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ArticleNature chemical biology2018

Molecular basis of GID4-mediated recognition of degrons for the Pro/N-end rule pathway.

Cheng Dong, Heng Zhang, Li Li, Wolfram Tempel, Peter Loppnau, Jinrong Min

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Article in Nature chemical biology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 66 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Cheng DongStructural Genomics Consortium, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Heng ZhangStructural Genomics Consortium, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Li LiStructural Genomics Consortium, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Wolfram TempelStructural Genomics Consortium, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Peter LoppnauStructural Genomics Consortium, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Jinrong MinStructural Genomics Consortium, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. jr.min@utoronto.ca.
Structural Genomics Consortium · CAUniversity of Toronto · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The N-end rule pathway senses the N-terminal destabilizing residues of degradation substrates for the ubiquitin-proteasome system, whose integrity shields against various human syndromes including cancer and cardiovascular diseases. GID4, a subunit of the ubiquitin ligase GID complex, has been recently identified as the N-recognin of the new branch of the N-end rule pathway responsible for recognizing substrates bearing N-terminal proline residues (Pro/N-degrons). However, the molecular mechanism of GID4-mediated Pro/N-degron recognition remains largely unexplored. Here, we report the first crystal structures of human GID4 alone and in complex with various Pro/N-degrons. Our complex crystal structures, together with biophysical analyses, delineate the GID4-mediated Pro/N-degron recognition mechanism and substrate selection criteria for the Pro/N-end rule pathway. These mechanistic data on the Pro/N-recognin activity of GID4 will serve as a foundation to facilitate the identification of authentic physiological substrates as well as the development of inhibitors of therapeutic values for the Pro/N-end rule pathway.

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Cloning, MolecularCrystallography, X-RayHumansMutationProlineProtein BindingProtein DomainsProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalProtein Structure, SecondaryProteolysisSubstrate SpecificityUbiquitinUbiquitin-Protein LigasesGID4 protein, humanProlineUbiquitinUbiquitin-Protein Ligases

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PMID29632410
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