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
Eukaryotic 20S proteasome catalytic subunit propeptides prevent active site inactivation by N‐terminal acetylation and promote particle assembly
Arendt C, Hochstrasser M. Eukaryotic 20S proteasome catalytic subunit propeptides prevent active site inactivation by N‐terminal acetylation and promote particle assembly. The EMBO Journal 1999, 18: 3575-3585. PMID: 10393174, PMCID: PMC1171436, DOI: 10.1093/emboj/18.13.3575.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylationAmino Acid SequenceArylamine N-AcetyltransferaseBinding SitesCatalysisCatalytic DomainCell DivisionCysteine EndopeptidasesEndopeptidasesFungal ProteinsIsoenzymesMolecular Sequence DataMultienzyme ComplexesPeptide FragmentsPhenotypeProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSequence DeletionThreonineConceptsProteasome assemblyFirst biochemical evidenceN-terminal acetylationUbiquitin-proteasome systemProteolytic active sitesBarrel-shaped structureCatalytic threonine residueYeast 20S proteasomeThreonine residuesHeptameric ringsProteasome biogenesisEnvironmental stressNovel functionDistinct functionsLarge proteaseDifferent subunitsParticle assemblyAlpha-amino groupSpecific peptidase activityProteasomeCatalytic mechanismSite inactivationPeptidase activityCritical functionsSubunits