Meiotic regulation of the CDK activator RINGO/Speedy by ubiquitin-proteasome-mediated processing and degradation

Gustavo J. Gutierrez, Andrea Vögtlin, Ana Castro, Ingvar Ferby, Giorgia Salvagiotto, Ze'ev Ronai, Thierry Lorca, Angel R. Nebreda

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Abstract

Xenopus RINGO/Speedy (XRINGO) is a potent inducer of oocyte meiotic maturation that can directly activate Cdk1 and Cdk2. Here, we show that endogenous XRINGO protein accumulates transiently during meiosis I entry and then is downregulated. This tight regulation of XRINGO expression is the consequence of two interconnected mechanisms: processing and degradation. XRINGO processing involves recognition of at least three distinct phosphorylated recognition motifs by the SCFβTrCP ubiquitin ligase, followed by proteasome-mediated limited degradation, resulting in an amino-terminal XRINGO fragment. XRINGO processing is directly stimulated by several kinases, including protein kinase A and glycogen synthase kinase-3β, and may contribute to the maintenance of G2 arrest. On the other hand, XRINGO degradation after meiosis I is mediated by the ubiquitin ligase Siah-2, which probably requires phosphorylation of XRINGO on Ser 243 and may be important for the omission of S phase at the meiosis-I-meiosis-II transition in Xenopus oocytes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1084-1094
Number of pages11
JournalNature Cell Biology
Volume8
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2006
Externally publishedYes

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