| 1997 |
MECL-1 (PSMB10) incorporation into the 20S proteasome is directly dependent on LMP2 expression, and conversely, LMP2 incorporation is strongly enhanced by MECL-1 expression. MECL-1 replaces the constitutive subunit Z upon incorporation. This obligatory co-incorporation occurs at the level of proteasome precursor formation. |
Cotransfection experiments, immunoprecipitation of proteasome complexes, analysis of precursor assembly |
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
High |
9256419
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| 1996 |
MECL-1 (LMP10/PSMB10) is the third IFN-gamma-inducible proteasome beta subunit; its transcription is increased by IFN-gamma, and it is incorporated into proteasomes while reducing incorporation of constitutive subunits (LMP-9, LMP-17, LMP-19). Together with LMP2 and LMP7, it constitutes the catalytic sites of the immunoproteasome. |
2D gel electrophoresis of proteasome-associated proteins, Northern blot analysis of IFN-gamma-treated cells |
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) |
High |
8786291
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| 1997 |
MECL-1 (PSMB10) mRNA is predominantly expressed in thymus, lymph nodes, and spleen (lymphoid tissues), with reciprocal expression to its constitutive counterpart MC14 — tissues with high MECL-1 have low MC14 and vice versa. This reciprocal pattern was reflected in the subunit protein composition of purified 20S proteasomes from liver, thymus, and lung. |
Northern blot analysis of mouse tissues, purification and analysis of 20S proteasomes from liver, thymus, and lung |
European journal of immunology |
Medium |
9174609
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| 1999 |
MECL-1 (PSMB10) is autocatalytically processed: a catalytically inactive mutant MECL-1 was incorporated into proteasomes but showed incomplete prosequence removal. The MC14/MECL-1 active sites are specifically responsible for proteasomal trypsin-like activity, with no effect on other catalytic activities upon their loss. |
Mutagenesis of the active site, stable cell line expression, functional proteasome activity assays |
FEBS letters |
High |
10413086
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| 2000 |
Overexpression of all three inducible subunits (LMP2, LMP7, MECL-1) together in triple transfectants markedly enhanced MHC class I presentation of the LCMV NP118 epitope. In vitro, immunoproteasomes generated higher amounts of 11- and 12-mer precursor fragments containing the NP118 epitope compared to constitutive proteasomes. |
Triple transfection to form immunoproteasomes, in vitro proteasome degradation assays, MHC class I antigen presentation assays |
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) |
High |
10878350
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| 2006 |
T cells lacking both MECL-1 (PSMB10) and LMP7 (but not cells lacking only one subunit) hyperproliferate in response to polyclonal mitogens, with accelerated cell cycling in both CD4+ and CD8+ T cells. This demonstrates an immunoproteasome-specific role in T cell proliferation independent of MHC class I antigen processing. |
Double knockout mouse model, in vitro mitogen stimulation, cell proliferation and cell cycle analysis, flow cytometry |
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) |
Medium |
16547243
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| 2011 |
Adenovirus E1A directly interacts with the immunoproteasome subunit MECL-1 (PSMB10), but binds poorly to the constitutive beta2 subunit it replaces. Binding sites on E1A for MECL-1 map to the N-terminal region and conserved region 3. E1A causes downregulation of MECL-1 expression (as well as LMP2 and LMP7) induced by IFN-gamma, acting via reduction of IFN-gamma-stimulated STAT1 phosphorylation. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, binding domain mapping, Western blot analysis of expression levels, STAT1 phosphorylation assays |
Virology |
Medium |
22018786
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| 2012 |
LMP7 and MECL-1 (PSMB10) together regulate cytokine expression including IFN-gamma, IL-4, IL-10, IL-2Rb, GATA3, and t-bet in activated splenocytes, while regulation of IL-2, IL-13, TNF-alpha, and IL-2Ra by the proteasome occurs independently of these subunits. |
LMP7/MECL1 double-knockout mouse splenocytes, PMA/ionomycin stimulation, quantitative RT-PCR for cytokine mRNA |
Pharmacology |
Medium |
22398747
|
| 2018 |
PSMB10 (LMP10/beta2i) promotes Ang II-induced atrial fibrillation by degrading PTEN and activating AKT1, which activates TGF-beta-Smad2/3 (leading to cardiac fibrosis) and IKKbeta-mediated ubiquitin-dependent IkBa degradation (leading to NF-kB activation and upregulation of IL-1b, IL-6, NOX2, NOX4, and CX43). PSMB10 trypsin-like activity was increased in atrial tissue and serum. |
PSMB10 knockout mice and rAAV9-PSMB10 overexpression mice, Ang II infusion model, IKKb inhibitor treatment, Western blot for pathway components, reactive oxygen species measurement, histological analysis |
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) |
Medium |
29507100
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| 2018 |
LMP10 (PSMB10) upregulation in retina promotes PTEN degradation and activation of AKT/IKK signaling, leading to IkBa phosphorylation and degradation and NF-kB target gene activation in Ang II-induced retinopathy. |
LMP10 KO mice, rAAV2-LMP10 intravitreal injection, IKKb inhibitor treatment, Western blot for signaling pathway components, pathological staining |
