| 1995 |
IRP2 binds to iron-responsive elements (IREs) in the 5' or 3' UTRs of target mRNAs; binding to 5'-IREs inhibits translation while binding to 3'-IREs stabilizes mRNA. IRP2 was shown to inhibit translation of ferritin mRNAs in vitro with molar efficacy equal to IRP1, and unlike IRP1, is not inactivated for RNA binding by alkylation with N-ethylmaleimide. |
In vitro translation assay, gel retardation (EMSA), recombinant protein purification |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
7622457 7890603
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| 1995 |
IRP2 activation requires de novo protein synthesis (new IRP2 protein accumulation), in contrast to IRP1 which is regulated post-translationally. Iron-induced inactivation/degradation of IRP2 also requires translation of another protein, indicating an independent regulator controls IRP2 stability. |
Translation inhibitor (cycloheximide) and transcription inhibitor (actinomycin D) treatment, immunoblot analysis in Ltk- cells |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
Medium |
7544791
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| 1999 |
c-MYC transcriptionally stimulates IRP2 expression, increasing the intracellular iron pool, as part of a coordinated regulation of iron-controlling genes required for cell proliferation and transformation. |
Gene expression analysis, c-MYC gain/loss-of-function in cell transformation assays |
Science (New York, N.Y.) |
Medium |
9924025
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| 1999 |
Aluminum stabilizes IRP2 by interfering with iron-catalyzed oxidation of IRP2, preventing its degradation and thereby perturbing iron metabolism. |
IRE binding activity assay, in vitro oxidation assay with aluminum treatment |
FEBS letters |
Medium |
10580122
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| 2003 |
The RING finger protein HOIL-1 (heme-oxidized IRP2 ubiquitin ligase-1) functions as an E3 ubiquitin ligase for oxidized IRP2. Heme binds IRP2 in iron-rich cells, generating oxidative modification of IRP2 that serves as a recognition signal for HOIL-1-mediated ubiquitination and degradation. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, ubiquitination assay, cell-based degradation assay |
Nature cell biology |
Medium |
12629548
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| 2004 |
Iron-dependent IRP2 degradation involves 2-oxoglutarate-dependent oxygenase activity, similar to HIF-1alpha degradation. The previously proposed 73-amino-acid degradation domain with cysteine oxidation is not required, as deletion of this domain or triple cysteine mutants remain sensitive to iron-mediated degradation. Dimethyl-oxalylglycine (a 2-oxoglutarate-dependent oxygenase inhibitor) stabilizes IRP2. |
Mutagenesis of IRP2 expressed in H1299 cells, pharmacological inhibition, proteasome assays |
Molecular and cellular biology |
High |
14729944
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| 2004 |
S-nitrosylation of IRP2 at cysteine C178 by nitric oxide leads to IRP2 ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation. Mutation C178S prevents NO-mediated degradation of IRP2. |
In vitro and in vivo S-nitrosylation assay, site-directed mutagenesis, ubiquitination assay, proteasome inhibitor treatment in RAW 264.7 cells |
Molecular and cellular biology |
Medium |
14673166
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| 2005 |
IRP2 degradation is triggered by heme-mediated oxidation involving the heme regulatory motif (HRM). Cys201 binds ferric heme and His204 is a ferrous heme binding site; both residues are critical for IRP2 degradation and recognition by HOIL-1 ubiquitin ligase. The HRM specifically contributes to oxidative modification and iron concentration sensing after iron is integrated into heme. |
Spectroscopic studies (heme binding), site-directed mutagenesis, cell-based degradation assays |
Molecular cell |
High |
16039587
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| 2005 |
IRP2 deficiency in mice causes microcytic anemia and altered body iron distribution due to failure to stabilize TfR1 mRNA in bone marrow erythroid cells, linking IRP2 to systemic iron homeostasis and erythropoiesis. |
Irp2-/- knockout mouse model, hematological analysis, TfR1 mRNA quantification in bone marrow |
Blood |
High |
15956281
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| 2005 |
Nitric oxide (NO) stabilizes IRP2 protein by inhibiting its proteasomal degradation, without compromising overall proteasome activity. NO produced in neighboring cells can stabilize IRP2 by passive diffusion, acting as an intercellular signal. |
