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BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 415, Issue 3, Pages 515-518Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.10.110
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Ubiquitin; Low-density lipoprotein receptor; PCSK9; Protein degradation
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The proprotein convertases subtilisin kexin 9 (PCSK9) binds to the epidermal growth factor domain A (EGF-A) of low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) and leads to its destruction. However, the intracellular processes leading to LDLR degradation have not been fully delineated. In this report, we show that PCSK9 treatment can lead to ubiquitination of LDLR, which was enhanced in the presence of proteasome inhibitor MG132. Furthermore, LDLR protein carrying mutations in the C-terminal ubiquitination sites was resistant to PCSK9-mediated degradation. Our data suggest that the ubiquitination system is involved in PCSK9-induced LDLR degradation. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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