Ubiquitin-like with PHD and RING finger domain 1 (UHRF1) is a multi-domain ubiquitin E3 ligase that plays critical roles in regulation of DNA methylation and histone ubiquitination. In this study, we found UHRF1 is frequently overexpressed in human clear cell Renal Cell Carcinoma (ccRCC) tissues both at mRNA and protein levels. We showed that UHRF1 directly interacts with p53 both in vivo and in vitro. A new domain (PD) in UHRF1 was required for interaction with p53. We found that UHRF1 down-regulates p53 transactivation activity which was depends on the ubiquitin E3 ligase function. UHRF1 can promote non-degradative ubiquitination of p53, suppress p53 pathway activation and p53-dependent apoptosis in ccRCC cells. Together, our study suggests that UHRF1, which overexpressed ccRCC, may act as a p53 regulator, suppress p53 pathway activation and help ccRCC cells to escape from p53-dependent apoptosis.
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