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Structure of Dimeric HECT E3 Ubiquitin Ligase UBR5
Structural highlights
FunctionUBR5_HUMAN E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase which is a component of the N-end rule pathway. Recognizes and binds to proteins bearing specific N-terminal residues that are destabilizing according to the N-end rule, leading to their ubiquitination and subsequent degradation (By similarity). Involved in maturation and/or transcriptional regulation of mRNA by activating CDK9 by polyubiquitination. May play a role in control of cell cycle progression. May have tumor suppressor function. Regulates DNA topoisomerase II binding protein (TopBP1) in the DNA damage response. Plays an essential role in extraembryonic development. Ubiquitinates acetylated PCK1. Also acts as a regulator of DNA damage response by acting as a suppressor of RNF168, an E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase that promotes accumulation of 'Lys-63'-linked histone H2A and H2AX at DNA damage sites, thereby acting as a guard against excessive spreading of ubiquitinated chromatin at damaged chromosomes.[1] [2] [3] Publication Abstract from PubMedUbiquitin (Ub) chain formation by homologous to E6AP C-terminus (HECT)-family E3 ligases regulates vast biology, yet the structural mechanisms remain unknown. We used chemistry and cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) to visualize stable mimics of the intermediates along K48-linked Ub chain formation by the human E3, UBR5. The structural data reveal a approximately 620 kDa UBR5 dimer as the functional unit, comprising a scaffold with flexibly tethered Ub-associated (UBA) domains, and elaborately arranged HECT domains. Chains are forged by a UBA domain capturing an acceptor Ub, with its K48 lured into the active site by numerous interactions between the acceptor Ub, manifold UBR5 elements and the donor Ub. The cryo-EM reconstructions allow defining conserved HECT domain conformations catalyzing Ub transfer from E2 to E3 and from E3. Our data show how a full-length E3, ubiquitins to be adjoined, E2 and intermediary products guide a feed-forward HECT domain conformational cycle establishing a highly efficient, broadly targeting, K48-linked Ub chain forging machine. Structural snapshots along K48-linked ubiquitin chain formation by the HECT E3 UBR5.,Hehl LA, Horn-Ghetko D, Prabu JR, Vollrath R, Vu DT, Perez Berrocal DA, Mulder MPC, van der Heden van Noort GJ, Schulman BA Nat Chem Biol. 2024 Feb;20(2):190-200. doi: 10.1038/s41589-023-01414-2. Epub 2023 , Aug 24. PMID:37620400[4] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See AlsoReferences
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