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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
41
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-11-2
pubmed:abstractText
Acute promyelocytic leukemia arises following a reciprocal chromosome translocation t(15;17), which generates PML-retinoic acid receptor alpha fusion proteins (PML-RARalpha). We have shown previously that wild type PML, but not PML-RARalpha, is covalently modified by the sentrin family of ubiquitin-like proteins (Kamitani, T., Nguyen, H. P., Kito, K., Fukuda-Kamitani, T., and Yeh, E. T. H. (1998) J. Biol. Chem. 273, 3117-3120). To understand the mechanisms underlying the differential sentrinization of PML versus PML-RARalpha, extensive mutational analysis was carried out to determine which Lys residues are sentrinized. We show that Lys65 in the RING finger domain, Lys160 in the B1 Box, and Lys490 in the nuclear localization signal contributes three major sentrinization sites. The PML mutant with Lys to Arg substitutions in all three sites is expressed normally, but cannot be sentrinized. Furthermore, the triple substitution mutant is localized predominantly to the nucleoplasm, in contrast to wild type PML, which is localized to the nuclear bodies. Thus, sentrinization of PML, in the context of the RING finger and the B1 box, regulates nuclear body formation. Furthermore, we showed that sentrinization of PML-RARalpha could be restored by overexpression of sentrin, but not by retinoic acid treatment. These studies provide novel insight into the pathobiochemistry of acute promyelocytic leukemia and the sentrinization pathway.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
9
pubmed:volume
273
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
26675-82
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Identification of three major sentrinization sites in PML.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Molecular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't