Structural highlights
Function
SKP1_HUMAN Essential component of the SCF (SKP1-CUL1-F-box protein) ubiquitin ligase complex, which mediates the ubiquitination of proteins involved in cell cycle progression, signal transduction and transcription. In the SCF complex, serves as an adapter that links the F-box protein to CUL1. SCF(BTRC) mediates the ubiquitination of NFKBIA at 'Lys-21' and 'Lys-22'; the degradation frees the associated NFKB1-RELA dimer to translocate into the nucleus and to activate transcription. SCF(Cyclin F) directs ubiquitination of CP110.[1] [2]
Publication Abstract from PubMed
Skp1-Cul1-F-box (SCF) E3 ligases constitute the largest and best-characterized family of the multisubunit E3 ligases with important cellular functions and numerous disease links. The specificity of an SCF E3 ligase is established by one of the 69 human F-box proteins that are recruited to Cul1 through the Skp1 adaptor. We previously reported generation of ubiquitin variants (UbVs) targeting Fbw7 and Fbw11, which inhibit ligase activity by binding at the F-box-Skp1 interface to competitively displace Cul1. In the present study, we employed an optimized engineering strategy to generate specific binding UbVs against 17 additional Skp1-F-box complexes. We validated our design strategy and uncovered the structural basis of binding specificity by crystallographic analyses of representative UbVs bound to Skp1-Fbl10 and Skp1-Fbl11. Our study highlights the power of combining phage display with structure-based design to develop UbVs targeting specific protein surfaces.
A Structure-Based Strategy for Engineering Selective Ubiquitin Variant Inhibitors of Skp1-Cul1-F-Box Ubiquitin Ligases.,Gorelik M, Manczyk N, Pavlenco A, Kurinov I, Sidhu SS, Sicheri F Structure. 2018 Jun 26. pii: S0969-2126(18)30210-7. doi:, 10.1016/j.str.2018.06.004. PMID:30033217[3]
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References
- ↑ Hao B, Zheng N, Schulman BA, Wu G, Miller JJ, Pagano M, Pavletich NP. Structural basis of the Cks1-dependent recognition of p27(Kip1) by the SCF(Skp2) ubiquitin ligase. Mol Cell. 2005 Oct 7;20(1):9-19. PMID:16209941 doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2005.09.003
- ↑ Li Y, Hao B. Structural basis of dimerization-dependent ubiquitination by the SCF(Fbx4) ubiquitin ligase. J Biol Chem. 2010 Apr 30;285(18):13896-906. Epub 2010 Feb 24. PMID:20181953 doi:10.1074/jbc.M110.111518
- ↑ Gorelik M, Manczyk N, Pavlenco A, Kurinov I, Sidhu SS, Sicheri F. A Structure-Based Strategy for Engineering Selective Ubiquitin Variant Inhibitors of Skp1-Cul1-F-Box Ubiquitin Ligases. Structure. 2018 Jun 26. pii: S0969-2126(18)30210-7. doi:, 10.1016/j.str.2018.06.004. PMID:30033217 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.str.2018.06.004
