Degree
Master of Science
Program
Biochemistry
Supervisor
Caroline Schild-Poulter
Abstract
RanBPM is an evolutionarily conserved multi-domain protein that has been implicated in the regulation of several cellular process, including protein stability, cell migration, gene transcription, and apoptosis. RanBPM is identified as a key member of the CTLH complex, an orthologous complex to a yeast E3 ubiquitin ligase complex, the exact function of which remains unknown. Previously, our laboratory identified RanBPM as an inhibitor of the ERK1/2 pathway through the modulation of C-RAF protein levels. This study shows that RanBPM-mediated degradation of C-RAF occurs through the proteasome and the entire CRA domain of RanBPM is necessary for direct interaction with C-RAF and for effective downregulation of C-RAF in human cells. Finally, the CTLH complex member RMND5A regulates endogenous C-RAF protein levels further implicating the CTLH complex in RanBPM-mediated regulation of C-RAF stability. This study provides further insight into the function of RanBPM and the CTLH complex, and their regulation of C-RAF.
Recommended Citation
McTavish, Christina J., "Regulation of C-RAF stability by the RanBPM/CTLH complex" (2017). Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository. 4994.
https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/4994