The proteasome 19S cap and its ubiquitin receptors provide a versatile recognition platform for substrates.

ABSTRACT: Proteins are targeted to the proteasome by the attachment of ubiquitin chains, which are markedly varied in structure. Three proteasome subunits-Rpn10, Rpn13, and Rpn1-can recognize ubiquitin chains. Here we report that proteins with single chains of K48-linked ubiquitin are targeted for degradation almost exclusively through binding to Rpn10. Rpn1 can act as a co-receptor with Rpn10 for K63 chains and for certain other chain types. Differences in targeting do not correlate with chain affinity to receptors. Surprisingly, in steady-state assays Rpn13 retarded degradation of various single-chain substrates. Substrates with multiple short ubiquitin chains can be presented for degradation by any of the known receptors, whereas those targeted to the proteasome through a ubiquitin-like domain ar

SUBMITTER: Martinez-Fonts K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6981147 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature