| 2002 |
CUL7 assembles an SCF-ROC1-like E3 ubiquitin ligase complex consisting of SKP1, CUL7, FBXW8 (Fbx29), and ROC1. CUL7 selectively interacts with the SKP1·FBXW8 complex but not with SKP1 alone or with SKP1 bound to other F-box proteins (βTrCP2, Skp2), defining a distinct ubiquitin-dependent proteolysis pathway. |
Mass spectrometry identification of CUL7 as ROC1-interacting protein; co-immunoprecipitation; biochemical complex reconstitution |
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
High |
12481031
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| 2006 |
FBXW8 acts as the E3 ligase substrate-recognition subunit that mediates ubiquitination and cytoplasmic degradation of cyclin D1 during S phase. This process requires Thr286 phosphorylation of cyclin D1 driven by the Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK cascade. FBXW8 is predominantly cytoplasmic during G1 and S phase; depletion causes cyclin D1 accumulation and CDK1 cytoplasmic sequestration, severely reducing cancer cell proliferation. |
siRNA knockdown, cyclin D1 degradation assay, subcellular fractionation/immunofluorescence, rescue with cyclin D1-T286A mutant, ERK1/2 signaling modulation |
PloS one |
High |
17205132
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| 2006 |
FBXW8 is essential for Cul7–Cul1 heterodimeric complex formation; in Fbxw8-null mouse cells, Cul7 fails to associate with Cul1. Loss of Fbxw8 causes intrauterine growth retardation and abnormal placental development (reduced spongiotrophoblast layer, abnormal labyrinth vessels), phenocopying aspects of Cul7-null mice. |
Gene-targeted (knockout) mouse model; co-immunoprecipitation of Cul7 and Cul1 in wild-type vs. Fbxw8-null cells; histological analysis of placenta |
Molecular and cellular biology |
High |
16880526
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| 2007 |
Fbxw8 knockout mice display pre- and postnatal growth retardation. Fbxw8-null embryos and placentas are smaller than wild-type; approximately 70% die in utero. IGFBP1 transcript levels are elevated in Fbxw8-null embryos, and IGFBP2 protein is increased in both Cul7-null and Fbxw8-null fibroblasts, placing FBXW8-CUL7 in a growth-regulatory pathway involving IGF-binding proteins. |
Gene-trap mouse model; expression profiling; Western blot for IGFBP2 in fibroblasts; organ size measurement |
Molecular and cellular biology |
High |
17998335
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| 2008 |
The CUL7/FBXW8 E3 ubiquitin ligase targets insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1) for ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation, implicating this enzyme in the regulation of insulin signaling downstream of mTORC1/S6K phosphorylation of IRS-1. |
Commentary/interpretation of Xu et al. experimental data (Co-IP, ubiquitination assay referenced in the primary paper); mechanistic framework confirmed by cited experiments |
Developmental cell |
Medium |
18539111
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| 2012 |
mTORC2 stabilizes FBXW8 by phosphorylating it at Ser86 and promotes insulin-stimulated translocation of FBXW8 to the cytosol, where FBXW8 mediates IRS-1 degradation. Disruption of mTORC2 attenuates FBXW8 expression and phosphorylation, causing inactive IRS-1 to accumulate and contributing to insulin resistance. |
mTORC2 component knockdown, phospho-specific analysis, subcellular fractionation, IRS-1 ubiquitination and degradation assays, Ser86Ala FBXW8 mutant |
Molecular cell |
High |
23142081
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| 2012 |
FBXW8 co-localizes and co-immunoprecipitates with ATXN2 in vitro and in vivo, and FBXW8 overexpression decreases the level of expanded insoluble ATXN2 protein, indicating FBXW8 participates in degradation of both wild-type and polyQ-expanded ATXN2. |
Co-immunoprecipitation (in vitro and in vivo); cell culture overexpression; Western blot for ATXN2 soluble/insoluble fractions; transcriptome profiling of knock-in mouse cerebellum |
PLoS genetics |
Medium |
22956915
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| 2013 |
The CUL7/FBXW8 E3 ubiquitin ligase targets hematopoietic progenitor kinase 1 (HPK1) for proteasomal degradation. HPK1 ubiquitination requires its kinase activity and autophosphorylation. Phosphatase PP4 dephosphorylates HPK1 at Thr-355, inhibiting FBXW8-HPK1 interaction and FBXW8-mediated ubiquitination. Fbxw8 knockdown restores HPK1 levels and inhibits pancreatic cancer cell proliferation. |
Co-immunoprecipitation; ubiquitination assay; phosphatase-dead PP4 mutant; site-directed mutagenesis (Thr355); siRNA knockdown; proteasome inhibitor treatment |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
24362026
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| 2015 |
FBXW8 co-immunoprecipitates with ATXN2 and PARK2 both in vitro and in vivo. Expanded polyQ ATXN2 drives both FBXW8 and PARK2 proteins into insolubility. FBXW8 transcript is selectively upregulated by ATXN2 expansion (confirmed by qPCR in SCA2 patient fibroblasts and blood), whereas PARK2 transcript is not dysregulated. |
