Role and Fate of TCTP in Protein Degradative Pathways

This chapter focuses on published studies specifically concerning TCTP and its involvement in degradation or stabilization of various proteins, and also in its own degradation in different ways. The first part relates to the inhibition of proteasomal degradation of proteins. This can be achieved by masking ubiquitination sites of specific partners, by favoring ubiquitin E3 ligase degradation, or by regulating proteasome activity. The second part addresses the ability of TCTP to favor degradation of specific proteins through proteasome or macroautophagic pathways. The third part discusses about the different ways by which TCTP has been shown to be degraded.