SNAP NO-donor treatment, HA-tagged IRP2 stability assay, co-culture system with NO synthase II-expressing cells, proteasome activity assay in B6 fibroblasts and H1299 cells |
Molecular and cellular biology |
Medium |
15684386
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| 2006 |
Sodium nitroprusside (SNP) promotes IRP2 degradation by donating iron into cells and raising the labile iron pool (>4-fold increase), rather than via S-nitrosylation at C178. IRP2 mutants lacking C178 or the 73-aa domain remain sensitive to SNP-induced degradation, and SNP-induced degradation shares the same mechanism as ferric ammonium citrate-induced degradation. |
IRP2 mutagenesis (C178S, Delta73), calcein-based labile iron pool measurement, pharmacological inhibitors (actinomycin D, cycloheximide, succinylacetone, DMOG) in H1299 cells |
Molecular and cellular biology |
High |
16479012
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| 2007 |
HOIL-1 is not required for iron-mediated IRP2 degradation in HEK293 cells. Although HOIL-1 and IRP2 interact via the 73-aa domain, the interaction is not iron-dependent, does not enhance the rate of iron-mediated IRP2 degradation, and siRNA knockdown of HOIL-1 has no effect on endogenous IRP2 degradation. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, siRNA knockdown of HOIL-1, iron-dependent degradation assay, stable HOIL-1 expression in HEK293 cells |
Biochimica et biophysica acta |
Medium |
17822790
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| 2008 |
The C-terminal domain 4 (amino acids 719-963) of IRP2 is necessary but not sufficient for iron-dependent degradation. Deletion mutants lacking this region are stable even in iron-replete cells; transfer of IRP2 domain 4 to IRP1 confers iron sensitivity on the chimeric protein, while substituting IRP1 domain 4 into IRP2 stabilizes the chimeric protein. |
Systematic mutagenesis (truncation and domain-swap mutants), expression in H1299 cells, iron treatment stability assays |
BMC molecular biology |
High |
18226225
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| 2008 |
Stat5 directly transcriptionally regulates IRP2 expression in erythroid cells, linking EpoR/Jak2/Stat5 signaling to iron metabolism. Loss of Stat5 reduces IRP2 transcription, which in turn reduces TfR1 mRNA stability and TfR1 cell surface levels, causing microcytic anemia. |
Stat5-/- mouse model, chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP), transcriptional reporter assays, flow cytometry for TfR1 surface levels |
Blood |
High |
18694996
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| 2008 |
Tempol, a stable nitroxide, attenuates neuromuscular impairment in IRP2-/- mice by disassembling the iron-sulfur cluster of IRP1, converting it from cytosolic aconitase to IRE-binding form, which stabilizes TfR1 transcript and represses ferritin synthesis in the brain, partially restoring iron homeostasis. |
IRP2-/- mouse dietary Tempol supplementation, IRP1 IRE-binding activity assay, TfR1 mRNA and ferritin protein measurements in brain tissues |
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
High |
18685102
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| 2010 |
IRP2 promotes tumor xenograft growth in a manner dependent on its unique 73-amino acid insert; the deletion mutant IRP2-Delta73 fails to promote tumor growth. IRP2 overexpression increases TfR1 levels in xenografts, along with elevated c-MYC and ERK1/2 phosphorylation. |
Tetracycline-inducible IRP2 expression in nude mouse xenograft model, IRP2-Delta73 deletion mutant, Western blot for TfR1 and signaling proteins, microarray analysis |
PloS one |
Medium |
20405006
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| 2011 |
FBXL5-mediated degradation of IRP2 is essential for iron homeostasis in vivo. Fbxl5-/- mice die in utero with excessive iron accumulation, and this lethality is rescued by additional ablation of IRP2, demonstrating that impaired IRP2 degradation is primarily responsible for the phenotype. |
Fbxl5-/- knockout mice, Fbxl5-/-;Irp2-/- double-knockout rescue, liver-specific Fbxl5 deletion, high-iron diet challenge |
Cell metabolism |
High |
21907140
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| 2011 |
IRP2 deficiency causes lower motor neuron degeneration with spinal cord axonopathy and mitochondrial dysfunction (decreased Complex I and II activities) due to functional iron starvation from misregulation of TfR1 and ferritin. Restoring IRP activity (via Tempol activating IRP1) or reducing ferritin expression genetically partially rescues motor neuron degeneration. |
Irp2-/- mouse model, mitochondrial complex activity assays, histological analysis of spinal cord, genetic ferritin reduction, Tempol dietary rescue |
