The UFM1 system: Working principles, cellular functions, and pathophysiology

M Komatsu, T Inada, NN Noda - Molecular Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Summary Ubiquitin-fold modifier 1 (UFM1) is a ubiquitin-like protein covalently conjugated
with intracellular proteins through UFMylation, a process similar to ubiquitylation. Growing …

Decrypting UFMylation: how proteins are modified with UFM1

S Banerjee, M Kumar, R Wiener - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Besides ubiquitin (Ub), humans have a set of ubiquitin-like proteins (UBLs) that can also
covalently modify target proteins. To date, less is known about UBLs than Ub and even less …

A genome-wide ER-phagy screen highlights key roles of mitochondrial metabolism and ER-resident UFMylation

JR Liang, E Lingeman, T Luong, S Ahmed, M Muhar… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Selective autophagy of organelles is critical for cellular differentiation, homeostasis, and
organismal health. Autophagy of the ER (ER-phagy) is implicated in human neuropathy but …

MRE11 UFMylation promotes ATM activation

Z Wang, Y Gong, B Peng, R Shi, D Fan… - Nucleic acids …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
A proper DNA damage response (DDR) is essential to maintain genome integrity and
prevent tumorigenesis. DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are the most toxic DNA lesion …

A guide to UFMylation, an emerging posttranslational modification

D Millrine, JJ Peter, Y Kulathu - The FEBS Journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ubiquitin Fold Modifier‐1 (UFM1) is a ubiquitin‐like modifier (UBL) that is posttranslationally
attached to lysine residues on substrates via a dedicated system of enzymes conserved in …

Allelic strengths of encephalopathy-associated UBA5 variants correlate between in vivo and in vitro assays

X Pan, AN Alvarez, M Ma, S Lu, MW Crawford… - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
Protein UFMylation downstream of the E1 enzyme UBA5 plays essential roles in
development and endoplasmic reticulum stress. Variants in the UBA5 gene are associated …

CDK5RAP3, a UFL1 substrate adaptor, is crucial for liver development

R Yang, H Wang, B Kang, B Chen, Y Shi… - …, 2019 - journals.biologists.com
Protein modification by ubiquitin and ubiquitin-like proteins (UBLs) regulates numerous
biological functions. The UFM1 system, a novel UBL conjugation system, is implicated in …

Indispensable role of the Ubiquitin-fold modifier 1-specific E3 ligase in maintaining intestinal homeostasis and controlling gut inflammation

Y Cai, G Zhu, S Liu, Z Pan, M Quintero, CJ Poole, C Lu… - Cell Discovery, 2019 - nature.com
Intestinal exocrine secretory cells, including Paneth and goblet cells, have a pivotal role in
intestinal barrier function and mucosal immunity. Dysfunction of these cells may lead to the …

Stress-Regulation of SUMO conjugation and of other Ubiquitin‐Like Modifiers

D Ilic, HM Magnussen, M Tirard - Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Stress is unavoidable and essential to cellular and organismal evolution and failure to adapt
or restore homeostasis can lead to severe diseases or even death. At the cellular level …

Highly specialized ubiquitin-like modifications: shedding light into the UFM1 enigma

KF Witting, MPC Mulder - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Post-translational modification with Ubiquitin-like proteins represents a complex signaling
language regulating virtually every cellular process. Among these post-translational …