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Beta-arrestin 2 functions as a G-protein-coupled receptor- activated regulator of oncoprotein Mdm2.

Oncoprotein Mdm2 is a master negative regulator of the tumor suppressor p53 and has been recently shown to regulate the ubiquitination of beta-arrestin 2, an important adapter and scaffold in signaling of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). However, whether beta-arrestin 2 has any effect on the function of Mdm2 is still unclear. Our current results demonstrated that the binding of Mdm2 to beta-arrestin 2 was significantly enhanced by stimulation of GPCRs. Activation of GPCRs led to formation of a ternary complex of Mdm2, beta-arrestin 2, and GPCRs and thus recruited Mdm2 to GPCRs at plasma membrane. Moreover, the binding of beta-arrestin 2 to Mdm2 suppressed the self-ubiquitination of Mdm2 and consequently reduced the Mdm2- mediated p53 degradation and ubiquitination. Further experiments revealed that overexpression of beta-arrestin 2 enhanced the p53- mediated apoptosis while suppression of endogenous beta-arrestin 2 expression by RNA interference technology considerably attenuated the p53-mediated apoptosis. Our study thus suggests that beta-arrestin 2 may serve as a cross-talk linker between GPCR and p53 signaling pathways.[1]

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  1. Beta-arrestin 2 functions as a G-protein-coupled receptor-activated regulator of oncoprotein Mdm2. Wang, P., Gao, H., Ni, Y., Wang, B., Wu, Y., Ji, L., Qin, L., Ma, L., Pei, G. J. Biol. Chem. (2003) [Pubmed]
 
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