BMI1

BMI1 polycomb ring finger oncogene

PDB rendering based on 2ckl.
Identifiers
Symbols BMI1; FLVI2/BMI1; MGC12685; PCGF4; RNF51
External IDs OMIM164831 MGI88174 HomoloGene3797 GeneCards: BMI1 Gene
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 648 12151
Ensembl ENSG00000168283 ENSMUSG00000026739
UniProt P35226 Q2LC58
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_005180.8 NM_007552.4
RefSeq (protein) NP_005171.4 NP_031578.2
Location (UCSC) Chr 10:
22.61 – 22.62 Mb
Chr 2:
18.6 – 18.61 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]

BMI1 polycomb ring finger oncogene, also known as BMI1, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the BMI1 gene.[1]

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Function

BMI1 (B lymphoma Mo-MLV insertion region 1 homolog) has been reported as an oncogene by regulating p16 and p19, which are cell cycle inhibitor genes. Bmi1 knockout in mice results in defects in hematopoiesis, skeletal patterning, neurological functions, and development of the cerebellum. Recently it has been reported BMI1 is rapidly recruited to sites of DNA damage and it sustains for over than 8h. Loss of BMI1 leads to radiation sensitive and impaired repair of DNA double-strand breaks by homologous recombination 10.

Bmi1 is necessary for efficient self-renewing cell divisions of adult hematopoietic stem cells as well as adult peripheral and central nervous system neural stem cells. However, it is less important for the generation of differentiated progeny. Given that phenotypic changes in Bmi1 knockout mice are numerous and that Bmi1 has very broad tissue distribution, it is possible that it regulates the self-renewal of other types of somatic stem cells.[2]

Bmi1 is also thought to inhibit ageing in neurons through the suppression of p53.[3]

Structure

Bmi1 has a RING finger at the N-terminus and a central helix-turn-helix domain.[4]

Clinical significance

Bmi1 seems to play an important role in several types of cancer, such as bladder, skin, prostate, breast, ovarian, colorectal as well as hematological malignancies. Its amplification and overexpression is especially pronounced in mantle cell lymphomas.[5]

Interactions

BMI1 has been shown to interact with Zinc finger and BTB domain-containing protein 16,[6] PHC2,[7] PHC1[8][7] and RING1.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ Alkema MJ, Wiegant J, Raap AK, Berns A, van Lohuizen M (October 1993). "Characterization and chromosomal localization of the human proto-oncogene BMI-1". Hum. Mol. Genet. 2 (10): 1597–603. doi:10.1093/hmg/2.10.1597. PMID 8268912. 
  2. ^ Park IK, Morrison SJ, Clarke MF (January 2004). "Bmi1, stem cells, and senescence regulation". J. Clin. Invest. 113 (2): 175–9. doi:10.1172/JCI20800. PMC 311443. PMID 14722607. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=311443. 
  3. ^ Chatoo W, Abdouh M, David J, Champagne MP, Ferreira J, Rodier F, Bernier G (2009). "The Polycomb group gene Bmi1 regulates antioxidant defenses in neurons by repressing p53 pro-oxidant activity". J Neurosci. 29 (2): 529–42. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5303-08.2009. PMC 2744209. PMID 19144853. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2744209. 
  4. ^ Itahana K, Zou Y, Itahana Y, Martinez JL, Beausejour C, Jacobs JJ, Van Lohuizen M, Band V, Campisi J, Dimri GP (January 2003). "Control of the Replicative Life Span of Human Fibroblasts by p16 and the Polycomb Protein Bmi-1". Mol. Cell. Biol. 23 (1): 389–401. doi:10.1128/MCB.23.1.389-401.2003. PMC 140680. PMID 12482990. http://mcb.asm.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=12482990. 
  5. ^ Shakhova O, Leung C, Marino S (August 2005). "Bmi1 in development and tumorigenesis of the central nervous system". J. Mol. Med. 83 (8): 596–600. doi:10.1007/s00109-005-0682-0. PMID 15976916. 
  6. ^ Barna, Maria; Merghoub Taha, Costoya José A, Ruggero Davide, Branford Matthew, Bergia Anna, Samori Bruno, Pandolfi Pier Paolo (Oct. 2002). "Plzf mediates transcriptional repression of HoxD gene expression through chromatin remodeling". Dev. Cell (United States) 3 (4): 499–510. doi:10.1016/S1534-5807(02)00289-7. ISSN 1534-5807. PMID 12408802. 
  7. ^ a b Gunster, M J; Satijn D P, Hamer K M, den Blaauwen J L, de Bruijn D, Alkema M J, van Lohuizen M, van Driel R, Otte A P (Apr. 1997). "Identification and characterization of interactions between the vertebrate polycomb-group protein BMI1 and human homologs of polyhomeotic". Mol. Cell. Biol. (UNITED STATES) 17 (4): 2326–35. ISSN 0270-7306. PMC 232081. PMID 9121482. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=232081. 
  8. ^ a b Satijn, D P; Gunster M J, van der Vlag J, Hamer K M, Schul W, Alkema M J, Saurin A J, Freemont P S, van Driel R, Otte A P (Jul. 1997). "RING1 is associated with the polycomb group protein complex and acts as a transcriptional repressor". Mol. Cell. Biol. (UNITED STATES) 17 (7): 4105–13. ISSN 0270-7306. PMC 232264. PMID 9199346. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=232264. 
  9. ^ Satijn, D P; Otte A P (Jan. 1999). "RING1 Interacts with Multiple Polycomb-Group Proteins and Displays Tumorigenic Activity". Mol. Cell. Biol. (UNITED STATES) 19 (1): 57–68. ISSN 0270-7306. PMC 83865. PMID 9858531. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=83865. 

10. Vasudeva Ginjala, Karim Nacerddine, Atul Kulkarni, Jay Oza, Sarah J. Hill, Ming Yao, Elisabetta Citterio, Maarten van Lohuizen,, and Shridar Ganesan (May 2011) BMI1 Is Recruited to DNA Breaks and Contributes to DNA Damage-Induced H2A Ubiquitination and Repair. Molecular and Cellular Biology, May 2011,p. 1972-1982, Vol. 31, No. 10. doi:10.1128/MCB.00981-10

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