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. 2021 May;35(5):e21564.
doi: 10.1096/fj.202002810R.

PPP2R1B is modulated by ubiquitination and is essential for spermatogenesis

Mufeng Du  1   2 , Lin Yuan  1   2   3 , Zhong Zhang  1   2 , Cong Zhang  1   2 , Minglu Zhu  1   2 , Zhe Zhang  4 , Ridong Li  1   2 , Xuyang Zhao  1   2 , Hui Liang  1   2 , Yuhua Li  1   2 , Hui Jiang  4 , Jie Qiao  5 , Yuxin Yin  1   2   3
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PPP2R1B is modulated by ubiquitination and is essential for spermatogenesis

Mufeng Du et al. FASEB J. 2021 May.

Abstract

The serine-threonine protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) is a heterotrimeric enzyme complex that regulates many fundamental cellular processes. PP2A is involved in tumorigenesis because mutations in the scaffold subunit, PPP2R1B, were found in several types of cancers. However, the biological function of PPP2R1B remains largely unknown. We report here that homozygous deletion of Ppp2r1b in Mus musculus impairs meiotic recombination and causes meiotic arrest in spermatocytes. Consistently, male mice lacking Ppp2r1b are characterized with infertility. Furthermore, heterozygous missense mutations in the Homo sapiens PPP2R1B gene, which encodes PPP2R1B, are identified in azoospermia patients with meiotic arrest. We found that PPP2R1B mutants are susceptible to degradation by an E3 ligase CRL4ADCAF6 , and resistant to de-polyubiquitylation by ubiquitin-specific protease 5 (USP5). In addition, heterozygous mutations in PPP2R1B reduce stability of the wild-type PPP2R1B. Our results demonstrate an essential role of PPP2R1B in spermatogenesis and identify upstream regulators of PPP2R1B.

Keywords: DCAF6; USP5; meiotic arrest; meiotic recombination; spermatogenesis.

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