scholarly journals Protein Ubiquitylation in Pancreatic Cancer

2010 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 1462-1472 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Bonacci ◽  
Julie Roignot ◽  
Philippe Soubeyran
Keyword(s):  
Pancreatic Cancer ◽  
Protein Complexes ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
Biological Functions ◽  
Post Translational Modification ◽  
Extreme Resistance ◽  
Cellular Processes ◽  
Ubiquitin Binding ◽  
Ubiquitin Binding Domain ◽  
Specific Alteration

Pancreatic cancer is one of the worst, as almost 100% of patients will die within 5 years after diagnosis. The tumors are characterized by an early, invasive, and metastatic phenotype, and extreme resistance to all known anticancer therapies. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop new investigative strategies in order to identify new molecular targets and, possibly, new drugs to fight this disease efficiently. Whereas it has been known for more than 3 decades now, ubiquitylation is a post-translational modification of protein that only recently emerged as a major regulator of many biological functions, dependent and independent on the proteasome, whose failure is involved in many human diseases, including cancer. Indeed, despite its role in promoting protein degradation through the proteasome, ubiquitylation is now known to regulate diverse cellular processes, such as membrane protein endocytosis and intracellular trafficking, assembly of protein complexes, gene transcription, and activation or inactivation of enzymes. Taking into account that ubiquitylation machinery is a three-step process involving hundreds of proteins, which is countered by numerous ubiquitin hydrolases, and that the function of ubiquitylation relies on the recognition of the ubiquitin signals by hundreds of proteins containing a ubiquitin binding domain (including the proteasome), the number of possible therapeutic targets is exceptionally vast and will need to be explored carefully for each disease. In the case of pancreatic cancer, the study and the identification of specific alteration(s) in protein ubiquitylation may help to explain its severity and may furnish more specific targets for more efficient therapies.

scholarly journals A versatile new ubiquitin detection and purification tool derived from a bacterial deubiquitylase

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mengwen Zhang ◽  
Jason M. Berk ◽  
Adrian B. Mehrtash ◽  
Jean Kanyo ◽  
Mark Hochstrasser
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Proteomics ◽  
Affinity Purification ◽  
Interacting Proteins ◽  
Post Translational Modification ◽  
Considerable Effort ◽  
E3 Ligases ◽  
Cellular Processes ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Ubiquitin Binding ◽  
Ubiquitin Binding Domain

AbstractProtein ubiquitylation is an important post-translational modification affecting an wide range of cellular processes. Due to the low abundance of ubiquitylated species in biological samples, considerable effort has been spent on developing methods to purify and detect ubiquitylated proteins. We have developed and characterized a novel tool for ubiquitin detection and purification based on OtUBD, a high-affinity ubiquitin-binding domain derived from an Orientia tsutsugamushi deubiquitylase. We demonstrate that OtUBD can be used to purify both monoubiquitylated and polyubiquitylated substrates from yeast and human tissue culture samples and compare their performance with existing methods. Importantly, we found conditions for either selective purification of covalently ubiquitylated proteins or co-isolation of both ubiquitylated proteins and their interacting proteins. As a proof-of-principle for these newly developed methods, we profiled the ubiquitylome and ubiquitin-associated proteome of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Combining OtUBD affinity purification with quantitative proteomics, we identified potential substrates for E3 ligases Bre1 and Pib1. OtUBD provides a versatile, efficient, and economical tool for ubiquitin researchers with specific advantages over other methods, such as in detecting monoubiquitylation or ubiquitin linkages to noncanonical sites.

scholarly journals Cks1 Activates Transcription by Binding to the Ubiquitylated Proteasome

2010 ◽  
Vol 30 (15) ◽  
pp. 3894-3901 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roman Holic ◽  
Alexander Kukalev ◽  
Sophie Lane ◽  
Edward J. Andress ◽  
Ivy Lau ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Transcriptional Activation ◽  
Protein Complexes ◽  
Cyclin Dependent Kinase ◽  
Transcription Activator ◽  
Large Protein ◽  
Ubiquitin Binding ◽  
Ubiquitin Binding Domain ◽  
Proteasome Subunits

ABSTRACT Cyclin-dependent kinase-associated protein 1 (Cks1) is involved in the control of the transcription of a subset of genes in addition to its role in controlling the cell cycle in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. By directly ligating Cks1 onto a GAL1 promoter-driven reporter, we demonstrated that Cks1 acts as a transcription activator. Using this method, we dissected the downstream events from Cks1 recruitment at the promoter. We showed that subsequent to promoter binding, Cdc28 binding is required to modulate the level of gene expression. The ubiquitin-binding domain of Cks1 is essential for implementing downstream transcription events, which appears to recruit the proteasome via ubiquitylated proteasome subunits. We propose that the selective ability of Cks1 to bind ubiquitin allows this small molecule the flexibility to bind large protein complexes with specificity and that this may represent a novel mechanism of regulating transcriptional activation.

