| 2012 |
TRIP12 (together with UBR5) controls accumulation of RNF168, a rate-limiting HECT E3 ligase that ubiquitylates histones after DNA double-strand breaks. Depletion of TRIP12 and UBR5 allows supraphysiological RNF168 accumulation, leading to massive spreading of ubiquitin conjugates and hyperaccumulation of 53BP1 and BRCA1, demonstrating that TRIP12 restricts the spread of chromatin ubiquitylation at DNA lesions. |
siRNA depletion, immunofluorescence, western blotting, DNA damage induction |
Cell |
High |
22884692
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| 2020 |
TRIP12 binds PARP1 via a central PAR-binding WWE domain and, using its C-terminal HECT domain, catalyzes polyubiquitylation of PARP1 to trigger proteasomal degradation, thereby controlling steady-state PARP1 levels and limiting PARPi-induced cytotoxic PARP1 trapping. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, in vitro ubiquitination assay, TRIP12 domain mapping, siRNA/CRISPR KO, cell viability and DNA damage assays |
Cell reports |
High |
32755579
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| 2021 |
TRIP12 assembles K29-linked ubiquitin chains on neo-substrates (e.g., BRD4 targeted by CRL2VHL-based PROTACs), facilitating formation of K29/K48-branched ubiquitin chains that accelerate K48 chain assembly by CRL2VHL and promote proteasomal degradation; TRIP12 associates with the neo-substrate via CRL2VHL but is dispensable for degradation of the endogenous CRL2VHL substrate HIF-1α. |
CRISPR KO, in vitro ubiquitination assay, ubiquitin linkage-specific mass spectrometry, co-immunoprecipitation, PROTAC-induced degradation assays |
Molecular cell |
High |
33567268
|
| 2008 |
TRIP12 is the E3 enzyme of the human ubiquitin fusion degradation (UFD) pathway: its HECT domain catalyzes in vitro ubiquitination of UFD substrates (including UBB+1) in conjunction with E1, E2, and E4 enzymes, and possesses a noncovalent ubiquitin-binding site; knockdown of TRIP12 stabilizes UFD substrates and reduces UBB+1-induced cell death. |
In vitro ubiquitination assay, siRNA knockdown, cycloheximide chase, cross-linking, cell death assay |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
19028681
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| 2008 |
TRIP12 functions as an E3 ubiquitin ligase for APP-BP1 (NAE1), the regulatory subunit of the NEDD8-activating enzyme: TRIP12 interacts specifically with the APP-BP1 monomer (not the APP-BP1/Uba3 heterodimer) via yeast two-hybrid and co-immunoprecipitation, catalyzes APP-BP1 polyubiquitination in vitro, and its knockdown stabilizes APP-BP1 and increases neddylation of CUL1. |
Yeast two-hybrid, co-immunoprecipitation, in vitro ubiquitination assay, siRNA knockdown, overexpression |
Biochemical and biophysical research communications |
Medium |
18627766
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| 2012 |
HUWE1 and TRIP12 function in parallel (independently) in the UFD pathway: double knockdown of both E3 ligases causes additive stabilization of the UFD substrate Ub(G76V)-YFP, yet ubiquitylation of the substrate persists, revealing functional redundancy with additional E3 ligases. |
siRNA library screen, high-throughput imaging, co-immunoprecipitation with 26S proteasome, cycloheximide chase |
PloS one |
Medium |
23209776
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| 2016 |
TRIP12 functions as an E3 ubiquitin ligase for USP7/HAUSP, controlling USP7 protein stability and consequently affecting USP7-mediated stabilization of p53 and the checkpoint proteins 53BP1 and Chk1; TRIP12 knockdown increased the G1 cell population (mimicking USP7 overexpression) while TRIP12 overexpression increased the intra-S-phase population (mimicking USP7 knockdown). |
Co-immunoprecipitation, siRNA knockdown, overexpression, cell cycle analysis |
FEBS letters |
Medium |
27800609
|
| 2012 |
