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UBE2G1 ubiquitin conjugating enzyme E2 G1

Gene ID: 7326, updated on 28-Oct-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: UBC7; E217K; UBE2G

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 and catalyzes the covalent attachment of ubiquitin to other proteins. The protein may be involved in degradation of muscle-specific proteins. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Genomic context

Location:
17p13.2
Sequence:
Chromosome: 17; NC_000017.11 (4269259..4366675, complement)
Total number of exons:
6

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