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Sumoylated TP53 is active. 1 / 1
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"Plk1-mediated phosphorylation of topors regulates p53 stability. Herein, we have identified topoisomerase i-binding protein (topors), a p53-binding protein, as a plk1 target. We show that plk1 phosphorylates topors on ser(718) in vivo. Significantly, expression of a plk1-unphosphorylatable topors mutant (s718a) leads to a dramatic accumulation of p53 through inhibition of p53 degradation. Topors is an ubiquitin and small ubiquitin-like modifier ubiquitin-protein isopeptide ligase (sumo e3) ligase. Plk1-mediated phosphorylation of topors inhibits topors-mediated sumoylation of p53, whereas p53 ubiquitination is enhanced, leading to p53 degradation."