Overview:

UBE2W or ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2W (putative) encodes a nuclear-localized ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme (E2) (1). Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme (E2) along with ubiquitin-activating (E1) and ligating (E3) enzymes coordinates the addition of an ubiquitin moiety to existing proteins. UBE2W interacts with FANCL and regulates the monoubiquitination of Fanconi anemia protein FANCD2 and may be important in the repair of DNA damage (2). UBE2W is highly expressed in heart, brain, liver, and pancreas.

Gene Aliases:

hUBC-16; UBC-16; UBC16, FLJ11011

Genbank Number:

BC010900

References:

1. Yin, G. et.al: Cloning, characterization and subcellular localization of a gene encoding a human ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme (E2) homologous to the Arabidopsis thaliana UBC-16 gene product. Front. Biosci. 11: 1500-1507, 2006.2. Zhang, Y. et.al: UBE2W interacts with FANCL and regulates the monoubiquitination of Fanconi anemia protein FANCD2. Molec. Cells 31: 113-122, 2011.