| Gene Synonyms |
UBP41 |
| Alternative Names |
USP2 UBP41 Ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 2 41 kDa ubiquitin-specific protease Deubiquitinating enzyme 2 Ubiquitin thioesterase 2 Ubiquitin-specific-processing protease 2 |
| Molecular Weight(MW) |
68072 Da |
| Function |
Hydrolase that deubiquitinates polyubiquitinated target proteins such as MDM2, MDM4 and CCND1. Isoform 1 and isoform 4 possess both ubiquitin-specific peptidase and isopeptidase activities. Deubiquitinates MDM2 without reversing MDM2-mediated p53/TP53 ubiquitination and thus indirectly promotes p53/TP53 degradation and limits p53 activity. Has no deubiquitinase activity against p53/TP53. Prevents MDM2-mediated degradation of MDM4. Plays a role in the G1/S cell-cycle progression in normal and cancer cells. Plays a role in the regulation of myogenic differentiation of embryonic muscle cells |
| Tissue Specificity |
Expressed in mesangial cells of the kidney and in different types of glomerulonephritides (at protein level) |
| Cellular Localization |
Cytoplasm (By similarity). Cytoplasm, perinuclear region (By similarity). Note=Localizes in the spermatid head in late-elongating spermatids in the thin area between the outer acrosomal membrane and the plasma membrane (By similarity) |