ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 17-like protein 18 (USP17L18)
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Function
- deubiquitinating enzyme
- removes conjugated ubiquitin from specific proteins to regulate different cellular processes that may include cell proliferation, progression through the cell cycle, apoptosis, cell migration, & the cellular response to viral infection (putative)
- thiol-dependent hydrolysis of ester, thioester, amide, peptide & isopeptide bonds formed by the C-terminal Gly of ubiquitin
Structure
Compartment
Genetics
- the RS447 megasatellite DNA is a highly polymorphic conserved tandem repetitive sequence which contains a copy of the USP17 gene
- it is present with an interindividual variation in copy number, ranging from 20-103, & can be found in the genome on chromosome 4 & chromosome 8
- the high similarity between the UPS17-like genes makes it difficult to specifically assign data to a particular gene of the family, oligonucleotides designed in RNAi experiments are for instance not specific for a given UPS17-like gene