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S. pombe Uba1-Ubc15 Structure Reveals a Novel Regulatory Mechanism of Ubiquitin E2 Activity.

Molecular cell | 2017

Ubiquitin (Ub) E1 initiates the Ub conjugation cascade by activating and transferring Ub to tens of different E2s. How Ub E1 cooperates with E2s that differ substantially in their predicted E1-interacting residues is unknown. Here, we report the structure of S. pombe Uba1 in complex with Ubc15, a Ub E2 with intrinsically low E1-E2 Ub thioester transfer activity. The structure reveals a distinct Ubc15 binding mode that substantially alters the network of interactions at the E1-E2 interface compared to the only other available Ub E1-E2 structure. Structure-function analysis reveals that the intrinsically low activity of Ubc15 largely results from the presence of an acidic residue at its N-terminal region. Notably, Ub E2 N termini are serine/threonine rich in many other Ub E2s, leading us to hypothesize that phosphorylation of these sites may serve as a novel negative regulatory mechanism of Ub E2 activity, which we demonstrate biochemically and in cell-based assays.

Pubmed ID: 28162934 RIS Download

Associated grants

  • Agency: NCATS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: UL1 TR000043
  • Agency: NCI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 CA173687
  • Agency: NHLBI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 HL120922
  • Agency: NCI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 CA088932
  • Agency: NCATS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: UL1 TR001866
  • Agency: NCRR NIH HHS, United States
    Id: S10 RR027139
  • Agency: NCI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: P30 CA138313
  • Agency: NCI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: P01 CA203628
  • Agency: NIGMS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 GM115568
  • Agency: NCI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 CA154663
  • Agency: NIGMS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: T32 GM007739
  • Agency: NCI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 CA055536
  • Agency: NIDCR NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 DE016572

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