UniProt functional annotation for P15559

UniProt code: P15559.

Organism: Homo sapiens (Human).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo.
 
Function: The enzyme apparently serves as a quinone reductase in connection with conjugation reactions of hydroquinons involved in detoxification pathways as well as in biosynthetic processes such as the vitamin K-dependent gamma-carboxylation of glutamate residues in prothrombin synthesis.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=a quinone + H(+) + NADH = a quinol + NAD(+); Xref=Rhea:RHEA:46160, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:24646, ChEBI:CHEBI:57540, ChEBI:CHEBI:57945, ChEBI:CHEBI:132124; EC=1.6.5.2;
Catalytic activity: Reaction=a quinone + H(+) + NADPH = a quinol + NADP(+); Xref=Rhea:RHEA:46164, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:24646, ChEBI:CHEBI:57783, ChEBI:CHEBI:58349, ChEBI:CHEBI:132124; EC=1.6.5.2;
Cofactor: Name=FAD; Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:57692;
Activity regulation: Inhibited by dicoumarol.
Subunit: Homodimer (PubMed:10543876, PubMed:10706635, PubMed:11735396, PubMed:11587640, PubMed:16700548). Interacts with PDLIM4 isoform 2; this interaction stabilizes PDLIM4 isoform 2 in response to oxidative stress and protects it from ubiquitin-independent degradation by the core 20S proteasome (PubMed:21636573). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10543876, ECO:0000269|PubMed:10706635, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11587640, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11735396, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16700548, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21636573}.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm.
Induction: By dioxin (PubMed:1657151). By oxidative stress (PubMed:21636573). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:1657151, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21636573}.
Mass spectrometry: Mass=30864; Mass_error=6; Method=Electrospray; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:11735396};
Polymorphism: The Ser-187 polymorphism may be linked to susceptibility to forms of cancers.
Miscellaneous: Quinone reductase accepts electrons from both NADH and NADPH with equal efficiency.
Similarity: Belongs to the NAD(P)H dehydrogenase (quinone) family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.