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NEDD8 nucleates a multivalent cullin–RING–UBE2D ubiquitin ligation assembly

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Baek, Kheewoong, Krist, David T., Prabu, J. Rajan, Hill, Spencer, Klügel, Maren, Neumaier, Lisa-Marie, von Gronau, Susanne, Kleiger, Gary, Schulman, Brenda A.·2020·Nature

DOI 10.1038/s41586-020-2000-yPMC PMC7050210

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Abstract

Eukaryotic cell biology depends on cullin-RING E3 ligase (CRL)-catalysed protein ubiquitylation 1, which is tightly controlled by the modification of cullin with the ubiquitin-like protein NEDD8 2-6. However, how CRLs catalyse ubiquitylation, and the basis of NEDD8 activation, remain unknown. Here we report the cryo-electron microscopy structure of a chemically trapped complex that represents the ubiquitylation intermediate, in which the neddylated CRL1 β-TRCP promotes the transfer of ubiquitin from the E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme UBE2D to its recruited substrate, phosphorylated IκBα. NEDD8 acts as a nexus that binds disparate cullin elements and the RING-activated ubiquitin-linked UBE2D. Local structural remodelling of NEDD8 and large-scale movements of CRL domains converge to juxtapose the substrate and the ubiquitylation active site. These findings explain how a distinctive ubiquitin-like protein alters the functions of its targets, and show how numerous NEDD8-dependent interprotein interactions and conformational changes synergistically configure a catalytic CRL architecture that is both robust, to enable rapid ubiquitylation of the substrate, and fragile, to enable the subsequent functions of cullin-RING proteins.

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The paper reports a 3.7 Å cryo-EM structure of a chemically trapped neddylated CRL1β-TRCP–UBE2D~UB–IκBα substrate intermediate, showing NEDD8 as a nexus that organizes activation, catalytic, and substrate-scaffolding modules. NEDD8-dependent multivalent interactions and conformational changes explain nearly 2000-fold stimulation of substrate priming and why NEDD8, rather than ubiquitin, activates CRLs.

Key findings

NEDD8 massively stimulates CRL1β-TRCP/UBE2D-catalyzed ubiquitylation by nearly 2000-fold overall; for IκBα, K_m for UBE2D was 408 ± 57 nM with neddylated CRL1β-TRCP versus 4014 ± 956 nM unneddylated, and k_obs S0–S1 was 12.9 ± 1.7 s⁻¹ versus 0.05 ± 0.002 s⁻¹, a 2667-fold change (Extended Data Table 1). NEDD8 activates both substrate priming and chain elongation, but UB linkage to a substrate-linked UB is 10-fold slower, suggesting optimal catalysis of substrate priming.
The 3.7 Å structure of the trapped neddylated CRL1β-TRCP–UBE2D~UB–substrate intermediate shows NEDD8 nearly encircled by interactions, binding its linked CUL1 WHB domain in an “activation module” and positioning a “catalytic module” relative to the substrate-scaffolding module; RBX1 binds UBE2D~UB in the canonical RING-activated closed conformation, and the structurally observed distance between IκBα’s β-TRCP-bound phosphodegron and the UBE2D~UB active site is ≈22 Å.
NEDD8 must adopt the Loop-out conformation to both form the activation module and engage UBE2D in the catalytic module, acting as a coincidence detector; mutations disrupting activation-module, activation–catalytic, or activation–substrate-scaffolding interfaces impair substrate priming, and combining mutations is synergistic (e.g., NEDD8 I44A is ≈10-fold defective alone, but with UBE2D H32A is nearly 200-fold defective).
The same mutations impair UBE2D-mediated priming with neddylated CRL1FBW7 and neddylated CRL4CRBN/pomalidomide, and the structure rationalizes how NEDD8 Gln40 deamidation by bacterial effectors impairs CRL1-dependent ubiquitylation.

Methods

Cryo-EM: a chemically adjoined stable proxy for the UBE2D~UB–IκBα substrate intermediate was bound to a hyperactive neddylated CRL1β-TRCP; the final reconstruction was refined globally to 3.7 Å (focused refinement 3.46 Å), with model building/refinement using known PDB structures, RELION-3.0, COOT, and Phenix.refine.
Kinetics: rapid quench-flow pre-steady-state experiments and UBE2D titrations with radiolabeled peptide substrates (IκBα and β-catenin variants) estimated K_m and k_obs; pulse-chase fluorescent assays monitored substrate priming, and separate assays monitored intrinsic UBE2D~UB discharge to free lysine.
Samples: human recombinant proteins were expressed in insect cells or E. coli, including UBE2D2/3, RBX1, CUL1, CUL4, NEDD8, UB, SKP1, β-TRCP, CRBN, DDB1, and UBA1; peptides were >95% HPLC purity, and variants were generated by PCR, Quikchange, or synthesis.

Limitations

Stated: the authors cannot exclude that UB could be transferred from RING- and NEDD8-bound UBE2D in various orientations relative to the substrate-scaffolding module; different forms of ubiquitylation may involve alternative, presently elusive catalytic architectures; and the structural basis for ubiquitylation by other CRLs awaits future studies.
Evident: the structure relies on a chemically trapped proxy, a hyperactive RBX1 N98R mutant, monomeric β-TRCP1, SKP1∆∆, and engineered UBE2D variants, so it may not capture all native transient conformations or wild-type dynamics.
Evident: the biochemical assays are in vitro with model peptide substrates, some validation assays are qualitative, and several experiments report n = 2 technical replicates rather than independent biological replicates.

