The ubiquitin interacting motifs of USP37 act on the proximal Ub of a di-Ub chain to enhance catalytic efficiency.
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SUBMITTER: Manczyk N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6412040 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar
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