CUL3

CUL3
Available structures PDB Ortholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes 2MYL, 2MYM, 4AP2, 4APF, 4EOZ, 4HXI
Identifiers
Aliases	CUL3, CUL-3, PHA2E, cullin 3, NEDAUS
External IDs	OMIM: 603136 MGI: 1347360 HomoloGene: 2661 GeneCards: CUL3
Gene location (Human) Chr. Chromosome 2 (human)[1] Band 2q36.2 Start 224,470,150 bp[1] End 224,585,397 bp[1]
Gene location (Mouse) Chr. Chromosome 1 (mouse)[2] Band 1|1 C5 Start 80,242,640 bp[2] End 80,318,197 bp[2]
RNA expression pattern Bgee Top expressed in testicle thymus Achilles tendon kidney pituitary gland colon More reference expression data BioGPS More reference expression data
Gene ontology Molecular function POZ domain binding protein homodimerization activity GO:1904264, GO:1904822, GO:0090622, GO:0090302 ubiquitin protein ligase activity ubiquitin-protein transferase activity GO:0001948 protein binding protein heterodimerization activity ubiquitin protein ligase binding cyclin binding Notch binding Cellular component cytoplasm cullin-RING ubiquitin ligase complex cytosol Golgi apparatus membrane Cul3-RING ubiquitin ligase complex nucleoplasm polar microtubule extracellular exosome nucleus Golgi membrane cilium SCF ubiquitin ligase complex motile cilium sperm flagellum cell projection Biological process embryonic cleavage regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II G1 phase negative regulation of Rho protein signal transduction protein polyubiquitination in utero embryonic development negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II Wnt signaling pathway protein monoubiquitination stress fiber assembly MAPK cascade positive regulation of cytokinesis intrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway endoplasmic reticulum to Golgi vesicle-mediated transport positive regulation of mitotic metaphase/anaphase transition COPII vesicle coating fibroblast apoptotic process cell projection organization gastrulation stem cell division protein ubiquitination cell morphogenesis positive regulation of cell population proliferation GO:0007067 mitotic cell cycle integrin-mediated signaling pathway mitotic metaphase plate congression cell migration negative regulation of canonical Wnt signaling pathway vesicle-mediated transport liver morphogenesis proteasome-mediated ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process trophectodermal cellular morphogenesis ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process anaphase-promoting complex-dependent catabolic process nuclear protein quality control by the ubiquitin-proteasome system post-translational protein modification transport G1/S transition of mitotic cell cycle SCF-dependent proteasomal ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process positive regulation of protein ubiquitination protein destabilization Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
Species	Human	Mouse
Entrez	8452	26554
Ensembl	ENSG00000036257	ENSMUSG00000004364
UniProt	Q13618	Q9JLV5
RefSeq (mRNA)	NM_001257197 NM_001257198 NM_003590	NM_016716 NM_001313728
RefSeq (protein)	NP_001244126 NP_001244127 NP_003581	NP_001300657 NP_057925
Location (UCSC)	Chr 2: 224.47 – 224.59 Mb	Chr 1: 80.24 – 80.32 Mb
PubMed search	[3]	[4]
Wikidata
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Cullin 3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CUL3 gene.^[5][6][7]

Cullin 3 protein belongs to the family of cullins which in mammals contains eight proteins (Cullin 1, Cullin 2, Cullin 3, Cullin 4A, Cullin 4B, Cullin 5, Cullin 7 and Cullin 9).^[8] Cullin proteins are an evolutionarily conserved family of proteins throughout yeast, plants and mammals.^[9]

Protein function[]

Cullin 3 is a component of Cullin-RING E3 ubiquitin ligases complexes (CRLs) which are involved in protein ubiquitylation and represent a part of ubiquitin–proteasome system (UPS). Added ubiquitin moieties to the lysine residue by CRLs then target the protein for the proteasomal degradation.^[10] Cullin-RING E3 ubiquitin ligases are involved in many cellular processes responsible for cell cycle regulation, stress response, protein trafficking, signal transduction, DNA replication, transcription, protein quality control, circadian clock and development.^[11][12]

Deletion of CUL3 gene in mice causes embryonic lethality.^[13]

Cullin 3-RING E3 ubiquitin ligases[]

Cullin 3-RING complex consists of Cullin 3 protein, RING-box protein 1 (RBX1), which recruits the ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme (E2), and a Bric-a-brac/Tramtrack/Broad (BTB) protein, a substrate recognition subunit. Cullin 3 protein is a core scaffold protein coordinating other components of the CRL complex.^[14] Cullin 3-RING complexes can also dimerise via their BTB domains which lead to creation of two substrate receptors and two catalytic RING domains.^[15]

Activation of the complex is regulated by the attachment of the ubiquitin-like protein NEDD8 to a conserved Lys residue in the cullin-homology domain, the process called neddylation.^[16] Deneddylation is conducted by an eight-subunit CSN complex which mediates the cleavage of the isopeptidic bond between NEDD8 and cullin protein.^[17] Another protein that interacts with cullin is CAND1 which binds to deneddylated form of cullin protein and disrupts the interaction between cullin and other subunits of the complex leading to inhibition of the E3 ubiquitin ligase activity.^[18] Therefore, dynamic neddylation and deneddylation of cullin is important for regulation of CRL complex activity.^[19]

Clinical significance[]

Familial hyperkalemic hypertension[]

Mutations in CUL3 gene are associated with Familial hyperkalemic hypertension disease. CRL complex containing Cullin 3 controls the activity of Na⁺ Cl⁻ cotransporter (NCC) in the kidney by regulating the proteasomal degradation of With-no-lysine [K] kinases WNK1 and WNK4. It was shown that mutations in CUL3 gene lead to WNKs accumulation.^[20] The abundance of these kinases leads to increased phosphorylation of NCC and its activation. As a consequence, Na⁺ reabsorption is increasing resulting in high blood pressure.^[21]

Cancer[]

Deregulation of Cullin 3 expression level was observed in human cancers. It was shown that Cullin 3 is overexpressed in invasive cancers, and the protein expression level positively correlates with tumour stage. In breast cancer, the overexpression of Cullin 3 protein results in a decrease of Nrf2 protein level. This protein is a transcription factor regulating the expression of some detoxification and antioxidant enzymes. Another substrate of CRL complex is a candidate tumour suppressor protein RhoBTB2.^[22]

Interactions[]

CUL3 has been shown to interact with:

References[]

Further reading[]

External links[]

• Human CUL3 genome location and CUL3 gene details page in the UCSC Genome Browser.