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Yangge Du1, Min Zhang1, Xuejiao Liu1
1Department of Prosthodontics, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing, China.
Abstract:
The E3 ubiquitin ligase complex CDC20-activated anaphase-promoting complex/Cyclosome (APC/CCDC20 ) plays a critical role in governing mitotic progression by targeting key cell cycle regulators for degradation. Cell division cycle protein 20 homolog (CDC20), the co-activator of APC/C, is required for full ubiquitin ligase activity. In addition to its well-known cell cycle-related functions, we demonstrate that CDC20 plays an essential role in osteogenic commitment of bone marrow mesenchymal stromal/stem cells (BMSCs). Cdc20 conditional knockout mice exhibit decreased bone formation and impaired bone regeneration after injury. Mechanistically, we discovered a functional interaction between the WD40 domain of CDC20 and the DNA-binding domain of p65. Moreover, CDC20 promotes the ubiquitination and degradation of p65 in an APC11-dependent manner. More importantly, knockdown of p65 rescues the bone loss in Cdc20 conditional knockout mice. Our current work reveals a cell cycle-independent function of CDC20, establishes APC11CDC20 as a pivotal regulator for bone formation by governing the ubiquitination and degradation of p65, and may pave the way for treatment of bone-related diseases.
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