UniProt functional annotation for P52491

UniProt code: P52491.

Organism: Saccharomyces cerevisiae (strain ATCC 204508 / S288c) (Baker's yeast).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Fungi; Dikarya; Ascomycota; Saccharomycotina; Saccharomycetes; Saccharomycetales; Saccharomycetaceae; Saccharomyces.
 
Function: Accepts the ubiquitin-like protein NEDD8/RUB1 from the UBA3- ULA1 E1 complex and catalyzes its covalent attachment to other proteins. The major substrate is CDC53/Cullin. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9545234}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=[E1 NEDD8-activating enzyme]-S-[NEDD8 protein]-yl-L-cysteine + [E2 NEDD8-conjugating enzyme]-L-cysteine = [E1 NEDD8-activating enzyme]-L-cysteine + [E2 NEDD8-conjugating enzyme]-S-[NEDD8-protein]- yl-L-cysteine.; EC=2.3.2.34;
Pathway: Protein modification; protein neddylation.
Subunit: Interacts with DCN1. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21940857}.
Ptm: The acetylation of Met-1 is cotranslational, and not regulatory. The N-acetylmethionine increases affinity for DCUN1D1 by about 2 orders of magnitude and is crucial for NEDD8 transfer to cullins. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21940857}.
Similarity: Belongs to the ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme family. UBC12 subfamily. {ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00388}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.