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“UB transfer from a RING-docked UBE2D~UB intermediate (“~” indicates thioester bond/thioester-bond mimic) to an F-box protein-bound substrate is difficult to rationalize by prior structural models 3,7,20,27, or by our cryo EM reconstructions of unneddylated and neddylated substrate-bound CRL1β-TRCP”
§ NEDD8 nucleates a multivalent cullin-RING-UBE2D ubiquitin ligation assembly > Cryo EM reveals Cullin-RING dynamics
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  The Introduction says that docking a ubiquitin E2 to Rbx1 in prior CRL structural models leaves an approximately 60 Å gap between the E2 catalytic site and the substrate-binding site, raising the question of how ubiquitin reaches the target. This supports the cited point about the difficulty posed by prior models; the citing authors attribute the cryo-EM reconstructions to their own work, not to this source. (LLM, conf=0.90)
  cites [3] Duda, D. M. et al. Structural insights into NEDD8 activation of cullin–RING ligases: conformational control of conjugation. Cell 134, 995–1006 (2008). source
- Not checked yetcites [7] Zheng, N. et al. Structure of the Cul1–Rbx1–Skp1–F boxSkp2 SCF ubiquitin ligase complex. Nature 416, 703–709 (2002). source
- Not checked yetcites [20] Wu, G. et al. Structure of a β-TrCP1–Skp1–β-catenin complex: destruction motif binding and lysine specificity of the SCFβ-TrCP1 ubiquitin ligase. Mol. Cell 11, 1445–1456 (2003). source
- Not checked yetcites [27] Tang, X. et al. Suprafacial orientation of the SCFCdc4 dimer accommodates multiple geometries for substrate ubiquitination. Cell 129, 1165–1176 (2007). source
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“A well-resolved “substrate scaffolding module” resembles models based on crystal structures of substrate-bound SKP1-β-TRCP and the portion of an F-box-SKP1-CUL1-RBX1 complex including CUL1’s N-terminal domain and the intermolecular C/R domain7,20.”
§ NEDD8 nucleates a multivalent cullin-RING-UBE2D ubiquitin ligation assembly > Cryo EM reveals Cullin-RING dynamics
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- Not checked yetcites [7] Zheng, N. et al. Structure of the Cul1–Rbx1–Skp1–F boxSkp2 SCF ubiquitin ligase complex. Nature 416, 703–709 (2002). source
- Not checked yetcites [20] Wu, G. et al. Structure of a β-TrCP1–Skp1–β-catenin complex: destruction motif binding and lysine specificity of the SCFβ-TrCP1 ubiquitin ligase. Mol. Cell 11, 1445–1456 (2003). source
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“we obtained a reconstruction at 3.7 Å resolution showing our proxy for a UBE2D~UB-IκBα substrate intermediate bound to a hyperactive version of neddylated CRL1β-TRCP”
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“Concomitant local structural remodeling and large-scale CRL domain movements converge to juxtapose the substrate and ubiquitylation active site.”
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“We chemically adjoined surrogates for these entities in a stable mimic of the transition state, which avidly binds neddylated CRL1β-TRCP”
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“The structurally-observed ≈22 angstroms between IκBα’s β-TRCP-bound phosphodegron and the UBE2D~UB active site is compatible with spacing between this motif and potential acceptor lysines in many substrates32”
§ NEDD8 nucleates a multivalent cullin-RING-UBE2D ubiquitin ligation assembly > Capturing CRL substrate ubiquitylation
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- Not checked yetcites [32] Low, T. Y. et al. A systems-wide screen identifies substrates of the SCFβTrCP ubiquitin ligase. Sci. Signal. 7, rs8 (2014).
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“Kinetic parameters for CRL1β-TRCP and UBE2D-catalyzed ubiquitylation of model substrates (phosphopeptides from β-catenin and IκBα, harboring single acceptor lysines), determined by rapid quench-flow methods, showed NEDD8 massively stimulates the reaction, by nearly 2000-fold overall”
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“We report the cryo EM structure of a chemically-trapped complex representing the ubiquitylation intermediate whereby neddylated CRL1β-TRCP promotes UB transfer from the E2 UBE2D to its recruited substrate phosphorylated IκBα.”
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“The structure shows that NEDD8 acts as a nexus binding disparate cullin elements and the RING-activated UB-linked UBE2D.”
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“Compared to prior isolated RING-UBE2D~UB structures28–30, the neddylated CRL1β-TRCP-UBE2D~UB-substrate intermediate shows additional density corresponding to the substrate proxy along a trajectory to the ubiquitylation active site”
§ NEDD8 nucleates a multivalent cullin-RING-UBE2D ubiquitin ligation assembly > Capturing CRL substrate ubiquitylation
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [28] Dou, H., Buetow, L., Sibbet, G. J., Cameron, K. & Huang, D. T. BIRC7–E2 ubiquitin conjugate structure reveals the mechanism of ubiquitin transfer by a RING dimer. Nat. Struct. Mol. Biol. 19, 876–883 (2012). source
- Not checked yetcites [29] Plechanovová, A., Jaffray, E. G., Tatham, M. H., Naismith, J. H. & Hay, R. T. Structure of a RING E3 ligase and ubiquitin-loaded E2 primed for catalysis. Nature 489, 115–120 (2012). source
- Not checked yetcites [30] Pruneda, J. N. et al. Structure of an E3:E2~Ub complex reveals an allosteric mechanism shared among RING/U-box ligases. Mol. Cell 47, 933–942 (2012). source
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“However, for RBX1’s RING and CUL1’s WHB domains, with or without covalently-linked NEDD8, density is lacking or visualized only at low contour, in varying positions in different classes. These domains apparently sample multiple orientations”
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“NEDD8’s Ile44 hydrophobic patch engages UBE2D’s “backside”, opposite from the ubiquitylation active site”
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“The activation module is itself positioned by NEDD8 binding the substrate scaffolding module.”
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“while optimized version (C21I C107A C111D) retains wild-type like activity.”
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“Standard Cys replacements by Ser or Ala severely compromised activity.”
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  “standard Ser/Ala mutations of noncatalytic cysteines compromised activity (shown for C21A C107A C111S)”
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“Second, combining mutations at multiple sites is devastating, even for mild mutations.”
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“On the other side, UBE2D’s curved β-sheet complements β-TRCP’s propeller”
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“In addition, the catalytic module abuts both CUL1-RBX1 and substrate receptor sides of the substrate-scaffolding module”
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“On one side, RBX1’s RING stacks on its C/R domain Trp35 side-chain, consistent with previously reported effects for RBX1 Trp35Ala mutation39.”
§ NEDD8 nucleates a multivalent cullin-RING-UBE2D ubiquitin ligation assembly > NEDD8 orchestrates UB ligation assembly
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [39] Scott, D. C. et al. Structure of a RING E3 trapped in action reveals ligation mechanism for the ubiquitin-like protein NEDD8. Cell 157, 1671–1684 (2014). source
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“At the center, NEDD8’s Gln40 contacts CUL1, the isopeptide bond, and NEDD8’s C-terminal tail in a buried polar interaction typical of those organizing apolar interfaces33.”
§ NEDD8 nucleates a multivalent cullin-RING-UBE2D ubiquitin ligation assembly > NEDD8 orchestrates UB ligation assembly
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [33] Lumb, K. J. & Kim, P. S. A buried polar interaction imparts structural uniqueness in a designed heterodimeric coiled coil. Biochemistry 34, 8642–8648 (1995). source
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“Combining UBE2D2 C107A with Cys21 mutated to Ile, Leu or Val to compensate for the reduced hydrophobic volume led to the identification of C21I C107A as a suitable version for testing of all other possible replacements for Cys111.”
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“A NEDD8 groove, comprising the Ile36/Leu71/Leu73 hydrophobic patch and the C-terminal tail, embraces the hydrophobic face of the isopeptide-bound CUL1 helix”
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“NEDD8 and its covalently-linked CUL1 WHB domain form a globular activation module.”
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“showing the effect on substrate priming of disrupting interactions between the activation and catalytic modules with NEDD8 I44A or UBE2D S22R mutation.”
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- Rests on an assumption: The NEDD8 I44A mutation disrupts interactions between the activation and catalytic modules.
- Rests on an assumption: The UBE2D S22R mutation disrupts interactions between the activation and catalytic modules.
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“Second, the donor UB was poorly visible, presumably due to not being linked to the catalytic Cys.”
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  “the donor UB (absent from region circled in orange) was not visible, presumably due to inadequacies of the method used to generate this mimic of the catalytic intermediate, in which the UB and substrate are not both simultaneously linked to the UBE2D catalytic Cys.”
§ NEDD8 nucleates a multivalent cullin-RING-UBE2D ubiquitin ligation assembly > Early attempt to visualize UB transfer by neddylated CRL1β-TRCP and UBE2D and rationale for approaches to improve EM samples
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“showing effect on substrate priming of disrupting the activation module with the NEDD8 Q40E mutation.”
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- Rests on an assumption: The NEDD8 Q40E mutation disrupts the activation module.
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“The chemical trap superimposes with consensus acceptors visualized in active sites of sumoylation63 and neddylation39 intermediates”
§ NEDD8 nucleates a multivalent cullin-RING-UBE2D ubiquitin ligation assembly > Extended Data
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [63] Streich, F. C. Jr & Lima, C. D. Capturing a substrate in an activated RING E3/E2–SUMO complex. Nature 536, 304–308 (2016). source
- Not checked yetcites [39] Scott, D. C. et al. Structure of a RING E3 trapped in action reveals ligation mechanism for the ubiquitin-like protein NEDD8. Cell 157, 1671–1684 (2014). source
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“with a K m for UBE2D3 of 350 nM and rates of ubiquitylating the medium β-catenin peptide substrate of 8.9 sec-1 (S0-S1) and 0.25 sec-1 (S1-S2)”
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“Mutations causing major defects map to RBX1 RING-binding site (blue), the interaction surface with the donor UB (orange), and the interaction surface with NEDD8 (yellow).”
