The E3 ubiquitin ligase Smurf2 regulates PARP1 stability to alleviate oxidative stress-induced injury in human umbilical vein endothelial cells.

Oxidative stress injury is involved in many cardiovascular diseases, like hypertension and myocardial infarction. Ubiquitination is a ubiquitous protein post-translational modification that controls a wide range of biological functions and plays a crucial role in maintaining the homeostasis of cells in physiology and disease. Many studies have shown that oxidative stress damage is inextricably linked to ubiquitination. We demonstrate that Smurf2, an E3 ubiquitinated ligase, is involved in HUVEC apoptosis induced by oxidative stress to alleviate H₂ O₂ -induced reactive oxygen species production and the apoptosis of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). At the same time, we found that Smurf2 can bind the poly(ADP-ribose) and the interaction is enhanced under the stimulation of oxidative stress. We further study and prove that Smurf2 can promote ubiquitination and degradation. Collectively, we demonstrate Smurf2 degradation of overactivated Pduanyu371 by ubiquitin-proteasome pathway to protect HUVEC and alleviate oxidative stress injury. © 2020 The Authors. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine published by Foundation for Cellular and Molecular Medicine and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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