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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).
Enzymes Metabolic 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
8
Cytoband
q21.11
Chromosome location (bp)
73780097 - 73878910
Number of transcriptsi
Number of protein-coding transcripts from the gene as defined by Ensembl.
Useful information about the protein provided by UniProt.
Accepts ubiquitin from the E1 complex and catalyzes its covalent attachment to other proteins 1,2. Specifically monoubiquitinates the N-terminus of various substrates, including ATXN3, MAPT/TAU, POLR2H/RPB8 and STUB1/CHIP, by recognizing backbone atoms of disordered N-termini 3,4,5. Involved in degradation of misfolded chaperone substrates by mediating monoubiquitination of STUB1/CHIP, leading to recruitment of ATXN3 to monoubiquitinated STUB1/CHIP, and restriction of the length of ubiquitin chain attached to STUB1/CHIP substrates by ATXN3. After UV irradiation, but not after mitomycin-C (MMC) treatment, acts as a specific E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme for the Fanconi anemia complex by associating with E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase FANCL and catalyzing monoubiquitination of FANCD2, a key step in the DNA damage pathway 6,7. In vitro catalyzes 'Lys-11'-linked polyubiquitination. UBE2W-catalyzed ubiquitination occurs also in the presence of inactive RING/U-box type E3s, i.e. lacking the active site cysteine residues to form thioester bonds with ubiquitin, or even in the absence of E3, albeit at a slower rate 8....show less
Molecular function (UniProt)i
Keywords assigned by UniProt to proteins due to their particular molecular function.
Transferase
Biological process (UniProt)i
Keywords assigned by UniProt to proteins because they are involved in a particular biological process.
DNA damage, DNA repair, Ubl conjugation pathway
Ligand (UniProt)i
Keywords assigned by UniProt to proteins because they bind, are associated with, or whose activity is dependent of some molecule.
ATP-binding, Nucleotide-binding
Gene summary (Entrez)i
Useful information about the gene from Entrez
This gene encodes a nuclear-localized ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme (E2) that, along with ubiquitin-activating (E1) and ligating (E3) enzymes, coordinates the addition of a ubiquitin moiety to existing proteins. The encoded protein promotes the ubiquitination of Fanconi anemia complementation group proteins and may be important in the repair of DNA damage. There is a pseudogene for this gene on chromosome 1. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2012]...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 ENSP identifier links to the Ensembl website protein summary, while the ENST identifier links to the Ensembl website transcript summary for the selected splice variant. The data in the UniProt column can be expanded to show links to all matching UniProt identifiers for this protein.
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 Gene Ontology terms assigned to this protein are listed if expanding the Gene ontology column. The length of the protein (amino acid residues according to Ensembl), molecular mass (kDalton), predicted signal peptide (according to a majority of the signal peptide predictors SPOCTOPUS, SignalP 4.0, and Phobius) and the number of predicted transmembrane region(s) (according to MDM) are also reported.
Q96B02 [Direct mapping] Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2 W
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Enzymes ENZYME proteins Transferases Metabolic proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Mapped to neXtProt neXtProt - Evidence at protein level
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GO:0000166[nucleotide binding] GO:0000209[protein polyubiquitination] GO:0004842[ubiquitin-protein transferase activity] GO:0005515[protein binding] GO:0005524[ATP binding] GO:0005634[nucleus] GO:0005654[nucleoplasm] GO:0006281[DNA repair] GO:0006513[protein monoubiquitination] GO:0006515[protein quality control for misfolded or incompletely synthesized proteins] GO:0006974[cellular response to DNA damage stimulus] GO:0016567[protein ubiquitination] GO:0016740[transferase activity] GO:0031625[ubiquitin protein ligase binding] GO:0043161[proteasome-mediated ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process] GO:0061631[ubiquitin conjugating enzyme activity] GO:0070979[protein K11-linked ubiquitination] GO:0071218[cellular response to misfolded protein]
Q96B02 [Direct mapping] Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2 W
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Enzymes ENZYME proteins Transferases Metabolic proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Mapped to neXtProt neXtProt - Evidence at protein level
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GO:0000166[nucleotide binding] GO:0000209[protein polyubiquitination] GO:0004842[ubiquitin-protein transferase activity] GO:0005515[protein binding] GO:0005524[ATP binding] GO:0005634[nucleus] GO:0005654[nucleoplasm] GO:0006281[DNA repair] GO:0006513[protein monoubiquitination] GO:0006515[protein quality control for misfolded or incompletely synthesized proteins] GO:0006974[cellular response to DNA damage stimulus] GO:0016567[protein ubiquitination] GO:0016740[transferase activity] GO:0031625[ubiquitin protein ligase binding] GO:0043161[proteasome-mediated ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process] GO:0061631[ubiquitin conjugating enzyme activity] GO:0070979[protein K11-linked ubiquitination] GO:0071218[cellular response to misfolded protein]
Enzymes ENZYME proteins Transferases Metabolic proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Mapped to neXtProt neXtProt - Evidence at protein level
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GO:0000166[nucleotide binding] GO:0000209[protein polyubiquitination] GO:0004842[ubiquitin-protein transferase activity] GO:0005515[protein binding] GO:0005524[ATP binding] GO:0005634[nucleus] GO:0005654[nucleoplasm] GO:0006281[DNA repair] GO:0006513[protein monoubiquitination] GO:0006515[protein quality control for misfolded or incompletely synthesized proteins] GO:0006974[cellular response to DNA damage stimulus] GO:0016567[protein ubiquitination] GO:0016740[transferase activity] GO:0031625[ubiquitin protein ligase binding] GO:0043161[proteasome-mediated ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process] GO:0061631[ubiquitin conjugating enzyme activity] GO:0070979[protein K11-linked ubiquitination] GO:0071218[cellular response to misfolded protein]
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