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ArticleMolecular cell2018

ZUFSP Deubiquitylates K63-Linked Polyubiquitin Chains to Promote Genome Stability.

Peter Haahr, Nikoline Borgermann, Xiaohu Guo, Dimitris Typas, Divya Achuthankutty, Saskia Hoffmann, Robert Shearer, Titia K Sixma, Niels Mailand

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Article in Molecular cell, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 65 papers.

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65citing papers in PubMed
4.9field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
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65 citing papers in PubMed, 90 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Peter HaahrNovo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Nikoline BorgermannNovo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Xiaohu GuoDivision of Biochemistry, Cancer Genomics Center, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Dimitris TypasNovo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Divya AchuthankuttyNovo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark; Center for Chromosome Stability, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Saskia HoffmannNovo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Robert ShearerNovo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Titia K SixmaDivision of Biochemistry, Cancer Genomics Center, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Niels MailandNovo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark; Center for Chromosome Stability, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark. Electronic address: niels.mailand@cpr.ku.dk.
Novo Nordisk Foundation · DKUniversity of Copenhagen · DKThe Netherlands Cancer Institute · NL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Deubiquitylating enzymes (DUBs) enhance the dynamics of the versatile ubiquitin (Ub) code by reversing and regulating cellular ubiquitylation processes at multiple levels. Here we discovered that the uncharacterized human protein ZUFSP (zinc finger with UFM1-specific peptidase domain protein/C6orf113/ZUP1), which has been annotated as a potentially inactive UFM1 protease, and its fission yeast homolog Mug105 define a previously unrecognized class of evolutionarily conserved cysteine protease DUBs. Human ZUFSP selectively interacts with and cleaves long K63-linked poly-Ub chains by means of tandem Ub-binding domains, whereas it displays poor activity toward mono- or di-Ub substrates. In cells, ZUFSP is recruited to and regulates K63-Ub conjugates at genotoxic stress sites, promoting chromosome stability upon replication stress in a manner dependent on its catalytic activity. Our findings establish ZUFSP as a new type of linkage-selective cysteine peptidase DUB with a role in genome maintenance pathways.

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DNA DamageGenomic InstabilityBinding SitesBone NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorDeubiquitinating EnzymesHEK293 CellsHumansLysineOsteosarcomaPolyubiquitinProtein BindingProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsRetinal Pigment EpitheliumSubstrate SpecificityUbiquitinationDeubiquitinating EnzymesLysinePolyubiquitinZUP1 protein, humandeubiquitylating enzymeDUBgenome stabilityK63-linked ubiquitin chainsreplication stressubiquitinZUFSP

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