title: Ubiquitin-like and ubiquitin-associated domain proteins: significance in proteasomal degradation.
abstract: The ubiquitin-proteasome pathway of protein degradation is one of the major mechanisms that are involved in the maintenance of the proper levels of cellular proteins. The regulation of proteasomal degradation thus ensures proper cell functions. The family of proteins containing ubiquitin-like (UbL) and ubiquitin-associated (UBA) domains has been implicated in proteasomal degradation. UbL-UBA domain containing proteins associate with substrates destined for degradation as well as with subunits of the proteasome, thus regulating the proper turnover of proteins.
authors.affiliation: Natural Products and Cancer Biology Program, Cancer Research Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA. vsu@crch.hawaii.edu
authors.forename: Vivian
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Alan F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Lau
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004721:Endoplasmic Reticulum / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D046988:Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex / Q000378:metabolism*; D011485:Protein Binding; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D025801:Ubiquitin / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D014452:Ubiquitins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D025801:Ubiquitin; D014452:Ubiquitins; D046988:Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex