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The ubiquitin binding region of the Smurf HECT domain facilitates polyubiquitylation and binding of ubiquitylated substrates.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 26 Feb 2010
Ogunjimi Abiodun A, Wiesner Silke, Briant Douglas J, Varelas Xaralabos, Sicheri Frank, Forman-Kay Julie, Wrana Jeffrey L
Abstract excerpt
Mono- and polyubiquitylation of proteins are key steps in a wide range of biological processes. However, the molecular mechanisms that mediate these different events are poorly understood. Here, we employed NMR spectroscopy to map a non-covalent ubiquitin binding surface (UBS) on the Smurf ubiquitin ligase HECT domain. Analysis of mutants of the HECT UBS reveal that interfering with the UBS surface blocked...
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