Ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 8 is an
enzyme
Enzymes () are proteins that act as biological catalysts by accelerating chemical reactions. The molecules upon which enzymes may act are called substrates, and the enzyme converts the substrates into different molecules known as products. A ...
that in humans is encoded by the ''USP8''
gene
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.
Interactions
USP8 has been shown to
interact
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with
RNF41
E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase NRDP1 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ''RNF41'' gene.
Function
The protein encoded by this gene contains a RING finger, a motif present in a variety of functionally distinct proteins and known to be inv ...
and
STAM2.
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