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UBE2B ubiquitin conjugating enzyme E2 B

Gene ID: 7320, updated on 2-Nov-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: HR6B; UBC2; HHR6B; RAD6B; E2-17kDa

Summary

The modification of proteins with ubiquitin is an important cellular mechanism for targeting abnormal or short-lived proteins for degradation. Ubiquitination involves at least three classes of enzymes: ubiquitin-activating enzymes, or E1s, ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes, or E2s, and ubiquitin-protein ligases, or E3s. This gene encodes a member of the E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme family. This enzyme is required for post-replicative DNA damage repair. Its protein sequence is 100% identical to the mouse, rat, and rabbit homologs, which indicates that this enzyme is highly conserved in eukaryotic evolution. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Genomic context

Location:
5q31.1
Sequence:
Chromosome: 5; NC_000005.10 (134371569..134392108)
Total number of exons:
6

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