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Iron-dependent degradation of IRP2 requires its C-terminal region and IRP structural integrity.

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Background

Iron regulatory protein 2 (IRP2), a post-transcriptional regulator of cellular iron metabolism, undergoes iron-dependent degradation via the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway. A stretch of 73 amino acids within the N-terminal domain 1 of the protein was reported to function as an iron sensor. However, mutants lacking this fragment remain sensitive to degradation in iron-replete cells.

Results

To identify elements within IRP2 involved in the control of its stability, we undertook a systematic mutagenesis approach. Truncated versions of IRP2 were expressed in H1299 cells and analyzed for their response to iron. Deletion mutants lacking the entire C-terminal domain 4 (amino acids 719-963) of IRP2 remained stable following iron treatments. Moreover, the replacement of domain 4 of IRP1 with the corresponding region of IRP2 sensitized the chimerical IRP11-3/IRP24 protein to iron-dependent degradation, while the reverse manipulation gave rise to a stable chimerical IRP21-3/IRP14 protein. The deletion of just 26 or 34 C-terminal amino acids stabilized IRP2 against iron. However, the fusion of C-terminal IRP2 fragments to luciferase failed to sensitize the indicator protein for degradation in iron-loaded cells.

Conclusion

Our data suggest that the C-terminus of IRP2 contains elements that are necessary but not sufficient for iron-dependent degradation. The functionality of these elements depends upon the overall IRP structure.

SUBMITTER: Wang J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2267205 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Iron-dependent degradation of IRP2 requires its C-terminal region and IRP structural integrity.

Wang Jian J Chen Guohua G Lee Julie J Pantopoulos Kostas K

BMC molecular biology 20080128

<h4>Background</h4>Iron regulatory protein 2 (IRP2), a post-transcriptional regulator of cellular iron metabolism, undergoes iron-dependent degradation via the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway. A stretch of 73 amino acids within the N-terminal domain 1 of the protein was reported to function as an iron sensor. However, mutants lacking this fragment remain sensitive to degradation in iron-replete cells.<h4>Results</h4>To identify elements within IRP2 involved in the control of its stability, we under ...[more]

PMID: 18226225

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Iron-dependent degradation of IRP2 requires its C-terminal region and IRP structural integrity.

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Iron-dependent degradation of IRP2 requires its C-terminal region and IRP structural integrity.

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