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UBA52
Introduction
Ubiquitin A-52 residue ribosomal protein fusion product 1, also known as UBA52, is a human gene.[1]
Ubiquitin is a highly conserved nuclear and cytoplasmic protein that has a major role in targeting cellular proteins for degradation by the 26S proteosome. It is also involved in the maintenance of chromatin structure, the regulation of gene expression, and the stress response. Ubiquitin is synthesized as a precursor protein consisting of either polyubiquitin chains or a single ubiquitin moiety fused to an unrelated protein. This gene encodes a fusion protein consisting of ubiquitin at the N terminus and ribosomal protein L40 at the C terminus, a C-terminal extension protein (CEP). Multiple processed pseudogenes derived from this gene are present in the genome.[1]
References
References
Further reading
Further reading
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- Baker RT, Board PG (1991). “The human ubiquitin-52 amino acid fusion protein gene shares several structural features with mammalian ribosomal protein genes”. Nucleic Acids Res. 19 (5): 1035–40. PMID 1850507.
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