PloS one |
High |
22003390
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| 2002 |
YB-1 (Y-box-binding protein) directly interacts with IRP2 in the presence of high iron concentrations. YB-1 reduces IRP2-mRNA complex formation with ferritin IRE and, when co-administered with IRP2, abrogates the translational inhibition exerted by either protein alone, providing a novel translational control mechanism through IRE. |
Two-hybrid screen, in vitro binding assay, co-immunoprecipitation, RNA gel shift assay (EMSA), in vitro translation assay with luciferase reporter |
Molecular and cellular biology |
Medium |
12192037
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| 2020 |
The C-terminal substrate-binding domain of FBXL5 harbors a [2Fe2S] cluster in the oxidized state that organizes the C-terminal loop responsible for recruiting IRP2. The oxidized state of the cluster maintained by ambient oxygen promotes FBXL5 binding to IRP2, explaining hypoxia-induced IRP2 stabilization. FBXL5 also sterically dislodges IRP2 from IRE RNA to facilitate its ubiquitination and proteasomal turnover. |
Cryo-EM structure of IRP2-FBXL5-SKP1 complex, EPR spectroscopy of [2Fe2S] cluster, ubiquitination assay, RNA binding competition assay |
Molecular cell |
High |
32126207
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| 2020 |
IRP2 loss in mice causes functional iron deficiency in pancreatic beta cells due to dysregulation of TfR1 and ferritin. This impairs Fe-S cluster biosynthesis, reducing the function of Cdkal1 (an Fe-S cluster enzyme), which catalyzes tRNA methylthiolation (ms2t6A37 in tRNALysUUU), leading to proinsulin misreading and impaired insulin processing. Iron repletion normalizes tRNA modification and restores insulin content. |
Irp2-/- mouse model, tRNA modification mass spectrometry, iron supplementation rescue, metabolic phenotyping |
Nature communications |
High |
31941883
|
| 2021 |
ISC (iron-sulfur cluster) synthesis suppression can activate IRP2 binding to target mRNAs independent of IRP1, FBXL5, and changes in IRP2 protein level, at tissue-level O2 concentrations. Deletion of both IRP1 and IRP2 abolishes the iron-starvation response, preventing its activation by ISC synthesis inhibition. |
ISC synthesis inhibition, IRP1/IRP2 double-deletion cell lines, RNA binding activity assay, iron homeostasis measurements |
Science advances |
High |
34039609
|
| 2020 |
Loss of FDXR increases IRP2 expression (via FDX2), which then binds to an iron response element in the 3'UTR of TP73 mRNA and destabilizes it, repressing p73 protein expression. This FDXR-FDX2-IRP2-TP73 axis regulates aging and tumor suppression. |
Genetically modified mouse embryonic fibroblasts, siRNA knockdown of FDXR/IRP2, 3'UTR IRE reporter assay, immunoblotting in multiple human cancer cell lines |
The Journal of pathology |
Medium |
32304229
|
| 2019 |
IRP2 stabilizes Mdm2 mRNA by binding to an iron response element (IRE) in the 3'UTR of Mdm2 mRNA, increasing Mdm2 expression independently of p53. IRP2 knockdown/knockout reduces Mdm2 expression, and IRP2-regulated Mdm2 is required for IRP2-mediated cell proliferation. |
IRP2 ectopic expression, siRNA/CRISPR knockout in human cancer cells and MEFs, IRE-3'UTR mRNA stability assay, luciferase reporter |
FASEB journal |
Medium |
31907996
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| 2022 |
Biallelic loss-of-function IREB2 variants in human patients cause disrupted post-transcriptional regulation of iron metabolism genes (altered ferritin and TfR1 expression), functional iron deficiency, and mitochondrial dysfunction in patient-derived lymphoblasts. Lentiviral restoration of IREB2 expression reverses iron metabolism abnormalities, confirming IRP2 is essential for iron homeostasis in humans. |
Patient-derived lymphoblast cell line, western blot for ferritin/TfR1, mitochondrial function assay, lentiviral rescue of IREB2 expression |
Brain communications |
High |
35602653
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| 2023 |
G3BP1 stabilizes IRP2 by binding to and suppressing translation of FBXL5 mRNA (the E3 ligase component that mediates IRP2 ubiquitination), thereby preventing IRP2 proteasomal degradation, elevating cellular labile iron, and promoting ferroptosis in response to sodium arsenite. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, siRNA knockdown of G3BP1/FBXL5, IRP2 ubiquitination assay, labile iron measurement, ferroptosis assays in HEK293/MEF/HT1080 cells and mouse model |
Journal of hazardous materials |
Medium |
38118197
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| 2024 |
