Mechanistic insights revealed by a UBE2A mutation linked to intellectual disability.
de Oliveira, J.F., do Prado, P.F.V., da Costa, S.S., Sforca, M.L., Canateli, C., Ranzani, A.T., Maschietto, M., de Oliveira, P.S.L., Otto, P.A., Klevit, R.E., Krepischi, A.C.V., Rosenberg, C., Franchini, K.G.(2019) Nat Chem Biol 15: 62-70
- PubMed: 30531907 
- DOI: 10.1038/s41589-018-0177-2
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
6CYO, 6CYR - PubMed Abstract: 
Ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes (E2) enable protein ubiquitination by conjugating ubiquitin to their catalytic cysteine for subsequent transfer to a target lysine side chain. Deprotonation of the incoming lysine enables its nucleophilicity, but determinants of lysine activation remain poorly understood ...