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JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 278, Issue 17, Pages 14657-14668Publisher
AMER SOC BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INC
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M211285200
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Kaposi's sarcoma associated-herpes virus encodes two proteins, MIR (modulator of immune recognition) 1 and 2, which are involved in the evasion of host immunity. MIR1 and 2 have been shown to function as an E3 ubiquitin ligase for immune recognition-related molecules (e.g. major histocompatibility complex class 1, B7-2, and ICAM-1) through the BKS (bovine herpesvirus 4, Kaposi's sarcoma associated-herpes virus, and Swinepox virus) subclass of plant homeodomain (PHD) domain, termed the BKS-PHD domain. Here we show that the human genome also encodes a novel BKS-PHD domain-containing protein that functions as an E3 ubiquitin ligase and whose putative substrate is the B7-2 co-stimulatory molecule. This novel E3 ubiquitin ligase was designated as c-MIR (cellular MIR) based on its functional and structural similarity to MIR1 and 2. Forced expression of c-MIR induced specific down-regulation of B7-2 surface expression through ubiquitination, rapid endocytosis, and lysosomal degradation of the target molecule. This specific targeting was dependent upon the binding of c-MIR to B7-2. Replacing the BKS-PHD domain of MIR1 with the corresponding domain of cMIR did not alter MIR1 function. The discovery of cMIR, a novel E3 ubiquitin ligase, highlights the possibility that viral immune regulatory proteins originated in the host genome and presents unique functions of BKS-PHD domain-containing proteins in mammals.
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