DUB-Resistant Ubiquitin to Survey Ubiquitination Switches in Mammalian Cells

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Title: DUB-Resistant Ubiquitin to Survey Ubiquitination Switches in Mammalian Cells
Authors: Miklós Békés, Keiji Okamoto, Sarah B. Crist, Mathew J. Jones, Jessica R. Chapman, Bradley B. Brasher, Francesco D. Melandri, Beatrix M. Ueberheide, Eros Lazzerini Denchi, Tony T. Huang
Source: Cell Reports, Vol 5, Iss 3, Pp 826-838 (2013)
Publisher Information: Elsevier, 2013.
Publication Year: 2013
Collection: LCC:Biology (General)
Subject Terms: Biology (General), QH301-705.5
More Details: The ubiquitin-modification status of proteins in cells is highly dynamic and maintained by specific ligation machineries (E3 ligases) that tag proteins with ubiquitin or by deubiquitinating enzymes (DUBs) that remove the ubiquitin tag. The development of tools that offset this balance is critical in characterizing signaling pathways that utilize such ubiquitination switches. Herein, we generated a DUB-resistant ubiquitin mutant that is recalcitrant to cleavage by various families of DUBs both in vitro and in mammalian cells. As a proof-of-principle experiment, ectopic expression of the uncleavable ubiquitin stabilized monoubiquitinated PCNA in the absence of DNA damage and also revealed a defect in the clearance of the DNA damage response at unprotected telomeres. Importantly, a proteomic survey using the uncleavable ubiquitin identified ubiquitinated substrates, validating the DUB-resistant ubiquitin expression system as a valuable tool for interrogating cell signaling pathways.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2211-1247
Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124713005779; https://doaj.org/toc/2211-1247
DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2013.10.008
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/4c428e4f12bb433a823c7305ee785255
Accession Number: edsdoj.4c428e4f12bb433a823c7305ee785255
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:22111247
DOI:10.1016/j.celrep.2013.10.008
Published in:Cell Reports
Language:English