Using Xenopus egg extracts, the authors developed a mass spectrometry method (UBIMAX) to identify proteins ubiquitylated in response to defined DNA lesions. Highlighting UBIMAX’s versatility, they describe the ubiquitylation of the actin regulator Dbn1 in response to DNA double-strand breaks.
- Camilla S. Colding-Christensen
- Ellen S. Kakulidis
- Michael L. Nielsen