CUL1

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Summary

CUL1 (cullin 1, HGNC:2551) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 7q36.1, encoding Cullin-1 (Q13616). Core component of multiple cullin-RING-based SCF (SKP1-CUL1-F-box protein) E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase complexes, which mediate the ubiquitination of proteins involved in cell cycle progression, signal transduction and transcription. It is a selective cancer dependency (DepMap: 84.9% of cell lines).

Enables ubiquitin ligase complex scaffold activity and ubiquitin protein ligase binding activity. Involved in SCF-dependent proteasomal ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process; positive regulation of canonical NF-kappaB signal transduction; and protein K48-linked ubiquitination. Located in plasma membrane. Part of Parkin-FBXW7-Cul1 ubiquitin ligase complex and SCF ubiquitin ligase complex.

Source: NCBI Gene 8454 — RefSeq curated summary.

At a glance

  • GWAS associations: 6
  • Clinical variants (ClinVar): 47 total
  • Druggable target: yes
  • Cancer dependency (DepMap): dependent in 84.9% of screened cell lines
  • MANE Select transcript: NM_003592

Identifiers

Gene identifiers

FieldValue
HGNC IDHGNC:2551
Approved symbolCUL1
Namecullin 1
Location7q36.1
Locus typegene with protein product
StatusApproved
Ensembl geneENSG00000055130
Ensembl biotypeprotein_coding
OMIM603134
Entrez8454

Gene structure

Transcript identifiers

Ensembl transcripts: 46 — 41 protein_coding, 4 nonsense_mediated_decay, 1 protein_coding_CDS_not_defined

ENST00000325222, ENST00000409469, ENST00000602748, ENST00000655324, ENST00000656001, ENST00000660013, ENST00000660240, ENST00000662132, ENST00000662670, ENST00000662716, ENST00000662975, ENST00000663044, ENST00000663835, ENST00000665936, ENST00000666124, ENST00000671397, ENST00000671421, ENST00000869857, ENST00000869858, ENST00000869859, ENST00000869860, ENST00000869861, ENST00000869862, ENST00000869863, ENST00000869864, ENST00000869865, ENST00000869866, ENST00000934511, ENST00000934512, ENST00000934513, ENST00000934514, ENST00000934515, ENST00000934516, ENST00000934517, ENST00000934518, ENST00000934519, ENST00000934520, ENST00000934521, ENST00000971843, ENST00000971844, ENST00000971845, ENST00000971846, ENST00000971847, ENST00000971848, ENST00000971849, ENST00000971850

RefSeq mRNA: 6 — MANE Select: NM_003592 NM_001370660, NM_001370661, NM_001370662, NM_001370663, NM_001370664, NM_003592

CCDS: CCDS34772

Canonical transcript exons

ENST00000325222 — 22 exons

ExonStartEnd
ENSE00000466125148759548148759638
ENSE00000729482148756983148757150
ENSE00000729503148760333148760496
ENSE00000872301148753976148754150
ENSE00000909624148729962148730262
ENSE00000909625148759304148759354
ENSE00000909626148766561148766723
ENSE00000909627148767619148767749
ENSE00000909628148783783148783890
ENSE00000909629148783971148784077
ENSE00000909630148786551148786599
ENSE00000909631148786989148787120
ENSE00000909632148788557148788674
ENSE00000909633148789750148789826
ENSE00000909634148790310148790441
ENSE00000909635148792726148792818
ENSE00000909636148797812148797859
ENSE00000909637148797937148798019
ENSE00001513479148698903148699029
ENSE00002461187148799275148799388
ENSE00002526381148798572148798677
ENSE00003450823148800502148801110

Expression profiles

Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 283 present calls, max score 97.74.

FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth ubiquitous, TPM avg 44.0731 / max 399.7117, expressed in 1822 samples.

FANTOM5 promoters (7 alternative TSS)

Promoter IDTPM avgSamples expressed
8186442.04711822
818651.6136821
818620.2940136
818670.06576
818690.02465
818680.01504
818660.01323

Top tissues by expression

295 total, by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):

TissueAnatomy IDExpression scoreQuality
secondary oocyteCL:000065597.74gold quality
oocyteCL:000002397.13gold quality
left testisUBERON:000453397.01gold quality
right testisUBERON:000453496.93gold quality
ganglionic eminenceUBERON:000402396.22gold quality
spermCL:000001995.96gold quality
gastrocnemiusUBERON:000138895.81gold quality
testisUBERON:000047395.80gold quality
muscle of legUBERON:000138395.63gold quality
calcaneal tendonUBERON:000370195.55gold quality
biceps brachiiUBERON:000150795.35gold quality
ventricular zoneUBERON:000305395.15gold quality
male germ cellCL:000001595.08gold quality
muscle organUBERON:000163094.90gold quality
skeletal muscle tissue of biceps brachiiUBERON:000450294.59gold quality
hindlimb stylopod muscleUBERON:000425294.58gold quality
primordial germ cell in gonadCL:0000670 ∩ UBERON:000099194.26gold quality
cortical plateUBERON:000534394.22gold quality
lower esophagus muscularis layerUBERON:003583394.18gold quality
lower esophagusUBERON:001347394.17gold quality
adrenal tissueUBERON:001830394.10gold quality
deltoidUBERON:000147694.04gold quality
embryoUBERON:000092293.98gold quality
mucosa of stomachUBERON:000119993.82gold quality
popliteal arteryUBERON:000225093.77gold quality
tibial arteryUBERON:000761093.77gold quality
esophagogastric junction muscularis propriaUBERON:003584193.60gold quality
frontal poleUBERON:000279593.58gold quality
tendonUBERON:000004393.41gold quality
muscle layer of sigmoid colonUBERON:003580593.25gold quality

Single-cell (SCXA)

Detected in 2 experiment(s), a significant marker in 1.

