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Assays for the Degradation of Misfolded Proteins in Cells
Published on: August 28, 2016
Control of protein stability by post-translational modifications
Ji Min Lee1, Henrik M Hammarén2, Mikhail M Savitski2
1Graduate School of Medical Science & Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, 34141, Korea.
Abstract:
Post-translational modifications (PTMs) can occur on specific amino acids localized within regulatory domains of target proteins, which control a protein's stability. These regions, called degrons, are often controlled by PTMs, which act as signals to expedite protein degradation (PTM-activated degrons) or to forestall degradation and stabilize a protein (PTM-inactivated degrons). We summarize current knowledge of the regulation of protein stability by various PTMs. We aim to display the variety and breadth of known mechanisms of regulation as well as highlight common themes in PTM-regulated degrons to enhance potential for identifying novel drug targets where druggable targets are currently lacking.
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