| Literature DB >> 14647295 |
Dieter A Wolf1, Chunshui Zhou, Susan Wee.
Abstract
The COP9 signalosome (CSN) is a highly conserved protein complex implicated in diverse biological functions that involve ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis. Paradoxically, conserved enzymatic activities associated with CSN inhibit cullin ubiquitin ligase activity in vitro, whereas mutational analysis suggests that CSN promotes cullin-dependent proteolysis in vivo. This apparent paradox can be resolved in a model that proposes CSN-mediated cullin inhibition is a prerequisite for the proper assembly and maintenance of active cullin ubiquitin ligase complexes.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 14647295 DOI: 10.1038/ncb1203-1029
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Cell Biol ISSN: 1465-7392 Impact factor: 28.824