A unified model for the G1/S cell cycle transition

S Hume, GL Dianov, K Ramadan - Nucleic acids research, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Efficient S phase entry is essential for development, tissue repair, and immune defences.
However, hyperactive or expedited S phase entry causes replication stress, DNA damage …

[HTML][HTML] NEDD8 and ubiquitin ligation by cullin-RING E3 ligases

K Baek, DC Scott, BA Schulman - Current opinion in structural biology, 2021 - Elsevier
RING E3s comprise the largest family of ubiquitin (UB) and ubiquitin-like protein (UBL)
ligases. RING E3s typically promote UB or UBL transfer from the active site of an associated …

Multisite phosphorylation dictates selective E2-E3 pairing as revealed by Ubc8/UBE2H-GID/CTLH assemblies

J Chrustowicz, D Sherpa, J Li, CR Langlois… - Molecular Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Ubiquitylation is catalyzed by coordinated actions of E3 and E2 enzymes. Molecular
principles governing many important E3-E2 partnerships remain unknown, including those …

Glucose-induced CRL4COP1-p53 axis amplifies glycometabolism to drive tumorigenesis

Y Su, Y Luo, P Zhang, H Lin, W Pu, H Zhang, H Wang… - Molecular Cell, 2023 - cell.com
The diabetes-cancer association remains underexplained. Here, we describe a glucose-
signaling axis that reinforces glucose uptake and glycolysis to consolidate the Warburg …

Encoding and decoding of p53 dynamics in cellular response to stresses

P Wang, HY Wang, XJ Gao, HX Zhu, XP Zhang, F Liu… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the cellular response to stresses, the tumor suppressor p53 is activated to maintain
genomic integrity and fidelity. As a transcription factor, p53 exhibits rich dynamics to allow for …

The roles and regulation of MDM2 and MDMX: it is not just about p53

AM Klein, RM de Queiroz, D Venkatesh… - Genes & …, 2021 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Most well studied as proteins that restrain the p53 tumor suppressor protein, MDM2 and
MDMX have rich lives outside of their relationship to p53. There is much to learn about how …

Structural requirements for activity of Mind bomb1 in Notch signaling

R Cao, O Gozlan, A Airich, L Tveriakhina, H Zhou… - Structure, 2024 - cell.com
Summary Mind bomb 1 (MIB1) is a RING E3 ligase that ubiquitinates Notch ligands, a
necessary step for induction of Notch signaling. The structural basis for binding of the JAG1 …

Genetic Encoding of Phosphorylated Amino Acids into Proteins

MC Allen, PA Karplus, RA Mehl, RB Cooley - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
Reversible phosphorylation is a fundamental mechanism for controlling protein function.
Despite the critical roles phosphorylated proteins play in physiology and disease, our ability …

The structure and ubiquitin binding properties of TRAF RING heterodimers

A Das, AJ Middleton, P Padala, EC Ledgerwood… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Tumour necrosis factor (TNF) receptor associated factor (TRAF) family members share a
common domain architecture, but play non-redundant physiological roles in cell signalling …

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 …