What is ubiquitination?
The role of ubiquitination in VHL function
Under normoxic conditions, HIF-1α is marked for degradation through a process known as ubiquitination. In ubiquitination, molecular tags, or ubiquitins, are added to HIF-1α, signalling that HIF-1α is to be destroyed through proteasome degradation. Dysregulation of the ubiquitination process causes HIF-1α to accumulate in the cell and induce expression of a number of gene products, including VEGF.3
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Ubiquitination is a cellular regulatory process in which proteins called ubiquitins are added to another, larger protein – the target protein. This process acts as a signal for the target protein to undergo degradation. Under normoxic conditions and with normal VHL function, the pVHL plays a role in the ubiquitination and subsequent degradation of HIF-1α.3,4,7
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