A Strategy for Modulation of Enzymes in the Ubiquitin System

Author:

Ernst Andreas1,Avvakumov George2,Tong Jiefei3,Fan Yihui4,Zhao Yanling4,Alberts Philipp3,Persaud Avinash35,Walker John R.2,Neculai Ana-Mirela1,Neculai Dante2,Vorobyov Andrew1,Garg Pankaj1,Beatty Linda1,Chan Pak-Kei6,Juang Yu-Chi7,Landry Marie-Claude7,Yeh Christina78,Zeqiraj Elton7,Karamboulas Konstantina1,Allali-Hassani Abdellah2,Vedadi Masoud2,Tyers Mike67,Moffat Jason18910,Sicheri Frank78,Pelletier Laurence78,Durocher Daniel78,Raught Brian10,Rotin Daniela35,Yang Jianhua4,Moran Michael F.389,Dhe-Paganon Sirano211,Sidhu Sachdev S.18910

Affiliation:

1. Terrence Donnelly Center for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, 160 College Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E1, Canada.

2. Structural Genomics Consortium, MaRS Centre, 101 College Street, Suite 700, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L7, Canada.

3. Hospital for Sick Children, 101 College Street, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L7, Canada.

4. Texas Children's Cancer Center, Department of Pediatrics, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.

5. Biochemistry Department, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E1, Canada.

6. Institut de Recherche en Immunologie et Cancérologie, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec H3C 3J7, Canada.

7. Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, 600 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X5, Canada.

8. Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, 160 College Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E1, Canada.

9. Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto, 160 College Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E1, Canada.

10. Ontario Cancer Institute and McLaughlin Centre for Molecular Medicine, University of Toronto, 101 College Street, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L7, Canada.

11. Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, 101 College Street, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L7, Canada.

Abstract

Modifying Deubiquitinases Protein ubiquitination is a widespread mechanism for cellular regulation, and new regulators are valuable research tools and may help to generate therapeutic small molecules. Ernst et al. (p. 590 , published online 3 January) used known crystal structures to roughly define the interaction domain between a ubiquitin-specific protease and a ubiquitinated substrate and then screened ubiquitin variants with changes in these residues to find variants that acted as potent and specific regulators that could modify ubiquitin pathway regulation in cells.

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Subject

Multidisciplinary

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