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WD40 protein FBW5 promotes ubiquitination of tumor suppressor TSC2 by DDB1-CUL4-ROC1 ligase.
Genes & development - 1 Apr 2008
Hu Jian, Zacharek Sima, He Yizhou Joseph, Lee Hyun, Shumway Stuart, Duronio Robert J, Xiong Yue
Abstract excerpt
Tuberous sclerosis (TSC) is an autosomal dominant disease characterized by hamartoma formation in various organs and is caused by mutations targeting either the TSC1 or TSC2 genes. TSC1 and TSC2 proteins form a functionally interdependent dimeric complex. Phosphorylation of either TSC subunit by different kinases regulates the function of TSC and represents a major mechanism to integrate various signals into a...
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