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CDC34

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Also known as E2-CDC34UBE2R1UBC3

Summary

CDC34 (cell division cycle 34, ubiquitin conjugating enzyme, HGNC:1734) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 19p13.3, encoding Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2 R1 (P49427). E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme that accepts ubiquitin from an E1 ubiquitin-activating protein, and catalyzes its covalent attachment to other proteins by an E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase complex.

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme family. Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme catalyzes the covalent attachment of ubiquitin to other proteins. This protein is a part of the large multiprotein complex, which is required for ubiquitin-mediated degradation of cell cycle G1 regulators, and for the initiation of DNA replication.

Source: NCBI Gene 997 — RefSeq curated summary.

At a glance

  • Clinical variants (ClinVar): 42 total
  • GTEx eGene: eQTL in 23 tissues, sQTL in 34 (q < 0.05)
  • Constraint (gnomAD): pLI 0.00 (LoF-tolerant), LOEUF 1.14 (unconstrained)
  • MANE Select transcript: NM_004359
  • Interaction hub: 2,265 STRING partners (top 5% of genes corpus-wide)

Identifiers

Gene identifiers

FieldValue
HGNC IDHGNC:1734
Approved symbolCDC34
Namecell division cycle 34, ubiquitin conjugating enzyme
Location19p13.3
Locus typegene with protein product
StatusApproved
AliasesE2-CDC34, UBE2R1, UBC3
Ensembl geneENSG00000099804
Ensembl biotypeprotein_coding
OMIM116948
Entrez997

Gene structure

Transcript identifiers

Ensembl transcripts: 17 — 11 protein_coding, 3 nonsense_mediated_decay, 2 retained_intron, 1 protein_coding_CDS_not_defined

MANE Select: ENST00000215574

Transcript support level (Ensembl TSL; 1 = fully mRNA-supported): TSL 1: 1, TSL 2: 2, TSL 3: 2, TSL 5: 2

ENST00000215574, ENST00000586283, ENST00000586788, ENST00000593036, ENST00000606065, ENST00000606400, ENST00000607527, ENST00000874791, ENST00000874792, ENST00000874793, ENST00000991994, ENST00001054058, ENST00001054059, ENST00001121682, ENST00001121683, ENST00001123227, ENST00001138889

RefSeq mRNA: 1 — MANE Select: NM_004359 NM_004359

CCDS: CCDS12030

Canonical transcript exons

ENST00000215574 — 5 exons

ExonStartEnd
ENSE00000655676531760532108
ENSE00000655678536243536340
ENSE00000655679537013537147
ENSE00000655680541339542087
ENSE00003643788535837535923

Expression profiles

Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 279 present calls, max score 97.47.

FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth ubiquitous, TPM avg 39.0587 / max 767.7012, expressed in 1820 samples.

Highest expression (Bgee): testis, lower esophagus mucosa, apex of heart, ventricular zone, hemisphere of cerebellum.

Genetic regulation across tissues (GTEx eQTL / sQTL)

CDC34 is an eGene in GTEx v10 — its expression is genetically regulated (eQTL) in 23 tissues and its splicing (sQTL) in 34 (q < 0.05). Strongest associations first; slope = normalized effect of the lead variant’s alternative allele.

showing 20 of 57 significant tissue × QTL associations:

TissueQTLq-valueSlopeLead variant
Adipose Subcutaneoussqtl1.5e-48+0.5919:535004:T:C
Nerve Tibialsqtl1.9e-46+0.5419:535004:T:C
Lungsqtl9.0e-35+0.4819:535004:T:C
Skin Sun Exposed Lower legsqtl2.0e-34+0.4919:535004:T:C
Skin Not Sun Exposed Suprapubicsqtl3.8e-31+0.6019:539279:C:T
Breast Mammary Tissuesqtl4.1e-29+0.5819:535004:T:C
Thyroidsqtl8.8e-29+0.4619:541095:C:T
Whole Bloodeqtl1.0e-28-0.2819:563639:T:C
Nerve Tibialeqtl7.1e-18+0.2119:535004:T:C
Colon Transversesqtl4.6e-17+0.4519:535004:T:C
Esophagus Mucosasqtl7.2e-17+0.4419:541095:C:T
Brain Cerebellumsqtl1.8e-16+0.6919:541095:C:T
Brain Cerebellumeqtl1.9e-16+0.3119:535004:T:C
Colon Sigmoideqtl1.7e-15-0.2819:563639:T:C
Adipose Visceral Omentumsqtl2.9e-15+0.4119:535004:T:C
Brain Cerebellar Hemisphereeqtl9.6e-15+0.2319:535621:C:G
Brain Cerebellar Hemispheresqtl2.7e-14+0.6519:541095:C:T
Muscle Skeletalsqtl1.6e-13+0.2919:541095:C:T
Esophagus Muscularissqtl4.3e-13+0.3619:535004:T:C
Esophagus Gastroesophageal Junctionsqtl5.3e-13+0.4819:535004:T:C

