2000
The Yeast ULP2 (SMT4) Gene Encodes a Novel Protease Specific for the Ubiquitin-Like Smt3 Protein
Li S, Hochstrasser M. The Yeast ULP2 (SMT4) Gene Encodes a Novel Protease Specific for the Ubiquitin-Like Smt3 Protein. Molecular And Cellular Biology 2000, 20: 2367-2377. PMID: 10713161, PMCID: PMC85410, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.20.7.2367-2377.2000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceCell DivisionChromosomesCysteine EndopeptidasesDNA DamageEndopeptidasesFungal ProteinsHydroxyureaMitosisMolecular Sequence DataMutationRepressor ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSequence Homology, Amino AcidSmall Ubiquitin-Related Modifier ProteinsSUMO-1 ProteinTemperatureUbiquitinsConceptsCell cycle checkpoint arrestTemperature-sensitive growthCentromere-binding proteinsUbiquitin-like proteinDNA-damaging agentsAbnormal cell morphologyYeast SMT3Number suppressorGene EncodesPleiotropic phenotypesChromosome stabilityMutant accumulatesSingle mutantsCheckpoint arrestUlp2SUMO-1Smt3Ulp1DNA damageMutantsReplication inhibitionProteinCell morphologyNormal kineticsCell function
1999
A new protease required for cell-cycle progression in yeast
Li S, Hochstrasser M. A new protease required for cell-cycle progression in yeast. Nature 1999, 398: 246-251. PMID: 10094048, DOI: 10.1038/18457.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarrier ProteinsCell Cycle ProteinsCloning, MolecularCysteine EndopeptidasesEscherichia coliFungal ProteinsG2 PhaseHumansMitosisMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesisRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRepressor ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSequence Homology, Amino AcidSmall Ubiquitin-Related Modifier ProteinsSubstrate SpecificitySUMO-1 ProteinUbiquitinsConceptsSUMO-1Cell cycleUbl-specific proteasesUbiquitin-like proteinCell cycle progressionG2/M phaseProtein functionSmt3Cellular proteinsDeubiquitinating enzymeUlp1Distant similarityUbiquitinHuman pathogensM phaseProteinEssential roleNew proteaseProteaseViral proteaseProtein conjugationEukaryotesMutantsUBLYeast
1994
Degradation of the yeast MATα2 transcriptional regulator is mediated by the proteasome
Richter-Ruoff B, Wolf D, Hochstrasser M. Degradation of the yeast MATα2 transcriptional regulator is mediated by the proteasome. FEBS Letters 1994, 354: 50-52. PMID: 7957900, DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(94)01085-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecific regulatory proteinsMulti-subunit proteaseSelective protein turnoverCell cycle progressionPolypeptide ubiquitinTranscriptional regulatorsCellular proteinsRegulatory proteinsCellular phenomenaCovalent ligationCycle progressionIntracellular proteolysisProtein turnoverProteasomeCell growthRapid degradationMajor mechanismProteinRepressorUbiquitinVivoDegradationRegulatorProteolysisProtease
1993
Multiple ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes participate in the in vivo degradation of the yeast MATα2 repressor
Chen P, Johnson P, Sommer T, Jentsch S, Hochstrasser M. Multiple ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes participate in the in vivo degradation of the yeast MATα2 repressor. Cell 1993, 74: 357-369. PMID: 8393731, DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(93)90426-q.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUbiquitin-conjugatingAttachment of ubiquitinUbiquitin-conjugating enzymeUBC proteinUbiquitination complexMolecular functionsTranscriptional regulatorsUbiquitination pathwayCellular processesSubstrate specificityDegradation signalPhysiological targetsSubstrate selectionCombinatorial mechanismsUnexpected overlapUBC6Intracellular degradationEnzymeProteinAlpha 2PathwayUbc7Deg1RepressorUbiquitin
1990
In vivo degradation of a transcriptional regulator: The yeast α2 repressor
Hochstrasser M, Varshavsky A. In vivo degradation of a transcriptional regulator: The yeast α2 repressor. Cell 1990, 61: 697-708. PMID: 2111732, DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(90)90481-s.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceBeta-GalactosidaseFungal ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, FungalHalf-LifeMacromolecular SubstancesMolecular Sequence DataMutationProtein EngineeringProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRepressor ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiaeTranscription FactorsConceptsYeast S. cerevisiaeTranscriptional regulatorsHeteromeric proteinsAlpha 2S. cerevisiaeDegradation signalRegulatory proteinsOligomeric proteinsSame proteinStructural domainsProteinMultiple functionsSubunitsRepressorDistinct mechanismsVivo concentrationsAdditional defectsCerevisiaeMutantsNovel typeDegradationRegulatorPathwayMetabolic instabilityVivo degradation