The Ubiquitin-Proteasome System: An Overview The Ubiquitin-Proteasome system (UPS) is a highly complex, temporally controlled and conserved pathway that plays a major role in a myriad on cellular functions….
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November is a month dedicated to the awareness of Alzheimer’s Disease, an age-related illness of the brain that causes cognitive and physiological decline. LifeSensors has great appreciation for our fellow…
Ubiquitin and Neuroscience Neurodegenerative diseases are often characterized by excessive or dysfunctional proteins and protein aggregates, which induce specific pathological conditions. The ubiquitin proteasome system and autophagy play key roles…
Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) is a debilitating neurodegenerative disease that is increasingly becoming a public health concern. “In Lewy body dementia, alpha-synuclein forms into clumps inside neurons, starting in areas…
By: Mark Tingey, Katelyn Roberts, and Meredith Paterson Parkinson’s disease is often referred to as a silent disease. It often begins in very innocuous ways, small ticks and behaviors that…
UCHL1 The protein encoded by UCHL1 (Ubiquitin C-Terminal Hydrolase L1) is a thiol protease belonging to the C12 family of peptidases that hydrolyze peptide bonds at the C-terminal glycine of…
USP14 USP14 is a ubiquitin specific protease that associates with the proteasome. This association with the proteasome has been shown to enhance the enzymatic activity of the proteasome. Recent studies…
USP8 USP8 is associated with endosomal trafficking, it is not clear that this isopeptidase is involved in the commitment to lysosomal sorting. Additional research has shown that USP8 plays a…
E6-AP E6-AP (E6-associated protein) is an E3 (ubiquitin protein ligase) that is involved in the conjugation of ubiquitin to target substrates along with E1 and E2 enzymes. It is a…