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Symbol UFM1 contributors: mct - updated : 12-10-2016
HGNC name ubiquitin-fold modifier 1
HGNC id 20597
DNA
TYPE functioning gene
STRUCTURE 13.24 kb     6 Exon(s)
MAPPING cloned Y linked N status provisional
RNA
TRANSCRIPTS type messenger
identificationnb exonstypebpproduct
ProteinkDaAAspecific expressionYearPubmed
6 - 2618 9.1 85 - 2004 15071506
6 - 2808 - 103 - 2004 15071506
6 - 3306 - 71 - 2004 15071506
7 - 2672 - 71 - 2004 15071506
6 - 2630 - 83 - 2004 15071506
EXPRESSION
Type ubiquitous
   expressed in (based on citations)
organ(s)
SystemOrgan level 1Organ level 2Organ level 3Organ level 4LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
Digestivesalivary gland   highly
Endocrinepancreas   highly Homo sapiens
Hearing/Equilibriumearinnercochlea highly
Lymphoid/Immunelymph node   highly
tissue
SystemTissueTissue level 1Tissue level 2LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
Blood / hematopoieticbone marrow  highly
cells
SystemCellPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
Endocrineislet cell (alpha,beta...) Homo sapiens
cell lineage
cell lines
fluid/secretion
at STAGE
PROTEIN
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
STRUCTURE
motifs/domains
  • two amino acids following a highly conserved glycine in its C terminus , first cleaved to expose its conserved Gly residue, essential for its subsequent conjugating reactions (
  • isoforms Precursor synthesized as an inactive precursor protein composed of 85 AAs
    HOMOLOGY
    Homologene
    FAMILY UFM1 family, ubiquitin-like protein family
    CATEGORY regulatory
    SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION extracellular
        intracellular
    intracellular,cytoplasm,organelle,endoplasmic reticulum
    intracellular,nucleus
    text
  • Co-localization of UFM1 with DDRGK1 in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) depends on DDRGK1
  • basic FUNCTION
  • ubiquitin-like modifier protein which binds to a number of as yet unidentified target proteins
  • ubiquitin-like modifier whose conjugation (ufmylation) system is conserved in multicellular organisms
  • UFM1 system, is involved in the regulation of haematopoiesis
  • UFM1-DDRGK1 participate in preventing ER stress-induced apoptosis in protein secretory cells
  • critical insight into the regulatory mechanism of the UFM1 system and established a direct link between this novel UBL system and the ER network
  • UFC1 is one of the enzymes involved in modification of proteins with the ubiquitin-like molecule ubiquitin-fold modifier-1 (UFM1)
  • covalent conjugation of UFM1 to proteins generates a signal that regulates transcription, response to cell stress, and differentiation
  • indispensable role of the UFM1 system in development and hematopoiesis, especially erythroid development
  • CELLULAR PROCESS cell life, proliferation/growth
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
    PATHWAY
    metabolism
    signaling
    UFM1-UBA5-UFC1 ubiquination pathway
    a component
  • components of the UFM1 conjugation pathway (UFM1, DDRGK1, UFL1 and CDK5RAP3)
  • INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA
    small molecule
    protein
  • covalently attach with cellular protein(s) via a specific E1-activating enzyme (UBA5) and an E2-conjugating enzyme (UFC1)
  • UFL1 is an E3 ligase for UFM1
  • covalently conjugated with DDRGK1
  • CDK5RAP3 interact with UFM1
  • interacting with UBA5 (UBA5, a specific activating enzyme for the ubiquitin-like modifier, UFM1, in erythroid development)
  • UFM1 is activated by the E1 enzyme UBA5, and this pathway is proposed to play an important role in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress response
  • could suppress foam cell formation via the NR1H3-dependent pathway
  • Ufmylation is initiated by UBA5, which activates and transfers UFM1 to ubiquitin-fold modifier-conjugating enzyme 1 (UFC1)
  • UBA5 is an activating enzyme for UFM1
  • UBA5 binds to UFM1 via a trans-binding mechanism in which UFM1 interacts with distinct sites in both subunits of the UBA5 dimer
  • DDRGK1 is an ER membrane protein and a critical component of the ubiquitin-fold modifier 1 (UFM1) system
  • cell & other
    REGULATION
    activated by a novel E1-like activating enzyme, UBA5
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS