2023
Proteasomes: Isolation and Activity Assays
Li Y, Tomko R, Hochstrasser M. Proteasomes: Isolation and Activity Assays. Current Protocols 2023, 3: e717. PMID: 37026813, PMCID: PMC10337785, DOI: 10.1002/cpz1.717.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegulatory particleOne-step purification schemeCore particlesMultisubunit protease complexUbiquitin-proteasome systemUbiquitin polypeptidesUnneeded proteinsYeast SaccharomycesProtein substratesProtease complexProteasomeGel filtration stepPurification schemeProteolytic activityEukaryotesSaccharomycesPolypeptideProteinSubstrateAssaysComplexes
1997
Identification of the yeast 20S proteasome catalytic centers and subunit interactions required for active-site formation
Arendt C, Hochstrasser M. Identification of the yeast 20S proteasome catalytic centers and subunit interactions required for active-site formation. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1997, 94: 7156-7161. PMID: 9207060, PMCID: PMC23776, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.94.14.7156.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActive siteN-terminal threonineBeta subunitDistinct peptidase activitiesMost minor effectsSubunit ringDifferent beta subunitsCorresponding threonineActive site formationUbiquitin-dependent proteolysisDegradation of substratesProteasome active sitesYeast proteasomeArchaeal proteasomeDifferent eukaryotesActive-site nucleophileUbiquitin pathwayHeptameric ringsBasic residuesSubunit interactionsAcidic residuesAlpha subunitSubstrateProteasomePeptide substrates