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“The amount of short β-catenin peptide modified by neddylated CRL1β-TRCP and UBE2D is too low in the single-encounter ubiquitylation reaction to allow quantification of kinetic parameters”
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“in the neddylated CRL1β-TRCP-UBE2D~UB-substrate complex, density from backbone atoms preceding the chemical proxy for the acceptor Lys corresponds to the aromatic guides in sumoylation and neddylation intermediates.”
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“EM density from the neddylated CRL1β-TRCP-UBE2D~UB-substrate intermediate complex, showing patchiness of region corresponding to CUL1 “Helix-29”7.”
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- Not checked yetcites [7] Zheng, N. et al. Structure of the Cul1–Rbx1–Skp1–F boxSkp2 SCF ubiquitin ligase complex. Nature 416, 703–709 (2002). source
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“while NEDD8 and UB can adopt both “loop in” and “loop out” conformations”
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“with a K m for UBE2D3 of 350 nM and rates of ubiquitylating the medium β-catenin peptide substrate of 8.9 sec-1 (S0-S1) and 0.25 sec-1 (S1-S2)”
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“Refined cryo EM density from CRL1β-TRCP reveals substrate scaffolding module bridging the substrate recruited to substrate receptor β-TRCP with the intermolecular cullin-RBX (C/R) domain, readily fitted with crystal structures of SKP1-β-TRCP [PDB: 1P22]20 and CUL1’s N-terminal domain and the C/R domain of CUL1-RBX1 [PDB: 1LDK]7.”
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- Not checked yetcites [20] Wu, G. et al. Structure of a β-TrCP1–Skp1–β-catenin complex: destruction motif binding and lysine specificity of the SCFβ-TrCP1 ubiquitin ligase. Mol. Cell 11, 1445–1456 (2003). source
- Not checked yetcites [7] Zheng, N. et al. Structure of the Cul1–Rbx1–Skp1–F boxSkp2 SCF ubiquitin ligase complex. Nature 416, 703–709 (2002). source
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“Shown is a Coommassie-stained SDS-PAGE gel from assay for intrinsic activity of UBE2D~UB, showing enhanced neddylated CRL-dependent activation of discharge to free lysine with the RBX1 N98R mutation.”
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“we confirmed that the monomeric version of neddylated CRL1β-TRCP1 is kinetically indistinguishable from full-length, homodimeric neddylated CRL1β-TRCP2.”
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“Structural analysis showed that Cys21 and Cys107 are in close proximity, such that mutation of both residues to Ala may generate a destabilizing cavity at this site.”
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“This CUL1 region connecting the C/R and WHB domains is visible only as patchy density”
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“showing the effect on substrate priming of disrupting interactions between the activation and substrate scaffolding modules, though CUL1 modification by a “Ubiquitylized” NEDD8 mutant with six residues swapped for UB counterparts (L2Q K4F E14T D16E G63K G64E).”
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- Rests on an assumption: The “Ubiquitylized” NEDD8 mutant with six residues swapped for UB counterparts (L2Q K4F E14T D16E G63K G64E) disrupts interactions between the activation and substrate scaffolding modules.
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“donors linked to E2 active sites in RING activated complexes adopt the “loop in” conformation”
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“and those bound to UBE2D backside adopt “loop out” conformations.”
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“Cryo EM density from the neddylated CRL1β-TRCP-UBE2D~UB-substrate intermediate complex, showing patchiness of region corresponding to CUL1 “Helix-29”7.”
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- Not checked yetcites [7] Zheng, N. et al. Structure of the Cul1–Rbx1–Skp1–F boxSkp2 SCF ubiquitin ligase complex. Nature 416, 703–709 (2002). source
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“Fluorescent scan of assay validation, showing pomalidomide-dependence.”
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“The ~22Å distance between UBE2D~UB active site and the phosphodegron of β-TRCP-bound substrate”
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“yet, product formation is apparent under multi-turnover conditions”
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“and shows that most products are heavily ubiquitylated.”
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“Despite ≈60% identity to UB, NEDD8 uniquely activates CRL-dependent ubiquitylation2.”
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- Not checked yetcites [2] Read, M. A. et al. Nedd8 modification of Cul-1 activates SCFβTrCP-dependent ubiquitination of IκBα. Mol. Cell. Biol. 20, 2326–2333 (2000). source
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“The results explain how a distinctive UB-like protein alters the functions of its targets”
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“it is thus difficult to conceptualize rapid ubiquitylation of a flexible substrate by uncoordinated nanometer-scale motions of RBX1-activated UBE2D~UB”
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“A UBE2D groove appears to engage the substrate polypeptide poised to assist in projecting adjacent lysines into the active site.”
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“Our complex representing the neddylated CRL1β-TRCP-UBE2D~UB-substrate intermediate explains rapid ubiquitylation through unprecedented neddylated cullin-RING arrangements”
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“UBE2D knockdown stabilizes the CRL1β-TRCP substrate IκBα21”
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- Not checked yetcites [21] Wu, K., Kovacev, J. & Pan, Z. Q. Priming and extending: a UbcH5/Cdc34 E2 handoff mechanism for polyubiquitination on a SCF substrate. Mol. Cell 37, 784–796 (2010). source
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“This may contribute to UBE2D’s ability to ubiquitylate a broad range of substrates31.”
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What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [31] Brzovic, P. S. & Klevit, R. E. Ubiquitin transfer from the E2 perspective: why is UbcH5 so promiscuous? Cell Cycle 5, 2867–2873 (2006). source
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“NEDD8 also stabilizes cellular CRLs by blocking the exchange factor CAND1 from ejecting substrate receptors from unneddylated CUL-RBX complexes13.”
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- Not checked yetcites [13] Pierce, N. W. et al. Cand1 promotes assembly of new SCF complexes through dynamic exchange of F box proteins. Cell 153, 206–215 (2013). source
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“However, if the thioester bond is both in the RING-activated configuration and adjacent to substrate as in the structure, this would increase the rate at which the presumably random exploration of three-dimensional space by a substrate lysine would lead to productive collision with the active site.”
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“Accordingly, blunting any single contribution to the structurally-observed catalytic architecture increases the relative importance of other contacts – even lesser ones”
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“Thus, the multifarious nature of interactions and conformations determining robust and rapid substrate priming, revealed by the structure of the neddylated CRL1β-TRCP-UBE2D~UB-substrate intermediate, also provides a mechanism by which common elements can be transformed by different protein partners to interconvert between distinct CRL assemblies meeting the cellular demand for ubiquitylation.”
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“Our cryo EM structure representing the neddylated CRL1β-TRCP-UBE2D~UB-substrate intermediate suggests a model for substrate priming that solves many longstanding mysteries.”
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“Third, residues in UB differing from NEDD8 would clash in the catalytic architecture (Figure 3d, Extended Data Table 1), thus rationalizing the existence of NEDD8 as a distinct UB-like protein.”
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“NEDD8’s conformation apparently serves as a coincidence detector, coupling noncovalent binding to its linked CUL1 WHB domain and to the catalytic module.”
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“First, rapid substrate ubiquitylation can be explained by NEDD8, the cullin and RBX1-bound UBE2D~UB making numerous interactions that activate UBE2D and synergistically place the catalytic center adjacent to β-TRCP.”
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“The second worst is Q40E, underscoring the significance of the structure of the activation module and its role in establishing NEDD8’s Loop-out conformation.”
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“it seems likely that the conformational dynamics of unneddylated CRLs (Extended Data Figure 2) would enable transitioning between the different conformations coordinating cycles of neddylation/deneddylation with CAND1-driven substrate-receptor exchange39,46–49.”
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- Not checked yetcites [39] Scott, D. C. et al. Structure of a RING E3 trapped in action reveals ligation mechanism for the ubiquitin-like protein NEDD8. Cell 157, 1671–1684 (2014). source
- Not checked yetcites [46] Goldenberg, S. J. et al. Structure of the Cand1–Cul1–Roc1 complex reveals regulatory mechanisms for the assembly of the multisubunit cullin-dependent ubiquitin ligases. Cell 119, 517–528 (2004). source
- Not checked yetcites [47] Mosadeghi, R. et al. Structural and kinetic analysis of the COP9-signalosome activation and the cullin–RING ubiquitin ligase deneddylation cycle. eLife 5, e12102 (2016). source
- Not checked yetcites [48] Cavadini, S. et al. Cullin–RING ubiquitin E3 ligase regulation by the COP9 signalosome. Nature 531, 598–603 (2016). source
- Not checked yetcites [49] Liu, X. et al. Cand1-mediated adaptive exchange mechanism enables variation in F-box protein expression. Mol. Cell 69, 773–786.e6 (2018). source
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“which would be too short to bridge the structurally-observed distance between the phosphodegron binding site on β-TRCP and UBE2D catalytic Cys in the ubiquitylation active site.”
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“the structure presented here showing how the neddylated CUL1 WHB domain and RBX1 RING are harnessed in a catalytic architecture for “Active ubiquitylation”.”
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“highlighting the three modules (substrate scaffolding, catalytic, and activation modules), their constituents and locations establishing the catalytic architecture for substrate priming by neddylated CRL1β-TRCP and UBE2D.”
