Structural highlights
Function
APC1_HUMAN Component of the anaphase promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C), a cell cycle-regulated E3 ubiquitin ligase that controls progression through mitosis and the G1 phase of the cell cycle. The APC/C complex acts by mediating ubiquitination and subsequent degradation of target proteins: it mainly mediates the formation of 'Lys-11'-linked polyubiquitin chains and, to a lower extent, the formation of 'Lys-48'- and 'Lys-63'-linked polyubiquitin chains.[1]
Publication Abstract from PubMed
The anaphase-promoting complex (APC/C) is a multimeric RING E3 ubiquitin ligase that controls chromosome segregation and mitotic exit. Its regulation by coactivator subunits, phosphorylation, the mitotic checkpoint complex and interphase early mitotic inhibitor 1 (Emi1) ensures the correct order and timing of distinct cell-cycle transitions. Here we use cryo-electron microscopy to determine atomic structures of APC/C-coactivator complexes with either Emi1 or a UbcH10-ubiquitin conjugate. These structures define the architecture of all APC/C subunits, the position of the catalytic module and explain how Emi1 mediates inhibition of the two E2s UbcH10 and Ube2S. Definition of Cdh1 interactions with the APC/C indicates how they are antagonized by Cdh1 phosphorylation. The structure of the APC/C with UbcH10-ubiquitin reveals insights into the initiating ubiquitination reaction. Our results provide a quantitative framework for the design of future experiments to investigate APC/C functions in vivo.
Atomic structure of the APC/C and its mechanism of protein ubiquitination.,Chang L, Zhang Z, Yang J, McLaughlin SH, Barford D Nature. 2015 Jun 25;522(7557):450-4. doi: 10.1038/nature14471. Epub 2015 Jun 15. PMID:26083744[2]
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References
- ↑ Jin L, Williamson A, Banerjee S, Philipp I, Rape M. Mechanism of ubiquitin-chain formation by the human anaphase-promoting complex. Cell. 2008 May 16;133(4):653-65. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2008.04.012. PMID:18485873 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2008.04.012
- ↑ Chang L, Zhang Z, Yang J, McLaughlin SH, Barford D. Atomic structure of the APC/C and its mechanism of protein ubiquitination. Nature. 2015 Jun 25;522(7557):450-4. doi: 10.1038/nature14471. Epub 2015 Jun 15. PMID:26083744 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature14471
