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Structural basis of generic versus specific E2-RING E3 interactions in protein ubiquitination.

ABSTRACT: Protein ubiquitination is a fundamental regulatory component in eukaryotic cell biology, where a cascade of ubiquitin activating (E1), conjugating (E2), and ligating (E3) enzymes assemble distinct ubiquitin signals on target proteins. E2s specify the type of ubiquitin signal generated, while E3s associate with the E2~Ub conjugate and select the substrate for ubiquitination. Thus, producing the right ubiquitin signal on the right target requires the right E2-E3 pair. The question of how over 600 E3s evolved to discriminate between 38 structurally related E2s has therefore been an area of intensive research, and with over 50 E2-E3 complex structures generated to date, the answer is beginning to emerge. The following review discusses the structural basis of generic E2-RING E3 interactions, contrasted with emerging themes that reveal how specificity can be achieved.

SUBMITTER: Gundogdu M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6739811 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

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Structural basis of generic versus specific E2-RING E3 interactions in protein ubiquitination.

Gundogdu Mehmet M Walden Helen H

Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society 20190823 10

Protein ubiquitination is a fundamental regulatory component in eukaryotic cell biology, where a cascade of ubiquitin activating (E1), conjugating (E2), and ligating (E3) enzymes assemble distinct ubiquitin signals on target proteins. E2s specify the type of ubiquitin signal generated, while E3s associate with the E2~Ub conjugate and select the substrate for ubiquitination. Thus, producing the right ubiquitin signal on the right target requires the right E2-E3 pair. The question of how over 600 ...[more]

PMID: 31340062

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