ubiquitin thioesterase OTU1 (OTU domain-containing protein 2, HIV-1-induced protease 7, HIN-7, HsHIN7, YOD1, HIN7, OTUD2)

Function

• hydrolase
• removes conjugated ubiquitin from ubiquitinated proteins
• regulatory role in protein turnover by preventing degradation (putative)

Structure

• contains 1 C2H2-type zinc finger
• contains 1 OTU domain

Alternative splicing

named isoforms=2

More general terms

• cysteine proteinase; thiol proteinase
• C2H2 type zinc finger protein
• OTU domain-containing protein (OTUD)

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q5VVQ6.html