Abstract
The ubiquitin-proteasome system targets selected proteins for degradation by the 26S proteasome. Rpn12 is an essential component of the 19S regulatory particle and plays a role in recruiting the extrinsic ubiquitin receptor Rpn10. In the present paper we report the crystal structure of Rpn12, a proteasomal PCI-domain-containing protein. The structure helps to define a core structural motif for the PCI domain and identifies potential sites through which Rpn12 might form protein-protein interactions. We demonstrate that mutating residues at one of these sites impairs Rpn12 binding to Rpn10 in vitro and reduces Rpn10 incorporation into proteasomes in vivo.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 55-65 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Biochemical Journal |
Volume | 448 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 Nov 2012 |
Keywords
- Animals
- Arabidopsis Proteins
- Carrier Proteins
- Circular Dichroism
- Crystallography, X-Ray
- Drosophila Proteins
- Microtubule-Associated Proteins
- Models, Molecular
- Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
- Peptide Fragments
- Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex
- Protein Binding
- Protein Conformation
- Protein Interaction Mapping
- Protein Structure, Tertiary
- Recombinant Proteins
- Schizosaccharomyces
- Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins
- Structure-Activity Relationship
- Ubiquitin
- Winged-Helix Transcription Factors