NCBI Accession #
                                                
                                                
                                                    XP_009792248.1                                                
                                             
                                                                                    
                                                                                    
                                                
                                                    NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
                                                
                                                
                                                    XM_009793946.1                                                
                                             
                                                                                    
                                                                                    
                                                
                                                    NCBI Official Full Name
                                                
                                                
                                                    polyubiquitin                                                
                                             
                                                                                    
                                                
                                                    NCBI Official Symbol
                                                
                                                
                                                    LOC104239332                                                  
                                             
                                                                                    
                                                
                                                    NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
                                                
                                                
                                                    ubi11                                                  
                                             
                                                                                    
                                                
                                                    NCBI Protein Information
                                                
                                                
                                                    polyubiquitin                                                
                                             
                                                                                    
                                                                                    
                                                
                                                    UniProt Protein Name
                                                
                                                
                                                    Polyubiquitin                                                
                                             
                                                                                    
                                                
                                                    UniProt Primary Accession #
                                                
                                                
                                                    P0CG85                                                
                                             
                                                                                    
                                                
                                                    UniProt Related Accession #
                                                
                                                
                                                    P0CG85                                                
                                             
                                                                                    
                                                
                                                    UniProt Comments
                                                
                                                
                                                    Ubiquitin exists either covalently attached to another protein, or free (unanchored). When covalently bound, it is conjugated to target proteins via an isopeptide bond either as a monomer (monoubiquitin), a polymer linked via different Lys residues of the ubiquitin (polyubiquitin chains) or a linear polymer linked via the initiator Met of the ubiquitin (linear polyubiquitin chains). Polyubiquitin chains, when attached to a target protein, have different functions depending on the Lys residue of the ubiquitin that is linked: Lys-48-linked is involved in protein degradation via the proteasome. Linear polymer chains formed via attachment by the initiator Met lead to cell signaling. Ubiquitin is usually conjugated to Lys residues of target proteins, however, in rare cases, conjugation to Cys or Ser residues has been observed. When polyubiquitin is free (unanchored-polyubiquitin), it also has distinct roles, such as in activation of protein kinases, and in signaling.