Project description:Comparison of gene expression of human BJ fibroblasts at different population doublings (PD). RNA-seq data comprises 2 groups: 34 and 70 population doublings of BJ fibroblasts. Jena Centre for Systems Biology of Ageing - JenAge (www.jenage.de)
Project description:RNA-seq analysis of fibromodulin reprogrammed human BJ fibroblasts to obtain the global transcripton of the yield fibromodulin reprogrammed (FReP) cells.
Project description:The E3 ubiquitin ligases CHIP/CHN-1 and UFD-2 team up to accelerate ubiquitin chain formation. However, it remained largely unclear how the high processivity of this E3 set is achieved. Here we studied the molecular mechanism and function of the CHN-1/UFD-2 complex in Caenorhabditis elegans. Our data show that UFD-2 binding promotes the cooperation between CHN-1 and ubiquitin-conjugating E2 enzymes by stabilizing CHN-1 U-box dimer. The HSP-1 chaperone outcompetes UFD-2 for CHN-1 binding and promotes the auto-inhibited CHN-1 state by acting on the conserved position of the U-box domain. The interaction with UFD-2 enables CHN-1 to efficiently ubiquitinate S-Adenosylhomocysteinase (AHCY-1), an enzyme crucial for lipid metabolism. Our results define the molecular mechanism underlying the synergistic cooperation of CHN-1 and UFD-2 in substrate ubiquitylation.
Project description:As intracellular parasites, viruses exploit cellular proteins at every stage of infection. Adenovirus related outbreaks cause severe acute respiratory illnesses and conjunctivitis, with no specific antiviral therapy yet available. Herein, we investigate human adenovirus (HAdV-D37) pIIIa-host protein interactions by affinity purification and mass spectrometry (AP-MS) screens. We demonstrate that viral pIIIa interacts with ubiquitin-specific protease 9x (USP9x) and Ran-binding protein 2 (RANBP2). As intracellular parasites, viruses exploit cellular proteins at every stage of infection. Adenovirus related outbreaks cause severe acute respiratory illnesses and conjunctivitis, with no specific antiviral therapy yet available. Herein, we investigate human adenovirus (HAdV-D37) pIIIa-host protein interactions by affinity purification and mass spectrometry (AP-MS) screens. We demonstrate that viral pIIIa interacts with ubiquitin-specific protease 9x (USP9x) and Ran-binding protein 2 (RANBP2).