ubiquitination site (destruction box, D-box)

Introduction

ubiquitin conjugates

Type 1: (monoubiquitination)

• C-terminal of single ubiquitin molecule attached to epsilon amino group of internal lysine

Type 2: (polyubiquitination)

• C-terminal of ubiquitinated ubiquitin attached to epsilon amino group of internal lysine

Type 3: (monoubiquitination)

• C-terminal of ubiquitin attached to alpha amino group of N terminus

More general terms

• peptide motif
• binding site