Product Information
Molecular Weight93570 Da
Protein NameUbiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 16
Human Gene Id10600
Human Swiss Prot NoQ9Y5T5
Mouse Gene Id74112
Mouse Swiss Prot NoQ99LG0
Rat Gene Id288306
Rat Swiss Prot NoQ2KJ09
SpecificityUSP16 Polyclonal Antibody detects endogenous levels of USP16 protein.
FormulationLiquid in PBS containing 50% glycerol, 0.5% BSA and 0.02% sodium azide.
Concentration1 mg/ml
Storage Stability-20°C/1 year
Other NameUSP16; MSTP039; Ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 16; Deubiquitinating enzyme 16; Ubiquitin thioesterase 16; Ubiquitin-processing protease UBP-M; Ubiquitin-specific-processing protease 16
Observed Band(KD)93
Functioncatalytic activity:Ubiquitin C-terminal thioester + H(2)O = ubiquitin + a thiol.,disease:A chromosomal aberration involving USP16 is a cause of Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia. Inversion inv(21) (q21;q22) with RUNX1/AML1.,domain:The UBP-type zinc finger binds 3 zinc ions that form a pair of cross-braced ring fingers encapsulated within a third zinc finger in the primary structure. It recognizes the C-terminal tail of free ubiquitin.,function:Specifically deubiquitinates histone H2A, a specific tag for epigenetic transcriptional repression, thereby acting as a coactivator. Deubiquitination of histone H2A is a prerequisite for subsequent phosphorylation at 'Ser-10' of histone H3, and is required for chromosome segregation when cells enter into mitosis. Regulates Hox gene expression via histone H2A deubiquitination. Prefers nucleosomal substrates. Does not deubiquitinate histone H2B.,PTM:Ph
Subcellular Locationnucleus,cytoplasm,
ExpressionAmygdala,Aorta,Brain,Epithelium,Liver,Teratocarcinoma,Testis,
Backgroundubiquitin specific peptidase 16(USP16) Homo sapiens This gene encodes a deubiquitinating enzyme that is phosphorylated at the onset of mitosis and then dephosphorylated at the metaphase/anaphase transition. It can deubiquitinate H2A, one of two major ubiquitinated proteins of chromatin, in vitro and a mutant form of the protein was shown to block cell division. Alternate transcriptional splice variants, encoding different isoforms, have been characterized. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008],