A Nine-Ubiquitin Chain (IMAGE)

California Institute of Technology

A Nine-Ubiquitin Chain

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This structural model shows a chain of nine ubiquitins, well above the threshold length of four or more required to tag a protein for degradation.

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Caltech/Gary Kleiger

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