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Structural highlights

Function

[UBC9_HUMAN] Accepts the ubiquitin-like proteins SUMO1, SUMO2, SUMO3 and SUMO4 from the UBLE1A-UBLE1B E1 complex and catalyzes their covalent attachment to other proteins with the help of an E3 ligase such as RANBP2 or CBX4. Can catalyze the formation of poly-SUMO chains. Necessary for sumoylation of FOXL2 and KAT5. Essential for nuclear architecture and chromosome segregation.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]} [SAE2_HUMAN] The heterodimer acts as a E1 ligase for SUMO1, SUMO2, SUMO3, and probably SUMO4. It mediates ATP-dependent activation of SUMO proteins followed by formation of a thioester bond between a SUMO protein and a conserved active site cysteine residue on UBA2/SAE2.^{[8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]}

References

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2. ↑ Tatham MH, Jaffray E, Vaughan OA, Desterro JM, Botting CH, Naismith JH, Hay RT. Polymeric chains of SUMO-2 and SUMO-3 are conjugated to protein substrates by SAE1/SAE2 and Ubc9. J Biol Chem. 2001 Sep 21;276(38):35368-74. Epub 2001 Jul 12. PMID:11451954 doi:10.1074/jbc.M104214200
3. ↑ Kim YE, Kim DY, Lee JM, Kim ST, Han TH, Ahn JH. Requirement of the coiled-coil domain of PML-RARalpha oncoprotein for localization, sumoylation, and inhibition of monocyte differentiation. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2005 May 13;330(3):746-54. PMID:15809060 doi:10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.03.052
4. ↑ Kuo FT, Bentsi-Barnes IK, Barlow GM, Bae J, Pisarska MD. Sumoylation of forkhead L2 by Ubc9 is required for its activity as a transcriptional repressor of the Steroidogenic Acute Regulatory gene. Cell Signal. 2009 Dec;21(12):1935-44. doi: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2009.09.001. Epub, 2009 Sep 8. PMID:19744555 doi:10.1016/j.cellsig.2009.09.001
5. ↑ Figueroa-Romero C, Iniguez-Lluhi JA, Stadler J, Chang CR, Arnoult D, Keller PJ, Hong Y, Blackstone C, Feldman EL. SUMOylation of the mitochondrial fission protein Drp1 occurs at multiple nonconsensus sites within the B domain and is linked to its activity cycle. FASEB J. 2009 Nov;23(11):3917-27. doi: 10.1096/fj.09-136630. Epub 2009 Jul 28. PMID:19638400 doi:10.1096/fj.09-136630
6. ↑ Capili AD, Lima CD. Structure and analysis of a complex between SUMO and Ubc9 illustrates features of a conserved E2-Ubl interaction. J Mol Biol. 2007 Jun 8;369(3):608-18. Epub 2007 Apr 6. PMID:17466333 doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2007.04.006
7. ↑ Sekiyama N, Arita K, Ikeda Y, Hashiguchi K, Ariyoshi M, Tochio H, Saitoh H, Shirakawa M. Structural basis for regulation of poly-SUMO chain by a SUMO-like domain of Nip45. Proteins. 2009 Dec 4. PMID:20077568 doi:10.1002/prot.22667
8. ↑ Azuma Y, Tan SH, Cavenagh MM, Ainsztein AM, Saitoh H, Dasso M. Expression and regulation of the mammalian SUMO-1 E1 enzyme. FASEB J. 2001 Aug;15(10):1825-7. PMID:11481243
9. ↑ Tatham MH, Jaffray E, Vaughan OA, Desterro JM, Botting CH, Naismith JH, Hay RT. Polymeric chains of SUMO-2 and SUMO-3 are conjugated to protein substrates by SAE1/SAE2 and Ubc9. J Biol Chem. 2001 Sep 21;276(38):35368-74. Epub 2001 Jul 12. PMID:11451954 doi:10.1074/jbc.M104214200
10. ↑ Wang J, Lee B, Cai S, Fukui L, Hu W, Chen Y. Conformational transition associated with E1-E2 interaction in small ubiquitin-like modifications. J Biol Chem. 2009 Jul 24;284(30):20340-8. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M109.000257. Epub 2009, May 14. PMID:19443651 doi:10.1074/jbc.M109.000257
11. ↑ Lois LM, Lima CD. Structures of the SUMO E1 provide mechanistic insights into SUMO activation and E2 recruitment to E1. EMBO J. 2005 Feb 9;24(3):439-51. Epub 2005 Jan 20. PMID:15660128
12. ↑ Wang J, Hu W, Cai S, Lee B, Song J, Chen Y. The intrinsic affinity between E2 and the Cys domain of E1 in ubiquitin-like modifications. Mol Cell. 2007 Jul 20;27(2):228-37. PMID:17643372 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2007.05.023
13. ↑ Olsen SK, Capili AD, Lu X, Tan DS, Lima CD. Active site remodelling accompanies thioester bond formation in the SUMO E1. Nature. 2010 Feb 18;463(7283):906-12. PMID:20164921 doi:10.1038/nature08765