Substrate biasing in UCHL5 proteoforms
Rishi S. Patel, Nipuni M. Pannala, Chih-Hsuan Lai, Manoj Kumar Sriramoju, Yongsheng Wang, Ting Cheng, Dabin Jung, Payam Kelich, Soroush Asadi, Elizaveta I. Shestoperova, Shalini Iyer, Emad Tajkhorshid, Daniel Patrick Flaherty, Eric R. Strieter, Shang‐Te Danny Hsu, Chittaranjan Das
This study identifies substrate biasing in UCHL5 proteoforms, showing N-terminal ubiquitination activates the enzyme toward monoubiquitin substrates and regulates debranching activity.
bioRxiv · Jul 16, 2026 · PreprintBiochemistry