| 1998 |
FBXO2 (NFB42) contains an F-box domain that mediates interaction with Skp1p, a component of the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway; deletion of the F-box abolishes both Skp1p interaction and the growth-inhibitory effect of NFB42 overexpression in neuroblastoma and CHO cells. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, F-box deletion mutagenesis, cell proliferation assay |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
Medium |
9857061
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| 2001 |
OCP1 (FBXO2) co-localizes with OCP2 (Skp1) in the epithelial gap-junction region of the cochlear organ of Corti, consistent with formation of an SCF ubiquitin ligase complex at this site. |
Immunohistochemistry, sequence analysis |
Hearing research |
Low |
11470190
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| 2003 |
NFB42 (FBXO2) binds the phosphorylated HSV-1 replication-initiator protein UL9, promoting its polyubiquitination and degradation via the 26S proteasome; MG132 treatment restores UL9 levels, confirming proteasomal mechanism. |
Co-expression in 293T cells, proteasome inhibitor (MG132) rescue, in vivo polyubiquitination assay |
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
Medium |
12904574
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| 2004 |
HSV-1 infection induces nuclear shuttling of NFB42 (FBXO2), allowing it to bind nuclear phosphorylated UL9, export UL9 to the cytoplasm, and mediate its ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation, thereby potentially promoting viral latency in neurons. |
Live-cell imaging of NFB42 nuclear shuttling, co-immunoprecipitation of NFB42-UL9, proteasome inhibitor rescue in 293T cells and primary hippocampal neurons |
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
Medium |
15010529
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| 2004 |
OCP1 (FBXO2) forms a heterodimeric complex with OCP2 (Skp1) in the organ of Corti, and directly binds connexin 26 (Cx26) as shown by electrophoretic mobility-shift, in vitro pulldown with 35S-labeled Cx26, and co-immunoprecipitation from organ of Corti extracts. |
Electrophoretic mobility-shift assay, pulldown with immobilized OCP1, sedimentation equilibrium, co-immunoprecipitation from tissue extracts |
Hearing research |
Medium |
15109709
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| 2007 |
Cochlear FBXO2 binds Skp1 to form a novel heterodimeric complex distinct from the canonical SCF complex (Cullin1 and Rbx1 show little association with Fbx2/Skp1 in the cochlea); loss of Fbxo2 in knockout mice leads to parallel loss of cochlear Skp1 levels and selective cochlear degeneration beginning in epithelial support cells. |
Targeted gene knockout, co-immunoprecipitation, western blot, histology |
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience |
Medium |
17494702
|
| 2010 |
FBG1 (FBXO2) directly interacts with APC2 via a D-box motif within its F-box domain; co-expression sequesters free APC2 (raising total but lowering free APC2), inhibiting cell proliferation and inducing S-phase arrest independent of its ubiquitin ligase function. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, D-box mutagenesis, FACS cell cycle analysis, western blot |
Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.) |
Medium |
21135578
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| 2014 |
FBXO2 targets APP (amyloid precursor protein), a high-mannose glycoprotein, for ubiquitin-mediated degradation; loss of Fbxo2 in knockout mice and cultured hippocampal neurons increases APP levels and processing into cleavage products, with a concomitant reduction of APP at the cell surface. |
Fbxo2 knockout mice, cultured hippocampal neurons/slices, western blot, cell surface biotinylation, non-neuronal cell overexpression |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
Medium |
24469452
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| 2015 |
Fbxo2 regulates GluN1 and GluN2A (but not GluN2B) NMDAR subunit levels and surface localization in the adult mouse brain; loss of Fbxo2 increases surface GluN1 and GluN2A, elevates synaptic markers PSD-95 and Vglut1, and promotes aberrant axo-dendritic shaft synapses without altering spine density or neurophysiology. |
Fbxo2 knockout mice, western blot, surface biotinylation, immunofluorescence, electrophysiology, confocal microscopy |
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience |
Medium |
25878288
|
| 2015 |
FBG1 (FBXO2) degrades the misfolded glycoprotein A1AT-Z through both the ubiquitin-proteasome system and Beclin1-dependent autophagy; overexpression decreases A1AT-Z half-life and knockdown in hepatic cells and mice increases A1AT-Z accumulation. |
