiquitination, and overexpression of this variant resulted in a significant delay in anaphase onset, resulting in apoptosis. A unique small molecule F-box/LRR-repeat protein 2 (FBXL2) activator, BC-1258, stabilized and increased levels of FBXL2 protein that promoted Aurora B degradation, resulting in tetraploidy, mitotic arrest and apoptosis of tumorigenic cells, and profoundly inhibiting tumor formation in athymic nude mice. These findings uncover a new proteolytic mechanism targeting a key regulator of cell replication that may serve as a basis for chemotherapeutic intervention in neoplasia.

Indexed as

AnimalsApoptosisAurora Kinase BCarcinogenesisF-Box ProteinsG2 Phase Cell Cycle CheckpointsMiceMice, NudePolyploidyUbiquitinationAurkb protein, mouseAurora Kinase BF-Box ProteinsFBXL2 protein, mouse

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PMID23928698
PMCPMC3763433
OpenAlexW2040478292

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