UBE2K
Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
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Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2 K is a protein that in humans is encoded by the UBE2K gene.[5][6][7]
External IDsOMIM: 602846; MGI: 1858216; HomoloGene: 3903; GeneCards: UBE2K; OMA:UBE2K - orthologs
The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme family. It binds selectively to a large region at the N terminus of huntingtin. This interaction is not influenced by the length of the huntingtin polyglutamine tract. This protein has been implicated in the degradation of huntingtin and suppression of apoptosis.[7]