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Monica C Rodrigo-Brenni1, David O Morgan

  • 1Department of Physiology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA.

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Area of Science:

  • Cell Biology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Biochemistry

Background:

  • The anaphase-promoting complex (APC/C), a crucial E3 ubiquitin ligase, regulates cell-cycle progression by targeting key proteins for degradation.
  • The precise mechanisms by which APC/C and other E3 ligases catalyze distinct ubiquitination reactions for polyubiquitin chain assembly remain incompletely understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To elucidate the roles of different E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes in APC/C-mediated polyubiquitin chain formation.
  • To identify specific E2 enzymes that collaborate with APC/C and characterize their distinct enzymatic activities.

Main Methods:

  • In vitro screening of all budding yeast E2 enzymes as APC/C coenzymes.
  • Analysis of APC/C-E2 interactions and enzymatic activities.
  • Functional assessment of yeast strains deficient in specific E2 enzymes.

Main Results:

  • Identified Ubc4 and Ubc1 as key E2 partners for the budding yeast APC/C.
  • Demonstrated that Ubc4 catalyzes rapid monoubiquitination of APC/C targets, while Ubc1 mediates K48-linked polyubiquitin chain extension.
  • Observed loss of mitotic APC/C function in yeast lacking both Ubc1 and Ubc4.
  • Showed that human E2-25K, a Ubc1 homolog, also promotes APC/C-dependent chain extension.

Conclusions:

  • Proposed a model where sequential action of distinct E2 enzymes (Ubc4 and Ubc1) drives K48-linked polyubiquitination of APC/C targets.
  • This sequential E2 mechanism facilitates the timely proteasomal degradation of APC/C substrates, ensuring proper cell-cycle progression.