MDM2 E3 ligase-mediated ubiquitination and degradation of HDAC1 in vascular calcification

Duk Hwa Kwon, Gwang Hyeon Eom, Jeong Hyeon Ko, Sera Shin, Hosouk Joung, Nakwon Choe, Yoon Seok Nam, Hyun Ki Min, Taewon Kook, Somy Yoon, Wanseok Kang, Yong Sook Kim, Hyung Seok Kim, Hyuck Choi, Jeong Tae Koh, Nacksung Kim, Youngkeun Ahn, Hyun Jai Cho, In Kyu Lee, Dong Ho ParkKyoungho Suk, Sang Beom Seo, Erin R. Wissing, Susan M. Mendrysa, Kwang Il Nam, Hyun Kook

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Abstract

Vascular calcification (VC) is often associated with cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. However, the molecular mechanisms linking VC to these diseases have yet to be elucidated. Here we report that MDM2-induced ubiquitination of histone deacetylase 1 (HDAC1) mediates VC. Loss of HDAC1 activity via either chemical inhibitor or genetic ablation enhances VC. HDAC1 protein, but not mRNA, is reduced in cell and animal calcification models and in human calcified coronary artery. Under calcification-inducing conditions, proteasomal degradation of HDAC1 precedes VC and it is mediated by MDM2 E3 ubiquitin ligase that initiates HDAC1 K74 ubiquitination. Overexpression of MDM2 enhances VC, whereas loss of MDM2 blunts it. Decoy peptide spanning HDAC1 K74 and RG 7112, an MDM2 inhibitor, prevent VC in vivo and in vitro. These results uncover a previously unappreciated ubiquitination pathway and suggest MDM2-mediated HDAC1 ubiquitination as a new therapeutic target in VC.

Original languageEnglish
Article number10492
JournalNature Communications
Volume7
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Feb 2016

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