Active site alanine substitutions can convert deubiquitinating enzymes into avid ubiquitin-binding domains
Marie Morrow, Michael Morgan, Marcello Clerici, Katerina Growkova, Ming Yan, David Komander, Michal Simicek, Titia Sixma, Cynthia Wolberger
The paper shows that replacing the catalytic cysteine in DUBs with alanine increases their ubiquitin binding affinity, potentially causing unintended physiological effects.
bioRxiv · Dec 22, 2017 · PreprintBiochemistry