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“and enables the displacement and rotation required for placing the ensuing WHB domain and its linked NEDD8 at the center of the ubiquitylation complex.”
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“RBX1 RING-dependent activity is limited in this assay due to sequence constraints imposed by the requirements for binding to partners other than UBE2D39.”
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- Not checked yetcites [39] Scott, D. C. et al. Structure of a RING E3 trapped in action reveals ligation mechanism for the ubiquitin-like protein NEDD8. Cell 157, 1671–1684 (2014). source
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“requires at least 6 intervening residues in a substrate.”
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“the original CUL1-RBX1 structure (PDB ID 1LDJ, “Pre-Neddylation”, which data herein shows is dynamic, although the crystal structure likely captured the conformation allowing CAND1 binding and substrate receptor exchange)7”
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- Not checked yetcites [7] Zheng, N. et al. Structure of the Cul1–Rbx1–Skp1–F boxSkp2 SCF ubiquitin ligase complex. Nature 416, 703–709 (2002). source
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“Nonetheless, substrate-independent activation of UBE2D~UB can be readily visualized using CUL1 complexed with a previously-described hyperactive RBX1 N98R mutant39, and high enzyme and lysine concentrations.”
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- Not checked yetcites [39] Scott, D. C. et al. Structure of a RING E3 trapped in action reveals ligation mechanism for the ubiquitin-like protein NEDD8. Cell 157, 1671–1684 (2014). source
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“It seems CUL1’s Helix-29 dissolves into a flexible tether”
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“a structure of a neddylated CUL5-RBX1 domain (PDB ID 3DQV, labeled “Post-Neddylation”, which revealed potential for neddylated CUL WHB and RBX1 RING domain conformational changes3, and data herein shows is dynamic)”
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- Not checked yetcites [3] Duda, D. M. et al. Structural insights into NEDD8 activation of cullin–RING ligases: conformational control of conjugation. Cell 134, 995–1006 (2008). source
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“which rationalizes the previously observed proteolytic sensitivity of this region in a neddylated CUL1-RBX1 complex3”
§ NEDD8 nucleates a multivalent cullin-RING-UBE2D ubiquitin ligation assembly > Extended Data
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- Not checked yetcites [3] Duda, D. M. et al. Structural insights into NEDD8 activation of cullin–RING ligases: conformational control of conjugation. Cell 134, 995–1006 (2008). source
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“In the catalytic module, RBX1 binds UBE2D~UB in the canonical RING-activated “closed” conformation, where noncovalent UBE2D and UB interactions allosterically activate the thioester bond between them28–30.”
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- Not checked yetcites [28] Dou, H., Buetow, L., Sibbet, G. J., Cameron, K. & Huang, D. T. BIRC7–E2 ubiquitin conjugate structure reveals the mechanism of ubiquitin transfer by a RING dimer. Nat. Struct. Mol. Biol. 19, 876–883 (2012). source
- Not checked yetcites [29] Plechanovová, A., Jaffray, E. G., Tatham, M. H., Naismith, J. H. & Hay, R. T. Structure of a RING E3 ligase and ubiquitin-loaded E2 primed for catalysis. Nature 489, 115–120 (2012). source
- Not checked yetcites [30] Pruneda, J. N. et al. Structure of an E3:E2~Ub complex reveals an allosteric mechanism shared among RING/U-box ligases. Mol. Cell 47, 933–942 (2012). source
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“Comparing kinetic parameters for peptide substrates with 13-, 9-, and 4-residue spacers confirms these predictions, with the latter peptide reducing the priming rate with neddylated CRL1β-TRCP to below that we could quantify”
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“NEDD8 is nearly encircled by interactions, binding its linked CUL1 WHB domain in an “activation module”, and positioning a “catalytic module” relative to the substrate scaffolding module to juxtapose the active site and substrate”
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“However, 10-fold slower UB linkage to a substrate-linked UB suggests neddylated CRL1β-TRCP together with UBE2D optimally catalyzes substrate priming”
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“Quantifying individual rates for linkage of successive UBs during polyubiquitylation showed NEDD8 activates both reactions.”
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“its linked NEDD8 (encircled in yellow) is bound to the backside of UBE2D, but the donor UB (absent from region circled in orange) was not visible”
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“Contacts resemble those described for free NEDD8 or UB binding to UBE2D’s backside, and allosterically stimulating intrinsic reactivity of an isolated RING-UBE2D~UB subcomplex35–38.”
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- Not checked yetcites [35] Ozkan, E., Yu, H. & Deisenhofer, J. Mechanistic insight into the allosteric activation of a ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme by RING-type ubiquitin ligases. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 102, 18890–18895 (2005). source
- Not checked yetcites [36] Brzovic, P. S., Lissounov, A., Christensen, D. E., Hoyt, D. W. & Klevit, R. E. A. A UbcH5/ubiquitin noncovalent complex is required for processive BRCA1-directed ubiquitination. Mol. Cell 21, 873–880 (2006). source
- Not checked yetcites [37] Sakata, E. et al. Direct interactions between NEDD8 and ubiquitin E2 conjugating enzymes upregulate cullin-based E3 ligase activity. Nat. Struct. Mol. Biol. 14, 167–168 (2007). source
- Not checked yetcites [38] Buetow, L. et al. Activation of a primed RING E3-E2–ubiquitin complex by non-covalent ubiquitin. Mol. Cell 58, 297–310 (2015). source
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“NEDD8’s Leu2, Lys4, Glu14, Asp16, Arg25, Arg29, Glu32, Gly63 and Gly64, which nestle in a concave CUL1 surface, vary in UB and account for nearly one-third of sequence differences between them”
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“the mutations also impair UBE2D-mediated priming of a Cyclin E phosphopeptide substrate with neddylated CRL1FBW7, and of IKZF zinc finger 2 by neddylated CRL4CRBN/Pomalidomide”
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“First, although no individual mutation is as detrimental as eliminating neddylation, mutation of each interface has a roughly 10-fold or greater effect on its own.”
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“Our data show NEDD8 must adopt the Loop-out conformation to both form the activation module and to engage UBE2D in the catalytic module”
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“Mutations designed to destroy the activation module (NEDD8 Q40E) or hinder interactions between the activation and catalytic modules (NEDD8 I44A or UBE2D S22R) substantially impair substrate priming, as does swapping key NEDD8 residues at the interface with the substrate scaffolding module with those in UB.”
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“Substrate-independent UB transferase activity was impaired by a NEDD8 mutant disrupting the integrity of the activation module, and by UBE2D mutations hindering interactions with its covalently-linked UB, RBX1’s RING domain or NEDD8”
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“In the absence of other factors, neddylated CRL1β-TRCP’s scaffolding module robustly bridges the substrate with the C/R domain, while NEDD8, it’s linked CUL1 WHB and RBX1’s RING domain are relatively dynamic, apparently waving around”
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“| WT β-cat | WT UBE2D | CUL1–RBX1 | 4638±138 | 0.05 ± 0.005 | - | 1.1 x 104 | 2000 |”
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“First, the dimer exacerbated structural heterogeneity, with minor differences presumably based on natural motions between the two protomers.”
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  “Variations between the two protomers of the dimer also exacerbated sample heterogeneity.”
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“final reconstruction refined to 3.7Å resolution shown on right”
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“| IκBα | WT UBE2D | NEDD8-CUL1–RBX1 | 408 ± 57 | 12.9 ± 1.7 | 0.24 ± 0.04 | 3.2 x 107 | - |”
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“The phoshpo-IκBα peptide-substrate-bound β-TRCP-SKP1-CUL1-RBX1-NEDD8-UBE2D portion of this map superimposes with the map for the dimeric complex shown in e, but here the entire complex is visible, including both the NEDD8 (encircled in yellow) and donor UB (encircled in orange).”
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“NEDD8, encircled in yellow, is the entity displaying the highest local resolution in the map.”
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“showing the effect of UBE2D H32A mutation at the interface between the catalytic and substrate scaffolding modules.”
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“| WT β-cat | WT UBE2D | NEDD8-CUL1–RBX1 | 214 ±30 | 4.8 ±0.46 | 0.19 ±0.02 | 2.2 x 107 | - |”
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“wherein the dimerization domain agrees well with the prior crystal structure27”
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- Not checked yetcites [27] Tang, X. et al. Suprafacial orientation of the SCFCdc4 dimer accommodates multiple geometries for substrate ubiquitination. Cell 129, 1165–1176 (2007). source
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“| medium β-cat | WT UBE2D | NEDD8-CUL1–RBX1 | 372 ± 48 | 11 ±1.00 | 0.24 ± 0.04 | 3.0 x 107 | - |”
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“Ultimately, reconstruction of the data yielded a focused refinement at 3.46 Å resolution and a global refinement at 3.7 Å resolution that superimposes well with lower resolution maps obtained during attempts to visualize substrate priming with neddylated wild-type dimeric CRL1β-TRCP.”
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““short” β-catenin peptide with a lysine 5 residues upstream of the N-terminal phosphoSer in the degron”
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“| medium β-cat | S22R UBE2D | NEDD8-CUL1–RBX1 | 913±135 | 1.89 ±0.14 | 0.17 ±0.03 | 2.1 x 106 | 14.2 |”
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“| medium β-cat | WT UBE2D | NEDD8 I44A-CUL1–RBX1 | 1087 ±69 | 3.60 ±0.27 | 0.17 ±0.03 | 3.3 x 106 | 9.1 |”
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“| medium β-cat | H32A UBE2D | NEDD8-CUL1–RBX1 | 347 ± 53 | 8.15 ± 1.04 | 0.73 ± 0.09 | 2.3 x 107 | 1.3 |”
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“| medium β-cat | WT UBE2D | UBylized NEDD8-CUL1–RBX1 | 1651±137 | 2.20 ±0.15 | 0.17 ±0.04 | 1.3 x 106 | 23.1 |”
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“| medium β-cat | WT UBE2D | NEDD8 Q40E-CUL1–RBX1 | 1941 ±226 | 1.77 ± 0.13 | 0.07 ±0.01 | 9.1 x 105 | 33 |”
