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MOLECULAR CELL
Volume 27, Issue 2, Pages 228-237Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2007.05.023
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- NCI NIH HHS [R01 CA094595, CA094595, R01 CA094595-05] Funding Source: Medline
- NIGMS NIH HHS [R01 GM074748, GM074748, R01 GM074748-01A2] Funding Source: Medline
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Ubiquitin-like modifications, which are carried out by similar biochemical mechanisms, regulate nearly every aspect of cellular function. Despite the recent advancements in characterizing their enzymology, our knowledge about the dynamic processes of these modifications is still fragmentary. In this study, we have uncovered an intrinsic affinity between the SUMO E2 and the Cys domain of SUMO E1. NMR studies in combination with paramagnetic spin labeling demonstrate that this interaction is mediated by previously unknown interfaces on both Ell and E2 and places the two catalytic Cys residues of the two enzymes in close proximity. Site-directed mutagenesis and enzymatic assays indicate that the interaction is fundamentally important for the transfer of SUMO from E1 to E2. Results from this study suggest that the interaction between E2 and the Cys domain of E1 participates in guiding the E2's translocation to E1's enzymatic active site in ubiquitin-like modifications.
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