UniProt functional annotation for P50623

UniProt code: P50623.

Organism: Saccharomyces cerevisiae (strain ATCC 204508 / S288c) (Baker's yeast).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Fungi; Dikarya; Ascomycota; Saccharomycotina; Saccharomycetes; Saccharomycetales; Saccharomycetaceae; Saccharomyces.
 
Function: E2 ubiquitin-like--protein ligase mediating SUMO/Smt3 attachment to septins and PCNA. Seems to be involved in degradation of S- (CLB5) and M-phase cyclins (CLB2). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11572779, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9341106}.
 
Pathway: Protein modification; protein sumoylation.
Subunit: Interacts with SIZ1. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11572779, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11587849}.
Subcellular location: Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14562095}.
Miscellaneous: Present with 2600 molecules/cell in log phase SD medium. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14562106}.
Similarity: Belongs to the ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme family. {ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00388}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.