scholarly journals E3 ubiquitin ligase components in GtoPdb v.2021.3

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Faccenda ◽  
Robert Layfield
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle Progression ◽  
Protein Complexes ◽  
Ubiquitin Ligases ◽  
E3 Ubiquitin Ligases ◽  
Post Translational Modification ◽  
Protein Substrates ◽  
Cellular Processes ◽  
Ubiquitin Molecule ◽  
E2 Enzymes ◽  
Ubiquitin Conjugating Enzymes

Ubiquitination (a.k.a. ubiquitylation) is a protein post-translational modification that typically requires the sequential action of three enzymes: E1 (ubiquitin-activating enzymes), E2 (ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes), and E3 (ubiquitin ligases) [19]. Ubiquitination of proteins can target them for proteasomal degradation, or modulate cellular processes including cell cycle progression, transcriptional regulation, DNA repair and signal transduction. E3 ubiquitin ligases, of which there are >600 in humans, are a family of highly heterogeneous proteins and protein complexes that recruit ubiquitin-loaded E2 enzymes to mediate transfer of the ubiquitin molecule from the E2 to protein substrates. Target substrate specificity is determined by a substrate recognition subunit within the E3 complex.

scholarly journals Molecular basis for specificity of the Met1-linked polyubiquitin signal

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
pp. 1581-1602 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul R. Elliott
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Cellular Responses ◽  
Signalling Pathways ◽  
Post Translational Modification ◽  
Polyubiquitin Chains ◽  
Cellular Processes ◽  
Protein Ubiquitination ◽  
Ubiquitin Binding ◽  
Inflammatory Signalling ◽  
Unique Ability

The post-translational modification of proteins provides a rapid and versatile system for regulating all signalling pathways. Protein ubiquitination is one such type of post-translational modification involved in controlling numerous cellular processes. The unique ability of ubiquitin to form polyubiquitin chains creates a highly complex code responsible for different subsequent signalling outcomes. Specialised enzymes (‘writers’) generate the ubiquitin code, whereas other enzymes (‘erasers’) disassemble it. Importantly, the ubiquitin code is deciphered by different ubiquitin-binding proteins (‘readers’) functioning to elicit particular cellular responses. Ten years ago, the methionine1 (Met1)-linked (linear) polyubiquitin code was first identified and the intervening years have witnessed a seismic shift in our understanding of Met1-linked polyubiquitin in cellular processes, particularly inflammatory signalling. This review will discuss the molecular mechanisms of specificity determination within Met1-linked polyubiquitin signalling.

scholarly journals Cdc48: A Swiss Army Knife of Cell Biology

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guem Hee Baek ◽  
Haili Cheng ◽  
Vitnary Choe ◽  
Xin Bao ◽  
Jia Shao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ◽  
Atpase Activity ◽  
Cell Biology ◽  
Protein Complexes ◽  
Biological Functions ◽  
Cellular Processes ◽  
Broad Array ◽  
And Function ◽  
Regulatory Functions ◽  
Lateral Sclerosis

Cdc48 (also called VCP and p97) is an abundant protein that plays essential regulatory functions in a broad array of cellular processes. Working with various cofactors, Cdc48 utilizes its ATPase activity to promote the assembly and disassembly of protein complexes. Here, we review key biological functions and regulation of Cdc48 in ubiquitin-related events. Given the broad employment of Cdc48 in cell biology and its intimate ties to human diseases (e.g., amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), studies of Cdc48 will bring significant insights into the mechanism and function of ubiquitin in health and diseases.

scholarly journals The PARP Way to Epigenetic Changes

Genes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 446
Author(s):  
Simone Ummarino ◽  
Clinton Hausman ◽  
Annalisa Di Ruscio
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Chromatin Remodeling ◽  
Dna Damage Response ◽  
Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide ◽  
Epigenetic Changes ◽  
Biological Functions ◽  
Post Translational Modification ◽  
Therapeutic Implications ◽  
Cellular Processes ◽  
Damage Response

ADP-ribosylation, is a reversible post-translational modification implicated in major biological functions. Poly ADP-ribose polymerases (PARP) are specialized enzymes that catalyze the addition of ADP ribose units from “nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide-donor molecules” to their target substrates. This reaction known as PARylation modulates essential cellular processes including DNA damage response, chromatin remodeling, DNA methylation and gene expression. Herein, we discuss emerging roles of PARP1 in chromatin remodeling and epigenetic regulation, focusing on its therapeutic implications for cancer treatment and beyond.

