Nedd4-Like E3 Ubiquitin-Protein Ligase Wwp1 (WWP1) Reagents

NEDD4-like E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase WWP1

E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase which accepts ubiquitin from an E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme in the form of a thioester and then directly transfers the ubiquitin to targeted substrates. Ubiquitinates ERBB4 isoforms JM-A CYT-1 and JM-B CYT-1, KLF2, KLF5 and TP63 and promotes their proteasomal degradation. Ubiquitinates RNF11 without targeting it for degradation. Ubiquitinates and promotes degradation of TGFBR1; the ubiquitination is enhanced by SMAD7. Ubiquitinates SMAD6 and SMAD7. Ubiquitinates and promotes degradation of SMAD2 in response to TGF-beta signaling, which requires interaction with TGIF.

Cytoplasm. Cell membrane; Peripheral membrane protein. Nucleus.

Detected in heart, placenta, pancreas, kidney, liver, skeletal muscle, bone marrow, fetal brain, and at much lower levels in adult brain and lung. Isoform 1 and isoform 5 predominate in all tissues tested, except in testis and bone marrow, where isoform 5

WWP1; NEDD4-like E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase WWP1; EC 2.3.2.26; Atrophin-1-interacting protein 5; AIP5; HECT-type E3 ubiquitin transferase WWP1; TGIF-interacting ubiquitin ligase 1; Tiul1; WW domain-containing protein 1

WW domain-containing proteins are found in all eukaryotes and play an important role in the regulation of a wide variety of cellular functions such as protein degradation, transcription, and RNA splicing. This gene encodes a protein which contains 4 tandem WW domains and a HECT (homologous to the E6-associated protein carboxyl terminus) domain. The encoded protein belongs to a family of NEDD4-like proteins, which are E3 ubiquitin-ligase molecules and regulate key trafficking decisions, including targeting of proteins to proteosomes or lysosomes. Alternative splicing of this gene generates at least 6 transcript variants; however, the full length nature of these transcripts has not been defined.