2023
Species-specific protein–protein interactions govern the humanization of the 20S proteasome in yeast
Sultana S, Abdullah M, Li J, Hochstrasser M, Kachroo A. Species-specific protein–protein interactions govern the humanization of the 20S proteasome in yeast. Genetics 2023, 225: iyad117. PMID: 37364278, PMCID: PMC10471208, DOI: 10.1093/genetics/iyad117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein-protein interactionsYeast proteasomeLocal protein-protein interactionsSpecific protein-protein interactionsYeast proteasome subunitsVast evolutionary distancesC-terminal tailFull-length tailThousands of genesHigh-throughput pipelineYeast counterpartEvolutionary divergenceEvolutionary distanceAssembly intermediatesHuman genesProteasome subunitsComplementationProteasomeSubunitsYeastGenesDistinct interactionsCore assemblyHuman β3Β3 subunit
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
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