ExperimentMarker?Max mean expression
E-ANND-3yes10.36
E-GEOD-106540no421.95

Regulation

Is transcription factor: no

Upstream regulators (CollecTRI, top): MYC

miRNA regulators (miRDB)

58 targeting CUL1, top 30 by miRDB confidence (max_score; target_count = how many genes the miRNA targets in total — lower means more specific):

miRNAMax scoreAvg scoremiRNA target_count
HSA-LET-7A-3P100.0074.033932
HSA-LET-7B-3P100.0074.083913
HSA-LET-7F-1-3P100.0074.023928
HSA-MIR-98-3P100.0074.083907
HSA-MIR-3646100.0073.565283
HSA-MIR-477599.9875.006394
HSA-MIR-50799.9770.111915
HSA-MIR-512-3P99.9767.351049
HSA-MIR-55799.9670.011640
HSA-MIR-493-5P99.9672.472382
HSA-MIR-4666A-3P99.9671.713434
HSA-MIR-302E99.9670.742669
HSA-LET-7C-3P99.9573.422862
HSA-MIR-381-3P99.9371.872854
HSA-MIR-335-3P99.9373.364958
HSA-MIR-30099.9271.762856
HSA-MIR-568099.9169.833421
HSA-LET-7A-2-3P99.8770.531921
HSA-MIR-5582-3P99.8672.484221
HSA-LET-7G-3P99.8570.431929
HSA-MIR-132199.8465.301811
HSA-MIR-473999.8465.251832
HSA-MIR-4756-5P99.8464.981809
HSA-MIR-4694-3P99.7969.532640
HSA-MIR-4699-3P99.7170.153142
HSA-MIR-120099.7170.421838
HSA-MIR-5580-3P99.7069.412052
HSA-MIR-494-3P99.7071.452795
HSA-MIR-128499.6773.561353
HSA-MIR-6762-3P99.6666.941188

Functional genomics

DepMap (CRISPR cell-line fitness): dependent in 84.9% of screened cell lines.

Literature-anchored findings (GeneRIF, showing 40)

  • crystal structure of the Cul1-Rbx1-Skp1-F boxSkp2 SCF complex (PMID:11961546)
  • The COP9 signalosome inhibits p27(kip1) degradation and impedes G1-S phase progression via deneddylation of SCF Cul1. (PMID:11967155)
  • Data show that interference with Skp1 function through expression of the Cul1-N252 mutant results in the formation of multinucleated cells, centrosome and mitotic spindle abnormalities, and impaired chromosome segregation. (PMID:12417738)
  • p120(CAND1) selectively binds to unneddylated CUL1 and is dissociated by CUL1 neddylation (PMID:12504025)
  • unnedyylated protein binds to CAND1 and regulates the formation of SCF ubiquitin E3 ligase complex (PMID:12504026)
  • TIP120A functions as a negative regulator of SCF E3 ubiquitin ligases and may modulate other cullin ligases in a similar fashion. (PMID:12609982)
  • results suggest a unique role for NEDD8-specific protease 1(DEN1) in regulating the modification of cullin 1 by Nedd8 protein (PMID:12759363)
  • regulation of CUL1 expression may affect the susceptibility of rheumatoid arthritis via altering lymphocyte signal transduction (PMID:15759013)
  • CAND1 & COP9 signalosome (CSN), major deneddylase of cullins, bind to unneddylated CUL1 in mutually exclusive way. Binding of CSN to CUL1 required 4 helix bundle in CUL1 C-terminal domain, which was wrapped around by CAND1 in CAND1-CUL1-Rbx1 complex. (PMID:16036220)
  • the SCF complex (Skp1/Cul1/F-box protein/Roc1) intervenes in the surveillance of Cdh1 cellular abundance in S-phase (PMID:16123585)
  • Results describe the regulation of neddylation and deneddylation of cullin1 by Nedd8 in SCFSkp2 ubiquitin ligase by F-box protein and substrate. (PMID:16861300)
  • Cul1 and Cul3, as well as their associated substrate recognition subunits Skp2 and Keap1, respectively, homooligomerize in intact cells, suggesting that cullin-based ligases are dimeric. (PMID:17254749)
  • Thiazolidinediones modulate the expression of beta catenin and other cell cycle proteins by targeting CUL1 independently of PPARG. (PMID:17569795)
  • CUL1 ECTD (extreme C-terminal domain; spanning the C-terminal 50 amino acids), did not contribute to CUL1’s stable association with ROC1. (PMID:18723677)
  • p18-Cyclin E by the Skp1-Cul1-Fbw7 (SCF) complex and its interaction with the Fbw7 protein isoforms can take place independently of phosphorylation of p18-Cyclin E at a C-terminal phosphodegron. (PMID:18784078)
  • SCCRO recruits Ubc12 approximately NEDD8 to the CAND1-Cul1-ROC1 complex but that this is not sufficient to dissociate or overcome the inhibitory effects of CAND1 on cullin neddylation (PMID:18826954)
  • The positive rates of ubiquitin and cul-1 were significantly higher in lung cancer than those in benign lesion tissues of the lung. (PMID:19349673)
  • CUL1 may function as a tumor suppressor by regulating PLK4 protein levels and thereby restraining excessive daughter centriole formation at maternal centrioles. (PMID:19679553)
  • Cdc34 binds SCF with nanomolar affinity, the complex is extremely dynamic; these properties are enabled by rapid association driven by electrostatic interactions between the acidic tail of Cdc34 and a basic ‘canyon’ in the Cul1 subunit of SCF. (PMID:19945379)
  • The Cul1 expression is significantly correlated with melanoma development at early stages, implying targeting Cul1 may serve as a potential therapy for melanoma. (PMID:20518860)
  • Rictor forms a complex with Cullin-1 to promote SGK1 ubiquitination and destruction. (PMID:20832730)
  • Cul1 regulates melanoma cell growth and cell cycle progression through degradation of p27 (PMID:20878082)
  • Data show that CRN7 interacted with Cullin1 and Roc1 to form a novel SCF-like E3 complex. (PMID:21130766)
  • Our data indicated that Cullin1 may be an important marker for human gastric cancer lymph node metastasis and prognosis. (PMID:21190721)
  • Association with CUL1 haplotype indicates a possible role of CUL1 variation(s) in rheumatoid arthritis and its response to methotrexate. (PMID:21738080)
  • binding of Cul1-Rbx1 to Cul7-Rbx1 is mediated via heterodimerization of Fbxw8 with other F-box proteins which function to recruit substrates into the E3 ligase complex (PMID:21946088)
  • Glomulin binds Rbx1 and regulates cullin-1 RING ligase-mediated turnover of Fbw7. (PMID:22405651)
  • The Epstein-Barr virus protein BPLF1, is targeted to cullin-RING ubiquitin ligases (CRLs) via the interaction of the conserved helix-2 with helix-23 of cullins, at a site involved in electrostatic interaction with CAND1. (PMID:22474075)
  • RBX1-containing cullin-RING ligases can bind glomulin (GLMN), which binds RING-box1’s RING domain, regulating the RBX1-CUL1-containing SCF(FBW7) complex. (PMID:22748924)
  • Deconjugation of Nedd8 from Cul1 is directly regulated by Skp1-F-box and substrate, and the COP9 signalosome inhibits deneddylated SCF by a noncatalytic mechanism. (PMID:22767593)
  • Skp1-Cul1-F-box ubiquitin ligase (SCF(betaTrCP))-mediated destruction of the ubiquitin-specific protease USP37 during G2-phase promotes mitotic entry (PMID:23027877)
  • CUL1 promotes human trophoblast cell invasion and dysregulation of CUL1 expression may be associated with pre-eclampsia. (PMID:23429288)
  • Cul1 overexpression is significantly correlated with breast cancer progression and predicts worse survival. Cul1 regulates breast cancer cell proliferation, migration and invasion. (PMID:23592700)
  • Studies indicate that in SCFs, Rbx1 serves as the RING-containing enzyme, Cul1 is the Cullin scaffold, and Skp1 is an adaptor, which serves to link the beta-TrCP F-box substrate-specific factor to the rest of the ligase. (PMID:23624913)
  • Substrate binding promotes formation of the Skp1-Cul1-Fbxl3 (SCF(Fbxl3)) protein complex. (PMID:24085301)
  • By integrating our WES and CN data we identified three mutated putative candidate genes targeted by 7q deletions (CUL1, EZH2 and FLNC), with FLNC positioned within the well-characterized 7q minimally deleted region. (PMID:24349473)
  • data suggested that Cullin1 might promote the progression of non-small-cell lung cancer (PMID:24767980)
  • In papillary thyroid carcinoma, cytoplasmic expression of Cul1 was correlated with tumor occurrence, N stage and Cyclin D1 expression. Nuclear Cul1 expression was negatively correlated with tumor occurence. (PMID:24819753)
  • Our data indicated that Cul1 expression significantly increased in human glioma, and it may be involved in proliferation, migration and invasion of glioma cells. (PMID:25201578)
  • We discuss how these results can explain the rapid association of Cdc34 and SCF. (PMID:25425648)

