In vivo identification of human small ubiquitin-like modifier polymerization sites by high accuracy mass spectrometry and an in vitro to in vivo strategy.

The length and precise linkage of polyubiquitin chains is important for their biological activity. Although other ubiquitin-like proteins have the potential to form polymeric chains their identification in vivo is challenging and their functional role is unclear. Vertebrates express three small ubiquitin-like modifiers, SUMO-1, SUMO-2, and SUMO-3. Mature SUMO-2 and ...
SUMO-3 are nearly identical and contain an internal consensus site for sumoylation that is missing in SUMO-1. Combining state-of-the-art mass spectrometry with an "in vitro to in vivo" strategy for post-translational modifications, we provide direct evidence that SUMO-1, SUMO-2, and SUMO-3 form mixed chains in cells via the internal consensus sites for sumoylation in SUMO-2 and SUMO-3. In vitro, the chain length of SUMO polymers could be influenced by changing the relative amounts of SUMO-1 and SUMO-2. The developed methodology is generic and can be adapted for the identification of other sumoylation sites in complex samples.
Mesh Terms:
Amino Acid Sequence, Cell Extracts, Cell Nucleus, HeLa Cells, Humans, Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit, Mass Spectrometry, Molecular Sequence Data, Peptides, Polymers, SUMO-1 Protein, Small Ubiquitin-Related Modifier Proteins, Ubiquitins
Mol. Cell Proteomics
Date: Jan. 01, 2008
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