UPS-dependent strategies of protein quality control degradation

L Müller, T Hoppe - Trends in Biochemical Sciences, 2024 - cell.com
The degradation of damaged proteins is critical for tissue integrity and organismal health
because damaged proteins have a high propensity to form aggregates. E3 ubiquitin ligases …

Substrate recognition mechanism of the endoplasmic reticulum-associated ubiquitin ligase Doa10

K Wu, S Itskanov, DL Lynch, Y Chen, A Turner… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Doa10 (MARCHF6 in metazoans) is a large polytopic membrane-embedded E3
ubiquitin ligase in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) that plays an important role in quality …

Orphan quality control by an SCF ubiquitin ligase directed to pervasive C-degrons

KYE Kong, S Shankar, F Rühle… - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Selective protein degradation typically involves substrate recognition via short linear motifs
known as degrons. Various degrons can be found at protein termini from bacteria to …

Transcriptomic comparison of corneal endothelial cells in young versus old corneas

JS Hwang, JH Seo, HJ Kim, Y Ryu, Y Lee, YJ Shin - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Corneal endothelial cells, situated on the innermost layer of the cornea, are vital for
maintaining its clarity and thickness by regulating fluid. In this study, we investigated the …

[HTML][HTML] Cellular processing of beneficial de novo emerging proteins

CJ Houghton, NC Coelho, A Chiang, S Hedayati… - …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Novel proteins can originate de novo from non-coding DNA and contribute to species-
specific adaptations. It is challenging to conceive how de novo emerging proteins may …