Solution structure of the Hdm2 C2H2C4 RING, a domain critical for ubiquitination of p53

M Kostic, T Matt, MA Martinez-Yamout, HJ Dyson… - Journal of molecular …, 2006 - Elsevier
Regulation of the transcriptional response to the tumor suppressor p53 occurs at many
levels, including control of its transcriptional activity, and of its stability and concentration …

Solution structure of the C4 zinc finger domain of HDM2

GW Yu, MD Allen, A Andreeva, AR Fersht… - Protein …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
HDM2 is a ubiquitin E3 ligase that is a key negative regulator of the tumor suppressor p53.
Here, we report the determination of the solution structure of the C4 zinc finger domain of …

The central region of HDM2 provides a second binding site for p53

GW Yu, S Rudiger, D Veprintsev… - Proceedings of the …, 2006 - National Acad Sciences
HDM2 is a negative regulator of p53 that inhibits its transcriptional activity and subjects it to
degradation by an E3 ligase activity. The primary binding site for HDM2 on p53 is located in …

Hdmx protein stability is regulated by the ubiquitin ligase activity of Mdm2

P De Graaf, NA Little, YFM Ramos… - Journal of Biological …, 2003 - ASBMB
The stability of the p53 tumor suppressor protein is critically regulated by the Hdm2 and
Hdmx proteins. Hdm2 protein levels are auto-regulated by the self-ubiquitination activity of …

HDMX-L Is Expressed from a Functional p53-responsive Promoter in the First Intron of the HDMX Gene and Participates in an Autoregulatory Feedback Loop to …

A Phillips, A Teunisse, S Lam, K Lodder… - Journal of Biological …, 2010 - ASBMB
The p53 regulatory network is critically involved in preventing the initiation of cancer. In
unstressed cells, p53 is maintained at low levels and is largely inactive, mainly through the …

HdmX stimulates Hdm2-mediated ubiquitination and degradation of p53

LK Linares, A Hengstermann… - Proceedings of the …, 2003 - National Acad Sciences
The RING finger proteins HdmX and Hdm2 share significant structural and functional
similarity. Hdm2 is a member of the RING finger family of ubiquitin-protein ligases E3 and …

Turning the RING domain protein MdmX into an active ubiquitin-protein ligase

S Iyappan, HP Wollscheid, A Rojas-Fernandez… - Journal of Biological …, 2010 - ASBMB
The related RING domain proteins MdmX and Mdm2 are best known for their role as
negative regulators of the tumor suppressor p53. However, although Mdm2 functions as a …

Hdmx recruitment into the nucleus by Hdm2 is essential for its ability to regulate p53 stability and transactivation

D Migliorini, D Danovi, E Colombo, R Carbone… - Journal of Biological …, 2002 - ASBMB
The Hdmx gene product is related to the Hdm2 oncoprotein, both of which interact with and
regulate p53 stability and function. Like Hdm2, Hdmx is able to inhibit p53 transactivation; …

Differentiation of Hdm2-mediated p53 ubiquitination and Hdm2 autoubiquitination activity by small molecular weight inhibitors

Z Lai, T Yang, YB Kim, TM Sielecki… - Proceedings of the …, 2002 - National Acad Sciences
The oncoprotein hdm2 ubiquitinates p53, resulting in the rapid degradation of p53 through
the ubiquitin (Ub)–proteasome pathway. Hdm2-mediated destabilization and inactivation of …

The Mdm2 RING domain C‐terminus is required for supramolecular assembly and ubiquitin ligase activity

MV Poyurovsky, C Priest, A Kentsis, KLB Borden… - The EMBO …, 2007 - embopress.org
Mdm2, a key negative regulator of the p53 tumor suppressor, is a RING‐type E3 ubiquitin
ligase. The Mdm2 RING domain can be biochemically fractionated into two discrete species …