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Ubiquitin Chain Analysis by Parallel Reaction Monitoring
Published on: June 17, 2020
La estructura de la solución de un complejo CUE-ubiquitina revela un modo conservado de unión de la ubiquitina
Richard S Kang1, Cynthia M Daniels, Smitha A Francis
1Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Cell Biology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.
Cell
|June 6, 2003
Resumen
Las señales de monoubiquitinación están reguladas por motivos de unión a la ubiquitina. El dominio CUE es el dominio CUE.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Biología Molecular Biología Molecular
- La bioquímica es la bioquímica.
- Biología Estructural Biología estructural.
Sus antecedentes:
- La monoubiquitinación es una señal reguladora celular clave.
- Los motivos de unión de la ubiquitina median la transducción de la señal de la monoubiquitina.
- Algunos motivos, como el dominio CUE, también facilitan la monoubiquitinación intramolecular.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para aclarar la base estructural del reconocimiento de la ubiquitina por el dominio CUE.
- Comprender el mecanismo por el cual los dominios CUE regulan la monoubiquitinación.
- Explorar el potencial de los dominios CUE para servir como paradigma para otras proteínas de unión a la ubiquitina.
Principales métodos:
- Determinación de la estructura de la solución del dominio Cue2 CUE de la levadura en complejo con ubiquitina.
- Análisis de las interacciones intermoleculares y las superficies hidrofóbicas conservadas.
- Modelado comparativo de la interacción del dominio UBA con ubiquitin.
Principales resultados:
- La estructura revela interacciones intermoleculares específicas entre el dominio CUE y la ubiquitina.
- Un parche hidrofóbico conservado (Leu8-Ile44-Val70) en la ubiquitina está involucrado en la unión.
- El sitio de unión se extiende hasta Lys48, lo que sugiere un mecanismo para inhibir la formación de cadenas de poliubiquitina.
Conclusiones:
- La estructura del dominio CUE proporciona información sobre la señalización de la monoubiquitina.
- Es probable que un mecanismo de oclusión impida la formación de cadenas de poliubiquitina.
- El dominio CUE puede servir como un modelo estructural para el reconocimiento de la ubiquitina por los dominios UBA y otras proteínas relacionadas.
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