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. 2021 Jan 22;12(1):120. doi: 10.1038/s41419-020-03361-5

Fig. 1. The ubiquitin system: ubiquitylation, ubiquitin recognition, and deubiquitylation.

Fig. 1

a A schematic representation of ubiquitylation/deubiquitylation events of target proteins and the cellular outcome. b The ubiquitylation cascade by three types of enzyme: ubiquitin-activating enzyme (E1), ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme (E2), and ubiquitin ligase (E3). c The seven lysine residues and the N-terminal methionine (M1) are projected on the structure of ubiquitin (PDB code 1UBQ98). d Principles of substrate recognition and ubiquitin cleavage by DUBs. e. Families of DUBs classified by sequence homology of their catalytic domains.