| 2017 |
FBXL2 (as the substrate-recognition subunit of SCF-FBXL2 ubiquitin ligase) binds IP3R3 and targets it for ubiquitin-, p97- and proteasome-mediated degradation, limiting Ca2+ release from the ER into mitochondria. PTEN competes with FBXL2 for IP3R3 binding, counteracting this degradation to promote Ca2+-dependent apoptosis. Loss of PTEN accelerates FBXL2-dependent IP3R3 degradation, and FBXL2 localization (and thus activity) requires geranylgeranylation. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, knock-in FBXL2-insensitive IP3R3 mutant clones, FBXL2 knockdown, Ca2+ flux assays, xenograft models, GGTi-2418 (geranylgeranyl transferase inhibitor) treatment |
Nature |
High |
28614300
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| 2013 |
FBXL2 interacts specifically with the pool of p85β PI(3)K regulatory subunit that is free of p110 catalytic subunits and targets it for ubiquitylation and proteasomal degradation, dependent on p85β's CaaX motif. Phosphorylation of p85β on Tyr655 inhibits its binding to FBXL2, while dephosphorylation by PTPL1 stimulates binding and degradation. FBXL2-mediated p85β degradation promotes p110 association with IRS1 and sustains PI(3)K signaling; loss of this degradation inhibits PI(3)K and promotes autophagy. |
Affinity purification/mass spectrometry of FBXL2 interactors, Co-IP, in vitro ubiquitylation assay, phospho-mutant analysis, IRS1 binding assays, autophagy readouts |
Nature cell biology |
High |
23604317
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| 2012 |
SCF-FBXL2 ubiquitinates and destabilizes cyclin D2, leading to G0 phase arrest and apoptosis. FBXL2 recognizes a calmodulin-binding motif within cyclin D2 (not a phosphodegron). Calmodulin competes with FBXL2 for occupancy of this motif, protecting cyclin D2 from degradation. |
Ectopic FBXL2 expression, RNAi knockdown, ubiquitination assay, cell cycle analysis, calmodulin competition assay, leukemia patient sample analysis |
Blood |
High |
22323446
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| 2011 |
SCF-FBXL2 mediates polyubiquitination and proteasomal degradation of cyclin D3, causing G2/M-phase arrest, supernumerary centrosomes, and apoptosis in lung cancer cells. FBXL2 recognizes a calmodulin-binding motif in cyclin D3 (not a phosphodegron); calmodulin competes with FBXL2 for this site, protecting cyclin D3. Both cyclin D3 and FBXL2 colocalize within the centrosome. |
Ectopic expression and RNAi, ubiquitination assay, cell cycle and centrosome analysis, co-localization imaging, calmodulin competition assay, xenograft tumor assay |
Oncogene |
High |
22020328
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| 2011 |
During Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection, FBXL2 is activated by calcium influx and localizes to the Golgi complex, where it monoubiquitinates and degrades CCTα (the rate-limiting enzyme for phosphatidylcholine synthesis) via binding to the IQ motif of CCTα through its C-terminus. Calmodulin traffics to the Golgi, binds FBXL2 (residues 80–90) via its C-terminus, and competes with FBXL2 for occupancy of the CCTα IQ motif, antagonizing FBXL2 activity. |
Co-IP, domain-mapping mutagenesis, calcium influx assays, Golgi fractionation/localization, RNAi knockdown, calmodulin gene transfer in murine pneumonia model |
Molecular and cellular biology |
High |
21343341
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| 2013 |
SCF-FBXL2 mediates ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation of Aurora B kinase within the midbody during cytokinesis. Key ubiquitin acceptor lysines K102, K103, and K207 on Aurora B were identified; a triple K→R mutant resists SCF-FBXL2-directed polyubiquitination and causes anaphase delay and apoptosis when overexpressed. |
Ubiquitination assay, lysine-to-arginine mutagenesis of Aurora B, overexpression and knockdown, mitotic arrest/apoptosis assays, xenograft tumor model with small-molecule FBXL2 activator BC-1258 |
Cell death & disease |
High |
23928698
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| 2011 |
