The Fanconi anemia protein, FANCE, promotes the nuclear accumulation of FANCC
T Taniguchi, AD D'Andrea - Blood, The Journal of the American …, 2002 - ashpublications.org
T Taniguchi, AD D'Andrea
Blood, The Journal of the American Society of Hematology, 2002•ashpublications.orgFanconi anemia is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by aplastic anemia,
cancer susceptibility, and cellular sensitivity to mitomycin C. The 6 known Fanconi anemia
gene products (FANCA, FANCC, FANCD2, FANCE, FANCF, and FANCG proteins) interact
in a common pathway. The monoubiquitination and nuclear foci formation of FANCD2 are
essential for the function of this pathway. FANCA, FANCC, FANCG, and FANCF proteins
form a multisubunit nuclear complex (FA complex) required for FANCD2 monoubiquitination …
cancer susceptibility, and cellular sensitivity to mitomycin C. The 6 known Fanconi anemia
gene products (FANCA, FANCC, FANCD2, FANCE, FANCF, and FANCG proteins) interact
in a common pathway. The monoubiquitination and nuclear foci formation of FANCD2 are
essential for the function of this pathway. FANCA, FANCC, FANCG, and FANCF proteins
form a multisubunit nuclear complex (FA complex) required for FANCD2 monoubiquitination …
Fanconi anemia is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by aplastic anemia, cancer susceptibility, and cellular sensitivity to mitomycin C. The 6 known Fanconi anemia gene products (FANCA, FANCC, FANCD2, FANCE, FANCF, and FANCG proteins) interact in a common pathway. The monoubiquitination and nuclear foci formation of FANCD2 are essential for the function of this pathway. FANCA, FANCC, FANCG, and FANCF proteins form a multisubunit nuclear complex (FA complex) required for FANCD2 monoubiquitination. Because FANCE and FANCC interact in vitro and FANCE is required for FANCD2 monoubiquitination, we reasoned that FANCE is a component of the FA complex in vivo. Here we demonstrate that retroviral transduction of Fanconi anemia subtype E (FA-E) cells with the FANCE cDNA restores the nuclear accumulation of FANCC protein, FANCA–FANCC complex formation, monoubiquitination and nuclear foci formation of FANCD2, and mitomycin C resistance. Hemagglutinin (HA)-tagged FANCE protein localizes diffusely in the nucleus. In normal cells, HA-tagged FANCE protein coimmunoprecipitates with FANCA, FANCC, and FANCG but not with FANCD2. Our data indicate that FANCE is a component of the nuclear FA complex in vivo and is required for the monoubiquitination of FANCD2 and the downstream events in the FA pathway.
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