COMMD1 promotes the ubiquitination of NF‐κB subunits through a cullin‐containing ubiquitin ligase

NF‐κB is a pleiotropic transcription factor involved in multiple processes, including inflammation and oncogenesis. We have previously reported that COMMD1 represses κB‐dependent transcription by negatively regulating NF‐κB–chromatin interactions. Recently, ubiquitination of NF‐κB subunits has been similarly implicated in the control of NF‐κB recruitment to chromatin. We report here that COMMD1 accelerates the ubiquitination and degradation of NF‐κB subunits through its interaction with a multimeric ubiquitin ligase containing Elongins B and C, Cul2 and SOCS1 (ECSSOCS1). COMMD1‐deficient cells demonstrate stabilization of RelA, greater nuclear accumulation of RelA after TNF stimulation, de‐repression of several κB‐responsive genes, and enhanced NF‐κB‐mediated cellular responses. COMMD1 binds to Cul2 in a stimulus‐dependent manner and serves to facilitate substrate binding to the ligase by stabilizing the interaction between SOCS1 and RelA. Our data uncover that ubiquitination and degradation of NF‐κB subunits by this COMMD1‐containing ubiquitin ligase is a novel and critical mechanism of regulation of NF‐κB‐mediated transcription.

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