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Substrate selection by the proteasome through initiation regions
Author(s) -
Tomita Takuya,
Matouschek Andreas
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
protein science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.353
H-Index - 175
eISSN - 1469-896X
pISSN - 0961-8368
DOI - 10.1002/pro.3642
Subject(s) - proteasome , selection (genetic algorithm) , substrate specificity , substrate (aquarium) , computational biology , chemistry , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , biochemistry , enzyme , computer science , ecology , artificial intelligence
Proteins in the cell have to be eliminated once their function is no longer desired or they become damaged. Most regulated protein degradation is achieved by a large enzymatic complex called the proteasome. Many proteasome substrates are targeted for degradation by the covalent attachment of ubiquitin molecules. Ubiquitinated proteins can be bound by the proteasome, but for proteolysis to occur the proteasome needs to find a disordered tail somewhere in the target at which it initiates degradation. The initiation step contributes to the specificity of proteasomal degradation. Here, we review how the proteasome selects initiation sites within its substrates and discuss how the initiation step affects physiological processes.

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