The fast-growing business of SUMO chains

Mol Cell. 2008 Nov 7;32(3):301-5. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2008.10.010.

Abstract

Like ubiquitin itself, the small ubiquitin-related modifier SUMO can form polymeric chains on many of its targets. Recent analyses have provided evidence for a number of distinct biological functions of the poly-SUMO signal.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Protein Conformation
  • Protein Processing, Post-Translational
  • Signal Transduction
  • Small Ubiquitin-Related Modifier Proteins / chemistry
  • Small Ubiquitin-Related Modifier Proteins / genetics
  • Small Ubiquitin-Related Modifier Proteins / physiology*
  • Ubiquitin / genetics
  • Ubiquitin / metabolism
  • Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases / metabolism
  • Ubiquitination / physiology

Substances

  • Small Ubiquitin-Related Modifier Proteins
  • Ubiquitin
  • Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases