| 2011 |
Crystal structure of the Bmi1/Ring1b RING-RING heterodimer in complex with UbcH5c revealed that UbcH5c interacts exclusively with Ring1b (not Bmi1) in a manner typical of E2-E3 interactions; the Bmi1/Ring1b dimer also contacts nucleosomal DNA via a basic surface patch unique to this heterodimer, enabling specific monoubiquitination of histone H2A at K119. |
X-ray crystallography, mutagenesis of DNA-binding surface residues, H2A ubiquitination activity assays, computational modelling of nucleosome interface |
The EMBO journal |
High |
21772249
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| 2010 |
The E4B U box domain (monomer) binds UbcH5c and Ubc4; structural and calorimetric/NMR binding assays indicate allosteric regulation of UbcH5c by the E4B U box, defining the molecular basis of E4B–UbcH5c assembly in polyubiquitin chain elongation. |
X-ray crystallography, NMR spectroscopy (scalar coupling measurements), isothermal titration calorimetry, NMR-based binding assays |
Structure |
High |
20696396
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| 2017 |
UBE2D3 (Ube2D3) was identified by chromatographic purification as an activator of RIG-I; together with the E3 ligase Riplet, UBE2D3 promotes covalent conjugation of polyubiquitin chains to RIG-I, which in turn induces MAVS prion-like aggregation on mitochondria to trigger innate immune signalling. |
Chromatographic purification, biochemical reconstitution, cell-based ubiquitination assays, MAVS aggregation assays, gene knockdown |
Nature communications |
High |
28469175
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| 2007 |
UBE2D3 is physically associated with cyclin D1 and mediates ATRA-induced cyclin D1 degradation; shRNA knockdown of UBE2D3 blocks ATRA-induced cyclin D1 degradation and cell-cycle arrest in APL NB4 cells. |
shRNA screen, co-immunoprecipitation, RNA interference knockdown, cell-cycle analysis |
Blood |
Medium |
17420285
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| 2020 |
MDMX interacts with UbcH5c (but MDM2 does not), and this interaction is essential for MDMX to enable MDM2 E3 ligase activity toward p53 degradation in vivo; grafting MDMX C-terminal residues onto MDM2 restored UbcH5c binding and enhanced MDM2-mediated p53 degradation in the absence of MDMX. |
In vivo mouse models (inducible p53 allele with MDM2/MDMX deletions), co-immunoprecipitation, domain-swap mutagenesis, mouse embryonic fibroblast assays |
Cancer research |
High |
33277368
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| 2013 |
UBE2D3 interacts with hTERT (identified by yeast two-hybrid and validated biochemically); UBE2D3 knockdown causes accumulation of hTERT and cyclin D1, increases hTERT activity, and accelerates G1-S transition, indicating UBE2D3 regulates radiosensitivity by controlling hTERT and cyclin D1 levels. |
Yeast two-hybrid screen, co-immunoprecipitation validation, shRNA knockdown, cell-cycle analysis, telomerase activity assay |
PloS one |
Medium |
23741361
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| 2016 |
UBE2D3 overexpression in EC109 esophageal cancer cells increases ubiquitinated hTERT species (detected after proteasome inhibition with MG132), decreases hTERT protein levels, and reduces telomerase activity, demonstrating UBE2D3 targets hTERT for proteasomal degradation via ubiquitination. |
UBE2D3 overexpression, proteasome inhibitor (MG132) treatment, detection of ubiquitinated hTERT by immunoprecipitation/western blot, telomerase activity assay, in vivo xenograft |
Oncotarget |
Medium |
27105523
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| 2017 |
Crystal structure of recombinant human UbcH5c was solved (space group P2₁2₁2₁, one molecule in asymmetric unit), providing structural basis for inhibitor design. |
X-ray crystallography of recombinant UbcH5c |
Acta pharmaceutica Sinica. B |
Medium |
28540177
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| 2017 |
