Cyclin F Controls Cell-Cycle Transcriptional Outputs by Directing the Degradation of the Three Activator E2Fs

Linda Clijsters, Claire Hoencamp, Jorg J.A. Calis, Antonio Marzio, Shanna M. Handgraaf, Maria C. Cuitino, Brad R. Rosenberg, Gustavo Leone, Michele Pagano

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Abstract

E2F1, E2F2, and E2F3A, the three activators of the E2F family of transcription factors, are key regulators of the G1/S transition, promoting transcription of hundreds of genes critical for cell-cycle progression. We found that during late S and in G2, the degradation of all three activator E2Fs is controlled by cyclin F, the substrate receptor of 1 of 69 human SCF ubiquitin ligase complexes. E2F1, E2F2, and E2F3A interact with the cyclin box of cyclin F via their conserved N-terminal cyclin binding motifs. In the short term, E2F mutants unable to bind cyclin F remain stable throughout the cell cycle, induce unscheduled transcription in G2 and mitosis, and promote faster entry into the next S phase. However, in the long term, they impair cell fitness. We propose that by restricting E2F activity to the S phase, cyclin F controls one of the main and most critical transcriptional engines of the cell cycle.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1264-1277.e7
JournalMolecular Cell
Volume74
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Jun 2019

Keywords

  • E2F1
  • E2F2
  • E2F3A
  • F-box proteins
  • RNA-seq
  • SCF ligases
  • cell cycle
  • cyclin F
  • retinoblastoma
  • ubiquitin

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