USP7 Antibody – Rabbit Polyclonal

The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the peptidase C19 family, which includes ubiquitinyl hydrolases. This protein deubiquitinates target proteins such as p53 (a tumor suppressor protein) and WASH (essential for endosomal protein recycling), and regulates their activities by counteracting the opposing ubiquitin ligase activity of proteins such as HDM2 and TRIM27, involved in the respective process. Mutations in this gene have been implicated in a neurodevelopmental disorder. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2016]

USP7: an enzyme that removes ubiquitin from its protein substrates. Binds to the herpes virus protein VMW110 that may therefore modulate its substrate specificity or activity to stabilize viral proteins. Regulates MDM2 and has a dynamic role in the p53-MDM2 pathway. Is reported to deubiquitinate and stabilize p53.

Protein type: Ubiquitin-specific protease; Protease; EC 3.4.19.12; Ubiquitin conjugating system

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 16p13.3

Cellular Component: nuclear body; PML body; cytosol; nucleus

Molecular Function: protein C-terminus binding; protein binding; p53 binding; cysteine-type endopeptidase activity; ubiquitin protein ligase binding; ubiquitin-specific protease activity; transcription factor binding

Biological Process: proteasomal ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process; protein deubiquitination; maintenance of DNA methylation; viral reproduction; regulation of transcription factor activity; inhibition of NF-kappaB transcription factor; transcription-coupled nucleotide-excision repair; multicellular organismal development; histone deubiquitination