Co-immunoprecipitation (in vitro and in vivo); solubility fractionation; qPCR in patient-derived cells; co-localization immunofluorescence |
PloS one |
Medium |
25790475
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| 2017 |
MRFAP1 is an interactor and substrate of FBXW8; the CUL7/FBXW8 ubiquitin ligase ubiquitinates and degrades MRFAP1 during the mitotic anaphase-telophase transition. FBXW8 overexpression increases MRFAP1 polyubiquitination and decreases its stability; FBXW8 knockdown prolongs MRFAP1 half-life. Forced MRFAP1 expression causes genomic instability and mitotic cell death. |
Immunoprecipitation-based proteomics screen; co-immunoprecipitation; ubiquitination assay; cycloheximide chase; overexpression and siRNA knockdown; cell death assay |
Oncotarget |
Medium |
29228602
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| 2021 |
FBXW8 directs proteasomal degradation of β-TrCP1 in a MAPK pathway-dependent manner, controlling oscillation of β-TrCP1 levels during cell cycle G1 and S phases. Attenuation of β-TrCP1 by FBXW8 is required for Cdc25A-mediated G1-to-S transition and DNA damage-free S phase progression. |
Biochemical assays, flow cytometry, immunofluorescence, siRNA knockdown, MAPK pathway inhibition, cell cycle staging |
The FEBS journal |
Medium |
33742524
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| 2021 |
CUL1 and CUL7 cooperatively and synergistically bind FBXW8 to form a CUL1-SKP1-FBXW8-CUL7 functional ubiquitin ligase complex; absence of either cullin abrogates binding of the other. CUL1 binds the N-terminus of FBXW8 via SKP1 while CUL7 binds the C-terminus directly. This complex maintains basal β-TrCP1 levels and promotes cell migration via β-catenin activation through β-TrCP1 degradation. |
Co-immunoprecipitation (in vitro and in vivo); site-directed mutagenesis; computational docking; ubiquitination assay; migration assay; β-catenin reporter |
International journal of biological macromolecules |
Medium |
34478796
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| 2022 |
Cryo-EM and biochemical analysis reveal the structure of CRL7FBXW8: CUL7's selectivity for FBXW8 among all F-box proteins is due to an F-box-independent binding mode. Within CRL7FBXW8, the RBX1 RING domain is constrained in an orientation incompatible with binding E2~NEDD8 or E2~ubiquitin intermediates; purified recombinant CRL7FBXW8 lacks auto-neddylation and ubiquitination activities. Instead, CRL7 functions as a substrate receptor linked via SKP1-FBXW8 to a neddylated CUL1-RBX1 catalytic module that mediates ubiquitination. |
Cryo-EM structure determination; in vitro auto-neddylation assay; in vitro ubiquitination assay; biochemical reconstitution; mutagenesis |
Nature structural & molecular biology |
High |
35982156
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| 2024 |
FBXW8 suppresses porcine deltacoronavirus (PDCoV) replication by catalyzing K48-linked polyubiquitination of the viral nucleocapsid (N) protein at a lysine-rich region, but the ubiquitinated N protein is degraded via NDP52-dependent autophagy rather than the proteasome. PDCoV infection increases FBXW8 expression through p65-mediated promoter activation. |
Overexpression and knockdown; ubiquitination assay specifying K48 linkage; co-immunoprecipitation of N protein with NDP52; autophagic vs. proteasomal degradation assays; promoter luciferase assay |
Frontiers in immunology |
Medium |
39624099
|
| 2025 |
CRL7FBXW8 is the E3 ligase complex responsible for NUMB protein hyper-degradation in breast cancer. Identified by RNAi-based screening; genetic and pharmacological inhibition of CRL7FBXW8 rescues NUMB protein levels and reverses transformation-related phenotypes in breast cancer cell lines and patient-derived xenografts. |
RNAi-based E3 ligase screen; genetic knockdown; pharmacological inhibition; PDX models; Western blot for NUMB levels; functional transformation assays |
Advanced science |
Medium |
40411418
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| 2025 |
FBXW8 ubiquitinates and promotes proteasomal degradation of PPT1 (palmitoyl-protein thioesterase 1). FBXW8-mediated PPT1 degradation suppresses EMT by reducing expression of SNAIL and ZEB1 transcription factors, inhibiting HCC cell migration and invasion. |
Proteomic analysis; co-immunoprecipitation; ubiquitination assay; FBXW8 overexpression and knockdown; in vitro/in vivo functional assays; Western blot for EMT markers |
Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular basis of disease |
Medium |
40659255
|
| 2025 |
FBXW8 targets NANOG for ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation in embryonic stem cells. KAP1 competes with FBXW8 for binding to NANOG, thereby blocking FBXW8-mediated NANOG degradation and stabilizing NANOG protein to maintain stem cell pluripotency. |
Co-immunoprecipitation; domain-mapping (Kap1 coiled-coil domain); overexpression and siRNA knockdown; ubiquitination assay; cycloheximide chase |
International journal of stem cells |
Medium |
40759604
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