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UBE2K

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2 K is a protein that in humans is encoded by the UBE2K gene.[5][6][7]

AliasesUBE2K, E2-25K, HIP2, HYPG, LIG, UBC1, ubiquitin conjugating enzyme E2 K
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UBE2K
Identifiers
AliasesUBE2K, E2-25K, HIP2, HYPG, LIG, UBC1, ubiquitin conjugating enzyme E2 K
External IDsOMIM: 602846; MGI: 1858216; GeneCards: UBE2K
Available structures
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Enzyme activity
EC #BRENDAExPASyKEGGMetaCyc
2.3.2.23
Orthologs
DatabasesNCBI: entry; OMA: entry
SpeciesHumanMouse
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RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_016786
NM_001310618
NM_001310619

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001297547
NP_001297548
NP_058066

Location (UCSC)Chr 4: 39.7 – 39.78 MbChr 5: 65.69 – 65.76 Mb
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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]

Interactions

UBE2K has been shown to interact with Huntingtin[5][8] and RNF2.[9]

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