Biology:DCAF11

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Danio rerio


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DDB1- and CUL4-associated factor 11 also known as WD Repeat Domain 23 (WDR23) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DCAF11 gene.

DCAF11 is a WD40 repeat protein, containing seven repeats of the closed circular solenoid protein domain WD40.[1] The WDR23 locus is highly conserved from C. elegans to humans.[2] DCAF11/WDR23 is the E3 ligase that specifically targets proteins for degradation via ubiquitination.[3][4][5] WDR-23 exists in two spatially distinct isoforms produced by alternative splicing, a cytoplasmic WDR-23A and nuclear WDR-23B. Nuclear and cytoplasmic versions of WDR-23 have distinct roles.[6]

Dcaf11 is required for the alternative lengthening of telomeres in mouse embryos[7][8] especially at the 2C and four-cell stages of cleavage. The direct binding of DCAF11 in the region of distal enhancer of Zscan4 gene facilitates KAP1 removal by ubiquitination-mediated degradation, leading to a lower level of the repressive H3K9me3 marks and thus activates 2C-specific gene Zscan4.[8]

References

  1. "The WD40 repeat protein WDR-23 functions with the CUL4/DDB1 ubiquitin ligase to regulate nuclear abundance and activity of SKN-1 in Caenorhabditis elegans". Molecular and Cellular Biology 29 (10): 2704–2715. May 2009. doi:10.1128/MCB.01811-08. PMID 19273594. 
  2. "Characterization of skn-1/wdr-23 phenotypes in Caenorhabditis elegans; pleiotrophy, aging, glutathione, and interactions with other longevity pathways". Mechanisms of Ageing and Development 149: 88–98. July 2015. doi:10.1016/j.mad.2015.06.001. PMID 26056713. 
  3. "Sp1 is a substrate of Keap1 and regulates the activity of CRL4AWDR23 ubiquitin ligase toward Nrf2". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 296: 100704. 2021. doi:10.1016/j.jbc.2021.100704. PMID 33895141. 
  4. "CRL4BDCAF11 E3 ligase targets p21 for degradation to control cell cycle progression in human osteosarcoma cells". Scientific Reports 7 (1): 1175. April 2017. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-01344-9. PMID 28446751. Bibcode2017NatSR...7.1175C. 
  5. "WDR23 regulates NRF2 independently of KEAP1". PLOS Genetics 13 (4): e1006762. April 2017. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1006762. PMID 28453520. 
  6. "Nuclear and cytoplasmic WDR-23 isoforms mediate differential effects on GEN-1 and SKN-1 substrates". Scientific Reports 9 (1): 11783. August 2019. doi:10.1038/s41598-019-48286-y. PMID 31409866. Bibcode2019NatSR...911783S. 
  7. "Zscan4 Contributes to Telomere Maintenance in Telomerase-Deficient Late Generation Mouse ESCs and Human ALT Cancer Cells". Cells 11 (3): 456. January 2022. doi:10.3390/cells11030456. PMID 35159266. 
  8. 8.0 8.1 "Dcaf11 activates Zscan4-mediated alternative telomere lengthening in early embryos and embryonic stem cells". Cell Stem Cell 28 (4): 732–747.e9. April 2021. doi:10.1016/j.stem.2020.11.018. PMID 33357405. 

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