The deubiquitinating enzyme AMSH specifically cleaves Lys63-linked polyubiquitin chains and increases its efficiency with the presence of the STAM protein.
Both the UIM and the SH3 domain of the STAM2 protein interact with Lys63-Ub2.
The SBM of AMSH outcompetes Lys63-Ub2 for SH3 binding.
The SBM is unstructured in the free state and in complex with SH3.
Overall, our findings and especially the AMSH-SBM/STAM2-SH3 structure reveal a possible structural organization and mechanism among AMSH, STAM, and Lys63-Ub2 chains.