2000
The Doa4 Deubiquitinating Enzyme Is Functionally Linked to the Vacuolar Protein-sorting and Endocytic Pathways
Amerik A, Nowak J, Swaminathan S, Hochstrasser M. The Doa4 Deubiquitinating Enzyme Is Functionally Linked to the Vacuolar Protein-sorting and Endocytic Pathways. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2000, 11: 3365-3380. PMID: 11029042, PMCID: PMC14998, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.11.10.3365.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAmino Acid SequenceBreast NeoplasmsCysteine EndopeptidasesEndocytosisEndopeptidasesEndosomal Sorting Complexes Required for TransportFemaleFungal ProteinsGenotypeHumansMolecular Sequence DataMultienzyme ComplexesMutagenesisProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexRecombinant ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSequence AlignmentSequence Homology, Amino AcidSubstrate SpecificitySuppression, GeneticUbiquitin ThiolesteraseUbiquitinsVacuolesConceptsPrevacuolar compartmentDeubiquitinating enzymeVacuolar protein sorting (VPS) pathwayFluorescent proteinEndomembrane protein traffickingProtein sorting pathwaysUbiquitinated membrane proteinsVacuolar protein sortingClass E compartmentSpontaneous extragenic suppressorsGreen fluorescent proteinExtragenic suppressorsProtein sortingProtein traffickingProtein deubiquitinationUbiquitin recyclingPathway substrateE compartmentMembrane proteinsEndocytic pathwayUbiquitinated intermediatesDifferent genesMultivesicular bodiesNuclear distributionUnanticipated connectionsEvolution and function of ubiquitin-like protein-conjugation systems
Hochstrasser M. Evolution and function of ubiquitin-like protein-conjugation systems. Nature Cell Biology 2000, 2: e153-e157. PMID: 10934491, DOI: 10.1038/35019643.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBiochemistry. All in the ubiquitin family.
Hochstrasser M. Biochemistry. All in the ubiquitin family. Science 2000, 289: 563-4. PMID: 10939967, DOI: 10.1126/science.289.5479.563.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA viable ubiquitin‐activating enzyme mutant for evaluating ubiquitin system function in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Swanson R, Hochstrasser M. A viable ubiquitin‐activating enzyme mutant for evaluating ubiquitin system function in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. FEBS Letters 2000, 477: 193-198. PMID: 10908719, DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(00)01802-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUbiquitin system functionActivation of ubiquitinUbiquitin-activating enzymeProteasome-independent degradationUbiquitin systemCellular processesPathway substrateMammalian cellsHypomorphic alleleProtein modificationEnzyme mutantsMutant allelesMembrane receptorsMutantsUbiquitinComparable mutantsSaccharomycesCell functionAllelesProteasomeYeastProteinEnzymeDegradationE1The Yeast ULP2 (SMT4) Gene Encodes a Novel Protease Specific for the Ubiquitin-Like Smt3 Protein
Li S, Hochstrasser M. The Yeast ULP2 (SMT4) Gene Encodes a Novel Protease Specific for the Ubiquitin-Like Smt3 Protein. Molecular And Cellular Biology 2000, 20: 2367-2377. PMID: 10713161, PMCID: PMC85410, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.20.7.2367-2377.2000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceCell DivisionChromosomesCysteine EndopeptidasesDNA DamageEndopeptidasesFungal ProteinsHydroxyureaMitosisMolecular Sequence DataMutationRepressor ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSequence Homology, Amino AcidSmall Ubiquitin-Related Modifier ProteinsSUMO-1 ProteinTemperatureUbiquitinsConceptsCell cycle checkpoint arrestTemperature-sensitive growthCentromere-binding proteinsUbiquitin-like proteinDNA-damaging agentsAbnormal cell morphologyYeast SMT3Number suppressorGene EncodesPleiotropic phenotypesChromosome stabilityMutant accumulatesSingle mutantsCheckpoint arrestUlp2SUMO-1Smt3Ulp1DNA damageMutantsReplication inhibitionProteinCell morphologyNormal kineticsCell function
1999
The Doa4 Deubiquitinating Enzyme Is Required for Ubiquitin Homeostasis in Yeast
Swaminathan S, Amerik A, Hochstrasser M. The Doa4 Deubiquitinating Enzyme Is Required for Ubiquitin Homeostasis in Yeast. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 1999, 10: 2583-2594. PMID: 10436014, PMCID: PMC25490, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.10.8.2583.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarrier ProteinsCytoskeletal ProteinsEndopeptidasesEndosomal Sorting Complexes Required for TransportFungal ProteinsHomeostasisMutationPeptide HydrolasesProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsUbiquitin ThiolesteraseUbiquitinsVacuolesVesicular Transport ProteinsConceptsDeubiquitinating enzymeAttachment of ubiquitinUbiquitin-dependent proteolysisYeast Saccharomyces cerevisiaeWild-type cellsCell surface proteinsAdditional ubiquitinVacuolar proteolysisUbiquitinated substratesUbiquitin homeostasisCellular proteinsMembrane proteinsUbiquitinated intermediatesSaccharomyces cerevisiaeGenetic dataDoa4Loss of viabilityUbiquitin depletionUbiquitinProteolytic intermediatesProteasomeSurface proteinsUbiquitin degradationEventual degradationProteinSubstrate Targeting in the Ubiquitin System
