YOD1 Antibody - #DF4597

Hydrolase that can remove conjugated ubiquitin from proteins and participates in endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation (ERAD) for misfolded lumenal proteins. May act by triming the ubiquitin chain on the associated substrate to facilitate their threading through the VCP/p97 pore. Ubiquitin moieties on substrates may present a steric impediment to the threading process when the substrate is transferred to the VCP pore and threaded through VCP's axial channel. Mediates deubiquitination of 'Lys-27'-, 'Lys-29'- and 'Lys-33'-linked polyubiquitin chains. Also able to hydrolyze 'Lys-11'-linked ubiquitin chains. Cleaves both polyubiquitin and di-ubiquitin. May play a role in macroautophagy, regulating for instance the clearance of damaged lysosomes. May recruit PLAA, UBXN6 and VCP to damaged lysosome membranes decorated with K48-linked ubiquitin chains and remove these chains allowing autophagosome formation.

Cytoplasm.
Note: Recruited to damaged lysosomes decorated with K48-linked ubiquitin chains.

Interacts with VCP; the interaction is direct. Interacts with FAF2/UBXD8. Interacts with DERL1; however interaction is dependent on the UBAX-like region, suggesting that it may be indirect. Interacts with PLAA, UBXN6 and VCP; may form a complex involved in macroautophagy.

The UBAX-like region mediates the interaction with VCP. According to PubMed:19818707, it corresponds to a UBX domain, which is a hallmark for VCP-associated proteins. However, no canonical UBX is detected by prediction tools such as Pfam or PROSITE.

The C2H2-type zinc finger mediates specificity for 'Lys-27'-, 'Lys-29'- and 'Lys-33'-linked polyubiquitin chains but not for 'Lys-11'-linked ubiquitin chains. Selectivity for 'Lys-11'-linked ubiquitin chains is provided by recognition of the sequence surrounding 'Lys-11' in ubiquitin. The S2 site region provides specificity for longer 'Lys-11'-linked ubiquitin chains (PubMed:23827681).