| Structural highlights
8ei8 is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Homo sapiens and Synthetic construct. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
| | Method: | X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2.9Å |
| Ligands: | , , , , , |
| Resources: | FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT |
Function
WWP2_HUMAN E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase which accepts ubiquitin from an E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme in the form of a thioester and then directly transfers the ubiquitin to targeted substrates. Polyubiquitinates POU5F1 by 'Lys-63'-linked conjugation and promotes it to proteasomal degradation; in embryonic stem cells (ESCs) the ubiquitination is proposed to regulate POU5F1 protein level. Ubiquitinates EGR2 and promotes it to proteasomal degradation; in T-cells the ubiquitination inhibits activation-induced cell death. Ubiquitinates SLC11A2; the ubiquitination is enhanced by presence of NDFIP1 and NDFIP2. Ubiquitinates RPB1 and promotes it to proteasomal degradation.[1] [2]
Publication Abstract from PubMed
Molecules that induce novel interactions between proteins hold great promise for the study of biological systems and the development of therapeutics, but their discovery has been limited by the complexities of rationally designing interactions between three components, and because known binders to each protein are typically required to inform initial designs. Here, we report a general and rapid method for discovering alpha-helically constrained (Helicon) polypeptides that cooperatively induce the interaction between two target proteins without relying on previously known binders or an intrinsic affinity between the proteins. We show that Helicons are capable of binding every major class of E3 ubiquitin ligases, which are of great biological and therapeutic interest but remain largely intractable to targeting by small molecules. We then describe a phage-based screening method for discovering "trimerizer" Helicons, and apply it to reprogram E3s to cooperatively bind an enzyme (PPIA), a transcription factor (TEAD4), and a transcriptional coactivator (beta-catenin).
Recognition and reprogramming of E3 ubiquitin ligase surfaces by alpha-helical peptides.,Tokareva OS, Li K, Travaline TL, Thomson TM, Swiecicki JM, Moussa M, Ramirez JD, Litchman S, Verdine GL, McGee JH Nat Commun. 2023 Nov 1;14(1):6992. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-42395-z. PMID:37914719[3]
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References
- ↑ Xu H, Wang W, Li C, Yu H, Yang A, Wang B, Jin Y. WWP2 promotes degradation of transcription factor OCT4 in human embryonic stem cells. Cell Res. 2009 May;19(5):561-73. doi: 10.1038/cr.2009.31. PMID:19274063 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/cr.2009.31
- ↑ Chen A, Gao B, Zhang J, McEwen T, Ye SQ, Zhang D, Fang D. The HECT-type E3 ubiquitin ligase AIP2 inhibits activation-induced T-cell death by catalyzing EGR2 ubiquitination. Mol Cell Biol. 2009 Oct;29(19):5348-56. doi: 10.1128/MCB.00407-09. Epub 2009 Aug , 3. PMID:19651900 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/MCB.00407-09
- ↑ Tokareva OS, Li K, Travaline TL, Thomson TM, Swiecicki JM, Moussa M, Ramirez JD, Litchman S, Verdine GL, McGee JH. Recognition and reprogramming of E3 ubiquitin ligase surfaces by α-helical peptides. Nat Commun. 2023 Nov 1;14(1):6992. PMID:37914719 doi:10.1038/s41467-023-42395-z
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