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“| medium β-cat | WT UBE2D | UB-CUL1–RBX1 | 2056 ±170 | 1.0 ±0.03 | 0.15 ±0.01 | 4.9 x 105 | 61.2 |”
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“show how numerous NEDD8-dependent interprotein interactions and conformational changes synergistically configure a catalytic CRL architecture that is both robust for rapid substrate ubiquitylation and fragile to enable ensuing cullin-RING functions.”
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“NEDD8 Gln40 deamidation by an enteropathogenic and enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli effector results in accumulation of the CRL1β-TRCP substrate IκBα as well as substrates of other CRLs24–26.”
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- Not checked yetcites [24] Cui, J. et al. Glutamine deamidation and dysfunction of ubiquitin/NEDD8 induced by a bacterial effector family. Science 329, 1215–1218 (2010). source
- Not checked yetcites [25] Jubelin, G. et al. Pathogenic bacteria target NEDD8-conjugated cullins to hijack host-cell signaling pathways. PLoS Pathog. 6, e1001128 (2010). source
- Not checked yetcites [26] Morikawa, H. et al. The bacterial effector Cif interferes with SCF ubiquitin ligase function by inhibiting deneddylation of Cullin1. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 401, 268–274 (2010). source
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“hijacking of CRL1β-TRCP enables HIV to evade host immunity23”
§ NEDD8 nucleates a multivalent cullin-RING-UBE2D ubiquitin ligation assembly > Abstract
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- Not checked yetcites [23] Margottin, F. et al. A novel human WD protein, h-βTrCp, that interacts with HIV-1 Vpu connects CD4 to the ER degradation pathway through an F-box motif. Mol. Cell 1, 565–574 (1998). source
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“mutations impairing CRL1β-TRCP ubiquitylation of β-catenin promote tumorigenesis22.”
§ NEDD8 nucleates a multivalent cullin-RING-UBE2D ubiquitin ligation assembly > Abstract
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- Not checked yetcites [22] Frescas, D. & Pagano, M. Deregulated proteolysis by the F-box proteins SKP2 and β-TrCP: tipping the scales of cancer. Nat. Rev. Cancer 8, 438–449 (2008). source
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“Because ubiquitylation does occur with mutant substrates or enzymes, albeit at substantially lower rates (Extended Data Table 1), we cannot exclude that UB could be transferred from RING- and NEDD8-bound UBE2D in various orientations relative to the substrate-scaffolding module.”
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“Our assay for CRL4CRBN ubiquitylation of IKZF was established based on findings that ZF2 mediates tight immunomodulatory-drug dependent interaction sufficient to target degradation, UBE2D3 contributes to stability of CRL4CRBN neomorphic substrates in cells57,60,61.”
§ NEDD8 nucleates a multivalent cullin-RING-UBE2D ubiquitin ligation assembly > Other biochemical assays > Substrate priming assays
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- Not checked yetcites [57] Koduri, V. et al. Peptidic degron for IMiD-induced degradation of heterologous proteins. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 116, 2539–2544 (2019). source
- Not checked yetcites [60] Sievers, Q. L. et al. Defining the human C2H2 zinc finger degrome targeted by thalidomide analogs through CRBN. Science 362 eaat0572 (2018). source
- Not checked yetcites [61] Lu, G. et al. UBE2G1 governs the destruction of cereblon neomorphic substrates. eLife 7, e40958 (2018). source
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“Their UB counterparts would be predicted to repel CUL1, rationalizing a need for NEDD8 as a distinctive UB-like protein.”
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“The numerous requisite protein-protein interactions and conformational changes suggest there could be multiple routes to the catalytic architecture (Figure 4b), where formation of interfaces successively narrows the range of options, akin to progression down a free energy funnel.”
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“Our assay for CRL4CRBN ubiquitylation of IKZF was established based on findings that ZF2 mediates tight immunomodulatory-drug dependent interaction sufficient to target degradation, UBE2D3 contributes to stability of CRL4CRBN neomorphic substrates in cells57,60,61.”
§ NEDD8 nucleates a multivalent cullin-RING-UBE2D ubiquitin ligation assembly > Other biochemical assays > Substrate priming assays
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- Not checked yetcites [57] Koduri, V. et al. Peptidic degron for IMiD-induced degradation of heterologous proteins. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 116, 2539–2544 (2019). source
- Not checked yetcites [60] Sievers, Q. L. et al. Defining the human C2H2 zinc finger degrome targeted by thalidomide analogs through CRBN. Science 362 eaat0572 (2018). source
- Not checked yetcites [61] Lu, G. et al. UBE2G1 governs the destruction of cereblon neomorphic substrates. eLife 7, e40958 (2018). source
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“Second, perplexing neddylated CRL features incompatible with prior structures are now rationalized, including NEDD8-stimulated crosslinking between a CRL1β-TRCP-bound phosphopeptide and UBE2D4; simultaneous NEDD8 linkage to a cullin and binding to the backside of RBX1-bound UBE2D3,7,37; and catastrophic effects of bacterial effector-catalyzed NEDD8 Gln40 deamidation24–26”
§ NEDD8 nucleates a multivalent cullin-RING-UBE2D ubiquitin ligation assembly > Discussion
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- Not checked yetcites [4] Saha, A. & Deshaies, R. J. Multimodal activation of the ubiquitin ligase SCF by Nedd8 conjugation. Mol. Cell 32, 21–31 (2008). source
- Not checked yetcites [3] Duda, D. M. et al. Structural insights into NEDD8 activation of cullin–RING ligases: conformational control of conjugation. Cell 134, 995–1006 (2008). source
- Not checked yetcites [7] Zheng, N. et al. Structure of the Cul1–Rbx1–Skp1–F boxSkp2 SCF ubiquitin ligase complex. Nature 416, 703–709 (2002). source
- Not checked yetcites [37] Sakata, E. et al. Direct interactions between NEDD8 and ubiquitin E2 conjugating enzymes upregulate cullin-based E3 ligase activity. Nat. Struct. Mol. Biol. 14, 167–168 (2007). source
- Not checked yetcites [24] Cui, J. et al. Glutamine deamidation and dysfunction of ubiquitin/NEDD8 induced by a bacterial effector family. Science 329, 1215–1218 (2010). source
- Not checked yetcites [25] Jubelin, G. et al. Pathogenic bacteria target NEDD8-conjugated cullins to hijack host-cell signaling pathways. PLoS Pathog. 6, e1001128 (2010). source
- Not checked yetcites [26] Morikawa, H. et al. The bacterial effector Cif interferes with SCF ubiquitin ligase function by inhibiting deneddylation of Cullin1. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 401, 268–274 (2010). source
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“Thus, the architecture observed in the neddylated CRL1β-TRCP-UBE2D~UB-substrate complex structure may both stimulate intrinsic reactivity of the UBE2D~UB intermediate and place the catalytic center in proximity of the β-TRCP-bound substrate.”
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“Ubiquitylation of IκBα by CRL1β-TRCP via UBE2D3 was monitored using a pulse-chase format that specifically detects CRLβ-TRCP-dependent UB modification from UBE2D to IκBα independently of effects on UBA1-dependent formation of the UBE23D~UB intermediate.”
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“While neddylated CRL1β-TRCP and UBE2D seem optimal for UB priming of peptide-like substrates, the limited effect of the mutations on linkage of subsequent UBs (Extended Data Table 1) raises the possibility that different forms of ubiquitylation involve alternative, presently elusive, catalytic architectures.”
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“used the RBX1 N98R variant that is hyperactive toward UBE2D~UB39.”
§ NEDD8 nucleates a multivalent cullin-RING-UBE2D ubiquitin ligation assembly > Other biochemical assays > Assays for intrinsic activation of UBE2D~UB intermediate
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- Not checked yetcites [39] Scott, D. C. et al. Structure of a RING E3 trapped in action reveals ligation mechanism for the ubiquitin-like protein NEDD8. Cell 157, 1671–1684 (2014). source
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“This rationalizes how pathogenic bacterial effectors catalyzing Gln40 deamidation impair CRL1-dependent ubiquitylation12,24–26: the resultant negative charge would shatter the CUL1-NEDD8 interface.”
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- Not checked yetcites [12] Yu, C. et al. Gln40 deamidation blocks structural reconfiguration and activation of SCF ubiquitin ligase complex by Nedd8. Nat. Commun. 6, 10053 (2015).
- Not checked yetcites [24] Cui, J. et al. Glutamine deamidation and dysfunction of ubiquitin/NEDD8 induced by a bacterial effector family. Science 329, 1215–1218 (2010). source
- Not checked yetcites [25] Jubelin, G. et al. Pathogenic bacteria target NEDD8-conjugated cullins to hijack host-cell signaling pathways. PLoS Pathog. 6, e1001128 (2010). source
- Not checked yetcites [26] Morikawa, H. et al. The bacterial effector Cif interferes with SCF ubiquitin ligase function by inhibiting deneddylation of Cullin1. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 401, 268–274 (2010). source
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“The activation module binds the catalytic module, solving the mystery of how neddylation helps CRL1β-TRCP recruit UBE2D in cells34.”
§ NEDD8 nucleates a multivalent cullin-RING-UBE2D ubiquitin ligation assembly > NEDD8 orchestrates UB ligation assembly
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- Not checked yetcites [34] Kawakami, T. et al. NEDD8 recruits E2-ubiquitin to SCF E3 ligase. EMBO J. 20, 4003–4012 (2001). source
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“in the unneddylated versions the NEDD8 modification sites of CUL1 and CUL4 were mutated to Arg (CUL1 K720R and CUL4A K705R) to prevent obscuring interpretation of the results by low-level ubiquitylation of the NEDD8 consensus Lys during the ubiquitylation reactions3.”
§ NEDD8 nucleates a multivalent cullin-RING-UBE2D ubiquitin ligation assembly > Other biochemical assays
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- Not checked yetcites [3] Duda, D. M. et al. Structural insights into NEDD8 activation of cullin–RING ligases: conformational control of conjugation. Cell 134, 995–1006 (2008). source
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“The malleability of neddylated CRLs, coupled with numerous UB carrying enzyme partners, may underlie successful molecular glue or PROTAC-targeted protein degradation, while potential limits in their multivalent catalytic architectures may explain failures in such chemically-directed ubiquitylation of heterologous substrates45.”