FANTOM5 promoters

7 alternative TSS:

Promoter IDTPM avgSamples expressed
17268719.50791804
17268618.28001804
1726880.5141290
1726830.336192
1726890.212886
1726850.180264
1726840.02756

Top tissues by expression

showing 100 of 294 tissues by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):

TissueAnatomy IDExpression scoreQuality
left testisUBERON:000453397.47gold quality
right testisUBERON:000453497.33gold quality
lower esophagus mucosaUBERON:003583497.05gold quality
apex of heartUBERON:000209897.04gold quality
ventricular zoneUBERON:000305396.98gold quality
right hemisphere of cerebellumUBERON:001489096.74gold quality
cerebellar hemisphereUBERON:000224596.48gold quality
cerebellar cortexUBERON:000212996.33gold quality
muscle layer of sigmoid colonUBERON:003580596.26gold quality
hindlimb stylopod muscleUBERON:000425296.18gold quality
ganglionic eminenceUBERON:000402396.15gold quality
right lobe of liverUBERON:000111496.09gold quality
gastrocnemiusUBERON:000138896.01gold quality
bloodUBERON:000017895.96gold quality
mucosa of transverse colonUBERON:000499195.85gold quality
right frontal lobeUBERON:000281095.74gold quality
adenohypophysisUBERON:000219695.67gold quality
muscle of legUBERON:000138395.56gold quality
lower esophagus muscularis layerUBERON:003583395.49gold quality
lower esophagusUBERON:001347395.48gold quality
testisUBERON:000047395.47gold quality
esophagogastric junction muscularis propriaUBERON:003584195.26gold quality
skin of legUBERON:000151195.19gold quality
right atrium auricular regionUBERON:000663195.16gold quality
granulocyteCL:000009494.76gold quality
heart left ventricleUBERON:000208494.76gold quality
Brodmann (1909) area 9UBERON:001354094.76gold quality
cerebellumUBERON:000203794.70gold quality
olfactory segment of nasal mucosaUBERON:000538694.63gold quality
mucosa of stomachUBERON:000119994.48gold quality
body of pancreasUBERON:000115094.47gold quality
cardiac ventricleUBERON:000208294.46gold quality
stromal cell of endometriumCL:000225594.39gold quality
primordial germ cell in gonadCL:0000670 ∩ UBERON:000099194.29gold quality
skin of abdomenUBERON:000141694.27gold quality
body of stomachUBERON:000116194.18gold quality
pituitary glandUBERON:000000794.15gold quality
prefrontal cortexUBERON:000045194.14gold quality
endocervixUBERON:000045894.08gold quality
body of uterusUBERON:000985393.96gold quality
left ovaryUBERON:000211993.94gold quality
C1 segment of cervical spinal cordUBERON:000646993.91gold quality
amygdalaUBERON:000187693.89gold quality
left coronary arteryUBERON:000162693.85gold quality
cardiac atriumUBERON:000208193.82gold quality
tibial arteryUBERON:000761093.79gold quality
popliteal arteryUBERON:000225093.78gold quality
transverse colonUBERON:000115793.76gold quality
left uterine tubeUBERON:000130393.68gold quality
right ovaryUBERON:000211893.60gold quality
esophagusUBERON:000104393.54gold quality
right coronary arteryUBERON:000162593.53gold quality
monocyteCL:000057693.49gold quality
cortical plateUBERON:000534393.47gold quality
heartUBERON:000094893.43gold quality
aortaUBERON:000094793.41gold quality
coronary arteryUBERON:000162193.34gold quality
ectocervixUBERON:001224993.33gold quality
metanephros cortexUBERON:001053393.31gold quality
muscle organUBERON:000163093.27gold quality
ascending aortaUBERON:000149693.24gold quality
mononuclear cellCL:000084293.22gold quality
leukocyteCL:000073893.09gold quality
thoracic aortaUBERON:000151593.09gold quality
sigmoid colonUBERON:000115993.08gold quality
minor salivary glandUBERON:000183093.07gold quality
left adrenal gland cortexUBERON:003582592.90gold quality
right lungUBERON:000216792.87gold quality
omental fat padUBERON:001041492.80gold quality
embryoUBERON:000092292.73gold quality
left adrenal glandUBERON:000123492.73gold quality
peritoneumUBERON:000235892.73gold quality
saliva-secreting glandUBERON:000104492.67gold quality
cingulate cortexUBERON:000302792.63gold quality
dorsolateral prefrontal cortexUBERON:000983492.60gold quality
nucleus accumbensUBERON:000188292.56gold quality
right uterine tubeUBERON:000130292.52gold quality
upper lobe of left lungUBERON:000895292.52gold quality
zone of skinUBERON:000001492.50gold quality
tibial nerveUBERON:000132392.48gold quality
caudate nucleusUBERON:000187392.46gold quality
left lobe of thyroid glandUBERON:000112092.44gold quality
adipose tissue of abdominal regionUBERON:000780892.41gold quality
putamenUBERON:000187492.39gold quality
right adrenal gland cortexUBERON:003582792.37gold quality
esophagus mucosaUBERON:000246992.36gold quality
anterior cingulate cortexUBERON:000983592.36gold quality
right adrenal glandUBERON:000123392.35gold quality
stomachUBERON:000094592.12gold quality
frontal cortexUBERON:000187091.97gold quality
neocortexUBERON:000195091.95gold quality
small intestine Peyer’s patchUBERON:000345491.90gold quality
spinal cordUBERON:000224091.86gold quality
spleenUBERON:000210691.85gold quality
adrenal cortexUBERON:000123591.79gold quality
mouth mucosaUBERON:000372991.78gold quality
colonUBERON:000115591.77gold quality
right lobe of thyroid glandUBERON:000111991.71gold quality
descending thoracic aortaUBERON:000234591.69gold quality
parotid glandUBERON:000183191.61gold quality

