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General description of the gene and the encoded protein(s) using information from HGNC and Ensembl, as well as predictions made by the Human Protein Atlas project.
Gene namei
Official gene symbol, which is typically a short form of the gene name, according to HGNC.
Assigned HPA protein class(es) for the encoded protein(s).
Plasma proteins
Predicted locationi
All transcripts of all genes have been analyzed regarding the location(s) of corresponding protein based on prediction methods for signal peptides and transmembrane regions.
Genes with at least one transcript predicted to encode a secreted protein, according to prediction methods or to UniProt location data, have been further annotated and classified with the aim to determine if the corresponding protein(s) are secreted or actually retained in intracellular locations or membrane-attached.
Remaining genes, with no transcript predicted to encode a secreted protein, will be assigned the prediction-based location(s).
The annotated location overrules the predicted location, so that a gene encoding a predicted secreted protein that has been annotated as intracellular will have intracellular as the final location.
Gene information from Ensembl and Entrez, as well as links to available gene identifiers are displayed here. Information was retrieved from Ensembl if not indicated otherwise.
Chromosome
9
Cytoband
q21.32
Chromosome location (bp)
83659968 - 83707958
Number of transcriptsi
Number of protein-coding transcripts from the gene as defined by Ensembl.
Useful information about the protein provided by UniProt.
Plays an important role in the regulation of different protein degradation mechanisms and pathways including ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS), autophagy and endoplasmic reticulum-associated protein degradation (ERAD) pathway. Mediates the proteasomal targeting of misfolded or accumulated proteins for degradation by binding (via UBA domain) to their polyubiquitin chains and by interacting (via ubiquitin-like domain) with the subunits of the proteasome 1. Plays a role in the ERAD pathway via its interaction with ER-localized proteins UBXN4, VCP and HERPUD1 and may form a link between the polyubiquitinated ERAD substrates and the proteasome 2,3. Involved in the regulation of macroautophagy and autophagosome formation; required for maturation of autophagy-related protein LC3 from the cytosolic form LC3-I to the membrane-bound form LC3-II and may assist in the maturation of autophagosomes to autolysosomes by mediating autophagosome-lysosome fusion 4,5,6. Negatively regulates the TICAM1/TRIF-dependent toll-like receptor signaling pathway by decreasing the abundance of TICAM1 via the autophagic pathway 7. Promotes the ubiquitination and lysosomal degradation of ORAI1, consequently down-regulating the ORAI1-mediated Ca2+ mobilization 8. Suppresses the maturation and proteasomal degradation of amyloid beta A4 protein (A4) by stimulating the lysine 63 (K63)-linked polyubiquitination. Delays the maturation of A4 by sequestering it in the Golgi apparatus and preventing its transport to the cell surface for subsequent processing (By similarity). Ubiquitinates BCL2L10 and thereby stabilizes protein abundance 9....show less
Biological process (UniProt)i
Keywords assigned by UniProt to proteins because they are involved in a particular biological process.
Autophagy
Gene summary (Entrez)i
Useful information about the gene from Entrez
This gene encodes an ubiquitin-like protein (ubiquilin) that shares a high degree of similarity with related products in yeast, rat and frog. Ubiquilins contain an N-terminal ubiquitin-like domain and a C-terminal ubiquitin-associated domain. They physically associate with both proteasomes and ubiquitin ligases, and thus are thought to functionally link the ubiquitination machinery to the proteasome to affect in vivo protein degradation. This ubiquilin has also been shown to modulate accumulation of presenilin proteins, and it is found in lesions associated with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]...show less
PROTEIN INFORMATIONi
The protein information section displays alternative protein-coding transcripts (splice variants) encoded by this gene according to the Ensembl database.
The Splice variant identifier links to the Ensembl website protein summary for the selected splice variant. The data in the Swissprot and TrEMBL columns links to corresponding pages in the UniProt database.
The protein classes assigned to this protein are shown if expanding the data in the protein class column. Parent protein classes are in bold font and subclasses are listed under the parent class.
The length of the protein (amino acid residues according to Ensembl), molecular mass (kDalton), predicted signal peptide and number of predicted transmembrane region(s) according to in-house majority decision methods based on sets of predictors are also reported.
Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Plasma proteins Mapped to neXtProt neXtProt - Evidence at protein level Protein evidence (Kim et al 2014) Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
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GO:0000045[autophagosome assembly] GO:0000502[proteasome complex] GO:0005515[protein binding] GO:0005634[nucleus] GO:0005654[nucleoplasm] GO:0005737[cytoplasm] GO:0005776[autophagosome] GO:0005783[endoplasmic reticulum] GO:0005829[cytosol] GO:0005886[plasma membrane] GO:0006511[ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process] GO:0006914[autophagy] GO:0016020[membrane] GO:0016235[aggresome] GO:0016236[macroautophagy] GO:0016241[regulation of macroautophagy] GO:0019900[kinase binding] GO:0030433[ubiquitin-dependent ERAD pathway] GO:0031396[regulation of protein ubiquitination] GO:0031398[positive regulation of protein ubiquitination] GO:0031410[cytoplasmic vesicle] GO:0031593[polyubiquitin modification-dependent protein binding] GO:0032434[regulation of proteasomal ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process] GO:0032991[protein-containing complex] GO:0033554[cellular response to stress] GO:0034976[response to endoplasmic reticulum stress] GO:0035973[aggrephagy] GO:0042802[identical protein binding] GO:0048471[perinuclear region of cytoplasm] GO:0071456[cellular response to hypoxia] GO:0097352[autophagosome maturation] GO:1901340[negative regulation of store-operated calcium channel activity] GO:1902175[regulation of oxidative stress-induced intrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway] GO:1903071[positive regulation of ER-associated ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process]
Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Plasma proteins Mapped to neXtProt neXtProt - Evidence at protein level Protein evidence (Kim et al 2014) Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
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GO:0000045[autophagosome assembly] GO:0000502[proteasome complex] GO:0005515[protein binding] GO:0005634[nucleus] GO:0005654[nucleoplasm] GO:0005737[cytoplasm] GO:0005776[autophagosome] GO:0005783[endoplasmic reticulum] GO:0005829[cytosol] GO:0005886[plasma membrane] GO:0006511[ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process] GO:0006914[autophagy] GO:0016020[membrane] GO:0016235[aggresome] GO:0016236[macroautophagy] GO:0016241[regulation of macroautophagy] GO:0019900[kinase binding] GO:0030433[ubiquitin-dependent ERAD pathway] GO:0031396[regulation of protein ubiquitination] GO:0031398[positive regulation of protein ubiquitination] GO:0031410[cytoplasmic vesicle] GO:0031593[polyubiquitin modification-dependent protein binding] GO:0032434[regulation of proteasomal ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process] GO:0032991[protein-containing complex] GO:0033554[cellular response to stress] GO:0034140[negative regulation of toll-like receptor 3 signaling pathway] GO:0034976[response to endoplasmic reticulum stress] GO:0035973[aggrephagy] GO:0042802[identical protein binding] GO:0048471[perinuclear region of cytoplasm] GO:0071456[cellular response to hypoxia] GO:0097352[autophagosome maturation] GO:1901340[negative regulation of store-operated calcium channel activity] GO:1902175[regulation of oxidative stress-induced intrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway] GO:1903071[positive regulation of ER-associated ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process]