Nature Communications (Oct 2017)
Oligomerization-primed coiled-coil domain interaction with Ubc13 confers processivity to TRAF6 ubiquitin ligase activity
Abstract
Ubiquitin ligase TRAF6 catalyzes assembly of free polyubiquitin chains for TAK1 activation in the IL-1R/TLR pathways, but the mechanism underlying its processivity is unclear. Here, the authors show that TRAF6 coiled-coil oligomerization domain primes its interaction with Ubc13/Ub~Ubc13 to confer processivity.