Structural basis of CSN-mediated SCF deneddylation.

ABSTRACT: Cullin-RING ligases (CRLs) are the largest family of E3 ligases, with ubiquitination activity dynamically regulated by neddylation and deneddylation by the COP9 signalosome (CSN). CSN-mediated deneddylation not only deactivates CRLs but also enables substrate receptor exchange. Although CSN is a promising drug target, the structural basis underlying its catalytic mechanism remains unclear. Here, we use cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) to uncover distinct functional states of CSN-CRL (SCF) complexes, capturing key intermediates of the deneddylation cycle. We visualise an autoinhibited docking state and a catalytic intermediate in which CSN5 Ins-1 loop, RBX1 RING and neddylated Cullin WHB domains are repositioned for isopeptide cleavage. We further resolve four dissociation intermediates t

SUBMITTER: Ding S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12848000 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature