Diverse polyubiquitin interaction properties of ubiquitin-associated domains
| Title | Diverse polyubiquitin interaction properties of ubiquitin-associated domains |
| Publication Type | Journal Articles |
| Year of Publication | 2005 |
| Authors | Raasi S, Varadan R, Fushman D, Pickart CM |
| Journal | Nature Structural & Molecular Biology |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pagination | 708 - 714 |
| Date Published | 2005/// |
| ISBN Number | 1545-9993 |
| Keywords | apoptosis, basic cellular processes, Biochemistry, biophysics, cell biology, cell cycle, cell surface proteins, cell-cell interactions, checkpoints, chromatin, chromatin remodeling, chromatin structure, content, DNA recombination, DNA repair, DNA replication, Gene expression, Genetics, intracellular signaling, journal, macromolecules, mechanism, membrane processes, molecular, molecular basis of disease, molecular biology, molecular interactions, multi-component complexes, nature publishing group, nature structural molecular biology, nucleic acids, protein degradation, protein folding, protein processing, Proteins, regulation of transcription, regulation of translation, RNA, RNA processing, RNAi, signal transduction, single molecule studies, structure and function of proteins, transcription, translation |
| Abstract | The ubiquitin-associated (UBA) domain occurs frequently in proteins involved in ubiquitin-dependent signaling pathways. Although polyubiquitin chain binding is considered to be a defining feature of the UBA domain family, the generality of this property has not been established. Here we have surveyed the polyubiquitin interaction properties of 30 UBA domains, including 16 of 17 occurrences in budding yeast. The UBA domains sort into four classes that include linkage-selective polyubiquitin binders and domains that bind different chains (and monoubiquitin) in a nondiscriminatory manner; one notable class (30%) did not bind any ubiquitin ligand surveyed. The properties of a given UBA domain are conserved from yeast to mammals. Their functional relevance is further suggested by the ability of an ectopic UBA domain to alter the specificity of a deubiquitylating enzyme in a predictable manner. Conversely, non-UBA sequences can modulate the interaction properties of a UBA domain. |
| URL | http://www.nature.com/nsmb/journal/v12/n8/full/nsmb962.html |
| DOI | 10.1038/nsmb962 |