Comprehensive approach to study branched ubiquitin chains reveals roles for K48-K63 branches in VCP/p97-related processes

SM Lange, MR McFarland, F Lamoliatte, D Kwaśna… - BioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Branched ubiquitin (Ub) chains make up a significant proportion of Ub polymers in human
cells and are formed when two or more sites on a single Ub molecule are modified with Ub …

VCP/p97-associated proteins are binders and debranching enzymes of K48–K63-branched ubiquitin chains

SM Lange, MR McFarland, F Lamoliatte… - Nature Structural & …, 2024 - nature.com
Branched ubiquitin (Ub) chains constitute a sizable fraction of Ub polymers in human cells.
Despite their abundance, our understanding of branched Ub function in cell signaling has …

Assembly and specific recognition of k29-and k33-linked polyubiquitin

MA Michel, PR Elliott, KN Swatek, M Simicek… - Molecular cell, 2015 - cell.com
Protein ubiquitination regulates many cellular processes via attachment of structurally and
functionally distinct ubiquitin (Ub) chains. Several atypical chain types have remained poorly …

Branching via K11 and K48 bestows ubiquitin chains with a unique interdomain interface and enhanced affinity for proteasomal subunit Rpn1

AJ Boughton, S Krueger, D Fushman - Structure, 2020 - cell.com
Post-translational substrate modification with ubiquitin is essential for eukaryotic cellular
signaling. Polymeric ubiquitin chains are assembled with specific architectures, which …

Proteasome-bound UCH37/UCHL5 debranches ubiquitin chains to promote degradation

KK Deol, SO Crowe, J Du, HA Bisbee, RG Guenette… - Molecular cell, 2020 - cell.com
The linkage, length, and architecture of ubiquitin (Ub) chains are all important variables in
providing tight control over many biological paradigms. There are clear roles for branched …

K48-and K63-linked ubiquitin chain interactome reveals branch-and length-specific ubiquitin interactors

A Waltho, O Popp, C Lenz, L Pluska… - Life Science …, 2024 - life-science-alliance.org
The ubiquitin (Ub) code denotes the complex Ub architectures, including Ub chains of
different lengths, linkage types, and linkage combinations, which enable ubiquitination to …

Emerging functions of branched ubiquitin chains

ME French, CF Koehler, T Hunter - Cell discovery, 2021 - nature.com
Ubiquitylation is a critical post-translational modification that controls a wide variety of
processes in eukaryotes. Ubiquitin chains of different topologies are specialized for different …

[HTML][HTML] Assembly and structure of Lys33-linked polyubiquitin reveals distinct conformations

YA Kristariyanto, SY Choi, SAA Rehman… - Biochemical …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Ubiquitylation regulates a multitude of biological processes and this versatility stems from
the ability of ubiquitin (Ub) to form topologically different polymers of eight different linkage …

Branched ubiquitination: detection methods, biological functions and chemical synthesis

YS Wang, KP Wu, HK Jiang, P Kurkute, RH Chen - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Ubiquitination is a versatile posttranslational modification that elicits signaling roles to
impact on various cellular processes and disease states. The versatility is a result of the …

Mixed-linkage ubiquitin chains send mixed messages

MA Nakasone, N Livnat-Levanon, MH Glickman… - Structure, 2013 - cell.com
Research on ubiquitin (Ub) signaling has focused primarily on homogeneously linked
polyUb. Although polyUb containing different linkages within the same chain exist, their …