A complex of Cdc4p, Skp1p, and Cdc53p/Cullin catalyzes ubiquitination of the phosphorylated CDK inhibitor Sic1p
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Research was conducted to examine the reconstitution of Sic1p ubiquitination with a set of purified proteins, including Cdc4p, Cdc53p and Skp1p and to show that Cdc4p, Cdc53p and Skp1p assemble into an E3 complex that selectively recognizes phosphorylated Sic1p through its Cdc4p and Skp1p subunits. Unfractionated inset cell lysates containing Cdc4p, ubiquitin and an ATP-regenerating system were mixed. Results indicate that phosphorylation-triggered ubiquitin-dependent proteolysis may be mediated by a conserved cullin-dependent pathway in eukaryotic cells.
Publication Name: Cell
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0092-8674
Year: 1997
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Structural mechanism for lipid activation of the Rac-specific GAP, beta2-chimaerinGTPase-activating protein
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The crystal structure at 3.2 angstron unit resolution of one such protein, beta 2-chimaerin, a GTPase-activating protein for the small GTPase Rac, in its inactive conformation is reported. The structure shows that in the inactive state, the N terminus of beta2-chimaerin protrudes into the inactive site of the RacGAP domain, sterically blocking Rac binding.
Publication Name: Cell
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0092-8674
Year: 2004
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IKKbeta/NF-kappaB activation causes severe muscle wasting in mice
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Muscle loss is due to accelerated protein breakdown through ubiquitin-dependent proteolysis. Genetic or pharmacological inhibition of IKKbeta/NF-kappaB/MuRF-1 pathway reversed muscle atrophy.
Publication Name: Cell
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0092-8674
Year: 2004
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