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Mechanisms of substrate recognition by the 26S proteasome.

ABSTRACT: The majority of regulated protein degradation in eukaryotes is accomplished by the 26S proteasome, the large proteolytic complex responsible for removing regulatory proteins and damaged proteins. Proteins are targeted to the proteasome by ubiquitination, and degradation is initiated at a disordered region within the protein. The ability of the proteasome to precisely select which proteins to break down is necessary for cellular functioning. Recent studies reveal the subtle mechanisms of substrate recognition by the proteasome - diverse ubiquitin chains can act as potent proteasome targeting signals, ubiquitin receptors function uniquely and cooperatively, and modification of initiation regions modulate degradation. Here, we summarize recent findings illuminating the nature of substrate recognition by the proteasome.

SUBMITTER: Davis C

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8096638 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Mechanisms of substrate recognition by the 26S proteasome.

Davis Caroline C Spaller Brian Logan BL Matouschek Andreas A

Current opinion in structural biology 20201206

The majority of regulated protein degradation in eukaryotes is accomplished by the 26S proteasome, the large proteolytic complex responsible for removing regulatory proteins and damaged proteins. Proteins are targeted to the proteasome by ubiquitination, and degradation is initiated at a disordered region within the protein. The ability of the proteasome to precisely select which proteins to break down is necessary for cellular functioning. Recent studies reveal the subtle mechanisms of substrat ...[more]

PMID: 33296738

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