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SUBMITTER: Cappadocia L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4709122 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nature structural & molecular biology 20151102 12
E3 protein ligases enhance transfer of ubiquitin-like (Ubl) proteins from E2 conjugating enzymes to substrates by stabilizing the thioester-charged E2~Ubl in a closed configuration optimally aligned for nucleophilic attack. Here, we report biochemical and structural data that define the N-terminal domain of the Homo sapiens ZNF451 as the catalytic module for SUMO E3 ligase activity. The ZNF451 catalytic module contains tandem SUMO-interaction motifs (SIMs) bridged by a Pro-Leu-Arg-Pro (PLRP) mot ...[more]