SCF-FBXL2 impairs cell proliferation by mediating cyclin D3 polyubiquitination and degradation; cyclin D3 and FBXL2 colocalize at the centrosome. FBXL2 overexpression disrupts cyclin D3 association with centrosomal assembly proteins Aurora A, Plk4, and CDK11. |
Ectopic expression and RNAi, ubiquitination assay, co-localization imaging, co-immunoprecipitation of cyclin D3 with centrosomal proteins |
Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.) |
Medium |
22024926
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| 2015 |
Fbxo3 promotes Fbxl2 ubiquitination and degradation; this relieves Fbxl2-mediated ubiquitination of TRAF2, leading to TRAF2 accumulation, TNIK activation, GluR1 phosphorylation, and trafficking of GluR1-containing AMPA receptors to the plasma membrane in dorsal horn neurons, contributing to neuropathic allodynia. |
Spinal nerve ligation rat model, intrathecal siRNA/inhibitor (BC-1215) injection, co-immunoprecipitation, GluR1 trafficking assays, behavioral allodynia measurement |
The Journal of neuroscience |
Medium |
26674878
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| 2016 |
Fbxo3 inhibits Fbxl2-mediated ubiquitination and degradation of the active zone protein RIM1α in the spinal dorsal horn. Deubiquitinated RIM1α accumulates in synaptic plasma membranes, directly binds CaV2.2, and increases presynaptic CaV2.2 expression, driving neuropathic allodynia. |
Spinal nerve ligation rat model, intrathecal BC-1215 (Fbxo3 inhibitor), siRNA knockdown of Fbxl2 and RIM1α, co-immunoprecipitation, subcellular fractionation, electrophysiology (sEPSC) |
The Journal of neuroscience |
Medium |
27629721
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| 2016 |
FBXL2 interacts with the transcription factor FoxM1 and promotes its ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation in gastric cancer cells, thereby reducing expression of FoxM1 downstream targets Cdc25B and p27 and inhibiting cell proliferation and invasion. |
Tandem mass spectrometry, co-immunoprecipitation, ubiquitination assay, ectopic expression and knockdown, cell proliferation/invasion assays |
FEBS letters |
Medium |
26790640
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| 2019 |
O-GlcNAcylation promotes FBXL2 ubiquitination and degradation (FBXL2 is itself a target of ubiquitin-mediated degradation), leading to stabilization of FOXM1 (an FBXL2 ubiquitination substrate) and cancer cell proliferation. The O-GlcNAcase inhibitor Thiamet G reduces FBXL2-FOXM1 interaction and FOXM1 ubiquitination. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, ubiquitination assay, pharmacological O-GlcNAcylation manipulation, western blot, cell proliferation assays |
Biochemical and biophysical research communications |
Medium |
31679690
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| 2020 |
FUNDC1 interacts with FBXL2 via FBXL2's F-box domain; loss of FUNDC1 accelerates FBXL2 degradation and decelerates IP3R3 degradation, leading to mitochondrial Ca2+ overload. The FUNDC1-FBXL2 interaction thus functions as a gatekeeper for IP3R3 protein levels and mitochondrial Ca2+ homeostasis in the heart. |
Mass spectrometry, co-immunoprecipitation, FUNDC1-/- mouse model on high-fat diet, truncated F-box deletion mutants, FBXL2 overexpression/transfection, IP3R3 inhibition |
Science advances |
High |
32938669
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| 2021 |
FBXL2 targets EGFR (and TKI-resistant EGFR mutants) for proteasomal degradation. Grp94 (glucose-regulated protein 94) protects EGFR from this degradation by blocking FBXL2 binding to EGFR. Disruption of FBXL2 membrane localization (by GGTi-2418) or upregulation of FBXL2 expression (by nebivolol) reduces EGFR levels and inhibits NSCLC growth. |
Co-IP, proteasome inhibitor experiments, FBXL2 knockdown/overexpression, Grp94 manipulation, nebivolol treatment, xenograft models |
Nature communications |
High |
34635651
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| 2021 |
Smurf1 ubiquitinates and degrades FBXL2; loss of FBXL2 leads to activation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling, promoting colorectal cancer progression. FOSL1 drives this pathway by upregulating Smurf1. |
