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Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 5, 739-751 (September 2004) | doi:10.1038/nrm1471

The SCF ubiquitin ligase: insights into a molecular machine

Timothy Cardozo1 & Michele Pagano1  About the authors

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Ubiquitin ligases are well suited to regulate molecular networks that operate on a post-translational timescale. The F-box family of proteins — which are the substrate-recognition components of the Skp1–Cul1–F-box-protein (SCF) ubiquitin ligase — are important players in many mammalian functions. Here we explore a unifying and structurally detailed view of SCF-mediated proteolytic control of cellular processes that has been revealed by recent studies.

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  1. Department of Pathology and New York University Cancer Institute, New York University Medical Center, 550 First Avenue, MSB 599, New York, New York 10016 USA.

Correspondence to: Michele Pagano1 Email: michele.pagano@med.nyu.edu

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