2e2c

From Proteopedia

E2-C, AN UBIQUITIN CONJUGATING ENZYME REQUIRED FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF MITOTIC CYCLINS

Structural highlights

2e2c is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Spisula solidissima. This structure supersedes the now removed PDB entries 1br7 and 1e2c. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:	X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2Å
Resources:	FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

UBE2C_SPISO Catalyzes the covalent attachment of ubiquitin to other proteins. Acts as an essential factor of the anaphase promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C), a cell cycle-regulated ubiquitin ligase that is essential for the transition from metaphase to anaphase in mitosis. Involved in both degradation of proteins responsible for maintaining sister chromatid cohesion at the onset of anaphase and of mitotic cyclins A and B at the exit of mitosis. Acts by initiating polyubiquitin chains on APC/C substrates, leading to the degradation of APC/C substrates by the proteasome and promoting mitotic exit (By similarity).

Evolutionary Conservation

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Publication Abstract from PubMed

The destruction of the cyclin B protein is necessary for the cell to exit from mitosis. The destruction of cyclin B occurs via the ubiquitin/proteasome system and involves a specific ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme (Ubc) that donates ubiquitin to cyclin B. Here we present the crystal structure of the cyclin-specific Ubc from clam, E2-C, determined at 2.0 A resolution. The E2-C enzyme contains an N-terminal extension in addition to the Ubc core domain. The N-terminal extension is disordered, perhaps reflecting a need for flexibility as it interacts with various partners in the ubiquitination system. The overall structure of the E2-C core domain is quite similar to those in previously determined Ubc proteins. The interaction between particular pairs of E2-C proteins in the crystal has some of the hallmarks of a functional dimer, though solution studies suggest that the E2-C protein exists as a monomer. Comparison of the E2-C structure with that of the other available Ubc structures indicates conserved surface residues that may interact with common components of the ubiquitination system. Such comparison also reveals a remarkable spine of conserved hydrophobic residues in the center of the protein that may drive the protein to fold and stabilize the protein once folded. Comparison of residues conserved only among E2-C and its homologues indicates surface areas that may be involved in mitotic-specific ubiquitination.

Crystal structure of the cyclin-specific ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme from clam, E2-C, at 2.0 A resolution.,Jiang F, Basavappa R Biochemistry. 1999 May 18;38(20):6471-8. PMID:10350465^[1]

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

References

↑ Jiang F, Basavappa R. Crystal structure of the cyclin-specific ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme from clam, E2-C, at 2.0 A resolution. Biochemistry. 1999 May 18;38(20):6471-8. PMID:10350465 doi:10.1021/bi9901329