Relevance of earth-bound extremophiles in the search for extraterrestrial life

L Carré, G Zaccai, X Delfosse, E Girard, B Franzetti - Astrobiology, 2022 - liebertpub.com
The recent discovery of extrasolar Earth-like planets that orbit in their habitable zone of their
system, and the latest clues of the presence of liquid water in the subsurface of Mars and in …

Structure of UBE2K–Ub/E3/polyUb reveals mechanisms of K48-linked Ub chain extension

MA Nakasone, KA Majorek, M Gabrielsen… - Nature chemical …, 2022 - nature.com
Ubiquitin (Ub) chain types govern distinct biological processes. K48-linked polyUb chains
target substrates for proteasomal degradation, but the mechanism of Ub chain synthesis …

From seeds to trees: how E2 enzymes grow ubiquitin chains

AJ Middleton, CL Day - Biochemical Society Transactions, 2023 - portlandpress.com
Modification of proteins by ubiquitin is a highly regulated process that plays a critical role in
eukaryotes, from the construction of signalling platforms to the control of cell division …

The UBA domain of conjugating enzyme Ubc1/Ube2K facilitates assembly of K48/K63‐branched ubiquitin chains

L Pluska, E Jarosch, H Zauber, A Kniss, A Waltho… - The EMBO …, 2021 - embopress.org
The assembly of a specific polymeric ubiquitin chain on a target protein is a key event in the
regulation of numerous cellular processes. Yet, the mechanisms that govern the selective …

Mutations of Rad6 E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes at alanine-126 in helix-3 affect ubiquitination activity and decrease enzyme stability

PK Shukla, D Sinha, AM Leng, JE Bissell… - Journal of Biological …, 2022 - ASBMB
Rad6, an E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme conserved from yeast to humans, functions in
transcription, genome maintenance, and proteostasis. The contributions of many conserved …

Structural inscrutabilities of Histone (H2BK123) monoubiquitination: A systematic review

P Yadav, S Tanweer, M Garg, M Verma… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Histone H2B monoubiquitination in budding yeast is a highly conserved post-translational
modification. It is involved in normal functions of the cells like DNA Repair, RNA Pol II …

[HTML][HTML] Ixazomib inhibits myeloma cell proliferation by targeting UBE2K

Q Wang, Z Dong, J Su, J Huang, P Xiao, L Tian… - Biochemical and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose Ixazomib is a selective, effective, and reversible inhibitor of 20S proteasome and is
approved for the treatment of multiple myeloma. Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2 (UBE2K) …

Crystal structure of the Ube2K/E2-25K and K48-linked di-ubiquitin complex provides structural insight into the mechanism of K48-specific ubiquitin chain synthesis

JG Lee, HS Youn, JY Kang, SY Park, A Kidera… - Biochemical and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes (E2) form thioester bonds with ubiquitin (Ub), which
are subsequently transferred to target proteins for cellular progress. Ube2K/E2-25K (a class …

The role of conformational dynamics in the recognition and regulation of ubiquitination

D Khago, IJ Fucci, RA Byrd - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
The ubiquitination pathway is central to many cell signaling and regulatory events. One of
the intriguing aspects of the pathway is the combinatorial sophistication of substrate …

The effect of cofactor binding on the conformational plasticity of the biological receptors in Artificial Metalloenzymes: the case study of LmrR

L Alonso-Cotchico… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The design of Artificial Metalloenzymes (ArMs), which result from the incorporation of
organometallic cofactors into biological structures, has grown steadily in the last two …