Single-cell (SCXA)

Detected in 4 experiment(s), a significant marker in 3.

ExperimentMarker?Max mean expression
E-MTAB-9221yes12.78
E-HCAD-13yes7.57
E-MTAB-6524no72.31
E-ANND-3no0.00

HPA expression

RNA tissue specificity: Low tissue specificity

showing 60 of 80 HPA tissues / cells by nTPM:

Tissue / cellAxisnTPMProtein (IHC)
Frontal cortextissue81.4
Skeletal muscletissue81.3low
Caudate putamentissue70.2
Spinal cordtissue66.8
Thalamustissue62.8
Superior colliculitissue60.6
Tonguetissue58.9
Midbraintissue57.3
Ponstissue57.2
Cerebral cortextissue55.6medium
Somatosensory cortextissue55.6
Motor cortextissue53.3
Prefrontal cortextissue50.9
Medulla oblongatatissue49.6
Hippocampal formationtissue49.1
Entorhinal cortextissue49.1
Temporal cortextissue49.1
Hippocampustissue48.2medium
Occipital cortextissue48.2
Putamentissue47.2
Insular cortextissue46.2
Substantia nigratissue45.6
Basal gangliatissue45.1medium
Retrosplenial and cingulate cortextissue44.3
Locus coeruleustissue44.2
Pituitary glandtissue44.1
Postcentral gyrustissue43.3
Retrosplenial cortextissue41.6
Pancreastissue41.5medium
Choroid plexustissue39.6
Periaqueductal graytissue39.3
Septumtissue39.0
Hypothalamustissue38.6
Ventral forebraintissue38.6
Cerebellumtissue38.3medium
Amygdalatissue37.0
Vaginatissue35.6low
Nucleus accumbenstissue34.8
Livertissue34.7medium
Corpus callosumtissue33.7
Bone marrowtissue32.6low
Heart muscletissue32.5low
Testistissue32.2medium
Salivary glandtissue30.1medium
Placentatissue27.4medium
Retinatissue26.2
Olfactory bulbtissue25.9
Skin 1tissue21.3low
Ovarytissue20.3low
Adipose tissuetissue18.3low
Seminal vesicletissue18.2medium
Colontissue18.0medium
Stomach 1tissue17.7medium
Parathyroid glandtissue17.6medium
Smooth muscletissue17.3low
Duodenumtissue16.8high
Adrenal glandtissue16.2medium
Urinary bladdertissue15.8medium
Thymustissue15.3
Small intestinetissue14.7high

Brain sub-regions (HPA Brain Atlas): detected in 192; highest nTPM — Ventral spinal cord (66.8), Temporo-occipital transitional zone (55.2), Olfactory area (54.1), Area parastriata, superior (51.3), Fusiform gyrus (50.5).

