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Involvement of a eukaryotic-like ubiquitin-related modifier in the proteasome pathway of the archaeon Sulfolobus acidocaldarius

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Involvement of a eukaryotic-like ubiquitin-related modifier in the proteasome pathway of the archaeon Sulfolobus acidocaldarius. / Anjum, Rana S.; Bray, Sian M.; Blackwood, John K. et al.
In: Nature Communications, Vol. 6, 8163, 08.09.2015.

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Anjum, RS, Bray, SM, Blackwood, JK, Kilkenny, ML, Coelho, MA, Foster, BM, Li, S, Howard, JA, Pellegrini, L, Albers, S-V, Deery, MJ & Robinson, NP 2015, 'Involvement of a eukaryotic-like ubiquitin-related modifier in the proteasome pathway of the archaeon Sulfolobus acidocaldarius', Nature Communications, vol. 6, 8163. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms9163

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Anjum, R. S., Bray, S. M., Blackwood, J. K., Kilkenny, M. L., Coelho, M. A., Foster, B. M., Li, S., Howard, J. A., Pellegrini, L., Albers, S-V., Deery, M. J., & Robinson, N. P. (2015). Involvement of a eukaryotic-like ubiquitin-related modifier in the proteasome pathway of the archaeon Sulfolobus acidocaldarius. Nature Communications, 6, Article 8163. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms9163

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Anjum RS, Bray SM, Blackwood JK, Kilkenny ML, Coelho MA, Foster BM et al. Involvement of a eukaryotic-like ubiquitin-related modifier in the proteasome pathway of the archaeon Sulfolobus acidocaldarius. Nature Communications. 2015 Sept 8;6:8163. doi: 10.1038/ncomms9163

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Anjum, Rana S. ; Bray, Sian M. ; Blackwood, John K. et al. / Involvement of a eukaryotic-like ubiquitin-related modifier in the proteasome pathway of the archaeon Sulfolobus acidocaldarius. In: Nature Communications. 2015 ; Vol. 6.

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abstract = "In eukaryotes, the covalent attachment of ubiquitin chains directs substrates to the proteasome for degradation. Recently, ubiquitin-like modifications have also been described in the archaeal domain of life. It has subsequently been hypothesized that ubiquitin-like proteasomal degradation might also operate in these microbes, since all archaeal species utilize homologues of the eukaryotic proteasome. Here we perform a structural and biochemical analysis of a ubiquitin-like modification pathway in the archaeon Sulfolobus acidocaldarius. We reveal that this modifier is homologous to the eukaryotic ubiquitin-related modifier Urm1, considered to be a close evolutionary relative of the progenitor of all ubiquitin-like proteins. Furthermore we demonstrate that urmylated substrates are recognized and processed by the archaeal proteasome, by virtue of a direct interaction with the modifier. Thus, the regulation of protein stability by Urm1 and the proteasome in archaea is likely representative of an ancient pathway from which eukaryotic ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis has evolved.",
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AU - Blackwood, John K.

AU - Kilkenny, Mairi L.

AU - Coelho, Matthew A.

AU - Foster, Benjamin M.

AU - Li, Shurong

AU - Howard, Julie A.

AU - Pellegrini, Luca

AU - Albers, Sonja-Verena

AU - Deery, Michael J.

AU - Robinson, Nicholas P.

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N2 - In eukaryotes, the covalent attachment of ubiquitin chains directs substrates to the proteasome for degradation. Recently, ubiquitin-like modifications have also been described in the archaeal domain of life. It has subsequently been hypothesized that ubiquitin-like proteasomal degradation might also operate in these microbes, since all archaeal species utilize homologues of the eukaryotic proteasome. Here we perform a structural and biochemical analysis of a ubiquitin-like modification pathway in the archaeon Sulfolobus acidocaldarius. We reveal that this modifier is homologous to the eukaryotic ubiquitin-related modifier Urm1, considered to be a close evolutionary relative of the progenitor of all ubiquitin-like proteins. Furthermore we demonstrate that urmylated substrates are recognized and processed by the archaeal proteasome, by virtue of a direct interaction with the modifier. Thus, the regulation of protein stability by Urm1 and the proteasome in archaea is likely representative of an ancient pathway from which eukaryotic ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis has evolved.

AB - In eukaryotes, the covalent attachment of ubiquitin chains directs substrates to the proteasome for degradation. Recently, ubiquitin-like modifications have also been described in the archaeal domain of life. It has subsequently been hypothesized that ubiquitin-like proteasomal degradation might also operate in these microbes, since all archaeal species utilize homologues of the eukaryotic proteasome. Here we perform a structural and biochemical analysis of a ubiquitin-like modification pathway in the archaeon Sulfolobus acidocaldarius. We reveal that this modifier is homologous to the eukaryotic ubiquitin-related modifier Urm1, considered to be a close evolutionary relative of the progenitor of all ubiquitin-like proteins. Furthermore we demonstrate that urmylated substrates are recognized and processed by the archaeal proteasome, by virtue of a direct interaction with the modifier. Thus, the regulation of protein stability by Urm1 and the proteasome in archaea is likely representative of an ancient pathway from which eukaryotic ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis has evolved.

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KW - Circular Dichroism

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KW - Microscopy, Electron

KW - Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex

KW - Proteolysis

KW - Sulfolobus acidocaldarius

KW - Ubiquitins

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