文摘
Chemically synthesized ubiquitinated peptides permit the study of the catalytic activities of deubiquitinases. We synthesized, peptides derived from ubiquitinated lysines at the surface of mdm2, and characterized them biophysically. We used a series of 15 deubiquitinase enzymes to test the use and the practicability of this approach. The method could be adapted to any peptide susceptible to ubiquitination. Variations in length and in sequence would permit the study of the Deubiquitinase/peptide recognition rules.