| UniProt functional annotation for Q96LD8 | |||
| UniProt code: Q96LD8. |
| Organism: | Homo sapiens (Human). | |
| Taxonomy: | Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo. | |
| Function: | Protease that catalyzes two essential functions in the NEDD8 pathway: processing of full-length NEDD8 to its mature form and deconjugation of NEDD8 from targeted proteins such as cullins or p53. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12730221, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12759362, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12759363, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15242646, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15775960}. | |
| Biophysicochemical properties: | Kinetic parameters: KM=51 nM for Nedd8-AMC {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12759362}; Note=KM for Ub-AMC exceeds 5 uM.; | |
| Tissue specificity: | Broadly expressed, with highest levels in kidney and pancreas. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12730221}. | |
| Similarity: | Belongs to the peptidase C48 family. {ECO:0000305}. | |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.