IRP2 post-transcriptionally upregulates TP53 by binding to an IRE in the 3'UTR of TP53 mRNA, increasing p53 protein levels. Elevated IRP2 in substantia nigra increases TFR1 expression, causes iron deposits and dopaminergic neuronal loss, and induces ferroptosis through the SLC7A11-ALOX12 pathway independently of GPX4. |
AAV-mediated IRP2 overexpression in mouse substantia nigra, MPTP-induced PD model, immunofluorescence, western blot, IRE-binding assay for TP53 3'UTR |
Free radical biology & medicine |
Medium |
38936518
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| 2025 |
IRP2 deficiency reduces expression of HIF2α and its transcriptional target EPO, compromising stress erythropoiesis. The HIF2α IRE has a bulge uridine in the upper stem that specifically impairs IRP2 binding but not IRP1 binding, resulting in IRP1-selective regulation of HIF2α and EPO. This explains the distinct erythropoietic phenotypes of IRP1- vs IRP2-deficient mice. |
IRP1-/- and IRP2-/- mouse models, in vitro IRE binding assays with wild-type and mutant IREs, EPO measurement, erythropoiesis phenotyping |
Blood |
High |
39316647
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| 2024 |
The deubiquitinase OTUD3 stabilizes IRP2 protein expression; OTUD3-mediated IRP2 stabilization reduces hippocampal neuron ferroptosis by inhibiting the p53/PTGS2 pathway. |
Lentiviral OTUD3 overexpression and IRP2 knockdown in cerebral ischemia-reperfusion mouse model and OGD/R neuronal model, co-immunoprecipitation, western blot |
European journal of medical research |
Low |
39415292
|
| 2026 |
TRIM28 functions as a novel E3 ubiquitin ligase that directly binds IRP2 and promotes K48-linked ubiquitination at the K877 site, leading to IRP2 degradation, reduced TfR1 expression, suppression of intracellular iron uptake, and attenuation of cardiomyocyte ferroptosis during ischemia/reperfusion injury. |
Co-immunoprecipitation coupled with mass spectrometry, ubiquitinome profiling, AAV9-mediated cardiomyocyte-specific TRIM28 overexpression, cardiomyocyte-specific TRIM28 knockout mice, K877 site mutagenesis |
Circulation |
High |
41797698
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| 2024 |
The p.Asp826Val (D826V) missense variant in IRP2 causes significant protein degradation leading to misregulation of intracellular iron homeostasis. In a CRISPR-Cas9 knock-in mouse model, this variant causes reduced IRP2 protein levels, dysregulated iron metabolism, synaptic dysfunction (impaired LTP, increased microglial activation, decreased dendritic spine density), and neurobehavioral deficits. Proteasome inhibitor treatment restores IRP2 expression. |
CRISPR-Cas9 D826V knock-in mice, behavioral testing (Morris water maze, open field, Y-maze), LTP electrophysiology, proteasome inhibitor rescue, immunoblot in patient-derived cells |
Orphanet journal of rare diseases / Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica |
High |
39587636 41234066
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| 2024 |
FGFR1 stabilizes IRP2 protein through regulation of intracellular protein degradation pathways, leading to increased IRP2 binding to the IRE of TfR1 mRNA, upregulation of TfR1, and expansion of the labile iron pool in prostate cancer cells. Forced IRP2 expression in FGFR1-depleted cells rescues TfR1 expression and tumor growth. |
FGFR1 knockout (DU145 cells), IRP2 forced expression rescue, IRP2-IRE binding assay (RNA immunoprecipitation), labile iron pool measurement |
Communications biology |
Medium |
39154074
|
| 2018 |
Leishmania donovani increases IRP2 protein expression and decreases its stability regulator FBXL5 in macrophages/splenocytes, causing increased IRP2 binding to the 5'IRE of ferroportin mRNA and blocking ferroportin translation, thereby retaining iron in macrophages to support intracellular parasite growth. |
In vitro (J774 macrophages) and in vivo L. donovani infection models, supershift analysis identifying IRP2 involvement, 35S-methionine pulse-chase labeling, FBXL5/ferroportin siRNA knockdown |
Cellular microbiology |
Medium |
29470856
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| 2024 |
Diurnal oscillations in IRE-containing transcript regulation in mouse liver are mediated by feeding rhythms rather than the circadian clock. IRP2 protein levels show diurnal variation peaking at the light-dark transition, but ribosome profiling in IRP2-deficient mice reveals that maximum repression of target mRNAs at dark onset still occurs, indicating temporal redundancy with IRP1. |
IRP2-/- mice, ribosome profiling, liver transcript diurnal time-course analysis, circadian clock mutant mice with controlled feeding |
Genome biology |
Medium |
38773499
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