Ubiquitin Proteasome System: A Review and Directions for Research

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Aldrin V. Gomes, Ph.D. (Editor)
University of California, Davis, CA, US

Series: Cell Biology Research Progress
BISAC: SCI017000

Over the last decade, major advancements in our understanding of the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) have occurred. This book focuses on recent trends in the UPS. The UPS is possibly the most complex of all intracellular pathways – as close to 7% of all genes in the human genome make up part of the UPS. This complex system serves as an essential role in intracellular protein degradation, and because of its critical function, improper functioning of the UPS is associated with nearly all know diseases, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, and neurological diseases. The proteolytic component of the UPS is the proteasome, a multicatalytic complex found in the nucleus and cytoplasm. Another form of the proteasome, the immunoproteasome, is less abundant than the constitutive proteasome, but is important in immune response and degradation of oxidized proteins, and recent research suggests that it may be important in longevity. The articles in this book discuss recent findings which indicate that mutations in proteins involved with the UPS are associated with genetic diseases such as familial dilated cardiomyopathy, Nakajo syndrome, and spinal muscular atrophy (X-linked). Some chapters also discuss recent results which suggest that the UPS is heavily regulated by post-translational modifications such as phosphorylation, acetylation, and methylation. The UPS is also heavily regulated by ubiquitination itself. This book contains a research article using PubMed bibliometric data to present current research trends in the UPS. Articles are written so that no one tissue is emphasized to allow readers from any discipline to benefit from this information.

 

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1. Ubiquitin: The Latest Research and New Directions
(Manish Mishra and Aldrin V. Gomes, Department of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior, Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology, University of California, Davis, CA, US)

Chapter 2. Research Trends and Focuses in the Ubiquitin-Proteasome System: A Bibliometric Analysis
(Edward Lau, PhD and Maggie P. Y. Lam, PhD, Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, US, and others)

Chapter 3. The Role of Post-Translational Modifications on the Ubiquitin-Proteasome System, Part I: E1, E2, and E3 PTMs
(Emily Eijansantos, Shuchita Tiwari, Andrew Johnson, Michael Chang, Sai Sahitha Somepalle, Anita Gunaseelan, Sahar Rahgozar, Meena Calaimany, Tiange Hou, Rong Pei, and Aldrin V. Gomes, Department of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior, Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology, University of California, Davis, CA, US)

Chapter 4. The Role of Post-Translational Modifications on the Ubiquitin-Proteasome System, Part II: Proteasome PTMs
(Rachel Plouse, Hannah Sander, Samantha Wallace, Colin Wang, Emily Eijansantos, Shuchita Tiwari, and Aldrin V. Gomes, Department of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior, Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology, University of California, Davis, CA, US)

Chapter 5. The Immunoproteasome: Structure, Function, and Role in Pathophysiology
(Nariman A. Dyab, Layan K. Afaneh, Emily Eijansantos, Nawaf F. Alsaadoon, Israa A. Aljawad, and Aldrin V. Gomes, Department of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior, Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology b, University of California, Davis, CA, US)

Chapter 6. What Does the Ubiquitin-Proteasome System Say to the Mitochondria?
(Shuchita Tiwari and Aldrin V. Gomes, Department of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior, Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology, University of California, Davis, CA, US)

Chapter 7. E3 Ubiquitin Ligases as Targets for Small Molecule Drug Discovery: Focusing on the Cullin Ring Family
(Emil Bulatov, PhD, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russian Federation)

Chapter 8. Interplay between Neddylation and the Ubiquitin Proteasome System
(Rodney Littlejohn and Huabo Su, Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, US, and others)

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