NCBI Accession #
NP_565812.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_129118.5
NCBI Official Full Name
ubiquitin 7
NCBI Official Symbol
UBQ7
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
RELATED TO UBIQUITIN 2; RUB2; ubiquitin 7
NCBI Protein Information
ubiquitin 7
NCBI Summary
encodes a ubiquitin-like protein that contains tandem repeats of the ubiquitin coding region, but at least one repeat per gene encodes a protein with amino acid substitutions.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
UBQ7; AtRUB2
UniProt Protein Name
Ubiquitin-NEDD8-like protein RUB2
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
UbiquitinNEDD8-like protein RUB2Alternative name(s):Ubiquitin-related protein 2; AtRUB2
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q8RUC6
UniProt Secondary Accession #
O80715; P59263; Q38875; Q9LDJ2; Q9LYW1; Q9M0W3; Q9M1P9; Q9S7X3
UniProt Related Accession #
Q8RUC6
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-11-linked is involved in ERAD (endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation) and in cell-cycle regulation; Lys-29-linked is involved in lysosomal degradation; Lys-33-linked is involved in kinase modification; Lys-48-linked is involved in protein degradation via the proteasome; Lys-63-linked is involved in endocytosis, and DNA-damage responses. 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 .