Most proteins are degraded and regulated by the 26S proteasome. A balance of specificity and promiscuity underlies substrate recognition and ATP-dependent degradation, which can occur in a ubiquitin-dependent or ubiquitin-independent manner. Recent insights into the mechanisms and regulation of substrate delivery, processing and degradation will inform new strategies for the treatment of human diseases.
- Connor Arkinson
- Ken C. Dong
- Andreas Martin