Chemical inhibitors, genetic knockdown/overexpression, cycloheximide chase, Beclin1 co-dependency assay in hepatic cell lines and mouse liver |
PloS one |
Medium |
26295339
|
| 2016 |
SCFFBXO2 acts as an E3 ubiquitin ligase that targets the insulin receptor (IR) for ubiquitin-dependent proteasomal degradation; overexpression of FBXO2 in healthy mice causes hyperglycemia and insulin resistance, while ablation in obese mice alleviates diabetic phenotypes. |
Protein purification combined with LC-MS/MS substrate screening, adenovirus-mediated overexpression in mice, Fbxo2 knockout in obese mouse model, glucose tolerance and insulin tolerance tests |
Diabetes |
High |
27932386
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| 2016 |
FBXO2 knockdown partially restores ΔF508-CFTR-mediated Cl⁻ transport in primary human cystic fibrosis airway epithelia, indicating FBXO2 participates in ubiquitin-mediated proteasomal degradation of ΔF508-CFTR via a distinct complex from SYVN1. |
siRNA knockdown, functional CFTR Cl⁻ transport assay in polarized primary airway epithelia, CFTR maturation assay |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
Medium |
27756846
|
| 2018 |
FBXO2 directly binds N-glycosylated (high-mannose) EBV glycoprotein B (gB) through its sugar-binding domain, promoting gB ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation; FBXO2 depletion stabilizes gB, promotes its transport from ER to plasma membrane, and enhances viral membrane fusion and entry. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, knockdown/overexpression, ubiquitination assay, membrane fusion assay, viral infectivity assay |
PLoS pathogens |
High |
30052682
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| 2020 |
Fbxo2 functions as a component of the SCF ubiquitin ligase complex to mediate CNS lysophagy: loss of Fbxo2 in mouse primary cortical cultures delays clearance of damaged lysosomes and decreases viability after lysosomal damage; Fbxo2 deficiency in a NPC mouse model exacerbates motor deficits, neurodegeneration, and reduces survival. |
Primary cortical neuron cultures from Fbxo2 knockout mice, lysosomal damage assay, NPC mouse model with Fbxo2 deficiency, behavioral testing, histology |
JCI insight |
Medium |
32931479
|
| 2020 |
FBXO2 targets glycosylated fibrillin-1 (FBN1) for ubiquitin-dependent proteasomal degradation to promote endometrial cancer cell proliferation, acting through regulation of cell cycle proteins (CDK4, CyclinD1/D2/A1) and autophagy pathway components (ATG4A/4D). |
Ubiquitination-proteome approach to identify substrates, ubiquitination assay, RNA-seq, knockdown/overexpression, xenograft mouse model |
Frontiers in cell and developmental biology |
Medium |
32984335
|
| 2020 |
FBXO2 promotes osteosarcoma proliferation by targeting IL-6 receptor (IL-6R) for ubiquitin-mediated degradation, thereby activating STAT3 phosphorylation and downstream gene expression; this function requires FBXO2's glycoprotein recognition activity. |
CRISPR-Cas9 knockout, retrovirus overexpression, co-immunoprecipitation, luciferase reporter assay for STAT3 transcriptional activity, xenograft mouse model |
Cancer cell international |
Medium |
32549792
|
| 2021 |
FBXO2/SCF ubiquitin ligase complex recognizes GlcNAc side chains of the group A Streptococcus (GAS) surface carbohydrate through FBXO2's sugar-binding motif, promoting ubiquitin-mediated xenophagy; FBXO2 knockout reduces ubiquitin accumulation on intracellular GAS and decreases xenophagic bacterial degradation; SKP1, CUL1, and ROC1 (other SCF components) are also required. |
FBXO2 knockout cell lines, ubiquitin accumulation assay on intracellular GAS, xenophagy/bacterial clearance assay, sugar-binding domain mutant analysis |
EMBO reports |
High |
34515398
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| 2022 |
FBXO2 directly interacts with glycosylated SUN2 and promotes its ubiquitin-dependent proteasomal degradation; the SOX6 transcription factor promotes FBXO2 expression by binding its promoter, establishing a SOX6-FBXO2-SUN2 axis in ovarian cancer. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, ubiquitination assay, knockdown/overexpression, promoter reporter assay, xenograft mouse model |
Cell death & disease |
Medium |
35525855
|
| 2023 |
RBM47 binds FBXO2 mRNA and stabilizes it post-transcriptionally to promote STAT3 phosphorylation and downstream signaling in chondrocytes; FBXO2 overexpression reverses the alleviating effects of RBM47 knockdown on IL-1β-induced inflammation and ECM degradation. |
RBM47 RNA-binding assay, FBXO2 mRNA stability assay, STAT3 phosphorylation western blot, rescue experiment with FBXO2 overexpression |
Biochemical genetics |
Low |
38070024
