Nature Communications (Feb 2022)

Allosteric control of Ubp6 and the proteasome via a bidirectional switch

  • Ka Ying Sharon Hung,
  • Sven Klumpe,
  • Markus R. Eisele,
  • Suzanne Elsasser,
  • Geng Tian,
  • Shuangwu Sun,
  • Jamie A. Moroco,
  • Tat Cheung Cheng,
  • Tapan Joshi,
  • Timo Seibel,
  • Duco Van Dalen,
  • Xin-Hua Feng,
  • Ying Lu,
  • Huib Ovaa,
  • John R. Engen,
  • Byung-Hoon Lee,
  • Till Rudack,
  • Eri Sakata,
  • Daniel Finley

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28186-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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The interplay of the proteasome and deubiquitinase Ubp6 is crucial for the degradation of ubiquitylated substrates. Here, the authors provide structural insights into the allosteric mechanism by which the activities of both Ubp6 and the proteasome are regulated.