title: Sumo control.
abstract: Sumoylation, the covalent attachment of SUMO peptide to cellular proteins, is an essential regulator of protein function involved in a wide range of cellular events. Deregulation of the SUMO pathway is implicated in the pathogenesis of several diseases, so it is important to understand how this system is controlled. Sumoylation is a highly dynamic regulatory mechanism, involving an energy dependent enzyme cascade for conjugation and another set of enzymes for deconjugation. In this chapter we will highlight the different mechanisms controlling the SUMO system.
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck-Institute of Immunobiology, Stuebeweg 51, 79108, Freiburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Katharina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maderböck
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pichler
mesh_terms: D058207:Sumoylation