Regulation

Is transcription factor: no

Upstream regulators (CollecTRI, top): MYC

miRNA regulators (miRDB)

Targeting CDC34 by miRDB confidence (max_score; target_count = how many genes the miRNA targets in total — lower means more specific).

showing 30 of 32 miRNAs:

miRNAMax scoreAvg scoremiRNA target_count
HSA-MIR-196A-5P100.0068.16684
HSA-MIR-196B-5P100.0068.16681
HSA-MIR-450099.9972.722367
HSA-LET-7A-5P99.9872.291790
HSA-LET-7B-5P99.9872.311790
HSA-LET-7C-5P99.9872.291790
HSA-LET-7E-5P99.9872.291790
HSA-LET-7F-5P99.9872.561784
HSA-LET-7G-5P99.9872.371784
HSA-LET-7I-5P99.9872.371788
HSA-MIR-98-5P99.9872.331787
HSA-LET-7D-5P99.9671.761632
HSA-MIR-445899.9671.641650
HSA-MIR-6825-5P99.9669.813431
HSA-MIR-4728-5P99.8569.394718
HSA-MIR-202-3P99.8471.411290
HSA-MIR-6715A-3P99.8368.051473
HSA-MIR-6785-5P99.8268.684428
HSA-MIR-4760-5P99.8069.881619
HSA-MIR-6764-5P99.7567.892304
HSA-MIR-149-3P99.7268.223963
HSA-MIR-6883-5P99.6968.053785
HSA-MIR-806199.6369.441411
HSA-MIR-124499.3368.38832
HSA-MIR-1912-3P99.3267.40936
HSA-MIR-6510-5P99.1466.591081
HSA-MIR-1295B-5P99.0367.50810
HSA-MIR-129498.9169.261030
HSA-MIR-998698.9169.281024
HSA-MIR-6878-5P98.4967.912142

Functional genomics

gnomAD constraint: pLI 1.4e-05, LOEUF 1.14, missense Z 0.576 — population loss-of-function intolerance (pLI ≥ 0.9 = LoF-intolerant; lower LOEUF = more constrained). gnomAD

Regional missense constraint (gnomAD RMC): no regional variation along ENST00000215574 — one region, missense o/e 0.84.

Literature-anchored findings (GeneRIF, showing 26)