The α-santonin-derived compound 6d covalently modifies the active-site Cys85 of UbcH5c, inactivating the enzyme and suppressing NF-κB activation; confirmed by BIAcore, in-gel fluorescence, and immunoprecipitation assays. |
BIAcore binding assay, in-gel fluorescence imaging, immunoprecipitation, NF-κB luciferase reporter assay, western blotting |
Journal of medicinal chemistry |
Medium |
28696694
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| 2021 |
UBE2D3 interacts with SHP-2 and promotes its ubiquitination, which activates the STAT3 signalling pathway and promotes glioma cell proliferation and glycolysis; UBE2D3 knockdown suppressed STAT3 phosphorylation, proliferation, and glycolysis both in vitro and in vivo. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, ubiquitination assays, siRNA knockdown, xenograft experiments, flow cytometry, metabolic flux assays |
Frontiers in oncology |
Medium |
34195079
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| 2021 |
UBE2D3 promotes ubiquitination of p62/SQSTM1, thereby impairing autophagic flux in myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury; UBE2D3 also negatively regulates mTOR independently of the mTOR-beclin1 pathway. |
siRNA knockdown in vitro and in vivo rat I/R model, proteasome inhibitor (MG132) treatment, western blotting for p62 ubiquitination, autophagic flux assays |
Cellular signalling |
Medium |
34391873
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| 2021 |
PP1 and PP2A phosphatases and UBE2D3 were identified as required for COP1-mediated c-Jun degradation upon Erk1/2 inactivation; the C-terminus of c-Jun (last four amino acids) is also required for its degradation in this pathway. |
Pharmacological inhibitors (PP1/PP2A), siRNA gene knockdown of UBE2D3, c-Jun C-terminal deletion/tag mutagenesis, western blotting for c-Jun levels |
International journal of molecular sciences |
Low |
33918729
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| 2020 |
A conserved serine at position 138 (S138) in the C-terminal α-helical region of UBE2D3, present only in amniotes, is phosphorylated by Aurora B kinase; phosphorylation of S138 disrupts UBE2D3 structure and reduces its protein level in mouse ESCs. S138A substitution increases UBE2D3 levels, is an early embryonic lethal gain-of-function mutation in mice, reduces PDGFRα and FGFR1 levels, and increases UBE2D3 interaction with E3 ligase CBL. |
Protein sequence comparison, mouse genetics (S138A knock-in), proximity ligation assay, ESC differentiation assays, western blotting |
Molecular biology and evolution |
High |
32145025
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| 2023 |
UBE2D3 depletion by quantitative diGly ubiquitinomics revealed that RPS10 and RPS20 (ribosomal proteins critical for ribosome-associated protein quality control) are direct in vivo ubiquitination substrates of UBE2D3; catalytic activity of UBE2D3 is required for RPS10 ubiquitination in vivo. UBE2D3 also acts at multiple levels in autophagic protein quality control. |
SILAC-based diGly proteomics, label-free quantitative ubiquitinomics (UBE2D3 depletion), TULIP2 (Targets of Ubiquitin Ligases Identified by Proteomics) methodology, catalytic mutant UBE2D3 |
Molecular & cellular proteomics |
High |
37059365
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| 2023 |
UbcH5c (UBE2D3) is required for DNA-PK activation specifically in response to one-ended DSBs caused by replication fork collapse (CPT-induced), but not two-ended DSBs (neocarzinostatin-induced); this activation is independent of DNA end resection, and UbcH5c loss reduced DNA-PK-dependent chromosomal aberrations and attenuated cell-cycle checkpoint activation after CPT. |
siRNA library screen against E2 enzymes, siRNA knockdown of UbcH5c, camptothecin and neocarzinostatin treatment, DNA-PK activation assay, chromosomal aberration analysis, checkpoint assays |
Biochemical and biophysical research communications |
Medium |
37244033
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| 2024 |
