Molecular Function
ubiquitination
Subclass of:
Post-Translational Protein Processing
Definitions related to ubiquitination:
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The act of ligating UBIQUITINS to PROTEINS to form ubiquitin-protein ligase complexes to label proteins for transport to the PROTEASOME ENDOPEPTIDASE COMPLEX where proteolysis occurs.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Ubiquitin is a family of widely distributed proteins found in all eukaryotes that contain a highly conserved sequence of 76 amino acids identical in organisms from humans to insects. It participates in diverse cellular functions by conjugation to other proteins through its carboxy terminus. Ubiquitination is associated with many highly regulated biological events including protein degradation, chromatin remodelling, heat shock, cell cycle progression, differentiation, antigen presentation, retrovirus assembly, apoptosis, signal transduction, transcriptional activation, biological clocks, receptor down regulation, and endocytosis. Protein ubiquitination regulates the half-lives of many proteins by targeting them for degradation. Newly discovered families of ubiquitination and deubiquitination enzymes participate in these processes. Ubiquitination enzymes may provide new therapeutic targets and ways of intervention in many human diseases.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(protein ubiquitination) The process in which one or more ubiquitin groups are added to a protein.Gene Ontology DictionaryGene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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