Cross-species orthologs

7 orthologs

OrganismSymbolGene ID
danio_reriocul1bENSDARG00000007691
danio_reriocul1aENSDARG00000019239
mus_musculusCul1ENSMUSG00000029686
rattus_norvegicusCul1ENSRNOG00000005310
drosophila_melanogasterCul1FBGN0015509
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00000836
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00000841

Paralogs (7): CUL3 (ENSG00000036257), CUL2 (ENSG00000108094), CUL4A (ENSG00000139842), CACUL1 (ENSG00000151893), CUL4B (ENSG00000158290), CUL5 (ENSG00000166266), ANAPC2 (ENSG00000176248)

Protein

Protein identifiers

Cullin-1Q13616 (reviewed: Q13616)

All UniProt accessions (12): A0A090N7U0, A0A590UJ21, A0A590UJ50, A0A590UJ56, A0A590UJ59, A0A590UJ97, A0A590UJA0, A0A590UJC4, A0A590UJM8, A0A590UJR3, A0A590UK34, Q13616

UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →

Function. Core component of multiple cullin-RING-based SCF (SKP1-CUL1-F-box protein) E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase complexes, which mediate the ubiquitination of proteins involved in cell cycle progression, signal transduction and transcription. SCF complexes and ARIH1 collaborate in tandem to mediate ubiquitination of target proteins. In the SCF complex, serves as a rigid scaffold that organizes the SKP1-F-box protein and RBX1 subunits. May contribute to catalysis through positioning of the substrate and the ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme. The E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase activity of the complex is dependent on the neddylation of the cullin subunit and exchange of the substrate recognition component is mediated by TIP120A/CAND1. The functional specificity of the SCF complex depends on the F-box protein as substrate recognition component. SCF(BTRC) and SCF(FBXW11) direct ubiquitination of CTNNB1 and participate in Wnt signaling. SCF(FBXW11) directs ubiquitination of phosphorylated NFKBIA. SCF(BTRC) directs ubiquitination of NFKBIB, NFKBIE, ATF4, SMAD3, SMAD4, CDC25A, FBXO5 and probably NFKB2. SCF(BTRC) and/or SCF(FBXW11) direct ubiquitination of CEP68. SCF(SKP2) directs ubiquitination of phosphorylated CDKN1B/p27kip and is involved in regulation of G1/S transition. SCF(SKP2) directs ubiquitination of ORC1, CDT1, RBL2, ELF4, CDKN1A, RAG2, FOXO1A, and probably MYC and TAL1. SCF(FBXW7) directs ubiquitination of CCNE1, NOTCH1 released notch intracellular domain (NICD), and probably PSEN1. SCF(FBXW2) directs ubiquitination of GCM1. SCF(FBXO32) directs ubiquitination of MYOD1. SCF(FBXO7) directs ubiquitination of BIRC2 and DLGAP5. SCF(FBXO33) directs ubiquitination of YBX1. SCF(FBXO1) directs ubiquitination of BCL6 and DTL but does not seem to direct ubiquitination of TP53. SCF(BTRC) mediates the ubiquitination of NFKBIA at ‘Lys-21’ and ‘Lys-22’; the degradation frees the associated NFKB1-RELA dimer to translocate into the nucleus and to activate transcription. SCF(CCNF) directs ubiquitination of CCP110. SCF(FBXL3) and SCF(FBXL21) direct ubiquitination of CRY1 and CRY2. SCF(FBXO9) directs ubiquitination of TTI1 and TELO2. SCF(FBXO10) directs ubiquitination of BCL2. Neddylated CUL1-RBX1 ubiquitinates p53/TP53 recruited by Cul7-RING(FBXW8) complex. SCF(BTRC) directs ‘Lys-48’-linked ubiquitination of UBR2 in the T-cell receptor signaling pathway. The SCF(FBXO31) protein ligase complex specifically mediates the ubiquitination of proteins amidated at their C-terminus in response to oxidative stress.

