RORγt protein modifications and IL-17-mediated inflammation

R Kumar, AL Theiss, K Venuprasad - Trends in immunology, 2021 - cell.com
RORγt, the master transcription factor for cytokine interleukin (IL)-17, is expressed explicitly
in Th17 cells, γδT cells, and type 3 innate lymphoid cells in mice and humans. Since …

HECT E3 ligases: a tale with multiple facets

J Weber, S Polo, E Maspero - Frontiers in physiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Ubiquitination plays a pivotal role in several cellular processes and is critical for protein
degradation and signaling. E3 ubiquitin ligases are the matchmakers in the ubiquitination …

Structural snapshots along K48-linked ubiquitin chain formation by the HECT E3 UBR5

LA Hehl, D Horn-Ghetko, JR Prabu, R Vollrath… - Nature Chemical …, 2024 - nature.com
Ubiquitin (Ub) chain formation by homologous to E6AP C-terminus (HECT)-family E3 ligases
regulates vast biology, yet the structural mechanisms remain unknown. We used chemistry …

Regulating the human HECT E3 ligases

J Sluimer, B Distel - Cellular and molecular life sciences, 2018 - Springer
Ubiquitination, the covalent attachment of ubiquitin to proteins, by E3 ligases of the HECT
(homologous to E6AP C terminus) family is critical in controlling diverse physiological …

Feedback regulation of ubiquitination and phase separation of HECT E3 ligases

J Li, K Zhu, A Gu, Y Zhang, S Huang… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Lipid homeostasis is essential for normal cellular functions and dysregulation of lipid
metabolism is highly correlated with human diseases including neurodegenerative …

Structural mechanisms of HECT-type ubiquitin ligases

S Lorenz - Biological chemistry, 2018 - degruyter.com
Ubiquitin ligases (E3 enzymes) transfer ubiquitin from ubiquitin-conjugating (E2) enzymes to
target proteins. By determining the selection of target proteins, modification sites on those …

NEDD4 E3 ligase: Functions and mechanism in human cancer

Z Wang, X Hu, M Ye, M Lin, M Chu, X Shen - Seminars in cancer biology, 2020 - Elsevier
A growing amount of evidence indicates that the neuronally expressed developmentally
downregulated 4 (NEDD4, also known as NEDD4-1) E3 ligase plays a critical role in a …

The many substrates and functions of NEDD4-1

X Huang, J Chen, W Cao, L Yang, Q Chen, J He… - Cell death & …, 2019 - nature.com
Tumorigenesis, tumor growth, and prognosis are highly related to gene alterations and post-
translational modifications (PTMs). Ubiquitination is a critical PTM that governs practically all …

Protein semisynthesis reveals plasticity in HECT E3 ubiquitin ligase mechanisms

H Jiang, BD Miller, T Viennet, H Kim, K Lee… - Nature Chemistry, 2024 - nature.com
Lys ubiquitination is catalysed by E3 ubiquitin ligases and is central to the regulation of
protein stability and cell signalling in normal and disease states. There are gaps in our …

Solenoid architecture of HUWE1 contributes to ligase activity and substrate recognition

M Hunkeler, CY Jin, MW Ma, JK Monda, D Overwijn… - Molecular cell, 2021 - cell.com
HECT ubiquitin ligases play essential roles in metazoan development and physiology. The
HECT ligase HUWE1 is central to the cellular stress response by mediating degradation of …