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The N-end rule is mediated by the UBC2(RAD6) ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme
Ist Teil von
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS, 1991-08, Vol.88 (16), p.7351-7355
Ort / Verlag
Washington, DC: National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Erscheinungsjahr
1991
Quelle
MEDLINE
Beschreibungen/Notizen
The N-end rule relates the in vivo half-life of a protein to the identity of its amino-terminal residue. Distinct versions of the N-end rule operate in all organisms examined, from mammals to bacteria. We show that UBC2(RAD6), one of at least seven ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, is essential for multiubiquitination and degradation of the N-end rule substrates. We also show that UBC2 is physically associated with UBR1, the recognition component of the N-end rule pathway. These results indicate that some of the UBC2 functions, which include DNA repair, induced mutagenesis, sporulation, and regulation of retrotransposition, are mediated by protein degradation via the N-end rule pathway.