A cDNA for WT Parkin was from GeneCopoeia. E3 ligase loss-of-function Parkin Ser65Ala (S65A) and Cys431Ser (C431S) mutants were generated using PfuUltra II fusion HS DNA Polymerase (Agilent Technologies). Ub-defective K2 mutant Lys581Ala (K581A), Lys 582Ala (K582A), or DM Lys581Ala/Lys582Ala (K581A/K582A) were generated using Stratagene QuikChange II XL Site-Directed Mutagenesis kit (Agilent Technologies) and confirmed by DNA sequencing. Protein expression was assessed by Western blotting and visualized by chemiluminescence (26 ). In vitro Ub studies were carried out as described (37 (link)).
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