§ NEDD8 nucleates a multivalent cullin-RING-UBE2D ubiquitin ligation assembly > Discussion
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- Not checked yetcites [45] Schapira, M., Calabrese, M. F., Bullock, A. N. & Crews, C. M. Targeted protein degradation: expanding the toolbox. Nat. Rev. Drug Discov. 18, 949–963 (2019). source
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“The worst “single” mutation is NEDD8 substitution with UB (R72A), confirming the importance of NEDD8 and interactions between the activation and substrate scaffolding modules.”
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“Third, the mutations have comparatively little effect on chain extension, consistent with the neddylated CRL1β-TRCP-UBE2D~UB-substrate intermediate structure defining UB transfer from UBE2D directly to unmodified substrate.”
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“in an attenuated pulse-chase assay format that qualitatively, but exclusively, monitors NEDD8-activated substrate priming by CRL1β-TRCP and UBE2D”
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“where aromatic side-chains guide the lysine targets (blue and green, respectively)39,73.”
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- Not checked yetcites [39] Scott, D. C. et al. Structure of a RING E3 trapped in action reveals ligation mechanism for the ubiquitin-like protein NEDD8. Cell 157, 1671–1684 (2014). source
- Not checked yetcites [73] Yunus, A. A. & Lima, C. D. Lysine activation and functional analysis of E2-mediated conjugation in the SUMO pathway. Nat. Struct. Mol. Biol. 13, 491–499 (2006). source
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“we considered that the RBX1 RING sequence represents a compromise to meet requirements for its many different catalytic activities achieved with neddylation E2s, various UB carrying enzymes, and regulators including the inhibitor GLMN72.”
§ NEDD8 nucleates a multivalent cullin-RING-UBE2D ubiquitin ligation assembly > Extended Data
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- Not checked yetcites [72] Duda, D. M. et al. Structure of a glomulin–RBX1–CUL1 complex: inhibition of a RING E3 ligase through masking of its E2-binding surface. Mol. Cell 47, 371–382 (2012). source
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“Further iterative manual model building and real space refinements were carried out until good geometry and map to model correlation was reached.”
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“Only a “loop out” conformation is compatible for the CUL1-linked NEDD8 to bind the catalytic module, because “loop in” conformations in the structures shown in g would prevent noncovalent interactions with the UBE2D backside (cyan).”
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“CRL1β-TRCP RBX1 RING and CUL1 WHB domains, without or with a covalently-linked NEDD8, are dynamic in the absence of other factors and are harnessed in catalytic architecture for substrate ubiquitylation with UBE2D.”
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“The final reconstructions displayed clear main chain and side chain densities, that enabled us to model and refine the atomic coordinates.”
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“whereas in prior cullin crystals this forms the rod-like Helix-29 continuing into the WHB domain7.”
§ NEDD8 nucleates a multivalent cullin-RING-UBE2D ubiquitin ligation assembly > Extended Data
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- Not checked yetcites [7] Zheng, N. et al. Structure of the Cul1–Rbx1–Skp1–F boxSkp2 SCF ubiquitin ligase complex. Nature 416, 703–709 (2002). source
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“we mutationally introduced a second RBX1 linchpin residue (N98R) previously shown to improve neddylated CRL and UBE2D-dependent substrate priming at the expense of other RBX1-dependent functions (e.g. with UBE2M and UBE2R2)39.”
§ NEDD8 nucleates a multivalent cullin-RING-UBE2D ubiquitin ligation assembly > Extended Data
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- Not checked yetcites [39] Scott, D. C. et al. Structure of a RING E3 trapped in action reveals ligation mechanism for the ubiquitin-like protein NEDD8. Cell 157, 1671–1684 (2014). source
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“using a point mutant version of RBX1 that is hyperactive for substrate priming with UBE2D but defective for UB chain elongation with UBE2R-family E2s39.”
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- Not checked yetcites [39] Scott, D. C. et al. Structure of a RING E3 trapped in action reveals ligation mechanism for the ubiquitin-like protein NEDD8. Cell 157, 1671–1684 (2014). source
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“Gel images are representative of independent technical replicates (n=2); The symbols from graphs show the data from independent experiments (n = 2)”
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“Only a “loop out” conformation is compatible with the neddylated CRL activation module structure, because “loop in” conformation from the structures shown in g would prevent noncovalent interactions with CUL1 WHB domain (green).”
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“Based on the structural locations of these cysteines, we presumed that their mutation hindered formation of the RING-activated, closed, active UBE2D~UB conformation28–30.”
§ NEDD8 nucleates a multivalent cullin-RING-UBE2D ubiquitin ligation assembly > Extended Data
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- Not checked yetcites [28] Dou, H., Buetow, L., Sibbet, G. J., Cameron, K. & Huang, D. T. BIRC7–E2 ubiquitin conjugate structure reveals the mechanism of ubiquitin transfer by a RING dimer. Nat. Struct. Mol. Biol. 19, 876–883 (2012). source
- Not checked yetcites [29] Plechanovová, A., Jaffray, E. G., Tatham, M. H., Naismith, J. H. & Hay, R. T. Structure of a RING E3 ligase and ubiquitin-loaded E2 primed for catalysis. Nature 489, 115–120 (2012). source
- Not checked yetcites [30] Pruneda, J. N. et al. Structure of an E3:E2~Ub complex reveals an allosteric mechanism shared among RING/U-box ligases. Mol. Cell 47, 933–942 (2012). source
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“RBX1’s Trp35 is highlighted to show it serving as a multifunctional platform for either the RING domain in different orientations, or for the E2-linked NEDD8 during neddylation39.”
§ NEDD8 nucleates a multivalent cullin-RING-UBE2D ubiquitin ligation assembly > Extended Data
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- Not checked yetcites [39] Scott, D. C. et al. Structure of a RING E3 trapped in action reveals ligation mechanism for the ubiquitin-like protein NEDD8. Cell 157, 1671–1684 (2014). source
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“Gold standard Fourier Shell Correlation curve showing overall resolution at 3.72Å at FSC=0.143.”
§ NEDD8 nucleates a multivalent cullin-RING-UBE2D ubiquitin ligation assembly > Extended Data
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“removing two loops in SKP1 that are known to be flexible and not required for ubiquitylation activity (although they are required for CAND1-mediated substrate-receptor exchange)13,54”
§ NEDD8 nucleates a multivalent cullin-RING-UBE2D ubiquitin ligation assembly > Early attempt to visualize UB transfer by neddylated CRL1β-TRCP and UBE2D and rationale for approaches to improve EM samples
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- Not checked yetcites [13] Pierce, N. W. et al. Cand1 promotes assembly of new SCF complexes through dynamic exchange of F box proteins. Cell 153, 206–215 (2013). source
- Not checked yetcites [54] Schulman, B. A. et al. Insights into SCF ubiquitin ligases from the structure of the Skp1–Skp2 complex. Nature 408, 381–386 (2000). source
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The paper relies on this without support.
Substrate priming involves fleeting simultaneous linkage of UBE2D’s active site, UB’s C-terminus, and the substrate.
“Substrate priming involves fleeting simultaneous linkage of UBE2D’s active site, UB’s C-terminus, and the substrate”
The authors state this as an assumption.
The chemically adjoined surrogate complex is a stable mimic of the transition state and represents the ubiquitylation intermediate.
“We chemically adjoined surrogates for these entities in a stable mimic of the transition state, which avidly binds neddylated CRL1β-TRCP”
The paper relies on this without support.
Mutations designed to destroy the activation module or hinder interactions between the activation and catalytic modules actually disrupt those intended interfaces.
“Mutations designed to destroy the activation module (NEDD8 Q40E) or hinder interactions between the activation and catalytic modules (NEDD8 I44A or UBE2D S22R) substantially impair substrate priming”
The paper relies on this without support.
UBE2D contains three additional cysteines (Cys21, Cys107, Cys111) besides the active-site cysteine.
“However, UBE2D contains three additional cysteines (Cys21, Cys107, Cys111).”
The paper relies on this without support.
UBE2D’s myriad substrates neither conform to a specific motif, nor do they or UBE2D display specific side-chains guiding lysine acceptors into the catalytic center.
“However, UBE2D’s myriad substrates neither conform to a specific motif, nor do they or UBE2D display specific side-chains guiding lysine acceptors into the catalytic center.”
The paper relies on this without support.
The NEDD8 Q40E mutation disrupts the activation module.
“testing effect of NEDD8 Q40E, which would disrupt the activation module.”
The paper relies on this without support.
The NEDD8 I44A mutation disrupts interactions between the activation and catalytic modules.
“showing the effect on substrate priming of disrupting interactions between the activation and catalytic modules with NEDD8 I44A or UBE2D S22R mutation.”
The paper relies on this without support.
The UBE2D S22R mutation disrupts interactions between the activation and catalytic modules.
“showing the effect on substrate priming of disrupting interactions between the activation and catalytic modules with NEDD8 I44A or UBE2D S22R mutation.”
The paper relies on this without support.
The “Ubiquitylized” NEDD8 mutant with six residues swapped for UB counterparts (L2Q K4F E14T D16E G63K G64E) disrupts interactions between the activation and substrate scaffolding modules.
“showing the effect on substrate priming of disrupting interactions between the activation and substrate scaffolding modules, though CUL1 modification by a “Ubiquitylized” NEDD8 mutant with six residues swapped for UB counterparts (L2Q K4F E14T D16E G63K G64E).”
The paper relies on this without support.
The UBE2D H32A mutation is at the interface between the catalytic and substrate scaffolding modules.
“showing the effect of UBE2D H32A mutation at the interface between the catalytic and substrate scaffolding modules.”
The authors state this as an assumption.
The covalently-linked chemical trap is a proxy for the IκBα substrate’s acceptor in the active site.
“highlighting the covalently-linked proxy for the IκBα substrate’s acceptor in the active site”

