A fluorescence assay for elucidating the substrate specificities of deubiquitinating enzymes
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031 (China)
- Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215123 (China)
Highlights: Black-Right-Pointing-Pointer A deubiquitinating enzyme has its unique substrate specificity for deubiquitination. Black-Right-Pointing-Pointer We have established an activity assay for ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolases. Black-Right-Pointing-Pointer This assay can be applicable to other deubiquitinating enzymes. -- Abstract: Ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolases (UCHs) are a representative family of deubiquitinating enzymes (DUBs), which specifically cleave ubiquitin (Ub) chains or extensions. Here we present a convenient method for characterizing the substrate specificities of various UCHs by fluorescently mutated Ub-fusion proteins (Ub{sup F45W}-Xaa) and di-ubiquitin chains (Ub{sup F45W}-diUb). After removal of the intact substrate by Ni{sup 2+}-NTA affinity, the enzymatic activities of UCHs were quantitatively determined by recording fluorescence of the Ub{sup F45W} product. The results show that three UCHs, i.e. UCH-L1, UCH-L3 and UCH37/UCH-L5, are distinct in their substrate specificities for the Ub-fusions and diUb chains. This assay method may also be applied to study the enzymatic activities and substrate specificities of other DUBs.
- OSTI ID:
- 22207592
- Journal Information:
- Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Vol. 416, Issue 1-2; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2011 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0006-291X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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