Structural highlights
Publication Abstract from PubMed
USP5 disassembles unanchored polyubiquitin chains to recycle free monoubiquitin, and is one of the 12 ubiquitin specific proteases featuring a zinc finger ubiquitin-binding domain (ZnF-UBD). This distinct structural module has been associated with substrate positioning or allosteric modulation of catalytic activity, but its cellular function remains unclear. We screened a chemical library focused on the ZnF-UBD of USP5, crystallized hits in complex with the protein, and generated a preliminary structure-activity relationship, which enables the development of more potent and selective compounds. This work serves as a framework for the discovery of a chemical probe to delineate the function of USP5 ZnF-UBD in proteasomal degradation and other ubiquitin signaling pathways in health and disease.
Discovery of Small Molecule Antagonists of the USP5 Zinc Finger Ubiquitin-Binding Domain.,Mann MK, Franzoni I, de Freitas RF, Tempel W, Houliston S, Smith L, Vedadi M, Arrowsmith CH, Harding RJ, Schapira M J Med Chem. 2019 Nov 27;62(22):10144-10155. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b00988., Epub 2019 Nov 12. PMID:31663737[1]
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- ↑ Mann MK, Franzoni I, de Freitas RF, Tempel W, Houliston S, Smith L, Vedadi M, Arrowsmith CH, Harding RJ, Schapira M. Discovery of Small Molecule Antagonists of the USP5 Zinc Finger Ubiquitin-Binding Domain. J Med Chem. 2019 Nov 27;62(22):10144-10155. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b00988., Epub 2019 Nov 12. PMID:31663737 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b00988
