Decoding the messaging of the ubiquitin system using chemical and protein probes

LT Henneberg, BA Schulman - Cell chemical biology, 2021 - cell.com
Post-translational modification of proteins by ubiquitin is required for nearly all aspects of
eukaryotic cell function. The numerous targets of ubiquitylation, and variety of ubiquitin …

[HTML][HTML] Exploration of aberrant E3 ligases implicated in Alzheimer's disease and development of chemical tools to modulate their function

FM Potjewyd, AD Axtman - Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The Ubiquitin Proteasome System (UPS) is responsible for the degradation of misfolded or
aggregated proteins via a multistep ATP-dependent proteolytic mechanism. This process …

[HTML][HTML] HPV E7 inhibits cell pyroptosis by promoting TRIM21-mediated degradation and ubiquitination of the IFI16 inflammasome

Y Song, X Wu, Y Xu, J Zhu, J Li, Z Zou… - … journal of biological …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a DNA virus that causes sexually transmitted infections. The
HPV oncoprotein E7 plays a critical role in the regulation of host immunity to promote the …

Lysine acylation using conjugating enzymes for site-specific modification and ubiquitination of recombinant proteins

R Hofmann, G Akimoto, TG Wucherpfennig… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Enzymes are powerful tools for protein labelling due to their specificity and mild reaction
conditions. Many protocols, however, are restricted to modifications at protein termini, rely on …

Structural insights into Parkin substrate lysine targeting from minimal Miro substrates

JL Klosowiak, S Park, KP Smith, ME French, PJ Focia… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Hereditary Parkinson's disease is commonly caused by mutations in the protein kinase
PINK1 or the E3 ubiquitin ligase Parkin, which function together to eliminate damaged …

E3 Ubiquitin Ligase UBR5 Promotes the Metastasis of Pancreatic Cancer via Destabilizing F-Actin Capping Protein CAPZA1

J Li, W Zhang, J Gao, M Du, H Li, M Li, H Cong… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) is a regulated mechanism of intracellular protein
degradation and turnover, and its dysfunction is associated with various diseases including …

The Arabidopsis paralogs, PUB46 and PUB48, encoding U-box E3 ubiquitin ligases, are essential for plant response to drought stress

G Adler, Z Konrad, L Zamir, AK Mishra, D Raveh… - BMC Plant …, 2017 - Springer
Background Plants respond to abiotic stress on physiological, biochemical and molecular
levels. This includes a global change in their cellular proteome achieved by changes in the …

UbMES and UbFluor: novel probes for ring-between-ring (RBR) E3 ubiquitin ligase PARKIN

S Park, PK Foote, DT Krist, SE Rice… - Journal of Biological …, 2017 - ASBMB
Ring-between-ring (RBR) E3 ligases have been implicated in autoimmune disorders and
neurodegenerative diseases. The functions of many RBR E3s are poorly defined, and their …

Mechanism and chain specificity of RNF216/TRIAD3, the ubiquitin ligase mutated in Gordon Holmes syndrome

R Seenivasan, T Hermanns, T Blyszcz… - Human molecular …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Gordon Holmes syndrome (GDHS) is an adult-onset neurodegenerative disorder
characterized by ataxia and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. GDHS is caused by …

A Pro‐Fluorescent Ubiquitin‐Based Probe to Monitor Cysteine‐Based E3 Ligase Activity

DA Pérez Berrocal, TM Vishwanatha… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Protein post‐translational modification with ubiquitin (Ub) is a versatile signal regulating
almost all aspects of cell biology, and an increasing range of diseases is associated with …