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EMBO JOURNAL
Volume 30, Issue 14, Pages 2853-2867Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2011.204
Keywords
ligase; Parkinson's disease; RING; ubiquitin
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- Cancer Research UK
- Canadian Institute of Health Research
- Bogue Fellowship
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Parkin is an E3-ubiquitin ligase belonging to the RBR (RING-InBetweenRING-RING family), and is involved in the neurodegenerative disorder Parkinson's disease. Autosomal recessive juvenile Parkinsonism, which is one of the most common familial forms of the disease, is directly linked to mutations in the parkin gene. However, the molecular mechanisms of Parkin dysfunction in the disease state remain to be established. We now demonstrate that the ubiquitin-like domain of Parkin functions to inhibit its autoubiquitination. Moreover pathogenic Parkin mutations disrupt this autoinhibition, resulting in a constitutively active molecule. In addition, we show that the mechanism of autoregulation involves ubiquitin binding by a C-terminal region of Parkin. Our observations provide important molecular insights into the underlying basis of Parkinson's disease, and in the regulation of RBR E3-ligase activity. The EMBO Journal ( 2011) 30, 2853-2867. doi:10.1038/emboj.2011.204; Published online 21 June 2011
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