Ubiquitin Carboxyl-terminal Hydrolase
Ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase may refer to: * Ubiquitin carboxy-terminal hydrolase L1, an enzyme * Ubiquitinyl hydrolase 1, an enzyme {{Short pages monitor ...
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Ubiquitin Carboxy-terminal Hydrolase L1
Ubiquitin carboxy-terminal hydrolase L1 (, ''ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase'', ''UCH-L1'') is a deubiquitinating enzyme. Function UCH-L1 is a member of a gene family whose products hydrolyze small C-terminal adducts of ubiquitin to generate the ubiquitin monomer. Expression of UCH-L1 is highly specific to neurons and to cells of the diffuse neuroendocrine system and their tumors. It is abundantly present in all neurons (accounts for 1-2% of total brain protein), expressed specifically in neurons and testis/ovary. The catalytic triad of UCH-L1 contains a cysteine at position 90, an aspartate at position 176, and a histidine at position 161 that are responsible for its hydrolase activity. Relevance to neurodegenerative disorders A point mutation (I93M) in the gene encoding this protein is implicated as the cause of Parkinson's disease in one German family, although this finding is controversial, as no other Parkinson's disease patients with this mutation have been found. F ...
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