Ubiquitin-like protein conjugation: structures, chemistry, and mechanism

L Cappadocia, CD Lima - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
Ubiquitin-like proteins (Ubl's) are conjugated to target proteins or lipids to regulate their
activity, stability, subcellular localization, or macromolecular interactions. Similar to ubiquitin …

RNF125 attenuates hepatocellular carcinoma progression by downregulating SRSF1-ERK pathway

Z Feng, S Ke, C Wang, S Lu, Y Xu, H Yu, Z Li, B Yin… - Oncogene, 2023 - nature.com
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most deadly malignant cancers worldwide.
Research into the crucial genes responsible for maintaining the aggressive behaviour of …

A comprehensive phenotypic CRISPR-Cas9 screen of the ubiquitin pathway uncovers roles of ubiquitin ligases in mitosis

FV Hundley, NS Delgado, HC Marin, KL Carr, R Tian… - Molecular cell, 2021 - cell.com
The human ubiquitin proteasome system, composed of over 700 ubiquitin ligases (E3s) and
deubiquitinases (DUBs), has been difficult to characterize systematically and phenotypically …

Zinc finger 1 of the RING E3 ligase, RNF125, interacts with the E2 to enhance ubiquitylation

AJ Middleton, FM Barzak, TJ Fokkens, K Nguyen… - Structure, 2023 - cell.com
Inflammation is essential for healthy immune function, wound healing, and resolution of
infection. RIG-I is a key RNA sensor that initiates an immune response, with activation and …

The activity of TRAF RING homo-and heterodimers is regulated by zinc finger 1

AJ Middleton, R Budhidarmo, A Das, J Zhu… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Ubiquitin chains linked through lysine63 (K63) play a critical role in inflammatory signalling.
Following ligand engagement of immune receptors, the RING E3 ligase TRAF6 builds K63 …

Human cytomegalovirus IE1 downregulates Hes1 in neural progenitor cells as a potential E3 ubiquitin ligase

XJ Liu, B Yang, SN Huang, CC Wu, XJ Li… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Congenital human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection is the leading cause of neurological
disabilities in children worldwide, but the mechanisms underlying these disorders are far …

A novel RNF125 variant associated with Tenorio syndrome alters ubiquitin chain binding

FM Barzak, A Lu, AR Geltzeiler… - Clinical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
A key signalling pathway required for clearance of viruses from host cells relies on the
receptor protein, retinoic acid‐inducible gene I (RIG‐I). The activity of RIG‐I is tightly …

B-box1 domain of MID1 interacts with the Ube2D1 E2 enzyme differently than RING E3 ligases

A Kaur, EM Gladu, KM Wright, JA Webb… - Biochemistry, 2023 - ACS Publications
The MID1 TRIM protein is important for ventral midline development in vertebrates, and
mutations of its B-box1 domain result in several birth defects. The B-box1 domain of the …

Differential inhibition of human and trypanosome ubiquitin E1S by TAK-243 offers possibilities for parasite selective inhibitors

DR Boer, MJ Bijlmakers - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Novel strategies to target Trypanosoma brucei, Trypanosoma cruzi and Leishmania are
urgently needed to generate better and safer drugs against Human African …

Aggregation behavior of group 12 complexes of a tripodal mixed NS (thiolato) donor ligand

MA Sturner, ID Thomas, JE Owusu-Koramoah… - New Journal of …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Despite the concurrence of histidine and cysteine in the active sites of proteins associated
with Zn2+, Cd2+ and Hg2+, coordination studies of these metal ions with chelating ligands …