Comprehensive identification of substrates for F-box proteins by differential proteomics analysis

J Proteome Res. 2012 Jun 1;11(6):3175-85. doi: 10.1021/pr201216u. Epub 2012 May 1.

Abstract

Although elucidation of enzyme-substrate relations is fundamental to the advancement of biology, universal approaches to the identification of substrates for a given enzyme have not been established. It is especially difficult to identify substrates for ubiquitin ligases, given that most such substrates are immediately ubiquitylated and degraded as a result of their association with the enzyme. We here describe the development of a new approach, DiPIUS (differential proteomics-based identification of ubiquitylation substrates), to the discovery of substrates for ubiquitin ligases. We applied DiPIUS to Fbxw7α, Skp2, and Fbxl5, three of the most well-characterized F-box proteins, and identified candidate substrates including previously known targets. DiPIUS is thus a powerful tool for unbiased and comprehensive screening for substrates of ubiquitin ligases.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • F-Box Proteins / isolation & purification
  • F-Box Proteins / metabolism*
  • HEK293 Cells
  • HeLa Cells
  • Humans
  • Immunoprecipitation
  • Mice
  • Protein Binding
  • Protein Interaction Mapping / methods*
  • Proteolysis
  • Proteomics
  • SKP Cullin F-Box Protein Ligases / metabolism*
  • Ubiquitinated Proteins / isolation & purification
  • Ubiquitinated Proteins / metabolism*
  • Ubiquitination

Substances

  • F-Box Proteins
  • Ubiquitinated Proteins
  • SKP Cullin F-Box Protein Ligases