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The aim of this study is to investigate the role of MDMx (or MDM4) on the regulation ofretinoblastoma protein (Rb).Inactivation of Rb plays a critical role in the development ofhuman malignancies.We have previously shown that MDM2, an ubiquitin E3 ligase and amajor negative regulator of p53, binds to and promotes proteasome-mediated degradationof Rb independent of p53.MDMX, a homolog of MDM2, also binds to and inhibitsp53 transactivation activity, yet it does not possess an ubiquitin E3 ligase activity.