Subunit / interactions. Component of multiple Cul1-RING E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase complexes commonly known as SCF (SKP1-CUL1-F-box) complexes, consisting of CUL1, SKP1, RBX1 and a variable F-box domain-containing protein as substrate-specific subunit. Component of the SCF(FBXW11) complex containing FBXW11. Component of the SCF(SKP2) complex containing SKP2, in which it interacts directly with SKP1, SKP2 and RBX1. Component of the SCF(FBXW2) complex containing FBXW2. Component of the SCF(FBXO32) complex containing FBXO32. Component of the probable SCF(FBXO7) complex containing FBXO7. Component of the SCF(FBXO10) complex containing FBXO10. Component of the SCF(FBXO11) complex containing FBXO11. Component of the SCF(FBXO25) complex containing FBXO25. Component of the SCF(FBXO33) complex containing FBXO33. Component of the probable SCF(FBXO4) complex containing FBXO4. Component of the SCF(FBXO44) complex, composed of SKP1, CUL1 and FBXO44. Component of the SCF(BTRC) complex, composed of SKP1, CUL1 and BTRC. This complex binds phosphorylated NFKBIA. Part of a SCF complex consisting of CUL1, RBX1, SKP1 and FBXO2. Component of a SCF(SKP2)-like complex containing CUL1, SKP1, TRIM21 and SKP2. Component of the SCF(FBXO17) complex, composed of SKP1, CUL1 and FBXO17. Component of the SCF(FBXO27) complex, composed of SKP1, CUL1 and FBXO27. Component of the SCF(CCNF) complex consisting of CUL1, RBX1, SKP1 and CCNF. Interacts with CCNF. Component of the SCF(FBXL3) complex composed of CUL1, SKP1, RBX1 and FBXL3. Component of the SCF(FBXL21) complex composed of CUL1, SKP1, RBX1 and FBXL21. Component of the SCF(FBXO9) composed of CUL1, SKP1, RBX1 and FBXO9. Component of the SCF(FBXW7) composed of CUL1, SKP1, RBX1 and FBXW7. Component of the SCF(FBXO31) complex composed of CUL1, SKP1, RBX1 and FBXO31. Interacts with CHEK2; mediates CHEK2 ubiquitination and regulates its function. Part of a complex with TIP120A/CAND1 and RBX1. The unneddylated form interacts with TIP120A/CAND1 and the interaction mediates the exchange of the F-box substrate-specific subunit. Can self-associate. Interacts with FBXW8. Interacts with RNF7. Interacts with TRIM21. Interacts with COPS2. Interacts with UBE2M. Identified in a complex with RBX1 and GLMN. Interacts with CEP68 as part of the SCF(FBXW11) complex; the interaction is probably mediated by FBXW11 and the complex also contains CDK5RAP2 and PCNT. Interacts (when neddylated) with ARIH1; leading to activate the E3 ligase activity of ARIH1. Interacts with COPS9 isoform 2. Interacts with UBXN1. Interacts with KAT7, probably as part of an SCF complex; the interaction mediates KAT7 ubiquitination. Interacts with NOTCH2. Part of a complex that contains DCUN1D5, CUL1 and RBX1; this complex is bridged by CUL1. Interacts (unneddylated form) with DCUN1D1, DCUN1D2, DCUN1D3, DCUN1D4 and DCUN1D5; these interactions promote the cullin neddylation. Interacts (via the C-terminal domain) with CUL7; the interaction seems to be mediated by FBXW8; it is likely specific to FBXW8, but not other F-box proteins. Interacts with UBR2, as part of SCF(BTRC) complex; the interaction mediates ‘Lys-48’-linked ubiquitination of UBR2 and is regulated by DUSP22 in the T-cell receptor signaling pathway. (Microbial infection) Interacts with Epstein-Barr virus BPLF1. (Microbial infection) Interacts with Human adenovirus early E1A protein; this interaction inhibits RBX1-CUL1-dependent elongation reaction of ubiquitin chains by the SCF(FBXW7) complex. (Microbial infection) Interacts with vaccinia virus protein C9L. (Microbial infection) Interacts with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) tegument protein BGLF2; this interaction might facilitate CUL1 recruitment to STAT2, leading to ubiquitination and degradation of the latter.

Tissue specificity. Expressed in lung fibroblasts.

Post-translational modifications. Neddylated; which enhances the ubiquitination activity of SCF. Neddylation prevents binding of the inhibitor CAND1. Neddylation leads to structural rearrangment in the complex that allows interaction between the E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme and the acceptor ubiquitin. Deneddylated via its interaction with the COP9 signalosome (CSN) complex. (Microbial infection) Deneddylated by Epstein-Barr virus BPLF1 leading to a S-phase-like environment that is required for efficient replication of the viral genome.

Domain organisation. The Cullin neddylation domain restrains the RING domain of RBX1 in the E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase complex; this restraint is removed upon neddylation of the cullin.

Pathway. Protein modification; protein ubiquitination.

Similarity. Belongs to the cullin family.

