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Structural highlights

Function

OTUB1_HUMAN Hydrolase that can specifically remove 'Lys-48'-linked conjugated ubiquitin from proteins and plays an important regulatory role at the level of protein turnover by preventing degradation. Regulator of T-cell anergy, a phenomenon that occurs when T-cells are rendered unresponsive to antigen rechallenge and no longer respond to their cognate antigen. Acts via its interaction with RNF128/GRAIL, a crucial inductor of CD4 T-cell anergy. Isoform 1 destabilizes RNF128, leading to prevent anergy. In contrast, isoform 2 stabilizes RNF128 and promotes anergy. Surprisingly, it regulates RNF128-mediated ubiquitination, but does not deubiquitinate polyubiquitinated RNF128. Deubiquitinates estrogen receptor alpha (ESR1). Mediates deubiquitination of 'Lys-48'-linked polyubiquitin chains, but not 'Lys-63'-linked polyubiquitin chains. Not able to cleave di-ubiquitin. Also capable of removing NEDD8 from NEDD8 conjugates, but with a much lower preference compared to 'Lys-48'-linked ubiquitin.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]} Plays a key non-catalytic role in DNA repair regulation by inhibiting activity of RNF168, an E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase that promotes accumulation of 'Lys-63'-linked histone H2A and H2AX at DNA damage sites. Inhibits RNF168 independently of ubiquitin thioesterase activity by binding and inhibiting UBE2N/UBC13, the E2 partner of RNF168, thereby limiting spreading of 'Lys-63'-linked histone H2A and H2AX marks. Inhibition occurs by binding to free ubiquitin: free ubiquitin acts as an allosteric regulator that increases affinity for UBE2N/UBC13 and disrupts interaction with UBE2V1. The OTUB1-UBE2N/UBC13-free ubiquitin complex adopts a configuration that mimics a cleaved 'Lys48'-linked di-ubiquitin chain.^{[8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]}

See Also

• Thioesterase 3D structures
• 3D structures of ubiquitin conjugating enzyme

References

1. ↑ Balakirev MY, Tcherniuk SO, Jaquinod M, Chroboczek J. Otubains: a new family of cysteine proteases in the ubiquitin pathway. EMBO Rep. 2003 May;4(5):517-22. PMID:12704427 doi:10.1038/sj.embor.embor824
2. ↑ Soares L, Seroogy C, Skrenta H, Anandasabapathy N, Lovelace P, Chung CD, Engleman E, Fathman CG. Two isoforms of otubain 1 regulate T cell anergy via GRAIL. Nat Immunol. 2004 Jan;5(1):45-54. Epub 2003 Dec 7. PMID:14661020 doi:10.1038/ni1017
3. ↑ Borodovsky A, Ovaa H, Kolli N, Gan-Erdene T, Wilkinson KD, Ploegh HL, Kessler BM. Chemistry-based functional proteomics reveals novel members of the deubiquitinating enzyme family. Chem Biol. 2002 Oct;9(10):1149-59. PMID:12401499
4. ↑ Stanisic V, Malovannaya A, Qin J, Lonard DM, O'Malley BW. OTU Domain-containing ubiquitin aldehyde-binding protein 1 (OTUB1) deubiquitinates estrogen receptor (ER) alpha and affects ERalpha transcriptional activity. J Biol Chem. 2009 Jun 12;284(24):16135-45. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M109.007484. Epub, 2009 Apr 21. PMID:19383985 doi:10.1074/jbc.M109.007484
5. ↑ Wang T, Yin L, Cooper EM, Lai MY, Dickey S, Pickart CM, Fushman D, Wilkinson KD, Cohen RE, Wolberger C. Evidence for bidentate substrate binding as the basis for the K48 linkage specificity of otubain 1. J Mol Biol. 2009 Mar 6;386(4):1011-23. doi: 10.1016/j.jmb.2008.12.085. Epub 2009 , Jan 13. PMID:19211026 doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2008.12.085
6. ↑ Nakada S, Tai I, Panier S, Al-Hakim A, Iemura S, Juang YC, O'Donnell L, Kumakubo A, Munro M, Sicheri F, Gingras AC, Natsume T, Suda T, Durocher D. Non-canonical inhibition of DNA damage-dependent ubiquitination by OTUB1. Nature. 2010 Aug 19;466(7309):941-6. doi: 10.1038/nature09297. PMID:20725033 doi:10.1038/nature09297
7. ↑ Edelmann MJ, Iphofer A, Akutsu M, Altun M, di Gleria K, Kramer HB, Fiebiger E, Dhe-Paganon S, Kessler BM. Structural basis and specificity of human otubain 1-mediated deubiquitination. Biochem J. 2009 Mar 1;418(2):379-90. PMID:18954305 doi:10.1042/BJ20081318
8. ↑ Balakirev MY, Tcherniuk SO, Jaquinod M, Chroboczek J. Otubains: a new family of cysteine proteases in the ubiquitin pathway. EMBO Rep. 2003 May;4(5):517-22. PMID:12704427 doi:10.1038/sj.embor.embor824
9. ↑ Soares L, Seroogy C, Skrenta H, Anandasabapathy N, Lovelace P, Chung CD, Engleman E, Fathman CG. Two isoforms of otubain 1 regulate T cell anergy via GRAIL. Nat Immunol. 2004 Jan;5(1):45-54. Epub 2003 Dec 7. PMID:14661020 doi:10.1038/ni1017
10. ↑ Borodovsky A, Ovaa H, Kolli N, Gan-Erdene T, Wilkinson KD, Ploegh HL, Kessler BM. Chemistry-based functional proteomics reveals novel members of the deubiquitinating enzyme family. Chem Biol. 2002 Oct;9(10):1149-59. PMID:12401499
11. ↑ Stanisic V, Malovannaya A, Qin J, Lonard DM, O'Malley BW. OTU Domain-containing ubiquitin aldehyde-binding protein 1 (OTUB1) deubiquitinates estrogen receptor (ER) alpha and affects ERalpha transcriptional activity. J Biol Chem. 2009 Jun 12;284(24):16135-45. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M109.007484. Epub, 2009 Apr 21. PMID:19383985 doi:10.1074/jbc.M109.007484
12. ↑ Wang T, Yin L, Cooper EM, Lai MY, Dickey S, Pickart CM, Fushman D, Wilkinson KD, Cohen RE, Wolberger C. Evidence for bidentate substrate binding as the basis for the K48 linkage specificity of otubain 1. J Mol Biol. 2009 Mar 6;386(4):1011-23. doi: 10.1016/j.jmb.2008.12.085. Epub 2009 , Jan 13. PMID:19211026 doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2008.12.085
13. ↑ Nakada S, Tai I, Panier S, Al-Hakim A, Iemura S, Juang YC, O'Donnell L, Kumakubo A, Munro M, Sicheri F, Gingras AC, Natsume T, Suda T, Durocher D. Non-canonical inhibition of DNA damage-dependent ubiquitination by OTUB1. Nature. 2010 Aug 19;466(7309):941-6. doi: 10.1038/nature09297. PMID:20725033 doi:10.1038/nature09297
14. ↑ Edelmann MJ, Iphofer A, Akutsu M, Altun M, di Gleria K, Kramer HB, Fiebiger E, Dhe-Paganon S, Kessler BM. Structural basis and specificity of human otubain 1-mediated deubiquitination. Biochem J. 2009 Mar 1;418(2):379-90. PMID:18954305 doi:10.1042/BJ20081318