Recognition and processing of ubiquitin-protein conjugates by the proteasome

D Finley - Annual review of biochemistry, 2009 - annualreviews.org
The proteasome is an intricate molecular machine, which serves to degrade proteins
following their conjugation to ubiquitin. Substrates dock onto the proteasome at its 19 …

AAA+ proteases: ATP-fueled machines of protein destruction

RT Sauer, TA Baker - Annual review of biochemistry, 2011 - annualreviews.org
AAA+ family proteolytic machines (ClpXP, ClpAP, ClpCP, HslUV, Lon, FtsH, PAN/20S, and
the 26S proteasome) perform protein quality control and are used in regulatory circuits in all …

Structure of the mitochondrial inner membrane AAA+ protease YME1 gives insight into substrate processing

C Puchades, AJ Rampello, M Shin, CJ Giuliano… - Science, 2017 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Protein quality control is essential for mitochondrial function, and
imbalances in this regulation are associated with numerous human diseases. YME1L is a …

Evolutionary relationships and structural mechanisms of AAA+ proteins

JP Erzberger, JM Berger - Annu. Rev. Biophys. Biomol. Struct., 2006 - annualreviews.org
Complex cellular events commonly depend on the activity of molecular “machines” that
efficiently couple enzymatic and regulatory functions within a multiprotein assembly. An …

Mechanisms of Sec61/SecY-mediated protein translocation across membranes

E Park, TA Rapoport - Annual review of biophysics, 2012 - annualreviews.org
The Sec61 or SecY channel, a universally conserved protein-conducting channel,
translocates proteins across and integrates proteins into the eukaryotic endoplasmic …

Regulated protein turnover: snapshots of the proteasome in action

S Bhattacharyya, H Yu, C Mim… - Nature reviews Molecular …, 2014 - nature.com
The ubiquitin proteasome system (UPS) is the main ATP-dependent protein degradation
pathway in the cytosol and nucleus of eukaryotic cells. At its centre is the 26S proteasome …

[HTML][HTML] Gates of enzymes

A Gora, J Brezovsky, J Damborsky - Chemical reviews, 2013 - ACS Publications
Enzymes are very efficient catalysts that are essential for the functioning of living organisms.
The low efficiency of biocatalysts produced de novo relative to those that have evolved …

Targeting proteins for degradation

EK Schrader, KG Harstad, A Matouschek - Nature chemical biology, 2009 - nature.com
Protein degradation plays a central role in many cellular functions. Misfolded and damaged
proteins are removed from the cell to avoid toxicity. The concentrations of regulatory proteins …

Proteasome activators

BM Stadtmueller, CP Hill - Molecular cell, 2011 - cell.com
Proteasomes degrade a multitude of protein substrates in the cytosol and nucleus, and
thereby are essential for many aspects of cellular function. Because the proteolytic sites are …

Stairway to translocation: AAA+ motor structures reveal the mechanisms of ATP‐dependent substrate translocation

SN Gates, A Martin - Protein Science, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Translocases of the AAA+ (ATPases Associated with various cellular Activities) family are
powerful molecular machines that use the mechano‐chemical coupling of ATP hydrolysis …