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HERC1

Probable E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase HERC1 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the HERC1 gene.[1][2][3]

The protein encoded by this gene stimulates guanine nucleotide exchange on ARF1 and Rab proteins. This protein is thought to be involved in membrane transport processes[3]

References

References

  1. Rosa JL, Casaroli-Marano RP, Buckler AJ, Vilaro S, Barbacid M (Dec 1996). “p619, a giant protein related to the chromosome condensation regulator RCC1, stimulates guanine nucleotide exchange on ARF1 and Rab proteins”. EMBO J. 15 (16): 4262–73. PMC 452152. PMID 8861955.
  2. Rosa JL, Barbacid M (Aug 1997). “A giant protein that stimulates guanine nucleotide exchange on ARF1 and Rab proteins forms a cytosolic ternary complex with clathrin and Hsp70”. Oncogene. 15 (1): 1–6. doi:10.1038/sj.onc.1201170. PMID 9233772.
  3. 3.0 3.1 “Entrez Gene: HERC1 hect (homologous to the E6-AP (UBE3A) carboxyl terminus) domain and RCC1 (CHC1)-like domain (RLD) 1”.
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