Lysine deserts prevent adventitious ubiquitylation of ubiquitin-proteasome components
C. Kampmeyer, M. Gronbaek-Thygesen, N. Oelerich, M. H. Tatham, M. Cagiada, K. Lindorff-Larsen, W. Boomsma, K. Hofmann, R. Hartmann-Petersen
The paper identifies lysine deserts in UPS proteins and shows that introducing lysines increases ubiquitylation, with functional consequences for protein stability and function.
bioRxiv · Dec 8, 2022Biochemistry