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Lys63-linked polyubiquitin chains participate in nonproteolytic signaling pathways, including regulation of DNA damage tolerance and NF-kappaB activation. E2 enzymes bound to ubiquitin E2 variants (UEV) are vital in these pathways, synthesizing Lys63-linked polyubiquitin chains, but how these complexes achieve specificity for a particular lysine linkage has been unclear. We have determined the crystal structure of an Mms2-Ubc13-ubiquitin (UEV-E2-Ub) covalent intermediate with donor ubiquitin linked to the active site residue of Ubc13. In the structure, the unexpected binding of a donor ubiquitin of one Mms2-Ubc13-Ub complex to the acceptor-binding site of Mms2-Ubc13 in an adjacent complex allows us to visualize at atomic resolution the molecular determinants of acceptor-ubiquitin binding. The structure reveals the key role of Mms2 in allowing selective insertion of Lys63 into the Ubc13 active site and suggests a molecular model for polyubiquitin chain elongation.

2GMI 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/Saccharomyces_cerevisiae Saccharomyces cerevisiae]. 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=2GMI OCA].  

[[Category: Carlile, C M.]]

[[Category: Eddins, M J.]]

[[Category: Gomez, K G.]]

[[Category: Pickart, C M.]]

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