ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 51; deubiquitinating enzyme 51; ubiquitin thiolesterase 51; ubiquitin-specific-processing protease 51 (USP51)

Function

• thiol-dependent hydrolysis of ester, thioester, amide, peptide & isopeptide bonds formed by the C-terminal Gly of ubiquitin

Structure

• belongs to the peptidase C19 family
• contains 1 UBP-type Zn+2 finger

Expression

• expressed in prostate, brain, lung, aorta & kidney

More general terms

• ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase
• zinc finger protein

Database

• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=158880
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:158880
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q70EK9.html