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ArticleNature structural & molecular biology2017

Mechanism and regulation of the Lys6-selective deubiquitinase USP30.

Malte Gersch, Christina Gladkova, Alexander F Schubert, Martin A Michel, Sarah Maslen, David Komander

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Article in Nature structural & molecular biology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 124 papers.

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124 citing papers in PubMed, 219 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Malte GerschMedical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2767-9589
Christina GladkovaMedical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK.
Alexander F SchubertMedical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK.
Martin A MichelMedical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK.
Sarah MaslenMedical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK.
David KomanderMedical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8092-4320
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology · GB

Funding

European Research Council 309756Medical Research Council MC_U105192732
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Damaged mitochondria undergo mitophagy, a specialized form of autophagy that is initiated by the protein kinase PINK1 and the ubiquitin E3 ligase Parkin. Ubiquitin-specific protease USP30 antagonizes Parkin-mediated ubiquitination events on mitochondria and is a key negative regulator of mitophagy. Parkin and USP30 both show a preference for assembly or disassembly, respectively, of Lys6-linked polyubiquitin, a chain type that has not been well studied. Here we report crystal structures of human USP30 bound to monoubiquitin and Lys6-linked diubiquitin, which explain how USP30 achieves Lys6-linkage preference through unique ubiquitin binding interfaces. We assess the interplay between USP30, PINK1 and Parkin and show that distally phosphorylated ubiquitin chains impair USP30 activity. Lys6-linkage-specific affimers identify numerous mitochondrial substrates for this modification, and we show that USP30 regulates Lys6-polyubiquitinated TOM20. Our work provides insights into the architecture, activity and regulation of USP30, which will aid drug design against this and related enzymes.

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Deubiquitinating EnzymesHumansMitochondrial ProteinsProtein BindingProtein KinasesPTEN-Induced Putative KinaseSubstrate SpecificityThiolester HydrolasesUbiquitinUbiquitin-Protein LigasesDeubiquitinating EnzymesMitochondrial Proteinsparkin proteinProtein KinasesPTEN-Induced Putative KinaseThiolester HydrolasesUbiquitinUbiquitin-Protein LigasesUsp30 protein, human

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PMCPMC5757785
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