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SUBMITTER: Peth A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3038635 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Peth Andreas A Uchiki Tomoaki T Goldberg Alfred L AL
Molecular cell 20101101 4
Eukaryotic cells target proteins for degradation by the 26S proteasome by attaching a ubiquitin chain. Using a rapid assay, we analyzed the initial binding of ubiquitinated proteins to purified 26S particles as an isolated process at 4°C. Subunits Rpn10 and Rpn13 contribute equally to the high-affinity binding of ubiquitin chains, but in their absence, ubiquitin conjugates bind to another site with 4-fold lower affinity. Conjugate binding is stimulated 2- to 4-fold by binding of ATP or the nonhy ...[more]