UFMylation: a ubiquitin-like modification

X Zhou, SJ Mahdizadeh, M Le Gallo… - Trends in Biochemical …, 2024 - cell.com
Post-translational modifications (PTMs) add a major degree of complexity to the proteome
and are essential controllers of protein homeostasis. Amongst the hundreds of PTMs …

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 …

Shuffled ATG8 interacting motifs form an ancestral bridge between UFMylation and autophagy

L Picchianti, V Sánchez de Medina Hernández… - The EMBO …, 2023 - embopress.org
UFMylation involves the covalent modification of substrate proteins with UFM1 (Ubiquitin‐
fold modifier 1) and is important for maintaining ER homeostasis. Stalled translation triggers …

The ufmylation cascade controls COPII recruitment, anterograde transport, and sorting of nascent GPCRs at ER

X Xu, W Huang, CN Bryant, Z Dong, H Li, G Wu - Science Advances, 2024 - science.org
Ufmylation is implicated in multiple cellular processes, but little is known about its functions
and regulation in protein trafficking. Here, we demonstrate that the genetic depletion of core …

UFL1 triggers replication fork degradation by MRE11 in BRCA1/2-deficient cells

T Tian, J Chen, H Zhao, Y Li, F Xia, J Huang… - Nature Chemical …, 2024 - nature.com
The stabilization of stalled forks has emerged as a crucial mechanism driving resistance to
poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors in BRCA1/2-deficient tumors. Here, we …

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 …

G-quadruplex-based CRISPR photoswitch for spatiotemporal control of genomic modulation

H Deng, H Xu, Y Wang, R Jia, X Ma… - Nucleic Acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
CRISPR (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats) technology holds
tremendous promise for gene regulation and editing. However, precise control of CRISPR …

The post-translational role of UFMylation in physiology and disease

X Wang, X Xu, Z Wang - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Ubiquitin-fold modifier 1 (UFM1) is a newly identified ubiquitin-like protein that has been
conserved during the evolution of multicellular organisms. In a similar manner to ubiquitin …

The emerging roles of UFMylation in the modulation of immune responses

Z Liang, R Ning, Z Wang, X Kong, Y Yan… - Clinical and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Post‐translational modification is a rite of passage for cellular functional proteins and
ultimately regulate almost all aspects of life. Ubiquitin‐fold modifier 1 (UFM1) system …

Double‐strand DNA break repair: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic targets

J Tan, X Sun, H Zhao, H Guan, S Gao, PK Zhou - MedComm, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Double‐strand break (DSB), a significant DNA damage brought on by ionizing
radiation, acts as an initiating signal in tumor radiotherapy, causing cancer cells death. The …