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Bases estructurales para la conjugación ligasa específica de las cadenas lineales de ubiquitina por HOIP
Benjamin Stieglitz1, Rohini R Rana1, Marios G Koliopoulos1
1Division of Molecular Structure, MRC-National Institute for Medical Research, The Ridgeway, London NW7 1AA, UK.
Nature
|October 22, 2013
Resumen
Las cadenas lineales de ubiquitina regulan la inmunidad y la inflamación mediante la activación del factor nuclear (NF) -κB. La enzima HOIP es una enzima
Área de la Ciencia:
- Bioquímica y Biología Molecular.
- La señalización celular.
- Ubiquitination es la ubicación de la ubicación.
Sus antecedentes:
- Las cadenas lineales de ubiquitina son reguladores críticos de la inmunidad innata, la inflamación y la apoptosis.
- HOIP, el componente catalítico del complejo de ensamblaje de cadena de ubiquitina lineal (LUBAC), sintetiza estas cadenas.
- Las ligasas RBR E3, como HOIP, funcionan como híbridos RING / HECT en la ubiquitinación.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para aclarar la base estructural de la actividad catalítica de HOIP y la formación de la cadena de ubiquitina lineal.
- Comprender cómo HOIP reconoce y activa específicamente la ubiquitina para el ensamblaje de la cadena.
- Determinar los determinantes estructurales de la especificidad de LUBAC en ubiquitinación lineal.
Principales métodos:
- Se utilizó cristalografía de rayos X para determinar la estructura del núcleo catalítico de HOIP.
- Se obtuvieron estructuras tanto para la forma apo como en complejo con ubiquitina.
- Análisis de la plataforma de unión a la ubiquitina y los mecanismos de transferencia de la ubiquitina.
Principales resultados:
- La estructura cristalina del núcleo catalítico de HOIP reveló un nuevo pliegue que forma una plataforma de unión a la ubiquitina.
- Esta plataforma, con un dedo de zinc, orienta correctamente la ubiquitina para el ataque nucleofílico.
- Una instantánea única del complejo de transferencia de ubiquitina mostró la proximidad de la ubiquitina donante y aceptadora a la cisteína catalítica.
Conclusiones:
- La estructura determinada explica el mecanismo de la síntesis de la cadena de ubiquitina lineal por HOIP.
- La plataforma única de unión a la ubiquitina de HOIP es crucial para orientar la ubiquitina y garantizar la especificidad.
- Estos conocimientos estructurales son vitales para comprender la activación de la vía NF-κB y la función de LUBAC.
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