TRADD modulates the interaction between p19ARF and its E3 ubiquitin ligase ULF (TRIP12) by shuttling from cytoplasm to nucleus, thereby promoting p19ARF stability and tumour suppression; TRADD deficiency reduced p19ARF accumulation and attenuated HRas-induced senescence. |
Mouse knockout model, primary cell senescence assay, subcellular fractionation, co-immunoprecipitation |
Nature cell biology |
Medium |
22561347
|
| 2010 |
ULF (TRIP12) is a bona fide E3 ubiquitin ligase for ARF: ULF knockdown stabilizes ARF and reactivates p53 responses in AML cells expressing cytoplasmic-dislocated NPM mutant, demonstrating that ULF controls ARF turnover and the ARF-p53 axis. |
siRNA knockdown, cycloheximide chase, p53 response assays in OCI-AML3 cells |
Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.) |
Medium |
20699639
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| 2011 |
The E3 ubiquitin ligase activity of Trip12 is essential for mouse embryogenesis: a homozygous inactivating mutation in the HECT domain causes embryonic lethality at mid-gestation; Trip12 mutant ES cells are viable but show decreased proliferation, increased BAF57 protein levels (SWI/SNF complex component), and altered gene expression. |
Mouse knock-in model, ES cell culture, western blotting, gene expression profiling |
PloS one |
High |
22028794
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| 2021 |
TRIP12 ubiquitinates glucocerebrosidase (GCase) at lysine 293, triggering its proteasomal degradation; TRIP12-mediated GCase degradation leads to functional GCase impairment, subsequent α-synuclein accumulation, and mitochondrial dysfunction in a Parkinson's disease context. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, in vitro ubiquitination assay, site-directed mutagenesis (K293), conditional KO/knockdown, α-syn preformed fibril model in vivo |
Neuron |
High |
34644545
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| 2021 |
TRIP12 ubiquitylates FBW7 preferentially on K404/K412 via K11-linked branched ubiquitin chains; SCF(FBW7)-mediated ubiquitylation alone is insufficient for proteasomal degradation and requires this additional TRIP12-mediated branched K11 ubiquitylation. TRIP12 inactivation causes FBW7 accumulation and sensitizes cancer cells to anti-tubulin chemotherapy through increased MCL1 degradation. |
shRNA library screen, mass spectrometry-based ubiquitin site mapping, CRISPR KO, epistasis (FBW7 co-inactivation rescue) |
Nature communications |
High |
33824312
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| 2021 |
WARS (tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase) tryptophanylates TRIP12 at lysine 1136, activating its E3 ligase activity; activated TRIP12 degrades NFATc1 (a PD-1 transcription activator), thereby downregulating surface PD-1 on CD8+ T cells. SIRT1 de-tryptophanylates TRIP12 and reverses these effects. |
Mass spectrometry, biochemical analyses, flow cytometry, WARS overexpression, SIRT1 manipulation, in vitro co-culture, syngeneic mouse models |
Journal for immunotherapy of cancer |
Medium |
34326168
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| 2020 |
TRIP12 expression is cell-cycle regulated and correlates with its nuclear localization. An N-terminal intrinsically disordered region (IDR) mediates euchromatin binding. TRIP12 controls the duration of DNA replication and mitotic entry independently of its catalytic activity, and is required for mitotic progression and chromosome stability. |
Cell cycle synchronization, immunofluorescence, subcellular fractionation, CRISPR KO, siRNA knockdown, chromosome spread assays |
Scientific reports |
Medium |
31964993
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| 2020 |
TRIP12 binds and ubiquitinates the transcription factor YY1, leading to its proteasomal degradation; this TRIP12/YY1 axis controls HNF4α/miR-122/CCL2 signaling and hepatic inflammation under mild iron overload conditions. |