RefSeq proteins (6): NP_001357589, NP_001357590, NP_001357591, NP_001357592, NP_001357593, NP_003583* (*=MANE)

Domains & families (InterPro)

IDNameType
IPR001373Cullin_NDomain
IPR016157Cullin_CSConserved_site
IPR016158Cullin_homologyDomain
IPR016159Cullin_repeat-like_dom_sfHomologous_superfamily
IPR019559Cullin_neddylation_domainDomain
IPR036317Cullin_homology_sfHomologous_superfamily
IPR036388WH-like_DNA-bd_sfHomologous_superfamily
IPR036390WH_DNA-bd_sfHomologous_superfamily
IPR045093CullinFamily
IPR059120Cullin-like_ABDomain

Pfam: PF00888, PF10557, PF26557

UniProt features (64 total): helix 37, strand 13, turn 7, sequence conflict 2, chain 1, domain 1, modified residue 1, cross-link 1, mutagenesis site 1

Structure

Experimental structures (PDB)

48 structures, top 30 by resolution.

PDBMethodResolution (Å)
3TDUX-RAY DIFFRACTION1.5
5V89X-RAY DIFFRACTION1.55
3TDZX-RAY DIFFRACTION2
8CAFX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.66
7Z8RELECTRON MICROSCOPY2.7
7Z8VELECTRON MICROSCOPY2.7
8OR3ELECTRON MICROSCOPY2.9
9QO4ELECTRON MICROSCOPY2.95
1LDJX-RAY DIFFRACTION3
4F52X-RAY DIFFRACTION3
7Z8TELECTRON MICROSCOPY3
9XZLELECTRON MICROSCOPY3
9EFVELECTRON MICROSCOPY3.03
1LDKX-RAY DIFFRACTION3.1
1U6GX-RAY DIFFRACTION3.1
7ZBZELECTRON MICROSCOPY3.1
8OR0ELECTRON MICROSCOPY3.1
8UBTELECTRON MICROSCOPY3.1
4P5OX-RAY DIFFRACTION3.11
9XZJELECTRON MICROSCOPY3.13
9EFMELECTRON MICROSCOPY3.16
8OR2ELECTRON MICROSCOPY3.2
3RTRX-RAY DIFFRACTION3.21
9QO1ELECTRON MICROSCOPY3.23
9QO0ELECTRON MICROSCOPY3.26
8CDKELECTRON MICROSCOPY3.32
8CDJELECTRON MICROSCOPY3.4
8VVYELECTRON MICROSCOPY3.49
7ZBWELECTRON MICROSCOPY3.5
7B5NELECTRON MICROSCOPY3.6

Predicted structure (AlphaFold)

ModelpLDDTFraction very-high
AF-Q13616-F189.230.72

Antibody-complex structures (SAbDab): 18CAF

Functional residue map

Curated UniProt residues grouped by drug-discovery relevance — catalytic, ligand-binding, modification, and mutation-validated positions. Source: UniProtKB sequence features.

Post-translational modifications (2): 63, 720

Mutagenesis-validated functional residues (1):

PositionPhenotype
1–331abolishes interaction with cul7-ring(fbxw8) complex; does not disrupt interaction with rbx1.

Function

Pathways and Gene Ontology

Reactome pathways

34 pathways

IDPathway
R-HSA-1169091Activation of NF-kappaB in B cells
R-HSA-1170546Prolactin receptor signaling
R-HSA-174113SCF-beta-TrCP mediated degradation of Emi1
R-HSA-187577SCF(Skp2)-mediated degradation of p27/p21
R-HSA-195253Degradation of beta-catenin by the destruction complex
R-HSA-202424Downstream TCR signaling
R-HSA-2122947NOTCH1 Intracellular Domain Regulates Transcription
R-HSA-2565942Regulation of PLK1 Activity at G2/M Transition
R-HSA-2644606Constitutive Signaling by NOTCH1 PEST Domain Mutants
R-HSA-2644607Loss of Function of FBXW7 in Cancer and NOTCH1 Signaling
R-HSA-2871837FCERI mediated NF-kB activation
R-HSA-2894862Constitutive Signaling by NOTCH1 HD+PEST Domain Mutants
R-HSA-5607761Dectin-1 mediated noncanonical NF-kB signaling
R-HSA-5607764CLEC7A (Dectin-1) signaling
R-HSA-5610780Degradation of GLI1 by the proteasome
R-HSA-5610783Degradation of GLI2 by the proteasome
R-HSA-5610785GLI3 is processed to GLI3R by the proteasome
R-HSA-5676590NIK–>noncanonical NF-kB signaling
R-HSA-5684264MAP3K8 (TPL2)-dependent MAPK1/3 activation
R-HSA-68949Orc1 removal from chromatin
R-HSA-69231Cyclin D associated events in G1
R-HSA-69601Ubiquitin-Mediated Degradation of Phosphorylated Cdc25A
R-HSA-8854050FBXL7 down-regulates AURKA during mitotic entry and in early mitosis
R-HSA-8939902Regulation of RUNX2 expression and activity
R-HSA-8951664Neddylation
R-HSA-9020702Interleukin-1 signaling
R-HSA-917937Iron uptake and transport
R-HSA-9604323Negative regulation of NOTCH4 signaling
R-HSA-9708530Regulation of BACH1 activity
R-HSA-9725371Nuclear events stimulated by ALK signaling in cancer

MSigDB gene sets: 385 (showing top): GOBP_CIRCADIAN_RHYTHM, REACTOME_DNA_REPLICATION, REACTOME_SIGNALING_BY_NOTCH, GOBP_REGULATION_OF_CELL_CYCLE_CHECKPOINT, GOBP_REGULATION_OF_CELLULAR_RESPONSE_TO_GROWTH_FACTOR_STIMULUS, GOBP_REGULATION_OF_AUTOPHAGY, REACTOME_INNATE_IMMUNE_SYSTEM, YAGI_AML_WITH_INV_16_TRANSLOCATION, GOBP_REGULATION_OF_MICROTUBULE_BASED_PROCESS, REACTOME_ADAPTIVE_IMMUNE_SYSTEM, REACTOME_CYTOKINE_SIGNALING_IN_IMMUNE_SYSTEM, GOBP_INFLAMMATORY_RESPONSE, REACTOME_CLASS_I_MHC_MEDIATED_ANTIGEN_PROCESSING_PRESENTATION, REACTOME_ANTIGEN_PROCESSING_UBIQUITINATION_PROTEASOME_DEGRADATION, REACTOME_SCF_SKP2_MEDIATED_DEGRADATION_OF_P27_P21

