Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
Volume 21, Issue 21, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms21217837
Keywords
H2AK119Ub; Polycomb Repressive-Deubiquitinase; PR-DUB
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- Health Research Council of New Zealand [18-150]
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Post-translational modification of histone proteins plays a major role in histone-DNA packaging and ultimately gene expression. Attachment of ubiquitin to the C-terminal tail of histone H2A (H2AK119Ub in mammals) is particularly relevant to the repression of gene transcription, and is removed by the Polycomb Repressive-Deubiquitinase (PR-DUB) complex. Here, we outline recent advances in the understanding of PR-DUB regulation, which have come through structural studies of the Drosophila melanogaster PR-DUB, biochemical investigation of the human PR-DUB, and functional studies of proteins that associate with the PR-DUB. In humans, mutations in components of the PR-DUB frequently give rise to malignant mesothelioma, melanomas, and renal cell carcinoma, and increase disease risk from carcinogens. Diverse mechanisms may underlie disruption of the PR-DUB across this spectrum of disease. Comparing and contrasting the PR-DUB in mammals and Drosophila reiterates the importance of H2AK119Ub through evolution, provides clues as to how the PR-DUB is dysregulated in disease, and may enable new treatment approaches in cancers where the PR-DUB is disrupted.
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