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JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY
Volume 75, Issue 1, Pages 48-55Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2000.0750048.x
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retina; bipolar cells; ubiquitin; Chx10; 26S proteasome
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- NEI NIH HHS [EY05212] Funding Source: Medline
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Vsx-1 is a paired-like:CVC homeobox protein dynamically expressed during zebrafish development. Previous results indicate that Vsx-1 influences bipolar cell differentiation and maintenance of these cells in the adult retina. To understand the developmental regulation of this transcription factor, we investigated ubiquitination as a possible posttranslational mechanism. in vitro, Vsx-1 was conjugated with multiple ubiquitin moieties. Proteasome inhibitors and added ubiquitin increased the accumulation of Vsx-1-ubiquitin(n) complexes and stabilized unmodified Vsx-1. Also, in transiently transfected COS-7 cells, Vsx-1 is ubiquitinated, and pulse-chase experiments show that Vsx-1 proteolysis occurs. Vsx-1 proteins with C-terminal deletions retained the capacity for initial modification by ubiquitin but lost the capacity for efficient chain elongation. These results show that Vsx-1 is a substrate of the ubiouitin/proteasome pathway and suggest that C-terminal sequences of Vsx-1 are critical for ubiquitin chain elongation. In addition, our findings suggest that ubiquitin-dependent proteolysis regulates Vsx-1 during zebrafish retinal development.
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