Ubiquitin Engineering for Interrogating the Ubiquitin–Proteasome System and Novel Therapeutic Strategies

JQ Tang, MM Marchand, G Veggiani - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Protein turnover, a highly regulated process governed by the ubiquitin–proteasome system
(UPS), is essential for maintaining cellular homeostasis. Dysregulation of the UPS has been …

On the study of deubiquitinases: Using the right tools for the job

C Caba, A Mohammadzadeh, Y Tong - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Deubiquitinases (DUBs) have been the subject of intense scrutiny in recent years. Many of
their diverse enzymatic mechanisms are well characterized in vitro; however, our …

Structural and functional analysis of ubiquitin-based inhibitors that target the backsides of E2 enzymes

P Garg, DF Ceccarelli, AFA Keszei, I Kurinov… - Journal of molecular …, 2020 - Elsevier
Ubiquitin-conjugating E2 enzymes are central to the ubiquitination cascade and have been
implicated in cancer and other diseases. Despite strong interest in developing specific E2 …

The 'dark matter'of ubiquitin-mediated processes: opportunities and challenges in the identification of ubiquitin-binding domains

EH Radley, J Long, KC Gough… - Biochemical Society …, 2019 - portlandpress.com
Ubiquitin modifications of target proteins act to localise, direct and specify a diverse range of
cellular processes, many of which are biomedically relevant. To allow this diversity, ubiquitin …

Structural and functional characterization of ubiquitin variant inhibitors for the JAMM-family deubiquitinases STAMBP and STAMBPL1

Y Guo, Q Liu, E Mallette, C Caba, F Hou, J Fux… - Journal of Biological …, 2021 - ASBMB
Ubiquitination is a crucial posttranslational protein modification involved in a myriad of
biological pathways. This modification is reversed by deubiquitinases (DUBs) that …

Panel of engineered ubiquitin variants targeting the family of human ubiquitin interacting motifs

G Veggiani, BP Yates, GD Martyn, N Manczyk… - ACS chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Ubiquitin (Ub)-binding domains embedded in intracellular proteins act as readers of the
complex Ub code and contribute to regulation of numerous eukaryotic processes. Ub …

A panel of engineered ubiquitin variants targeting the family of domains found in ubiquitin specific proteases (DUSPs)

JQ Tang, G Veggiani, A Singer, J Teyra, J Chung… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Domains found in ubiquitin specific proteases (DUSPs) occur in seven members of
the ubiquitin specific protease (USP) family. DUSPs are defined by a distinct structural fold …

Recent developments in engineering protein–protein interactions using phage display

CT Liang, OMA Roscow, W Zhang - Protein Engineering, Design …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Targeted inhibition of misregulated protein–protein interactions (PPIs) has been a promising
area of investigation in drug discovery and development for human diseases. However …

Development of Inhibitors for Human Deubiquitinases

Q Liu - 2024 - atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca
Ubiquitination is an important protein post-translational modification that is essential for
almost all cellular processes in human cells. The reverse process, deubiquitination is …