Protein deltex-2 also known as E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase DTX2 is an
enzyme
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that in humans is encoded by the ''DTX2''
gene
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.
DTX2 functions as a
ubiquitin E3 ligase in conjunction with the E2 enzyme
UBCH5A.
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Transcription factors
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