Protein
SUMO-activating enzyme subunit 1
Organism
Rattus norvegicus
Function
The heterodimer acts as an E1 ligase for SUMO1, SUMO2, SUMO3, and probably SUMO4. It mediates ATP-dependent activation of SUMO proteins followed by formation of a thioester bond between a SUMO protein and a conserved active site cysteine residue on UBA2/SAE2 (By similarity).
Similarity
Belongs to the ubiquitin-activating E1 family.
Sequence
MVEKEEVSGGGGGISEEEAAQYDRQIRLWGLEAQKRLRASRVLIVGMKGLGAEIAKNLILAGVKGLTMLDHEQVSPEDLGAQFLIRTGSVGQNRAEASLERAQNLNPMVDVKVDTEDIEKKPESFFTEFDAVCLTCCSKDVIIKVDQICHRNSIKFFTGDVFGYHGYTFANLGEHEFVEEKTKVTKVSQGVEDGPDAKRAKLDSSETTMVKKKVLFCPVKEALAVDWSGEKAQAALKRTAPDYFLLQVLLKFRTDKGRDPTSDSYSEDAELLLQIRNDVFDSLGVSPDLLPDDFVRYCFSEMAPVCAVVGGILAQEIVKALSQRDPPHNNFFFFDGMKGSGIVECLGPQ