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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
14
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-7-19
pubmed:abstractText
Biochemical mechanisms that control the levels and function of key tumor suppressor proteins are of great interest as their alterations can lead to oncogenic transformation. Here, we identify the human orthologue of Drosophila melanogaster ecdysoneless (hEcd) as a novel p53-interacting protein. Overexpression of hEcd increases the levels of p53 and enhances p53 target gene transcription whereas hEcd knockdown has the opposite effects on p53 levels and target gene expression. Furthermore, hEcd interacts with murine double minute-2 and stabilizes p53 by inhibiting murine double minute-2-mediated degradation of p53. Thus, hEcd protein represents a novel regulator of p53 stability and function. Our studies also represent the first demonstration of a biochemical function for hEcd protein and raise the possibility that altered hEcd levels and/or function may contribute to oncogenesis.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0008-5472
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
66
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
7167-75
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
The human orthologue of Drosophila ecdysoneless protein interacts with p53 and regulates its function.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Cancer Biology and Molecular Oncology, Department of Medicine, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Research Institute and Feinberg School of Medicine, and Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Evanston, Illinois 60201, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural