UniProt functional annotation for Q14596

UniProt code: Q14596.

Organism: Homo sapiens (Human).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo.
 
Function: Acts probably as a receptor for selective autophagosomal degradation of ubiquitinated targets. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19250911}.
 
Subunit: Homooligomer and heterooligomer. Interacts with TRIM55 (By similarity). Interacts with SQSTM1, titin/TTN, RNF29, USP8, SQSTM1, MAP1LC3A, MAP1LC3B, MAP1LC3C, GABARAP, GABARAPL1 and GABARAPL2. Binds to ubiquitin and ubiquitinated proteins. {ECO:0000250, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12813044, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15802564, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19250911, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19427866}.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19427866}. Cytoplasmic vesicle, autophagosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19250911}. Lysosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19250911}. Cytoplasm, myofibril, sarcomere, M line {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q501R9}. Note=In cardiac muscles localizes to the sarcomeric M line (By similarity). Is targeted to lysosomes for degradation (PubMed:19250911). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q501R9, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19250911}.
Domain: The PB1 domain mediates interaction with SQSTM1. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12813044, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19250911}.
Sequence caution: Sequence=BAA06417.2; Type=Erroneous initiation; Evidence={ECO:0000305};

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.