Immunoprecipitation coupled LC-MS/MS, co-immunoprecipitation, in vivo mouse model, YY1 overexpression/silencing |
Free radical biology & medicine |
Medium |
33080340
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| 2016 |
p16 overexpression leads to downregulation of TRIP12, which in turn increases RNF168 levels and represses DNA damage repair, increases 53BP1 foci, and enhances radioresponsiveness, placing TRIP12 downstream of p16 in a pathway controlling DDR and radiosensitivity. |
siRNA knockdown, overexpression, clonogenic survival, western blotting, cycloheximide chase, 53BP1 immunofluorescence, comet assay |
Oncogene |
Medium |
27425591
|
| 2014 |
Nucleostemin (NS) stabilizes ARF by inhibiting its E3 ligase ULF (TRIP12): NS overexpression suppresses ARF polyubiquitination by ULF and extends ARF half-life, while NS knockdown decreases ARF levels; NS can also enhance NPM-mediated ARF stabilization. |
Affinity purification/mass spectrometry, co-immunoprecipitation, in vitro and in vivo ubiquitination assays, cycloheximide chase |
Oncogene |
Medium |
24769896
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| 2023 |
TRIP12 controls TGFβ signalling independently of its E3 ubiquitin ligase catalytic activity: TRIP12 recruits SMURF2 to SMAD4, promoting inhibitory SMAD4 monoubiquitination; loss of TRIP12 robustly activates TGFβ signalling, and rescue with a catalytically inactive C1959A mutant fully restores normal signalling. This function is evolutionarily conserved in Drosophila. |
CRISPR/Cas9 KO, catalytic mutant rescue, co-immunoprecipitation, 3D organoids, Drosophila genetic epistasis |
Cell death & disease |
High |
37863914
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| 2025 |
TRIP12 is a ubiquitin chain elongation factor that cooperates with CUL3KEAP1 to ensure robust NRF2 degradation; TRIP12 promotes NRF2 turnover during recovery from oxidative stress, limiting NRF2 activation during stress and accelerating stress response silencing as ROS are cleared. |
CRISPR KO, in vitro ubiquitination assay, NRF2 stability assays, cell death readouts (oxeiptosis), epistasis with CUL3KEAP1 |
Cell reports |
Medium |
40928944
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| 2025 |
TRIP12 ubiquitylates DNA polymerase β (Polβ) in a BER complex-dependent manner, controlling cellular levels and chromatin loading of Polβ; TRIP12, but not its partner UBR5, regulates Polβ foci formation after radiation-induced DNA damage, and excessive TRIP12-mediated Polβ engagement promotes BER precedence over DSB repair, affecting DSB formation and radiation sensitivity. |
In vitro ubiquitination assay, CRISPR/siRNA KO, chromatin fractionation, immunofluorescence (Polβ foci), clonogenic survival |
Nucleic acids research |
Medium |
40613707
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| 2025 |
TRIP12 ubiquitylates the SWI/SNF component BRG1 in the presence of Wnt, promoting BRG1–β-catenin interaction in the nucleus and recruitment of SWI/SNF to Wnt target genes; genetic epistasis places TRIP12 downstream of the β-catenin destruction complex, and TRIP12 depletion attenuates Wnt signalling in Drosophila, zebrafish, mouse organoids, and human cells. |
CRISPR/siRNA KO, co-immunoprecipitation, in vitro ubiquitination assay, genetic epistasis across multiple model organisms, luciferase reporter assays |
Nature communications |
High |
40473626
|
| 2024 |
TRIP12 selectively ubiquitinates the third intracellular loop of Frizzled-9b (Fzd9b) at K437, targeting it for lysosomal degradation and reducing Fzd9b surface expression, thereby dampening Wnt9a/Fzd9b signalling and affecting hematopoietic stem cell proliferation in zebrafish. |
CRISPR/siRNA KO in zebrafish, site-directed mutagenesis (K437), flow cytometry for surface receptor levels, in vivo HSC proliferation assay |
iScience |
Medium |
41098776
|
| 2024 |
