Ubiquitin-activating enzyme E1
PDB ID: 1R4NSeveral enzymes are needed to recognize obsolete proteins and add ubiquitin to them. This enzyme is similar to E1, the enzyme that activates ubiquitin.
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Discussed Structures from Ubiquitin
ubiquitin
tetraubiquitin
ubiquitin-activating enzyme E1
ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2
ubiquitin-ligase E3
ubiquitin-ligase E3
proteasome
Reference
PDB ID: 1R4N
, Pubmed
Walden, H., Podgorski, M.S., Huang, D.T., Miller, D.W., Howard, R.J., Minor, D.L., Holton, J.M., Schulman, B.A. (2003) The structure of the APPBP1-UBA3-NEDD8-ATP complex reveals the basis for selective ubiquitin-like protein activation by an E1. Mol Cell 12: 1427-37

