title: Modes of regulation of ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation.
abstract: The ubiquitin-proteasome pathway is responsible for the major portion of specific cellular protein degradation. Ubiquitin-mediated degradation is involved in physiological regulation of many cellular processes, including cell cycle progression, differentiation, and signal transduction. Here, we review the basic mechanisms of the ubiquitin system and the various ways in which ubiquitin-mediated degradation can be modulated by physiological signals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Microbiology, The Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel. danielk@tx.technion.ac.il
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kornitzer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ciechanover
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003546:Cysteine Endopeptidases / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008025:Ligases / Q000378:metabolism; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes / Q000378:metabolism*; D046988:Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D044767:Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases; D014452:Ubiquitins / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D009097:Multienzyme Complexes; D011506:Proteins; D014452:Ubiquitins; D044767:Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases; D003546:Cysteine Endopeptidases; D046988:Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex; D008025:Ligases