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USP16 ubiquitin specific peptidase 16

Gene ID: 10600, updated on 3-Nov-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: UBPM; UBP-M

Summary

This gene encodes a deubiquitinating enzyme that is phosphorylated at the onset of mitosis and then dephosphorylated at the metaphase/anaphase transition. It can deubiquitinate H2A, one of two major ubiquitinated proteins of chromatin, in vitro and a mutant form of the protein was shown to block cell division. Alternate transcriptional splice variants, encoding different isoforms, have been characterized. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Genomic context

Location:
21q21.3
Sequence:
Chromosome: 21; NC_000021.9 (29024668..29054488)
Total number of exons:
20

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