Ubiquitin enters the new millennium.

The latest advances in ubiquitin-mediated signaling were discussed at a recent FASEB meeting in Vermont. New findings show that besides signaling proteolysis, ubiquitination can be a signal for trafficking, kinase activation, and other nonproteolytic fates.

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