Listerin E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 1 (LTN1), otherwise known as listerin, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the LTN1 gene.[1]
Function
Like most RING finger proteins, listerin functions as an E3 ubiquitin ligase.[2] Listerin is a component of the ribosome quality control complex.[3][4]
↑Shao S, Brown A, Santhanam B, Hegde RS (February 2015). "Structure and assembly pathway of the ribosome quality control complex". Molecular Cell. 57 (3): 433–44. doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2014.12.015. PMID25578875.
↑Shao S, von der Malsburg K, Hegde RS (June 2013). "Listerin-dependent nascent protein ubiquitination relies on ribosome subunit dissociation". Molecular Cell. 50 (5): 637–48. doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2013.04.015. PMID23685075.