|
| 2024 |
FBXO2 directly binds p53 and promotes its ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation in papillary thyroid carcinoma; p53 knockdown partially reverses the anti-proliferative effects of FBXO2 knockdown, confirming functional epistasis. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, in vivo ubiquitination assay, rescue epistasis experiment, subcutaneous xenograft |
Scientific reports |
Medium |
39343799
|
| 2025 |
FBXO2 binds lipocalin-2 (LCN2) via its FBA domain and promotes K27-linked polyubiquitination of LCN2, driving its proteasomal degradation; this suppresses ferroptosis (lipid peroxidation, glutathione depletion, iron overload) and activates PINK1/Parkin-dependent mitophagy in nucleus pulposus cells; AAV9-mediated FBXO2 overexpression ameliorates intervertebral disc degeneration in rats. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, ubiquitination assay, FBA domain mapping, proteomics, FBXO2 KO mice, AAV9 overexpression in rats, mitochondrial functional assays |
Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) |
Medium |
40791152
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| 2025 |
FBXO2 colocalizes and directly interacts with KPTN (a KICSTOR complex subunit) via its F-box-associated (FBA) domain, promoting K48- and K63-linked polyubiquitination of KPTN at K49, K67, K262, and K265; this disrupts KICSTOR assembly, impairs GATOR1 lysosomal recruitment, and activates amino acid-dependent mTORC1 signaling. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, ubiquitination assay with linkage-specific antibodies, site-directed mutagenesis of KPTN ubiquitination sites, co-localization imaging, mTORC1 activity assays |
The Journal of clinical investigation |
High |
41401028
|
| 2025 |
Fbxo2 binds the kinase domain of WEE1 via its FBA domain and promotes WEE1 ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation; Fbxo2 knockdown increases RCC cell motility and proliferation, and WEE1 depletion partially rescues the tumorigenic effects of Fbxo2 silencing in xenograft models. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, mass spectrometry, ubiquitination assay, FBA domain mutant, xenograft mouse model, rescue epistasis |
Cellular oncology (Dordrecht, Netherlands) |
Medium |
40676478
|
| 2025 |
FBXO2 directly binds USP49 and targets it for ubiquitin-mediated proteasomal degradation in hepatocellular carcinoma; USP49 knockdown reverses the inhibitory effects of FBXO2 knockdown, confirming the FBXO2/USP49 axis; FBXO2 depletion enhances sorafenib sensitivity. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, in vivo ubiquitination assay, cycloheximide chase, rescue epistasis, xenograft sorafenib treatment |
Frontiers in immunology |
Medium |
41035649
|
| 2025 |
Fbxo2 targets the m6A reader YTHDF2 for ubiquitin-mediated proteasomal degradation in prostate cancer; the C-terminal region of Fbxo2 is required for YTHDF2 ubiquitination; K286 of YTHDF2 is the key ubiquitination site; YTHDF2 promotes PCa progression by modulating m6A methylation of CDKN1C mRNA. |
Co-immunoprecipitation mass spectrometry, Co-IP, ubiquitination assay, site-directed mutagenesis (K286), rescue experiments, in vivo xenograft |
Cell death & disease |
Medium |
41461633
|
| 2025 |
FUT2 scaffolds FBXO2 to facilitate K362 site-specific ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation of transcription factor NR2F2; NR2F2 degradation suppresses LCN2 expression and thereby reduces CD8+ T cell exhaustion in pancreatic cancer. |
In vivo CRISPR-Cas9 screen, co-immunoprecipitation, ubiquitination assay with site-specific mapping (K362), NR2F2 transcriptional reporter, tumor immune profiling |
Cell death & disease |
Medium |
41436429
|
| 2025 |
FBXO2 interacts with FABP5 and promotes its lysosomal degradation through chaperone-mediated autophagy (not proteasomal), reducing intracellular polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) levels and conferring resistance to ferroptosis in colorectal cancer; this is downstream of p53 transcriptional induction of FBXO2. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, FBXO2 overexpression/knockdown, lipid peroxidation and cell death assays, fatty acid supplementation rescue, in vivo tumor models |
Redox biology |
Medium |
41604941
|
| 2025 |
FBXO2 promotes K63-linked ubiquitination of IL6ST (glycoprotein 130) to restore STAT3 signaling during decidualization; cadmium exposure downregulates FBXO2 and suppresses this IL6ST/STAT3 axis, impairing decidualization. |
Proteomic analysis, co-immunoprecipitation, ubiquitination assay (K63-linkage specific), FBXO2 overexpression rescue, in vivo Cd-exposed mouse model |
Ecotoxicology and environmental safety |
Medium |
41076860
|