The binding properties of the UBR box family members to type-1 and
type-2 destabilizing N-terminal residues. A, the X-peptide
pull-down assay with overexpressed, full-length UBR proteins: UBR2, UBR3 (in
S. cerevisiae cells), UBR4, UBR5 (in COS7 cells), and UBR6 and UBR7
(in the wheat germ lysates). Precipitates were analyzed by immunoblotting (for
UBR2, UBR3, UBR4, and UBR5) with tag-specific antibodies as indicated in
B or autoradiography (for UBR6 and UBR7). B, the structures
of UBR box proteins. Shown are locations of the UBR box, the N-domain, and
other E3-related domains. UBR, UBR box; RING, RING finger;
UAIN, UBR-specific autoinhibitory domain; CRD, cysteine-rich
domain; PHD, plant homeodomain; HECT, HECT domain.