UniProt functional annotation for Q07457

UniProt code: Q07457.

Organism: Saccharomyces cerevisiae (strain ATCC 204508 / S288c) (Baker's yeast).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Fungi; Dikarya; Ascomycota; Saccharomycotina; Saccharomycetes; Saccharomycetales; Saccharomycetaceae; Saccharomyces.
 
Function: E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase that mediates monoubiquitination of histone H2B to form H2BK123ub1 in association with the E2 enzyme RAD6/UBC2. H2BK123ub1 gives a specific tag for epigenetic transcriptional activation, elongation by RNA polymerase II, telomeric silencing, and is also a prerequisite for H3K4me and H3K79me formation. It thereby plays a central role in histone code and gene regulation. Also modulates the formation of double-strand breaks during meiosis. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12535538, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12535539, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12876294, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15280549, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15632065}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=S-ubiquitinyl-[E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme]-L-cysteine + [acceptor protein]-L-lysine = [E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme]-L- cysteine + N(6)-ubiquitinyl-[acceptor protein]-L-lysine.; EC=2.3.2.27; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:12535538};
Pathway: Protein modification; protein ubiquitination.
Subunit: Forms a complex with the E2 enzyme RAD6/UBC2. May interact with LGE1.
Subcellular location: Nucleus {ECO:0000305|PubMed:14562095}.
Miscellaneous: Present with 2980 molecules/cell in log phase SD medium. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14562106}.
Similarity: Belongs to the BRE1 family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.