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Protein ubiquitination is a powerful regulatory modification that influences nearly every aspect of eukaryotic cell biology. The general pathway for ubiquitin (Ub) modification requires the sequential activities of a Ub-activating enzyme (E1), a Ub transfer enzyme (E2), and a Ub ligase (E3). The E2 must recognize both the E1 and a cognate E3 in addition to carrying activated Ub. These central functions are performed by a topologically conserved alpha/beta-fold core domain of approximately 150 residues shared by all E2s. However, as presented herein, the UbcH5 family of E2s can also bind Ub noncovalently on a surface well removed from the E2 active site. We present the solution structure of the UbcH5c/Ub noncovalent complex and demonstrate that this noncovalent interaction permits self-assembly of activated UbcH5c approximately Ub molecules. Self-assembly has profound consequences for the processive formation of polyubiquitin (poly-Ub) chains in ubiquitination reactions directed by the breast and ovarian cancer tumor susceptibility protein BRCA1.

 

2FUH is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein_complex Protein complex] structure of sequences from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_sapiens Homo sapiens] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rattus_norvegicus Rattus norvegicus]. Active as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubiquitin--protein_ligase Ubiquitin--protein ligase], with EC number [http://www.brenda-enzymes.info/php/result_flat.php4?ecno=6.3.2.19 6.3.2.19] Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=2FUH OCA].  

[[Category: Brzovic, P S.]]

[[Category: Hoyt, D W.]]

[[Category: Klevit, R E.]]

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