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- § NEDD8 nucleates a multivalent cullin-RING-UBE2D ubiquitin ligation assembly > Cryo-EM > Electron microscopy
  “For each sample, around 800 images were recorded at 1.997Å/pixel with a nominal magnification of 73,000x.”
- § NEDD8 nucleates a multivalent cullin-RING-UBE2D ubiquitin ligation assembly > Extended Data
  “| Magnification | 105,000 | 92,000 | 73,000 | 73,000 | 130,000 | 36,000 | 22,000 |”
Rated minor: it would not touch a result — a value no result rests on, a p-value that stays on the same side of the significance level, or a conflict that is clerical, resolved elsewhere in the paper, or outside its own findings.
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- § NEDD8 nucleates a multivalent cullin-RING-UBE2D ubiquitin ligation assembly > Cryo-EM > Electron microscopy
  “9112 images were recorded at 1.06Å/pixel with a nominal magnification of 130,000x. A total dose of 70.2 e-/Å2 were fractionated over 60 frames, with a defocus range of -1.2μm to -3.6μm.”
- § NEDD8 nucleates a multivalent cullin-RING-UBE2D ubiquitin ligation assembly > Extended Data
  “| Defocus range (μm) | -1.2 ~ -3.6 | -1.5 ~ -3.5 | -1.5 ~ -3.5 | -1.5 ~ -3.5 | -1.2 ~ -3.3 | -1.2 ~ -3.3 | -1.2 ~ -3.3 |”

