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Structural highlights

Function

[NEDD8_HUMAN] Ubiquitin-like protein which plays an important role in cell cycle control and embryogenesis. Covalent attachment to its substrates requires prior activation by the E1 complex UBE1C-APPBP1 and linkage to the E2 enzyme UBE2M. Attachment of NEDD8 to cullins activates their associated E3 ubiquitin ligase activity, and thus promotes polyubiquitination and proteasomal degradation of cyclins and other regulatory proteins.^{[1] [2] [3]}

References

1. ↑ Liakopoulos D, Busgen T, Brychzy A, Jentsch S, Pause A. Conjugation of the ubiquitin-like protein NEDD8 to cullin-2 is linked to von Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressor function. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1999 May 11;96(10):5510-5. PMID:10318914
2. ↑ Hori T, Osaka F, Chiba T, Miyamoto C, Okabayashi K, Shimbara N, Kato S, Tanaka K. Covalent modification of all members of human cullin family proteins by NEDD8. Oncogene. 1999 Nov 18;18(48):6829-34. PMID:10597293 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.onc.1203093
3. ↑ Amir RE, Iwai K, Ciechanover A. The NEDD8 pathway is essential for SCF(beta -TrCP)-mediated ubiquitination and processing of the NF-kappa B precursor p105. J Biol Chem. 2002 Jun 28;277(26):23253-9. Epub 2002 Apr 12. PMID:11953428 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M200967200