TY - INPR A1 - Waltho, Anita A1 - Popp, Oliver A1 - Lenz, Christopher A1 - Pluska, Lukas A1 - Dötsch, Volker A1 - Mertins, Phillip A1 - Sommer, Thomas T1 - K48- and K63-linked ubiquitin chain interactome reveals branch- and chain length-specific ubiquitin interactors T2 - bioRxiv N2 - The ubiquitin (Ub) code denotes the complex Ub architectures, including Ub chains of different length, linkage-type and linkage combinations, which enable ubiquitination to control a wide range of protein fates. Although many linkage-specific interactors have been described, how interactors are able to decode more complex architectures is not fully understood. We conducted a Ub interactor screen, in humans and yeast, using Ub chains of varying length, as well as, homotypic and heterotypic branched chains of the two most abundant linkage types – K48- and K63-linked Ub. We identified some of the first K48/K63 branch-specific Ub interactors, including histone ADP-ribosyltransferase PARP10/ARTD10, E3 ligase UBR4 and huntingtin-interacting protein HIP1. Furthermore, we revealed the importance of chain length by identifying interactors with a preference for Ub3 over Ub2 chains, including Ub-directed endoprotease DDI2, autophagy receptor CCDC50 and p97-adaptor FAF1. Crucially, we compared datasets collected using two common DUB inhibitors – Chloroacetamide and N-ethylmaleimide. This revealed inhibitor-dependent interactors, highlighting the importance of inhibitor consideration during pulldown studies. This dataset is a key resource for understanding how the Ub code is read. Y1 - 2024 UR - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/83032 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-830323 UR - https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.01.08.574586v1 IS - 2024.01.08.574586 Version 1 PB - bioRxiv ER -