Laney J, Hochstrasser M. Substrate Targeting in the Ubiquitin System. Cell 1999, 97: 427-430. PMID: 10338206, DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)80752-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA new protease required for cell-cycle progression in yeast
Li S, Hochstrasser M. A new protease required for cell-cycle progression in yeast. Nature 1999, 398: 246-251. PMID: 10094048, DOI: 10.1038/18457.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarrier ProteinsCell Cycle ProteinsCloning, MolecularCysteine EndopeptidasesEscherichia coliFungal ProteinsG2 PhaseHumansMitosisMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesisRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRepressor ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSequence Homology, Amino AcidSmall Ubiquitin-Related Modifier ProteinsSubstrate SpecificitySUMO-1 ProteinUbiquitinsConceptsSUMO-1Cell cycleUbl-specific proteasesUbiquitin-like proteinCell cycle progressionG2/M phaseProtein functionSmt3Cellular proteinsDeubiquitinating enzymeUlp1Distant similarityUbiquitinHuman pathogensM phaseProteinEssential roleNew proteaseProteaseViral proteaseProtein conjugationEukaryotesMutantsUBLYeast
1998
A Deubiquitinating Enzyme That Disassembles Free Polyubiquitin Chains Is Required for Development but Not Growth in Dictyostelium *
Lindsey D, Amerik A, Deery W, Bishop J, Hochstrasser M, Gomer R. A Deubiquitinating Enzyme That Disassembles Free Polyubiquitin Chains Is Required for Development but Not Growth in Dictyostelium *. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1998, 273: 29178-29187. PMID: 9786928, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.273.44.29178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUbiquitin polymersPolyubiquitin chainsUbiquitin chainsDeubiquitinating enzymeCross-species complementationFree ubiquitin chainsSpecific developmental transitionsWild-type cellsFree polyubiquitin chainsNormal protein profilesDictyostelium developmentFunctional homologSequence similarityCAMP receptorNew proteinsProtein degradationAdhesion proteinsWild typeDevelopmental transitionsSpecific proteinsExogenous cAMPCell differentiationProtein profilesSpecificity assaysCell adhesionDegradation Signal Masking by Heterodimerization of MATα2 and MATa1 Blocks Their Mutual Destruction by the Ubiquitin-Proteasome Pathway
Johnson P, Swanson R, Rakhilina L, Hochstrasser M. Degradation Signal Masking by Heterodimerization of MATα2 and MATa1 Blocks Their Mutual Destruction by the Ubiquitin-Proteasome Pathway. Cell 1998, 94: 217-227. PMID: 9695950, DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)81421-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceCysteine EndopeptidasesDimerizationDiploidyFungal ProteinsHaploidyIntramolecular TransferasesLipoproteinsMating FactorMolecular Sequence DataMultienzyme ComplexesMutationPeptidesPheromonesProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexProtein Structure, SecondarySaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsUbiquitinsConceptsUbiquitin-proteasome pathwayDegradation signalCoiled-coil interactionsAlpha haploid cellsRegulated turnoverMultiprotein complexesHaploid cellsPathway substrateTranscription factorsExtensive mutagenesisProteolytic signalMolecular mechanismsCell typesHeterodimerizationSuch regulationCritical determinantPathwayAlpha2MATa1MATα2Signal maskingRepressorHaploidsSaccharomycesMutagenesisThere’s the Rub: a novel ubiquitin-like modification linked to cell cycle regulation
Hochstrasser M. There’s the Rub: a novel ubiquitin-like modification linked to cell cycle regulation. Genes & Development 1998, 12: 901-907. PMID: 9531529, DOI: 10.1101/gad.12.7.901.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
In vivo disassembly of free polyubiquitin chains by yeast Ubp14 modulates rates of protein degradation by the proteasome
