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Endosomal transport via ubiquitination
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Endosomal transport via ubiquitination

Robert C. Piper and Paul J. Lehner
Trends in cell biology, Vol.21(11), pp.647-655
11/01/2011
DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2011.08.007
PMCID: PMC3225009
PMID: 21955996

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Abstract

Cell survival, growth, differentiation and homeostasis rely on exquisite control of the abundance of particular cell-surface membrane proteins. Cell-surface proteins must respond appropriately to environmental and intracellular cues, often undergoing regulated internalization and lysosomal degradation. These proteins also can sustain damage and must be recognized and removed. A unifying mechanism has emerged for the trafficking of damaged and downregulated proteins to the lysosome by their attachment to ubiquitin (Ub), which serves as a sorting signal for clathrin-mediated internalization and sorting into late endosomes. Major questions remain as to how this system is governed, how it is adapted for different proteins, and whether Ub serves as more than a one-way ticket to the lysosome for degradation. Here, we highlight recent insights and the challenges that remain.
Cell Biology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Science & Technology

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