The human otubain2-ubiquitin structure provides insights into the cleavage specificity of poly-ubiquitin-linkages.

Ovarian tumor domain containing proteases cleave ubiquitin (Ub) and ubiquitin-like polypeptides from proteins. Here we report the crystal structure of human otubain 2 (OTUB2) in complex with a ubiquitin-based covalent inhibitor, Ub-Br2. The ubiquitin binding mode is oriented differently to how viral...

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Main Authors: Mikael Altun, Thomas S Walter, Holger B Kramer, Patrick Herr, Alexander Iphöfer, Johan Boström, Yael David, Alia Komsany, Nicola Ternette, Ami Navon, David I Stuart, Jingshan Ren, Benedikt M Kessler
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0115344
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author Mikael Altun
Thomas S Walter
Holger B Kramer
Patrick Herr
Alexander Iphöfer
Johan Boström
Yael David
Alia Komsany
Nicola Ternette
Ami Navon
David I Stuart
Jingshan Ren
Benedikt M Kessler
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Alexander Iphöfer
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description Ovarian tumor domain containing proteases cleave ubiquitin (Ub) and ubiquitin-like polypeptides from proteins. Here we report the crystal structure of human otubain 2 (OTUB2) in complex with a ubiquitin-based covalent inhibitor, Ub-Br2. The ubiquitin binding mode is oriented differently to how viral otubains (vOTUs) bind ubiquitin/ISG15, and more similar to yeast and mammalian OTUs. In contrast to OTUB1 which has exclusive specificity towards Lys48 poly-ubiquitin chains, OTUB2 cleaves different poly-Ub linked chains. N-terminal tail swapping experiments between OTUB1 and OTUB2 revealed how the N-terminal structural motifs in OTUB1 contribute to modulating enzyme activity and Ub-chain selectivity, a trait not observed in OTUB2, supporting the notion that OTUB2 may affect a different spectrum of substrates in Ub-dependent pathways.
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spelling doaj-art-df235d64d4d94ee6b0d0d35d67ff82c02025-08-20T03:46:13ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032015-01-01101e011534410.1371/journal.pone.0115344The human otubain2-ubiquitin structure provides insights into the cleavage specificity of poly-ubiquitin-linkages.Mikael AltunThomas S WalterHolger B KramerPatrick HerrAlexander IphöferJohan BoströmYael DavidAlia KomsanyNicola TernetteAmi NavonDavid I StuartJingshan RenBenedikt M KesslerOvarian tumor domain containing proteases cleave ubiquitin (Ub) and ubiquitin-like polypeptides from proteins. Here we report the crystal structure of human otubain 2 (OTUB2) in complex with a ubiquitin-based covalent inhibitor, Ub-Br2. The ubiquitin binding mode is oriented differently to how viral otubains (vOTUs) bind ubiquitin/ISG15, and more similar to yeast and mammalian OTUs. In contrast to OTUB1 which has exclusive specificity towards Lys48 poly-ubiquitin chains, OTUB2 cleaves different poly-Ub linked chains. N-terminal tail swapping experiments between OTUB1 and OTUB2 revealed how the N-terminal structural motifs in OTUB1 contribute to modulating enzyme activity and Ub-chain selectivity, a trait not observed in OTUB2, supporting the notion that OTUB2 may affect a different spectrum of substrates in Ub-dependent pathways.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0115344
spellingShingle Mikael Altun
Thomas S Walter
Holger B Kramer
Patrick Herr
Alexander Iphöfer
Johan Boström
Yael David
Alia Komsany
Nicola Ternette
Ami Navon
David I Stuart
Jingshan Ren
Benedikt M Kessler
The human otubain2-ubiquitin structure provides insights into the cleavage specificity of poly-ubiquitin-linkages.
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title The human otubain2-ubiquitin structure provides insights into the cleavage specificity of poly-ubiquitin-linkages.
title_full The human otubain2-ubiquitin structure provides insights into the cleavage specificity of poly-ubiquitin-linkages.
title_fullStr The human otubain2-ubiquitin structure provides insights into the cleavage specificity of poly-ubiquitin-linkages.
title_full_unstemmed The human otubain2-ubiquitin structure provides insights into the cleavage specificity of poly-ubiquitin-linkages.
title_short The human otubain2-ubiquitin structure provides insights into the cleavage specificity of poly-ubiquitin-linkages.
title_sort human otubain2 ubiquitin structure provides insights into the cleavage specificity of poly ubiquitin linkages
url https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0115344
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