K29-linked ubiquitylation of the H3K9me3 methyltransferase SUV39H1 is catalyzed by TRIP12 and reversed by TRABID; K29-linked ubiquitylation is essential for proteasomal degradation of SUV39H1 even in the presence of K48-linked ubiquitylation, and disruption of this modification deregulates the H3K9me3 landscape. |
Ubiquitin replacement strategy (cell-based), linkage-specific ubiquitin chain profiling, TRIP12 KO, K29 chain assembly assay |
bioRxivpreprint |
Medium |
bio_10.1101_2024.10.29.620783
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| 2023 |
TRIP12 suppresses epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) by inhibiting ZEB1/2 gene expression; TRIP12 depletion causes an EMT shift, loss of cell polarity, increased cellular motility, and ZEB1/2 depletion rescues EMT markers in TRIP12-depleted cells. |
siRNA depletion, RNA-seq, EMT marker western blotting, cell motility/polarity assays, anoikis assay, epistasis by ZEB1/2 co-depletion |
Cell death discovery |
Medium |
33963176
|
| 2023 |
TRIP12 promotes BRD4 degradation by PROTAC-bound CRL2VHL but is dispensable for the degradation of the endogenous CRL2VHL substrate HIF-1α; TRIP12 associates with BRD4 via CRL2VHL and preferentially assembles K29-linked ubiquitin chains. (Replicated finding from PMID:33567268, additional mechanistic detail from a separate paper.) |
shRNA screen, co-immunoprecipitation, in vitro ubiquitination assay, mass spectrometry |
Molecular cell |
High |
33567268
|
| 2026 |
TRIP12 stabilizes HIV-1 Tat independently of its own E3 ligase activity by enhancing the interaction between deubiquitinase USP7 and Tat, thereby reducing K48-linked ubiquitination of Tat and inhibiting its proteasomal degradation; TRIP12 KO reduces USP7–Tat interaction, accelerates Tat degradation, and suppresses viral transcription and latency reactivation. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, catalytic mutant (E3 ligase-dead) rescue, TRIP12 KO, viral transcription and reactivation assays |
Journal of virology |
Medium |
42126234
|
| 2023 |
Small molecule Z363 activates TRIP12, which directly ubiquitinates and degrades MYC (following MYC phosphorylation at Thr58) and also induces degradation of TAF10, indirectly reducing MYC levels; TRIP12 thus controls MYC stability both directly and via TAF10. |
CRISPR KO, western blotting, cell culture degradation assays, mouse tumor models |
Clinical and translational medicine |
Low |
36639831
|
| 2026 |
TRIP12's N-terminal intrinsically disordered region (IDR) drives formation of chromatin condensates enriched in heterochromatin marks through electrostatic interactions and bridging-induced phase separation; TRIP12-mediated condensate formation alters cell cycle progression, genome accessibility, and transcription independently of its ubiquitin ligase activity. |
Overexpression of IDR deletion mutants, live-cell imaging, FRAP, ATAC-seq, RNA-seq, biophysical condensate assays |
iScience |
Medium |
41660270
|
| 2023 |
Ku70 phosphorylation at S155 enhances association with TRIP12; co-immunoprecipitation showed increased TRIP12–Ku70 interaction upon ionizing radiation treatment, suggesting TRIP12 associates with Ku70 in a DNA-damage-dependent manner. |
BioID2 proximity labeling, proximity ligation assay, co-immunoprecipitation with ionizing radiation treatment |
International journal of molecular sciences |
Low |
37108203
|
| 2024 |
TRIP12 is required for pancreatic acinar-to-ductal metaplasia (ADM) and KrasG12D-induced preneoplastic lesion formation in vivo; loss of TRIP12 prevents ADM after pancreatic injury and impairs metastasis in KrasG12D/Trp53R172H mice, while TRIP12 overexpression is required for PDAC cell growth and E2F target gene expression. |
Genetically modified mouse models (conditional KO, KrasG12D/Trp53R172H), ex vivo acinar explants, PDAC cell lines, western blotting |
The Journal of pathology |
Medium |
38924548
|