Amerik A, Swaminathan S, Krantz B, Wilkinson K, Hochstrasser M. In vivo disassembly of free polyubiquitin chains by yeast Ubp14 modulates rates of protein degradation by the proteasome. The EMBO Journal 1997, 16: 4826-4838. PMID: 9305625, PMCID: PMC1170118, DOI: 10.1093/emboj/16.16.4826.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceBinding SitesCarbon-Nitrogen LyasesEndopeptidasesFungal ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, FungalGenes, FungalHumansImmunoblottingLyasesMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedPeptide HydrolasesPhenotypeProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexProtein BindingSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSequence AlignmentSubstrate SpecificityUbiquitinsConceptsUnanchored ubiquitin chainsUbiquitin chainsProtein degradationFree ubiquitin chainsUbiquitin-dependent proteolysisWild-type cellsActive site mutantsFree polyubiquitin chainsEukaryotic proteinsFunctional homologComplementation analysisPolyubiquitin chainsSteady-state levelsDeubiquitinating enzymeUbp14Site mutantsIsopeptidase TCellular proteasesYeast cellsProteasomeInhibition of degradationStriking accumulationProteolysisProteinCells
1996
UBIQUITIN-DEPENDENT PROTEIN DEGRADATION
Hochstrasser M. UBIQUITIN-DEPENDENT PROTEIN DEGRADATION. Annual Review Of Genetics 1996, 30: 405-439. PMID: 8982460, DOI: 10.1146/annurev.genet.30.1.405.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegulatory mechanismsUbiquitin-dependent protein degradationLarge enzyme familyAttachment of ubiquitinCellular regulatory mechanismsSignal transduction pathwaysHigh substrate specificityReceptor-mediated endocytosisPolypeptide ubiquitinProtein ubiquitinationUbiquitin systemTransduction pathwaysEnzyme familyUbiquitinated proteinsSubstrate specificityProtein modificationProtein degradationCell cycleProteasomeUbiquitinationKey transitionsUbiquitinShort peptidesProteinDeubiquitinationProtein Degradation or Regulation: Ub the Judge
Hochstrasser M. Protein Degradation or Regulation: Ub the Judge. Cell 1996, 84: 813-815. PMID: 8601303, DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)81058-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1995
Ubiquitin, proteasomes, and the regulation of intracellular protein degradation
Hochstrasser M. Ubiquitin, proteasomes, and the regulation of intracellular protein degradation. Current Opinion In Cell Biology 1995, 7: 215-223. PMID: 7612274, DOI: 10.1016/0955-0674(95)80031-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCellular regulatory mechanismsIntracellular protein degradationCell cycle progressionProtein ubiquitinationUbiquitin systemProtein degradationRegulatory mechanismsCycle progressionSpecific proteinsForeign proteinsLarge familyCell proliferationProteasomeRapid degradationProteinClass I MHC moleculesUbiquitinationDeubiquitinationUbiquitinI MHC moleculesProteolysisEnzymeKey stepDegradationRegulation
1993
The yeast DOA4 gene encodes a deubiquitinating enzyme related to a product of the human tre-2 oncogene
Papa F, Hochstrasser M. The yeast DOA4 gene encodes a deubiquitinating enzyme related to a product of the human tre-2 oncogene. Nature 1993, 366: 313-319. PMID: 8247125, DOI: 10.1038/366313a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceEndopeptidasesEndosomal Sorting Complexes Required for TransportFungal ProteinsGenes, FungalHumansMiceMice, NudeMolecular Sequence DataMutationOncogene ProteinsOncogene Proteins, FusionOncogenesOpen Reading FramesPhenotypeProto-Oncogene ProteinsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSequence Homology, Amino AcidUbiquitin ThiolesteraseUbiquitinsMultiple ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes participate in the in vivo degradation of the yeast MATα2 repressor
Chen P, Johnson P, Sommer T, Jentsch S, Hochstrasser M. Multiple ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes participate in the in vivo degradation of the yeast MATα2 repressor. Cell 1993, 74: 357-369. PMID: 8393731, DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(93)90426-q.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUbiquitin-conjugatingAttachment of ubiquitinUbiquitin-conjugating enzymeUBC proteinUbiquitination complexMolecular functionsTranscriptional regulatorsUbiquitination pathwayCellular processesSubstrate specificityDegradation signalPhysiological targetsSubstrate selectionCombinatorial mechanismsUnexpected overlapUBC6Intracellular degradationEnzymeProteinAlpha 2PathwayUbc7Deg1RepressorUbiquitin
1992
Ubiquitin and intracellular protein degradation
Hochstrasser M. Ubiquitin and intracellular protein degradation. Current Opinion In Cell Biology 1992, 4: 1024-1031. PMID: 1336669, DOI: 10.1016/0955-0674(92)90135-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEukaryotic cell regulationConjugation of ubiquitinUbiquitin systemProteolytic targetingProtein degradationIntracellular proteinsProtein turnoverCell regulationDiverse arrayUbiquitinCentral roleProteinEukaryotesMajor routeUbiquitinationProteaseEnzymeDegradationPathwayRegulationRecent workTargetingTurnoverPeptides
1991
Functions of Intracellular Protein Degradation in Yeast
Hochstrasser M. Functions of Intracellular Protein Degradation in Yeast. Genetic Engineering: Principles And Methods 1991, 13: 307-329. PMID: 1369338, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-3760-1_14.Peer-Reviewed Original Research