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Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2, catalytic (UBCc) domain/ubiquitin E2 variant (UEV) domain The family includes ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2, catalytic (UBCc) domain and ubiquitin (Ub) E2 variant (UEV) domain. They belong to the ubiquitin-conjugating (UBC) superfamily that represents a structural domain with an alpha-beta(4)-alpha(3) core fold. E2 is part of the ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation pathway in which a thioester linkage forms between a conserved cysteine and the C-terminus of ubiquitin, and complexes with ubiquitin protein ligase enzymes, E3. This pathway regulates many fundamental cellular processes. There are also other E2s which form thioester linkages without the use of E3s. Several UBC homologs (TSG101, Mms2, Croc-1 and similar proteins) contains the UEV domain, which lacks the active site cysteine essential for ubiquitination and appear to function in DNA repair pathways. |
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