6p9g

Publication Abstract from PubMed

USP5 disassembles unanchored polyubiquitin chains to recycle free monoubiquitin, and is one of the 12 ubiquitin specific proteases featuring a zinc finger ubiquitin-binding domain (ZnF-UBD). This distinct structural module has been associated with substrate positioning or allosteric modulation of catalytic activity, but its cellular function remains unclear. We screened a chemical library focused on the ZnF-UBD of USP5, crystallized hits in complex with the protein, and generated a preliminary structure-activity relationship, which enables the development of more potent and selective compounds. This work serves as a framework for the discovery of a chemical probe to delineate the function of USP5 ZnF-UBD in proteasomal degradation and other ubiquitin signaling pathways in health and disease.

Discovery of Small Molecule Antagonists of the USP5 Zinc Finger Ubiquitin-Binding Domain.,Mann MK, Franzoni I, de Freitas RF, Tempel W, Houliston S, Smith L, Vedadi M, Arrowsmith CH, Harding RJ, Schapira M J Med Chem. 2019 Nov 27;62(22):10144-10155. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b00988., Epub 2019 Nov 12. PMID:31663737^[1]

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