GO Biological Process (26): G1/S transition of mitotic cell cycle (GO:0000082), protein monoubiquitination (GO:0006513), cell population proliferation (GO:0008283), animal organ morphogenesis (GO:0009887), protein ubiquitination (GO:0016567), SCF-dependent proteasomal ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process (GO:0031146), cellular response to oxidative stress (GO:0034599), positive regulation of canonical NF-kappaB signal transduction (GO:0043123), proteasome-mediated ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process (GO:0043161), protein K48-linked ubiquitination (GO:0070936), intrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway (GO:0097193), autophagosome assembly (GO:0000045), protein polyubiquitination (GO:0000209), ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process (GO:0006511), apoptotic process (GO:0006915), lysosome organization (GO:0007040), proteasomal protein catabolic process (GO:0010498), negative regulation of autophagy (GO:0010507), positive regulation of autophagy (GO:0010508), protein catabolic process (GO:0030163), cellular response to nutrient levels (GO:0031669), TORC1 signaling (GO:0038202), negative regulation of canonical NF-kappaB signal transduction (GO:0043124), antiviral innate immune response (GO:0140374), positive regulation of epithelial cell apoptotic process (GO:1904037), negative regulation of TORC1 signaling (GO:1904262)

GO Molecular Function (4): protein-macromolecule adaptor activity (GO:0030674), ubiquitin protein ligase binding (GO:0031625), ubiquitin ligase complex scaffold activity (GO:0160072), protein binding (GO:0005515)

GO Cellular Component (8): nucleus (GO:0005634), nucleoplasm (GO:0005654), cytoplasm (GO:0005737), cytosol (GO:0005829), plasma membrane (GO:0005886), SCF ubiquitin ligase complex (GO:0019005), cullin-RING ubiquitin ligase complex (GO:0031461), Parkin-FBXW7-Cul1 ubiquitin ligase complex (GO:1990452)

Reactome top-level categories

Rollup of top-20 pathways:

CategoryPathways
Hedgehog ‘off’ state3
Downstream signaling events of B Cell Receptor (BCR)1
Cytokine Signaling in Immune system1
Regulation of APC/C activators between G1/S and early anaphase1
Cyclin E associated events during G1/S transition1
Cyclin A:Cdk2-associated events at S phase entry1
Signaling by WNT1
TCR signaling1
Signaling by NOTCH11
G2/M Transition1
Signaling by NOTCH1 PEST Domain Mutants in Cancer1
FBXW7 Mutants and NOTCH1 in Cancer1
Fc epsilon receptor (FCERI) signaling1
Signaling by NOTCH1 HD+PEST Domain Mutants in Cancer1
CLEC7A (Dectin-1) signaling1

GO top-level categories

Rollup of top GO terms by namespace:

CategoryTerms
protein ubiquitination3
cellular anatomical structure3
apoptotic signaling pathway2
autophagy2
regulation of autophagy2
ubiquitin ligase complex2
mitotic cell cycle1
mitotic cell cycle phase transition1
cell cycle G1/S phase transition1
cellular process1
anatomical structure morphogenesis1
animal organ development1
protein modification by small protein conjugation1
proteasome-mediated ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process1
response to oxidative stress1
cellular response to chemical stress1
canonical NF-kappaB signal transduction1
regulation of canonical NF-kappaB signal transduction1
positive regulation of intracellular signal transduction1
ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process1
proteasomal protein catabolic process1
protein polyubiquitination1
intracellular signal transduction1
Atg12 activating enzyme activity1
protein-phosphatidylethanolamide deconjugating activity1
Atg12 conjugating enzyme activity1
Atg12 ligase activity1
organelle assembly1
Atg1/ULK1 kinase complex assembly1
autophagosome organization1
modification-dependent protein catabolic process1
programmed cell death1
execution phase of apoptosis1
lytic vacuole organization1
protein catabolic process1
negative regulation of catabolic process1
positive regulation of catabolic process1
macromolecule catabolic process1
protein metabolic process1
protein binding1

Protein interactions and networks

STRING

4928 interactions, top by confidence (×1000):

Protein AProtein BPartner UniProtScore
CUL1RBX1P62877999
CUL1SKP1P34991999
CUL1BTRCQ9Y297999
CUL1SKP2Q13309998
CUL1NEDD8Q15843997
CUL1FBXW7Q969H0997
CUL1RNF7Q9UBF6995
CUL1CAND1Q86VP6993
CUL1HEY1Q9Y5J3988
CUL1CUL4AQ13619987
CUL1ELOCQ15369979
CUL1FBXL5Q9UKA1973
CUL1CDC34P49427968
CUL1CUL3Q13618968
CUL1ACVR1Q04771963

IntAct

448 interactions, top by confidence:

ABTypeScore
CUL1RBX1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.980
CUL1RBX1psi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction)0.980
RBX1CUL1psi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction)0.980
CUL1SKP1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.960
CUL1CAND1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.960
NEDD8CUL1psi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction)0.960
CUL1NEDD8psi-mi:“MI:0195”(covalent binding)0.960
CUL1NEDD8psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.960
CUL1NEDD8psi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction)0.960
CUL1CAND1psi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction)0.960
CAND1CUL1psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.960
CAND1CUL1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.960
CUL1CAND1psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.960
CUL1SKP1psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.960
NEDD8UBE2Mpsi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.940
FBXW11SKP1psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.940
FBXW11SKP1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.940
FBXO4SKP1psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.930
FBXW11CUL1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.930

BioGRID (1966): CUL1 (Reconstituted Complex), CUL1 (Biochemical Activity), CUL1 (Affinity Capture-Western), CUL1 (Affinity Capture-Western), CUL1 (Affinity Capture-Western), CUL1 (Affinity Capture-Western), CUL1 (Affinity Capture-Western), CUL1 (Affinity Capture-Western), CUL1 (Affinity Capture-Western), CUL1 (Affinity Capture-Western), CUL1 (Biochemical Activity), CUL1 (Biochemical Activity), RBX1 (Reconstituted Complex), CUL1 (Biochemical Activity), CUL1 (Affinity Capture-MS)

