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Mutant ubiquitin found in neurodegenerative disorders is a ubiquitin fusion degradation substrate that blocks proteasomal degradation.
The Journal of cell biology - 29 Apr 2002
Lindsten Kristina, de Vrij Femke M S, Verhoef Lisette G G C, Fischer David F, van Leeuwen Fred W, Hol Elly M, Masucci Maria G, Dantuma Nico P
Abstract excerpt
Loss of neurons in neurodegenerative diseases is usually preceded by the accumulation of protein deposits that contain components of the ubiquitin/proteasome system. Affected neurons in Alzheimer's disease often accumulate UBB(+1), a mutant ubiquitin carrying a 19-amino acid C-terminal extension generated by a transcriptional dinucleotide deletion. Here we show that UBB(+1) is a potent inhibitor of...
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