BiophysicsNature Structural & Molecular BiologyPeer-reviewed
ATP-independent unfolding of ubiquitin by Ufd1 initiates Cdc48/p97-mediated substrate processing
Yanzhu Wang, Zhimin Zhang, Wei He…·Zhejian Ji
The paper shows Ufd1's UT3 domain unfolds ubiquitin in an ATP-independent manner, enabling Cdc48/p97 to process polyubiquitinated substrates.