ESM2 similar proteins: A0JN39, A1C4A5, A1DBH2, A2R5J1, B0Y9Q4, D2SW95, F1QGH9, O13396, O24617, P21271, P23514, P33121, P35249, P43246, P43247, P46735, P53041, P53042, P53618, P54275, P70569, Q00647, Q05096, Q06364, Q0CEX5, Q0DBU5, Q13616, Q1DLP2, Q2U919, Q2US45, Q3MHE4, Q4WC55, Q5R4A0, Q5R4G6, Q5R922, Q5XXB5, Q5ZIA5, Q60676, Q66HV4, Q7ZVX6

Diamond homologs: A2A432, A4IHP4, B5DF89, O13790, O14122, O60999, P0CH31, Q09760, Q13616, Q13618, Q13619, Q13620, Q17391, Q17392, Q24311, Q3TCH7, Q54CS2, Q54NZ5, Q54XF7, Q5R4G6, Q5ZC88, Q6DE95, Q6GPF3, Q8LGH4, Q94AH6, Q9C9L0, Q9JLV5, Q9SRZ0, Q9WTX6, Q9ZVH4, Q12018, Q13617, Q17389, Q17390, Q21346, Q5RCF3, Q9D4H8, Q9SZ75, Q9XZJ3, Q23639

SIGNOR signaling

12 interactions.

AEffectBMechanism
CUL1“down-regulates quantity by destabilization”CDKN1Bubiquitination
MYC“up-regulates quantity by expression”CUL1“transcriptional regulation”
NAE“up-regulates activity”CUL1neddylation
CUL1“form complex”SCF-SKP2binding
CUL1“form complex”SCF-FBW7binding
CUL1“up-regulates activity”ARIH1binding
CUL1“up-regulates activity”RNF7binding
CUL1“form complex”SCF-FBW2binding
CUL1“form complex”“Cullin 1-RBX1-Skp1”binding
CUL1“down-regulates quantity by destabilization”CTNNB1ubiquitination
CUL1“form complex”SCF-betaTRCPbinding
SKP1up-regulatesCUL1binding

Enriched among interaction partners

Reactome pathways and GO biological processes over-represented among this gene’s 149 IntAct physical interaction partners (hypergeometric vs the genome-wide background, BH-FDR, gene-set size 15–500, ranked by fold). A functional readout of the neighbourhood — distinct from this gene’s own memberships above, and biased toward well-studied / hub proteins, so read it as themes rather than proof.

Reactome pathways:

PathwayPartnersFoldFDR
Signaling by PTK6526.4×8e-05
Signaling by Non-Receptor Tyrosine Kinases526.4×8e-05
Aberrant regulation of mitotic cell cycle due to RB1 defects519.8×2e-04
Neddylation4319.8×8e-43
G1 Phase519.1×2e-04
Diseases of mitotic cell cycle519.1×2e-04
Switching of origins to a post-replicative state617.5×8e-05
Iron uptake and transport516.8×3e-04

GO biological processes:

GO termPartnersFoldFDR
SCF-dependent proteasomal ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process2057.2×4e-28
protein neddylation1053.6×3e-13
regulation of protein neddylation642.9×5e-07
positive regulation of protein ubiquitination1016.3×9e-08
post-translational protein modification516.1×9e-04
G1/S transition of mitotic cell cycle1015.3×2e-07
protein destabilization613.3×4e-04
protein K48-linked ubiquitination911.6×9e-06

Disease & clinical

Clinical variants and AI predictions

ClinVar

47 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):

ClassificationCount (floor)
Pathogenic0
Likely pathogenic0
Uncertain significance21
Likely benign0
Benign0

Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (0)

SpliceAI

3943 predictions. Top by Δscore:

VariantEffectΔscore
7:148729956:CCTCA:Cacceptor_loss1.0000
7:148729957:CTCAG:Cacceptor_loss1.0000
7:148729958:TCAGG:Tacceptor_loss1.0000
7:148729959:CAGGT:Cacceptor_loss1.0000
7:148729961:G:GTacceptor_loss1.0000
7:148730245:A:Gdonor_gain1.0000
7:148753974:A:Gacceptor_gain1.0000
7:148753975:G:GGacceptor_gain1.0000
7:148753975:GTCAT:Gacceptor_gain1.0000
7:148753998:A:AGacceptor_gain1.0000
7:148753999:G:GGacceptor_gain1.0000
7:148753999:GT:Gacceptor_gain1.0000
7:148754147:TAAGG:Tdonor_loss1.0000
7:148754148:AAGG:Adonor_loss1.0000
7:148754149:AGGTA:Adonor_loss1.0000
7:148754150:GGT:Gdonor_loss1.0000
7:148754151:G:GCdonor_loss1.0000
7:148754152:T:Gdonor_loss1.0000
7:148756978:TTTA:Tacceptor_loss1.0000
7:148756981:A:AGacceptor_gain1.0000
7:148756981:AG:Aacceptor_gain1.0000
7:148756982:G:Aacceptor_loss1.0000
7:148756982:G:GAacceptor_gain1.0000
7:148756982:GG:Gacceptor_gain1.0000
7:148756982:GGAT:Gacceptor_gain1.0000
7:148757131:G:GTdonor_gain1.0000
7:148757146:ATTCG:Adonor_gain1.0000
7:148757147:TTCG:Tdonor_gain1.0000
7:148757148:TCG:Tdonor_gain1.0000
7:148757149:CG:Cdonor_gain1.0000

AlphaMissense

5137 scored. Top likely-pathogenic:

