[HTML][HTML] Immunity by ubiquitylation: a reversible process of modification
Nature Reviews Immunology, 2005•nature.com
The conjugation of ubiquitin, a 76-amino-acid peptide, to a protein substrate provides a tag
that either marks the labelled protein for degradation or modulates its function. The process
of protein ubiquitylation—which is catalysed by coordinated enzymatic reactions that are
mediated by enzymes known as E1, E2 and E3—has an important role in the modulation of
immune responses. Importantly, protein ubiquitylation is a reversible process, and removal
of ubiquitin molecules is mediated by de-ubiquitylating enzymes: for example, A20, which …
that either marks the labelled protein for degradation or modulates its function. The process
of protein ubiquitylation—which is catalysed by coordinated enzymatic reactions that are
mediated by enzymes known as E1, E2 and E3—has an important role in the modulation of
immune responses. Importantly, protein ubiquitylation is a reversible process, and removal
of ubiquitin molecules is mediated by de-ubiquitylating enzymes: for example, A20, which …
Abstract
The conjugation of ubiquitin, a 76-amino-acid peptide, to a protein substrate provides a tag that either marks the labelled protein for degradation or modulates its function. The process of protein ubiquitylation — which is catalysed by coordinated enzymatic reactions that are mediated by enzymes known as E1, E2 and E3 — has an important role in the modulation of immune responses. Importantly, protein ubiquitylation is a reversible process, and removal of ubiquitin molecules is mediated by de-ubiquitylating enzymes: for example, A20, which has been implicated in the regulation of immune responses. In addition, the conjugation of ubiquitin-like molecules, such as ISG15 (interferon-stimulated protein of 15 kDa), to proteins is also involved in immune regulation. This Review covers recent progress in our understanding of protein ubiquitylation in the immune system.
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