Instruct: Identify the main category of Biorxiv papers based on the titles and abstracts
Query: Substrate-Specific Effects of Natural Genetic Variation on Proteasome Activity The bulk of targeted cellular protein degradation is performed by the proteasome, a multi-subunit complex consisting of the 19S regulatory particle, which binds, unfolds, and translocates substrate proteins, and the 20S core particle, which degrades them. Protein homeostasis requires precise, dynamic control of proteasome activity. To what extent genetic variation creates differences in proteasome activity is almost entirely unknown. Using the ubiquitin-independent degrons of the ornithine decarboxylase and Rpn4 proteins, we developed reporters that provide high-throughput, quantitative measurements of proteasome activity in vivo in genetically diverse cell populations. We used these reporters to characterize the genetic basis of variation in proteasome activity in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. We found that proteasome activity is a complex, polygenic trait, shaped by variation throughout the genome. Genetic influences on proteasome activity were predominantly substrate-specific, suggesting that they primarily affect the function or activity of the 19S regulatory particle. Our results demonstrate that individual genetic differences create heritable variation in proteasome activity and suggest that genetic effects on proteasomal protein degradation may be an important source of variation in cellular and organismal traits.
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The categories of this paper are: cell
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The categories of this paper are: and
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The categories of this paper are: cancer
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The categories of this paper are: plant
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The categories of this paper are: immunology
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The categories of this paper are: neuroscience
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The categories of this paper are: synthetic
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The categories of this paper are: microbiology
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The categories of this paper are: cognition
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The categories of this paper are: pathology
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The categories of this paper are: bioinformatics
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The categories of this paper are: education
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The categories of this paper are: biochemistry
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The categories of this paper are: biophysics
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The categories of this paper are: genomics
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The categories of this paper are: physiology