Redox biology |
Medium |
29499566
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| 2017 |
Beta2i (PSMB10) knockout ameliorates DOCA/salt-induced cardiac fibrosis and inflammation by inhibiting IkBa/NF-kB and TGF-beta1/Smad2/3 signaling pathways. |
Beta2i knockout mice, DOCA/salt hypertension model, echocardiography, histological staining, Western blot, qRT-PCR |
Biochemical and biophysical research communications |
Medium |
28478040
|
| 2019 |
PSMB10 directly interacts with CSFV NS3 protein and degrades it through the ubiquitin-proteasome system, inhibiting viral replication. PSMB10 also restores MHC class I antigen presentation function suppressed by CSFV. |
Yeast two-hybrid screening, co-immunoprecipitation, GST pulldown, laser confocal microscopy, overexpression/knockdown experiments, viral replication assays |
Virology |
Medium |
31493657
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| 2019 |
Crystal structures of beta2i (PSMB10/MECL-1)-humanized yeast proteasomes with selective inhibitors revealed significant structural differences in the S1 substrate-binding pocket between beta2c and beta2i subunits, enabling rational design of selective inhibitors (LU-002i with IC50 220 nM for beta2i, 45-fold selectivity over beta2c). |
X-ray crystallography (co-crystal structures), organic synthesis, activity-based protein profiling, yeast mutagenesis, enzymatic IC50 measurements |
Journal of medicinal chemistry |
High |
30657666
|
| 2020 |
LMP10 (PSMB10) knockout attenuates Ang II-induced cardiac hypertrophic remodeling via autophagy-dependent degradation of IGF1R and gp130, thereby reducing AKT/mTOR/STAT3/ERK1/2 signaling. In vitro, LMP10 knockdown activated autophagy and increased degradation of IGF1R and gp130; inhibiting autophagy with chloroquine reversed the protective effect. |
LMP10 KO mice, Ang II infusion, in vitro cardiomyocyte LMP10 knockdown, chloroquine autophagy inhibition, LC3II/I ratio measurement, Western blot for pathway components |
Frontiers in physiology |
Medium |
32581853
|
| 2020 |
Myeloid-specific LMP10 deficiency (via bone marrow transplantation) attenuated atherosclerosis and reduced macrophage polarization toward M1 phenotype by decreasing IkBa degradation and NF-kB activation, demonstrating a macrophage-intrinsic role for PSMB10 in NF-kB-mediated inflammation. |
LMP10 KO mice, ApoE KO atherosclerosis model, bone marrow transplantation for myeloid-specific deletion, in vitro macrophage ox-LDL stimulation, Western blot, flow cytometry |
Frontiers in cell and developmental biology |
Medium |
33195259
|
| 2023 |
Beta2i (PSMB10) expression in cardiomyocytes suppresses the E3 ubiquitin ligase Parkin, thereby preventing degradation of mitofusin 1/2 (Mfn1/2) and maintaining mitochondrial fusion. Loss of beta2i increases Parkin expression, promotes Mfn1/2 degradation, and causes excessive mitochondrial fission leading to enhanced I/R injury. |
Beta2i KO mice, rAAV9-beta2i overexpression, cardiac I/R model, Western blot for Parkin/Mfn1/Mfn2/Drp1, mitochondrial morphology analysis, cardiac function assessment |
Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS |
Medium |
37501008
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| 2024 |
A heterozygous PSMB10 G201R variant acts in a dominant-negative fashion to markedly reduce immunoproteasome protein expression (PSMB9 and PSMB10) in PBMCs, EBV-transformed B cells, and fibroblasts, leading to impaired positive selection of CD8 T cells, impaired generation of diverse T cell repertoire, and impaired negative selection of autoreactive T cells. PSMB10 is expressed in cortical and medullary thymic epithelial cells (confirmed by single-cell RNA sequencing of human thymus). |
Patient immunophenotyping, flow cytometry, immunoblotting, T-cell development in artificial thymic organoids, single-cell RNA sequencing of human thymus |
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology |
Medium |
39734035
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| 2025 |
De novo dominant-negative PSMB10 variants (p.Asp205Ala and p.Ser208Phe) show poor integration into the proteasome complex and exert a dominant-negative effect on the PSMB9 subunit, leading to combined immune deficiency and liver disease. |
Whole exome sequencing, protein expression analysis of proteasome complex assembly, clinical immunophenotyping |
Journal of human immunity |
Medium |
42170594
|
| 2025 |
A de novo dominant-negative PSMB10 p.G209R mutation impairs immunoproteasome assembly and function (confirmed by molecular modeling and biochemical studies), leading to defective viral sensing and antigen presentation signatures in IFN-treated fibroblasts. |
Molecular modeling, proteomics, transcriptomics, biochemical proteasome assembly assays, ex vivo T lymphopoiesis, Western blot |
Journal of human immunity |
Medium |
41971628
|
| 2025 |
PSMB10 knockdown in AML cells boosts SLC22A16-mediated drug endocytosis and induces chemotherapy drug-mediated senescence through the RPL6/RPS6-MDM2-P21 pathway, while also preventing MHC-I protein degradation and thereby reducing escape from cytotoxic T lymphocyte killing. |
siRNA knockdown, lentivirus transduction, co-immunoprecipitation, luciferase reporter assays, polysome profiling, quantitative proteomics, xenograft and syngeneic bone marrow transplantation mouse models, flow cytometry |
Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR |
Medium |
40462177
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