VariantProtein changeam_pathogenicity
7:148730183:T:AW21R1.000
7:148730183:T:CW21R1.000
7:148730184:G:CW21S1.000
7:148730185:G:CW21C1.000
7:148730185:G:TW21C1.000
7:148730193:T:AL24H1.000
7:148730193:T:CL24P1.000
7:148730201:G:CG27R1.000
7:148730202:G:AG27D1.000
7:148730246:T:CY42H1.000
7:148730246:T:GY42D1.000
7:148730256:T:CL45P1.000
7:148730262:C:TT47I1.000
7:148753981:T:AV49D1.000
7:148753983:T:GY50D1.000
7:148753989:T:GY52D1.000
7:148753992:T:CC53R1.000
7:148753993:G:AC53Y1.000
7:148753993:G:TC53F1.000
7:148753994:T:GC53W1.000
7:148754086:T:AV84D1.000
7:148754088:G:AG85S1.000
7:148754088:G:CG85R1.000
7:148754088:G:TG85C1.000
7:148754089:G:AG85D1.000
7:148754089:G:TG85V1.000
7:148754098:T:CL88S1.000
7:148754100:T:GY89D1.000
7:148754110:T:CL92P1.000
7:148757014:T:CL116P1.000

dbSNP variants (sampled 300 via entrez): RS1000035239 (7:148702938 A>G), RS1000099201 (7:148742238 G>A), RS1000153860 (7:148736875 G>A), RS1000187366 (7:148698144 T>C), RS1000206601 (7:148737102 A>G), RS1000207489 (7:148727209 G>A), RS1000287913 (7:148771765 G>A), RS1000357843 (7:148800654 G>A), RS1000358700 (7:148758094 T>G), RS1000367814 (7:148765107 C>A,T), RS1000429740 (7:148751659 T>C), RS1000447978 (7:148742039 C>T), RS1000475822 (7:148699034 G>T), RS1000476279 (7:148777629 C>G), RS1000546740 (7:148753600 C>T)

Disease associations

OMIM: gene MIM:603134 | disease phenotypes:

GenCC curated gene-disease

Mondo (0):

Orphanet (0):

HPO phenotypes

0 total (0 of 0 shown, HPO-id order):

GWAS associations

6 associations (top):

StudyTraitp-value
GCST004131_11Inflammatory bowel disease3.000000e-10
GCST004132_80Crohn’s disease6.000000e-07
GCST006617_5Uterine fibroid size (maximum volume)4.000000e-07
GCST009391_1940Metabolite levels5.000000e-06
GCST90002390_230Mean corpuscular hemoglobin1.000000e-15
GCST90002392_340Mean corpuscular volume3.000000e-20

EFO canonical traits (3, from GWAS)

EFO IDTrait name
EFO:0009410uterine fibroid measurement
EFO:0009766asparagine measurement
EFO:0004527mean corpuscular hemoglobin

Drugs & pharmacology

Drug and pharmacology data

Is drug target: yes

ChEMBL targets (3): CHEMBL3758068 (SINGLE PROTEIN), CHEMBL3885547 (PROTEIN-PROTEIN INTERACTION), CHEMBL4523655 (PROTEIN-PROTEIN INTERACTION)

PharmGKB: 1 entry (VIP=true, CPIC=false)

ChEMBL bioactivities

4 potent at pChembl≥5 of 4 total, top 4 by pChembl (potency: 10 = 0.1 nM, 6 = 1 µM).

pChemblTypeValueUnitMolecule
9.35Kd0.443nMCHEMBL3752910
9.35ED500.443nMCHEMBL3752910
8.29Kd5.097nMCHEMBL5653589
8.29ED505.097nMCHEMBL5653589

PubChem BioAssay actives

2 with measured affinity, of 26 total; 2 most potent distinct compounds. Largely complementary to BindingDB; screening values are coarse (µM, 4 dp), so sub-nM hits tie at the floor.

CompoundAssayTypeValueUnit
4-methyl-3-[(1-methyl-6-pyridin-3-ylpyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)amino]-N-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]benzamide2148180: Binding affinity to human CUL1 incubated for 45 mins by Kinobead based pull down assaykd0.0004uM
4-methyl-3-[(2-methyl-6-pyridin-3-ylpyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)amino]-N-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]benzamide2148180: Binding affinity to human CUL1 incubated for 45 mins by Kinobead based pull down assaykd0.0051uM

CTD chemical–gene interactions

45 total (human), top 30 by PubMed support.

ChemicalActions (top 5)PubMed papers
Valproic Acidaffects cotreatment, increases expression, affects expression, decreases expression, decreases methylation5
Tobacco Smoke Pollutiondecreases methylation, increases expression2
Tretinoindecreases expression2
Cadmium Chloridedecreases expression, increases expression2
Particulate Matteraffects cotreatment, increases abundance, increases expression2
aristolochic acid Idecreases expression1
dicrotophosdecreases expression1
triphenyl phosphateaffects expression1
bisphenol Aincreases methylation1
methylselenic acidincreases expression1
decabromobiphenyl etherincreases expression1
trichostatin Aaffects expression1
methacrylaldehydeaffects cotreatment, increases oxidation1
isobutyl alcoholincreases abundance, increases expression, affects cotreatment1
tamibarotenedecreases expression1
di-n-butylphosphoric acidaffects expression1
CGP 52608affects binding, increases reaction1
nutlin 3affects cotreatment, increases secretion1
tetraarsenic tetrasulfideaffects cotreatment, increases expression1
bisphenol AFincreases expression1
Imatinib Mesylateaffects cotreatment, increases expression1
Bortezomibincreases expression1
Resveratrolaffects cotreatment, increases expression1
Arsenic Trioxidedecreases expression1
Acetaminophenincreases expression1
Glyphosatedecreases expression1
Acroleinaffects cotreatment, increases oxidation1
Atrazinedecreases expression1
Vehicle Emissionsincreases abundance, increases expression1
Benzo(a)pyreneaffects methylation, decreases methylation1

ChEMBL screening assays

19 unique, capped per target: 19 binding

Representative assays (with source publication via chembl_document):

Assay IDTypeDescriptionSource paper
CHEMBL4418844BindingInhibition of CUL1 in human U20S cells assessed as reduction in TNF-alpha-induced IkappaB-alpha degradation at 50 uM incubated for 2 hrs followed by TNFalpha stimulation for 15 mins by Western blotting analysisInhibitors of crl4 ubiquitin ligase and uses thereof

Clinical trials (associated diseases)

0 trials via MONDO — disease-level, not drug-specific.

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