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FBXW7 triggers degradation of WDR5 to prevent mitotic slippage

Haenle, S.; Richter, K. T.; Hoffmann, I. M.

2022-08-24 biochemistry
10.1101/2022.08.24.505075 bioRxiv
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During prolonged mitotic arrest induced by anti-microtubule drugs, cell fate decision is determined by two alternative pathways, one leading to cell death, the other inducing premature escape from mitosis by mitotic slippage. FBWX7, a member of the F-box family of proteins and substrate-targeting subunit of the SCF (SKP1-CUL1-F-Box) E3 ubiquitin ligase complex promotes mitotic cell death and prevents mitotic slippage. In this study, we report that WDR5, a component of the mixed lineage leukemia (MLL) complex of Histone 3 Lysine 4 (H3K4) methyltransferases is a substrate of FBXW7. WDR5 binds to FBXW7 in vivo and in vitro and its ubiquitin-mediated proteasomal degradation is mediated by FBXW7. Furthermore, we find that WDR5 depletion counteracts FBXW7 loss-of-function by reducing mitotic slippage and polyploidization. Our data elucidate a new mechanism in mitotic cell fate regulation which might contribute to prevent chemotherapy resistance in patients after anti-microtubule drug treatment.

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