2019-03-08
Structural and Mechanistic Studies on Deubiquitinating Enzymes USP7 and USP40
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Studies naar de structuur en het mechanisme van deubiquitinerende enzymen USP7 en USP40
In this thesis we investigated the molecular mechanism of a subset of USPs (Ubiquitin-Specific Proteases), a class of deubiquitinating enzymes. Our findings describe how USP7, one of the subset members, can get activated by its biological target, sketching a role for its biological partner proteins. Furthermore, we describe on a molecular level how the domain structure of USP7, but also the paralogue USP40, aids in the intrinsic activity by activating the enzyme. We show that this self-activation is a conserved mechanism, yielding valuable information for the development of inhibitory molecules, but altogether also providing insight into the biological workings and role of these USP enzymes.
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| T.K. Sixma (Titia) , A. Perrakis (Anastassis) | |
| Erasmus University Rotterdam | |
| hdl.handle.net/1765/115598 | |
| Organisation | Erasmus MC Cancer Institute |
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Kim, R. (2019, March 8). Structural and Mechanistic Studies on Deubiquitinating Enzymes USP7 and USP40. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/115598 |
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