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Characterization of a Temperature-Sensitive Mutant of a Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzyme and Its Use as a Heat-Inducible Degradation Signal

Tongaonkar, P., Beck, Konrad ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5098-9484, Shinde, U. P. and Madura, K. 1999. Characterization of a Temperature-Sensitive Mutant of a Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzyme and Its Use as a Heat-Inducible Degradation Signal. Analytical Biochemistry 272 (2) , pp. 263-269. 10.1006/abio.1999.4190

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Abstract

The ubiquitin/proteasome pathway is a highly conserved mechanism of proteolysis in all eukaryotes. Ubiquitin (Ub) is conjugated to proteolytic substrates through the sequential action of ubiquitin-activating (E1/Uba) and ubiquitin-conjugating (E2/Ubc) enzymes. The mechanism of substrate recognition and ubiquitination is an area of active investigation, and we have begun a site-directed mutagenesis approach to define the biochemical and biophysical properties of ubiquitin- conjugating enzymes. We have characterized a specific mutation in Ubc4 (Ubc4P62S) which was previously shown to cause a temperature-sensitive growth defect in several other Ubc’s. Ubc4P62S was rapidly degraded in vivo, contributing to the loss of function. However, reconstitution experiments revealed that the catalytic activity of Ubc4P62S was reversibly inactivated at 37°C, demonstrating that the primary defect of Ubc4P62S is its inability to form a ubiquitin thioester bond at high temperature. The in vivo defect is compounded by increased susceptibility of Ubc4P62S to degradation by the ubiquitin/proteasome pathway. We have exploited the temperature-dependent degradation of the P62S mutant to destabilize an otherwise stable test protein (glutathione S-transferase). The use of this mutant may provide a useful cis-acting temperature- inducible degradation signal.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Dentistry
Subjects: Q Science > QD Chemistry
Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN: 0003-2697
Last Modified: 05 Jan 2024 08:13
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/16318

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