scholarly journals E3 ubiquitin ligase components (version 2019.5) in the IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology Database

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Faccenda ◽  
Robert Layfield
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle Progression ◽  
Protein Complexes ◽  
Ubiquitin Ligases ◽  
E3 Ubiquitin Ligases ◽  
Post Translational Modification ◽  
Protein Substrates ◽  
Cellular Processes ◽  
Ubiquitin Molecule ◽  
E2 Enzymes ◽  
Ubiquitin Conjugating Enzymes

Ubiquitination (a.k.a. ubiquitylation) is a protein post-translational modification that typically requires the sequential action of three enzymes: E1 (ubiquitin-activating enzymes), E2 (ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes), and E3 (ubiquitin ligases) [16]. Ubiquitination of proteins can target them for proteasomal degradation, or modulate cellular processes including cell cycle progression, transcriptional regulation, DNA repair and signal transduction. E3 ubiquitin ligases, of which there are >600 in humans, are a family of highly heterogeneous proteins and protein complexes that recruit ubiquitin-loaded E2 enzymes to mediate transfer of the ubiquitin molecule from the E2 to protein substrates. Target substrate specificity is determined by a substrate recognition subunit within the E3 complex.

E3 ubiquitin ligases

2005 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 15-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen C. Ardley ◽  
Philip A. Robinson
Keyword(s):  
Protein Complexes ◽  
Loss Of Function ◽  
Direct Role ◽  
Cellular Processes ◽  
Substrate Protein ◽  
Protein Ubiquitination ◽  
C Terminus ◽  
Full Complement ◽  
Spatio Temporal ◽  
Eukaryotic Organisms

The selectivity of the ubiquitin–26 S proteasome system (UPS) for a particular substrate protein relies on the interaction between a ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme (E2, of which a cell contains relatively few) and a ubiquitin–protein ligase (E3, of which there are possibly hundreds). Post-translational modifications of the protein substrate, such as phosphorylation or hydroxylation, are often required prior to its selection. In this way, the precise spatio-temporal targeting and degradation of a given substrate can be achieved. The E3s are a large, diverse group of proteins, characterized by one of several defining motifs. These include a HECT (homologous to E6-associated protein C-terminus), RING (really interesting new gene) or U-box (a modified RING motif without the full complement of Zn2+-binding ligands) domain. Whereas HECT E3s have a direct role in catalysis during ubiquitination, RING and U-box E3s facilitate protein ubiquitination. These latter two E3 types act as adaptor-like molecules. They bring an E2 and a substrate into sufficiently close proximity to promote the substrate's ubiquitination. Although many RING-type E3s, such as MDM2 (murine double minute clone 2 oncoprotein) and c-Cbl, can apparently act alone, others are found as components of much larger multi-protein complexes, such as the anaphase-promoting complex. Taken together, these multifaceted properties and interactions enable E3s to provide a powerful, and specific, mechanism for protein clearance within all cells of eukaryotic organisms. The importance of E3s is highlighted by the number of normal cellular processes they regulate, and the number of diseases associated with their loss of function or inappropriate targeting.

scholarly journals Novel Roles for the Sirtuin Deacylase SIRT5 in Normal Physiology and in Cancer

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 741-741
Author(s):  
David Lombard
Keyword(s):  
Mitochondrial Matrix ◽  
Genomic Integrity ◽  
Biological Functions ◽  
Protein Targets ◽  
Post Translational Modifications ◽  
Catalytic Activities ◽  
Cellular Processes ◽  
Specific Cancer ◽  
Cancer Types ◽  
Chromatin Biology

Abstract Sirtuins are NAD+-dependent deacylases that regulate diverse cellular processes such as metabolic homeostasis and genomic integrity. Mammals possess seven sirtuin family members, SIRT1-SIRT7, that display diverse subcellular localization patterns, catalytic activities, protein targets, and biological functions. Three sirtuins, SIRT3, SIRT4, and SIRT5, are primarily located in the mitochondrial matrix. SIRT5 is a very inefficient deacetylase, instead removing negatively charged post-translational modifications (succinyl, glutaryl, and malonyl groups) from lysines of its target proteins, in mitochondria and throughout the cell. SIRT5 plays only modest known roles in normal physiology, with its major functions occurring in the heart under stress conditions. In contrast, in specific cancer types, including melanoma, we have identified a major pro-survival role for SIRT5. We have traced this function of SIRT5 to novel roles for this protein in regulating chromatin biology. New insights into mechanisms of SIRT5 action in cancer, and in normal myocardium, will be discussed.

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