BTB proteins are substrate-specific adaptors in an SCF-like modular ubiquitin ligase containing CUL-3
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- 3 September 2003
- journal article
- letter
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature
- Vol. 425 (6955) , 316-321
- https://doi.org/10.1038/nature01985
Abstract
Programmed destruction of regulatory proteins through the ubiquitin–proteasome system is a widely used mechanism for controlling signalling pathways1,2. Cullins3 are proteins that function as scaffolds for modular ubiquitin ligases typified by the SCF (Skp1–Cul1–F-box) complex4,5,6. The substrate selectivity of these E3 ligases is dictated by a specificity module that binds cullins. In the SCF complex, this module is composed of Skp1, which binds directly to Cul1, and a member of the F-box family of proteins4,5,6,7. F-box proteins bind Skp1 through the F-box motif7, and substrates by means of carboxy-terminal protein interaction domains1,2,5. Similarly, Cul2 and Cul5 interact with BC-box-containing specificity factors through the Skp1-like protein elongin C2. Cul3 is required for embryonic development in mammals and Caenorhabditis elegans8,9,10 but its specificity module is unknown. Here we report the identification of a large family of BTB-domain proteins as substrate-specific adaptors for C. elegans CUL-3. Biochemical studies using the BTB protein MEL-26 and its genetic target MEI-1 (refs 12, 13) indicate that BTB proteins merge the functional properties of Skp1 and F-box proteins into a single polypeptide.Keywords
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