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NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY
Volume 17, Issue 10, Pages 626-642Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/nrm.2016.91
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- Cancer Research UK
- European Research Council [647849]
- Cancer Research UK [23278] Funding Source: researchfish
- European Research Council (ERC) [647849] Funding Source: European Research Council (ERC)
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Covalent attachment (conjugation) of one or more ubiquitin molecules to protein substrates governs numerous eukaryotic cellular processes, including apoptosis, cell division and immune responses. Ubiquitylation was originally associated with protein degradation, but it is now clear that ubiquitylation also mediates processes such as protein-protein interactions and cell signalling depending on the type of ubiquitin conjugation. Ubiquitin ligases (E3s) catalyse the final step of ubiquitin conjugation by transferring ubiquitin from ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes (E2s) to substrates. In humans, more than 600 E3s contribute to determining the fates of thousands of substrates; hence, E3s need to be tightly regulated to ensure accurate substrate ubiquitylation. Recent findings illustrate how E3s function on a structural level and how they coordinate with E2s and substrates to meticulously conjugate ubiquitin. Insights regarding the mechanisms of E3 regulation, including structural aspects of their autoinhibition and activation are also emerging.
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