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ArticleACS chemical biology2015

Covalent Inhibition of Ubc13 Affects Ubiquitin Signaling and Reveals Active Site Elements Important for Targeting.

Curtis D Hodge, Ross A Edwards, Craig J Markin, Darin McDonald, Mary Pulvino, Michael S Y Huen, Jiyong Zhao, Leo Spyracopoulos, Michael J Hendzel, J N Mark Glover

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Article in ACS chemical biology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers.

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47 citing papers in PubMed, 74 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 4 countries.

Curtis D Hodge†Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2H7.
Ross A Edwards†Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2H7.
Craig J Markin†Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2H7.
Darin McDonald‡Department of Oncology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 1Z2.
Mary Pulvino∥Department of Biomedical Genetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14642, United States.
Michael S Y Huen§Department of Anatomy and Centre for Cancer Research, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Jiyong Zhao∥Department of Biomedical Genetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14642, United States.
Leo Spyracopoulos†Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2H7.
Michael J Hendzel‡Department of Oncology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 1Z2.
J N Mark Glover†Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2H7.
University of Alberta · CAUniversity of Rochester · USUniversity of Hong Kong · HK

Funding

Transcription-Coupled & Replication-Associated Excision RepairP01CA092584 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIF-LAWRENC BERKELEY LAB · PI John A. Tainer · 2001 to 2026
$89.6M
MINOS (Macromolecular Insights on Nucleic acids Optimized by Scattering)R01GM105404 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIF-LAWRENC BERKELEY LAB · PI TAINER, JOHN A. · 2012 to 2015
$2.1M
Canadian Institutes of Health Research CIHR114975Canadian Institutes of Health Research CIHR119515NCI NIH HHS CA92584NCI NIH HHS P01 CA092584NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM105404
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ubc13 is an E2 ubiquitin conjugating enzyme that functions in nuclear DNA damage signaling and cytoplasmic NF-κB signaling. Here, we present the structures of complexes of Ubc13 with two inhibitors, NSC697923 and BAY 11-7082, which inhibit DNA damage and NF-κB signaling in human cells. NSC697923 and BAY 11-7082 both inhibit Ubc13 by covalent adduct formation through a Michael addition at the Ubc13 active site cysteine. The resulting adducts of both compounds exploit a binding groove unique to Ubc13. We developed a Ubc13 mutant which resists NSC697923 inhibition and, using this mutant, we show that the inhibition of cellular DNA damage and NF-κB signaling by NSC697923 is largely due to specific Ubc13 inhibition. We propose that unique structural features near the Ubc13 active site could provide a basis for the rational development and design of specific Ubc13 inhibitors.

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Amino Acid SequenceAnimalsCell LineHumansMiceModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMutationNF-kappa BNitrilesNitrofuransSequence AlignmentSignal TransductionSulfonesUbiquitinUbiquitination2-((4-methylphenyl)sulfonyl)-5-nitrofuran3-(4-methylphenylsulfonyl)-2-propenenitrileNF-kappa BNitrilesNitrofuransSulfonesUBE2N protein, humanUbiquitinUbiquitin-Conjugating Enzymes

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PMID25909880
PMCPMC4506735
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