A deubiquitylase with an unusually high-affinity ubiquitin-binding domain from the scrub typhus pathogen Orientia tsutsugamushi

Many pathogens manipulate ubiquitin-mediated signaling to evade host cell defense. Here, the authors characterize the structure and enzymatic activity of a deubiquitylase domain from the causative pathogen of scrub typhus, providing evidence for a distinct mechanism of ubiquitin chain selectivity.

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Main Authors: Jason M. Berk, Christopher Lim, Judith A. Ronau, Apala Chaudhuri, Hongli Chen, John F. Beckmann, J. Patrick Loria, Yong Xiong, Mark Hochstrasser
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Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15985-4
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spelling doaj-e72272f032014c63830d698e467f37092021-05-11T14:50:13ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232020-05-0111111710.1038/s41467-020-15985-4A deubiquitylase with an unusually high-affinity ubiquitin-binding domain from the scrub typhus pathogen Orientia tsutsugamushiJason M. Berk0Christopher Lim1Judith A. Ronau2Apala Chaudhuri3Hongli Chen4John F. Beckmann5J. Patrick Loria6Yong Xiong7Mark Hochstrasser8Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale UniversityDepartment of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale UniversityDepartment of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale UniversityDepartment of Chemistry, Yale UniversityDepartment of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale UniversityDepartment of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale UniversityDepartment of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale UniversityDepartment of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale UniversityDepartment of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale UniversityMany pathogens manipulate ubiquitin-mediated signaling to evade host cell defense. Here, the authors characterize the structure and enzymatic activity of a deubiquitylase domain from the causative pathogen of scrub typhus, providing evidence for a distinct mechanism of ubiquitin chain selectivity.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15985-4
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author Jason M. Berk
Christopher Lim
Judith A. Ronau
Apala Chaudhuri
Hongli Chen
John F. Beckmann
J. Patrick Loria
Yong Xiong
Mark Hochstrasser
spellingShingle Jason M. Berk
Christopher Lim
Judith A. Ronau
Apala Chaudhuri
Hongli Chen
John F. Beckmann
J. Patrick Loria
Yong Xiong
Mark Hochstrasser
A deubiquitylase with an unusually high-affinity ubiquitin-binding domain from the scrub typhus pathogen Orientia tsutsugamushi
Nature Communications
author_facet Jason M. Berk
Christopher Lim
Judith A. Ronau
Apala Chaudhuri
Hongli Chen
John F. Beckmann
J. Patrick Loria
Yong Xiong
Mark Hochstrasser
author_sort Jason M. Berk
title A deubiquitylase with an unusually high-affinity ubiquitin-binding domain from the scrub typhus pathogen Orientia tsutsugamushi
title_short A deubiquitylase with an unusually high-affinity ubiquitin-binding domain from the scrub typhus pathogen Orientia tsutsugamushi
title_full A deubiquitylase with an unusually high-affinity ubiquitin-binding domain from the scrub typhus pathogen Orientia tsutsugamushi
title_fullStr A deubiquitylase with an unusually high-affinity ubiquitin-binding domain from the scrub typhus pathogen Orientia tsutsugamushi
title_full_unstemmed A deubiquitylase with an unusually high-affinity ubiquitin-binding domain from the scrub typhus pathogen Orientia tsutsugamushi
title_sort deubiquitylase with an unusually high-affinity ubiquitin-binding domain from the scrub typhus pathogen orientia tsutsugamushi
publisher Nature Publishing Group
series Nature Communications
issn 2041-1723
publishDate 2020-05-01
description Many pathogens manipulate ubiquitin-mediated signaling to evade host cell defense. Here, the authors characterize the structure and enzymatic activity of a deubiquitylase domain from the causative pathogen of scrub typhus, providing evidence for a distinct mechanism of ubiquitin chain selectivity.
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15985-4
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