Arabidopsis DMC1 ubiquitination sites identification, LC-MS/MS

To characterize the mechanism of DMC1 ubiquitination as well as further explore the impact of DMC1’s ubiquitination on meiosis, we attempted to identify the potential DMC1 ubiquitination sites. The in vitro ubiquitination assay using recombinant DMC1 heterologously expressed and purified from E. coli as substrate was conducted. Then mass spectrometry assay was performed to identify the ubiquitination sites of DMC1. Five DMC1 lysine residues (K45, K70, K101, K162, and K290) were identified as potential ubiquitination sites.