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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-7-6
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
While the signaling properties of ubiquitin depend on the topology of polyubiquitin chains, little is known concerning the molecular basis of specificity in chain assembly and recognition. UEV/Ubc complexes have been implicated in the assembly of Lys63-linked polyubiquitin chains that act as a novel signal in postreplicative DNA repair and I kappa B alpha kinase activation. The crystal structure of the Mms2/Ubc13 heterodimer shows the active site of Ubc13 at the intersection of two channels that are potential binding sites for the two substrate ubiquitins. Mutations that destabilize the heterodimer interface confer a marked UV sensitivity, providing direct evidence that the intact heterodimer is necessary for DNA repair. Selective mutations in the channels suggest a molecular model for specificity in the assembly of Lys63-linked polyubiquitin signals.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0092-8674
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
105
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
711-20
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11440714-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:11440714-Binding Sites, pubmed-meshheading:11440714-Biopolymers, pubmed-meshheading:11440714-Crystallography, X-Ray, pubmed-meshheading:11440714-Dimerization, pubmed-meshheading:11440714-Fungal Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11440714-Ligases, pubmed-meshheading:11440714-Models, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:11440714-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:11440714-Mutagenesis, Site-Directed, pubmed-meshheading:11440714-Polyubiquitin, pubmed-meshheading:11440714-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:11440714-Protein Conformation, pubmed-meshheading:11440714-Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11440714-Sequence Alignment, pubmed-meshheading:11440714-Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzymes, pubmed-meshheading:11440714-Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases, pubmed-meshheading:11440714-Ubiquitins
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Molecular insights into polyubiquitin chain assembly: crystal structure of the Mms2/Ubc13 heterodimer.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't