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Comparison of native and non-native ubiquitin oligomers reveals analogous structures and reactivities

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Pham, Grace H., Rana, Ambar S. J. B., Korkmaz, E. Nihal, Trang, Vivian H., Cui, Qiang, Strieter, Eric R.·2016·Protein Science

Abstract

Ubiquitin (Ub) chains regulate a wide range of biological processes, and Ub chain connectivity is a critical determinant of the many regulatory roles that this post-translational modification plays in cells. To understand how distinct Ub chains orchestrate different biochemical events, we and other investigators have developed enzymatic and non-enzymatic methods to synthesize Ub chains of well-defined length and connectivity. A number of chemical approaches have been used to generate Ub oligomers connected by non-native linkages; however, few studies have examined the extent to which non-native linkages recapitulate the structural and functional properties associated with native isopeptide bonds. Here, we compare the structure and function of Ub dimers bearing native and non-native linkages. Using small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) analysis, we show that scattering profiles for the two types of dimers are similar. Moreover, using an experimental structural library and atomistic simulations to fit the experimental SAXS profiles, we find that the two types of Ub dimers can be matched to analogous structures. An important application of non-native Ub oligomers is to probe the activity and selectivity of deubiquitinases. Through steady-state kinetic analyses, we demonstrate that different families of deubiquitinases hydrolyze native and non-native isopeptide linkages with comparable efficiency and selectivity. Considering the significant challenges associated with building topologically diverse native Ub chains, our results illustrate that chains harboring non-native linkages can serve as surrogate substrates for explorations of Ub function.

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Authors
Pham, G. H., Rana, A. S. J. B., Korkmaz, E. N., Trang, V. H., Cui, Q., & Strieter, E. R.
Affiliations
University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
Corresponding author
Strieter, Eric R.
Venue
Protein Science
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2016-01-12
Volume
25
Issue
2
Pages
456-471
ISSN
0961-8368 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1881356601
Cited by
21
References
77
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 4 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 1 · 2020: 3 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 4
FWCI
1.30
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Protein Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • General Motors Corporation
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Materials Chemistry › Enzyme Structure and Function
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Structure and Dynamics
Keywords
ubiquitin
MeSH terms
Animals, Humans, Hydrolysis, Models, Molecular, Protein Conformation, X-Ray Diffraction, Ubiquitin, Databases, Protein, Scattering, Small Angle, Protein Multimerization, Ubiquitin-Specific Proteases

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