Exon 3 of the NUMB Gene Emerged in the Chordate Lineage Coopting the NUMB Protein to the Regulation of MDM2
MDM2 regulates a variety of cellular processes through its dual protein:protein interaction and ubiquitin ligase activities.One major function of MDM2 is to bind and ubiquitinate P53, thereby regulating its proteasomal degradation.This function is Braces in turn controlled by the cell fate determinant NUMB, which binds to and inhibits MDM2 via a sh