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Authors: Baek, K., Krist, D. T., Prabu, J. R., Hill, S., Klügel, M., Neumaier, L.-M., von Gronau, S., Kleiger, G., & Schulman, B. A.
Affiliations: Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry (DE)
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (US)
Corresponding author: Schulman, Brenda A.
ORCID: Baek, Kheewoong
Krist, David T.
Prabu, J. Rajan
Hill, Spencer
Kleiger, Gary
Schulman, Brenda A.
Venue: Nature
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2020-02-12
Volume: 578
Issue: 7795
Pages: 461-466
ISSN: 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
1476-4687
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2000-y
PMC: PMC7050210
OpenAlex: W3006502081
Cited by: 270
References: 77
Citations by year: 2026: 33 · 2025: 33 · 2024: 49 · 2023: 42 · 2022: 39 · 2021: 46 · 2020: 27
FWCI: 12.49
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Licence: www.springernature.com/gp/researchers/text-and-data-mining (tdm)
www.springernature.com/gp/researchers/text-and-data-mining (vor)
Locations: Nature (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders: National Institute of General Medical Sciences (R15GM117555)
Topics: Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › NF-κB Signaling Pathways
Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Structural Biology › Enzyme Structure and Function
Keywords: NEDD8, Cullin-RING E3 ligases, ubiquitin transfer, ubiquitination, neddylation, protein ubiquitylation, IκBα, cryo-EM structure, protein-protein interaction, conformational change, E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme
MeSH terms: NF-KappaB Inhibitor alpha, NEDD8 Protein, Humans, Models, Molecular, Phosphorylation, Protein Conformation, Substrate Specificity, Cryoelectron Microscopy, Ubiquitin, Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzymes, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases, Ubiquitination, Biocatalysis

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