UBE2D3 promotes NHEJ at telomeres by acting as a multi-level regulator: it contributes to DDR-induced chromatin ubiquitination and 53BP1 recruitment mediated by RNF168 upon ATM activation, while also limiting RNF168 accumulation and facilitating ATM-mediated phosphorylation of KAP1-S824. UBE2D3 deficiency leads to RNF168 hyperaccumulation, aberrant PP2A phosphatase activity, and defective KAP1-S824 phosphorylation, revealing a negative regulatory circuit. |
UBE2D3 knockout/depletion, telomeric NHEJ assays, 53BP1 recruitment assays, RNF168 accumulation monitoring, KAP1 phosphorylation assays, PP2A activity assays |
Nature communications |
High |
38866770
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| 2022 |
The small-molecule DHPO directly binds UbcH5c (confirmed by SPR and CETSA) and inhibits UbcH5c-mediated IκBα ubiquitination and degradation, thereby blocking NF-κB activation in pancreatic cancer cells. |
Surface plasmon resonance (SPR), cellular thermal shift assay (CETSA), western blot for IκBα ubiquitination, NF-κB reporter assay, in vitro and in vivo pancreatic cancer models |
Molecular cancer |
Medium |
35272681
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| 2023 |
Arteannuin B (ATB) covalently binds the catalytic Cys85 of UBE2D3, inhibiting its function and preventing ubiquitination of RIP1 and NEMO, thereby blocking NF-κB activation; confirmed by CETSA, DARTS, MST, LC-MS/MS identification of the binding site, and UBE2D3 siRNA knockdown. |
CETSA, DARTS, microscale thermophoresis (MST), LC-MS/MS mass spectrometry, molecular docking, siRNA knockdown, western blotting for RIP1/NEMO ubiquitination |
Phytomedicine |
Medium |
38181532
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| 2025 |
UBE2D3 binds the E3 ligase KLHL13 to mediate K63-linked polyubiquitination at K245 of TAP2, causing steric hindrance that blocks the TAP2 transporter; this impairs antigen presentation and enables pancreatic cancer cells to evade CD8+ T-cell surveillance in response to IFN-γ. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, ubiquitination site mapping (K245), genetic knockout/knockdown of UBE2D3, antigen presentation assays, CD8+ T-cell killing assays, mouse tumor models |
Nature communications |
High |
41315272
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| 2025 |
UBE2D3 is the most highly expressed E2 enzyme in mouse oocytes and is essential for meiotic division; depletion causes metaphase I arrest and Cyclin B1 accumulation, while overexpression reduces Cyclin B1 levels, causes kinetochore-microtubule mis-attachments, spindle assembly checkpoint dysfunction, and aneuploidy. Elevated UBE2D3 in aged oocytes contributes to age-related meiotic defects reversible by UBE2D3 knockdown or Cyclin B1 overexpression. |
UBE2D3 knockdown and overexpression in mouse oocytes, meiotic progression assays, Cyclin B1 level measurement, kinetochore-microtubule attachment analysis, spindle assembly checkpoint assays, aneuploidy scoring |
FASEB journal |
Medium |
39921465
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| 2007 |
Xenopus ube2d3.2 (ortholog of UBE2D3) interacts with xMLK2 (identified by yeast two-hybrid) and limits xMLK2 accumulation; ectopic ube2d3.2 expression inhibits pronephric tubule formation, phenocopying loss of xMLK2, implicating ube2d3.2 as an endogenous regulator of xMLK2 and JNK activity. |
Yeast two-hybrid screen, ectopic expression in Xenopus embryos, xMLK2 protein level assay, pronephros morphology analysis |
Differentiation |
Low |
18021256
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| 2024 |
Cryo-EM structure of the RNF168/UbcH5c–Ub/H1.0–K63-Ub₃ chromatosome complex revealed the recruitment orientation between the RNF168 UDM1 domain and K63-linked ubiquitin chain on H1.0, providing structural basis for how K63-polyubiquitinated H1.0 stimulates RNF168-mediated H2A ubiquitination. |
Cryo-EM structural analysis, biochemical reconstitution with synthetic ubiquitylated H1.0, RNF168 ubiquitylation activity assays on chromatosomes |
bioRxivpreprint |
Medium |
bio_10.1101_2024.07.22.604500
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