Co-IP, ubiquitination assay, FBXL2 and Smurf1 knockdown/overexpression, Wnt/β-catenin reporter, xenograft metastasis assay |
Pharmacological research |
Medium |
33450386
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| 2022 |
FBXL2 polyubiquitinates the transcription factor T-bet and co-immunoprecipitates with T-bet; ectopic FBXL2 expression reduces T-bet protein in a dose-dependent manner. TNF-α negatively regulates both FBXL2 mRNA and protein levels, providing cross-regulation of FBXL2 and T-bet during lung allograft rejection. |
Co-immunoprecipitation/pulldown, ubiquitination assay, FBXL2 transfection with dose-response, orthotopic lung transplant mouse model, immunohistochemistry, costimulation blockade treatment |
Journal of immunology |
Medium |
36113884
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| 2022 |
FBXL2 targets transcription factor E47 for polyubiquitin- and proteasome-mediated degradation, inhibiting breast cancer stem cell stemness (CD44high/CD24low subpopulation, mammosphere formation) and overcoming paclitaxel resistance. Nebivolol (a β1 receptor inhibitor) activates FBXL2 expression to achieve this effect. |
Co-IP, ubiquitination assay, ectopic expression and knockdown, flow cytometry, mammosphere assay, in vivo xenograft, nebivolol treatment |
Oncogene |
Medium |
36460773
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| 2023 |
FBXL2 binds to and ubiquitinates both NLRP3 and pro-IL-1β (but not pro-caspase-1), targeting them for proteasome-mediated degradation. BC-1215 (an FBXO3 inhibitor that prevents FBXL2 ubiquitination/degradation) upregulates FBXL2 levels and thereby reduces NLRP3 and pro-IL-1β protein levels, suppressing ATP-induced IL-1β secretion. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, ubiquitination assay, proteasome inhibitor (MG-132) rescue, FBXL2 overexpression, BC-1215 pharmacological treatment, western blot and ELISA |
Biochemical and biophysical research communications |
Medium |
37004285
|
| 2020 |
TNF-α suppresses Fbxl2 mRNA expression in skeletal myoblasts by activating JNK-mediated phosphorylation of SP1, which impairs SP1 binding to the Fbxl2 core promoter (localized to bp -160 to +42). SP1 transcriptional activation of Fbxl2 is required for myogenic differentiation; FBXL2 knockdown in myoblasts activates MAP kinases and NF-κB, promotes proliferation, and impairs myotube formation. |
Chromatin immunoprecipitation, gel shift (EMSA), promoter reporter assays, SP1 phospho-site analysis, RNAi knockdown, myogenic differentiation assays, mRNA stability measurement |
Molecular and cellular biology |
Medium |
32205409
|
| 2017 |
FBXL2-mediated ubiquitination and degradation of TRAF6 is implicated in LIPUS-mediated protection against polyethylene debris-induced periprosthetic inflammatory loosening; LIPUS strengthens this FBXL2-TRAF6 ubiquitination pathway. |
Gene overexpression and siRNA in RAW264.7 macrophages, western blot for FBXL2 and TRAF6 levels, inflammatory cytokine measurement, LIPUS treatment |
Scientific reports |
Low |
28378753
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| 2026 |
FBXL2 promotes HER2 polyubiquitination at lysine K747 and proteasomal degradation, reducing HER2 surface expression. Blocking FBXL2 membrane localization with GGTi-2418 or ketoconazole elevates HER2 expression on the plasma membrane of HER2-IHC 0 TNBC cells, sensitizing them to trastuzumab deruxtecan. |
Co-IP, site-directed mutagenesis (K747 ubiquitination site), proteasomal degradation assays, FBXL2 membrane localization inhibition, lipid nanoparticle delivery, xenograft models |
Nature cancer |
High |
41612000
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| 2025 |
Nrf2 transcriptionally upregulates FBXL2 expression; FBXL2 promotes NLRP3 ubiquitination-mediated degradation and suppresses pyroptosis. High glucose treatment decreases Nrf2 and FBXL2 and enhances NLRP3-mediated pyroptosis; scutellarin reverses this by increasing Nrf2/FBXL2. |
Dual-luciferase reporter assay (Nrf2 binding to FBXL2 promoter), immunoprecipitation for ubiquitination, western blotting, Nrf2 knockdown, FBXL2 knockdown, NLRP3 activation rescue |
Endocrine journal |
Medium |
40010729
|