Recombinant DDB1- and CUL4-associated factor 11 homolog (wdr-23), partial

1. we identify and confirm the mutations in xrep-2, xrep-3, and xrep-4 The xrep-2 gene is alh-6, an ortholog of a human gene mutated in familial hyperprolinemia. The xrep-3 mutation is a gain-of-function allele of skn-1 The xrep-4 gene is F46F11.6, which encodes a F-box-containing protein. We demonstrate that xrep-4 alters the stability of WDR-23 (xrep-1), a key regulator of SKN-1 (xrep-3). PMID: 28428286
2. a missense mutation in the conserved XREP-4 F-box domain that reduces interaction with SKR-1 but not WDR-23 strongly attenuates SKN-1-dependent gene activation. These results are consistent with XREP-4 influencing the SKN-1 stress response by functioning as a bridge between WDR-23 and the ubiquitin ligase component SKR-1. PMID: 28341649
3. ur results identify WDR23 as an alternative regulator of NRF2 proteostasis and uncover a cellular pathway that regulates NRF2 activity and capacity for cytoprotection independently of KEAP1. PMID: 28453520
4. We also show that SKR-1/2 functions upstream of the WD40 repeat protein WDR-23, which binds to and inhibits SKN-1. Together, these results identify a novel p38 MAPK independent signaling mechanism that activates SKN-1 via SKR-1/2 and involves WDR-23. PMID: 27776126
5. diverse wdr-23 phenotypes are dependent on SKN-1; beneficial and detrimental phenotypes of wdr-23 and skn-1 can be partially decoupled; SKN-1 activation delays degenerative tissue changes during aging PMID: 26056713
6. Data show that SKN-1 protein levels, nuclear accumulation, and activity are repressed by the WD40 repeat protein WDR-23, which interacts with the CUL-4/DDB-1 ubiquitin ligase to presumably target the transcription factor for proteasomal degradation. PMID: 19273594

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KEGG: cel:CELE_D2030.9

STRING: 6239.D2030.9a.2

UniGene: Cel.17236