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The ubiquitin-proteasome system and its role in the cell cycle

The ubiquitin-proteasome system and its role in the cell cycle. The cell cycle. How is the cell cycle regulated?. All events need to happen in the right order. Each event needs to happen once and only once!. protein synthesis. post-translational modifications. protein degradation.

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The ubiquitin-proteasome system and its role in the cell cycle

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  1. The ubiquitin-proteasome system and its role in the cell cycle

  2. The cell cycle

  3. How is the cell cycle regulated? All events need to happen in the right order. Each event needs to happen once and only once! • protein synthesis • post-translational modifications • protein degradation

  4. How are proteins degraded? • by the ubiquitin-proteasome system Avram Hershko Aaron Ciechanover Irwin Rose Nobel prize in chemistry, 2004

  5. What is ubiquitin? • 76 amino acids polypeptide • very highly conserved from plants to eukaryotes • ubiquitous (= widely distributed) to all cells • active in different cellular processes like DNA repair, cellular trafficking, endocytosis. Its main role is in tagging proteins for degradation by poly-ubiquitin chains.

  6. E1 - ubiquitin activating enzyme Non specific E2 - ubiquitin conjugating enzyme E3 - ubiquitin protein ligase Substrate specific Transfers the ubiquitin to a lysine residue of the substrate. E4 Synthesis of a polyubiquitin chain on the substrate by conjugation of additional ubiquitin molecules through lysine 48. Tagging proteins with ubiquitin

  7. The poly-ubiquitin chain 1 2 U5 U4 U3 U2 U1 1 - poly-ubiquitinated protein 2- poly-ubiquitinated protein incubated with de-ubiquitinating enzyme

  8. The proteasome • A 20S barrel-like core with proteolytic activity • Two 19S regulatory subunits responsible for ubiquitin chain recognition, removal of ubiquitin and protein unfolding. The whole proteasome (core+regulatory units) is often referred to as the 26S proteasome.

  9. Degradation in the protasome The poly-ubiquitinated protein is recognised by the 26S proteasome, unfolded and degraded. The ubiquitin molecules are recycled.

  10. APC/C - the mitotic E3 • APC/C =Anaphase Promoting Complex/ Cyclosome • 1500 KDa Multi-subunit complex (~12 subunits). • Known to be active from metaphase through G1. • Regulates chromatide separation and exit from mitosis.

  11. G1 G2 S M G1/S substrate 1 substrate 2 Housekeeping gene Oscillation patterns of two APC/C substrates Cells were synchronised in mitosis (M) with nocodazole. They were released into fresh medium and samples were taken every two hours.

  12. Some roles of ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation • control of cell division • signal transduction • regulation of gene expression • immune response • embryonic development • apoptosis

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