Table 1

SUMO Pathway Enzymes

Enzymatic activity

Vertebrate

S. cerevisiae

S. pombe


SUMO paralogues

SUMO1

Smt3p

Pmt3p

SUMO2

SUMO3

SUMO protease

SENP1-3, SENP5-7

Ulp1p

Ulp1

Ulp2p/Smt4p

Ulp2

Activating Enzyme (E1)

Uba2/SAE2 +Aos1/SAE1

Uba2p+Aos1p

Uba2/Fub2 + Rad31

Conjugating Enzyme (E2)

Ubc9

Ubc9p

Hus5p

SP-RING SUMO ligases (E3)

PIAS1

Siz1p

Pli1

PIAS3

Siz2p/Nfi1p,

PIASxα

PIASxβ

PIASy

Mms21

Mms21p

Nse2p

Zip3p

Zimp7*

Zimp10*

Other SUMO ligases (E3)

RanBP2

(None known)

(None known)

Pc2


*Related to PIAS/Siz family, but SUMO ligase activity not been demonstrated in vitro.

Dasso Cell Division 2008 3:5   doi:10.1186/1747-1028-3-5

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