  • degraded by HSV-1 ICP0 while stabilizing cyclins D1 and D3 (PMID:14645576)
  • antisense oligonucleotides targeting the human ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme Cdc34 downregulate its expression, inhibit the degradation of p27Kip1, and prevent cellular proliferation (PMID:15652359)
  • although a Cdc34 mutant bearing a deletion of the C-terminal 36 amino acids (Cdc34 1-200) was efficiently charged with ubiquitin by E1, it was severely reduced for the ability to ubiquitinate p27(Kip1) in vitro compared to wildtype Cdc34 (PMID:16123592)
  • Data suggest that the Skp1.CUL1.F-box-mediated polyubiquitination reaction may require the conversion of Cdc34 from an inactive monomer to a highly active dimeric form. (PMID:16210246)
  • in vivo phosphorylation sites on budding yeast Cdc34 (yCdc34; Ser207 and Ser216) and human Cdc34 (hCdc34 Ser203, Ser222 and Ser231) to serine residues in the acidic tail domain, a region that is critical for Cdc34’s cell cycle function (PMID:17461777)
  • In tissue culture cells, Uba6 is required for charging a previously uncharacterized Uba6-specific E2 (Use1), whereas Ube1 is required for charging the cell-cycle E2s Cdc34A and Cdc34B (PMID:17597759)
  • These findings support the hypothesis that human Cdc34 S95 and E108/E112 are required to position the donor ubiquitin optimally for catalysis, in a manner that might depend on E2 dimerization. (PMID:17698585)
  • cisplatin increased ATF5 protein expression via preventing its ubiquitin-dependent degradation, which might be associated with its promoting the nucleus-to-cytoplasm translocation of E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme Cdc34 (PMID:18458088)
  • Cdc34 is a functional target of let-7 and that let-7 induces down-regulation of Cdc34, stabilization of the Wee1 kinase, and an increased fraction of cells in G(2)/M in primary fibroblasts. (PMID:19126550)
  • The acidic tail of the Cdc34 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme functions in both binding to and catalysis with ubiquitin ligase SCFCdc4. (PMID:19875449)
  • Study shows that chain assembly by ubiquitin ligase SCF and ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme Cdc34 is facilitated by the unusual nature of Cdc34-SCF transactions: Cdc34 binds SCF with nanomolar affinity, nevertheless the complex is extremely dynamic. (PMID:19945379)
  • determined that a ubiquitin (Ub) fused at I kappaB alpha K21 acts as a receptor, directing Cdc34 for rapid and efficient K48-linked Ub chain synthesis that depends on SCF(beta TrCP2) and the substrate’s N terminus. (PMID:20347421)
  • the human Cdc34 carboxyl terminus contains a non-covalent ubiquitin binding activity that contributes to SCF-dependent ubiquitination (PMID:20353940)
  • COP9 signalosome protects ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme 3 (UBC3/Cdc34) from beta-transducin repeat-containing protein (betaTrCP)-mediated degradation (PMID:20378537)
  • work provides the first structural details that show how the C-terminus of CDC34 might direct a thiolester-bound Ub to control polyubiquitin chain formation (PMID:21296085)
  • Tristetraprolin promotes an increase in expression of mature let-7, which leads to the inhibition of let-7 target gene CDC34 expression and suppresses cell growth. (PMID:22210895)
  • Data show that anaphase-promoting complex or cyclosome (APC/C)-mediated multiple monoubiquitylation targeting cyclin B1 for degradation. (PMID:22286100)
  • These data suggest that FBXO15 and Ube2r1 regulate P-gp expression through the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway. (PMID:23465077)
  • Here we have investigated how the acidic loop in human Cdc34 promotes ubiquitination, identifying two key molecular events during which the acidic loop exerts its influence (PMID:24129577)
  • We discuss how these results can explain the rapid association of Cdc34 and SCF. (PMID:25425648)
  • ubiquitin binding by the acidic loops of Ube2g1 and Ube2r1 enzymes distinguishes their Lys-48-ubiquitylation activities (PMID:25471371)
  • Study shows that Ube2R1/2 forms a salt bridge interaction between a conserved Asp residue on Ube2R1/2 and acceptor ubiquitin residue Arg 54 and that perturbation of this interaction leads to the severe loss of UbeR2 activity. Results also provide new insight into how the Ube2R1/2 acidic loop may participate in catalysis. (PMID:27044868)
  • study finds that mutation of the catalytically active cysteine to serine (C93S) results in the reduced ubiquitination, increased stability, and attenuated degradation rate of CDC34; Through semi-quantitative proteomics, identified the CDC34-interacting proteins and discovered that the wild-type and mutant proteins have many differentially interacted proteins (PMID:29564676)
  • UBE2R2 alone had negligible ubiquitylation activity at physiological concentrations and the ablation of UBE2R1/2 had no effect on the stability of SCF substrates in cells. A genome-wide CRISPR screen revealed that an additional E2 enzyme, UBE2G1, buffers against the loss of UBE2R1/2. (PMID:31868589)
  • Systematic identification of CDC34 that functions to stabilize EGFR and promote lung carcinogenesis. (PMID:32114396)
  • Targeting CDC34 E2 ubiquitin conjugating enzyme for lung cancer therapy. (PMID:32268269)

Cross-species orthologs

2 orthologs

OrganismSymbolGene ID
mus_musculusCdc34bENSMUSG00000020870
rattus_norvegicusCdc34ENSRNOG00000060530

Paralogs (24): UBE2T (ENSG00000077152), UBE2A (ENSG00000077721), UBE2K (ENSG00000078140), UBE2I (ENSG00000103275), UBE2W (ENSG00000104343), UBE2R2 (ENSG00000107341), UBE2S (ENSG00000108106), UBE2B (ENSG00000119048), UBE2G1 (ENSG00000132388), UBE2Z (ENSG00000159202), UBE2J2 (ENSG00000160087), AKTIP (ENSG00000166971), UBE2V2 (ENSG00000169139), UBE2C (ENSG00000175063), UBE2O (ENSG00000175931), UBE2U (ENSG00000177414), UBE2N (ENSG00000177889), UBE2F (ENSG00000184182), UBE2G2 (ENSG00000184787), UBE2H (ENSG00000186591), UBE2J1 (ENSG00000198833), PEDS1 (ENSG00000240849), UBE2V1 (ENSG00000244687), UBE2NL (ENSG00000276380)

Mouse-model phenotypes

Observed phenotypes of the mouse ortholog (MGI:102657) from MGI (Alliance of Genome Resources) — knockout/mutant phenotypes, ranked by annotation count. 4 distinct phenotype terms.

Mouse phenotype (MP)Records
abnormal nail morphology1
male infertility1
preweaning lethality, incomplete penetrance1
increased fasting circulating glucose level1

Additional cross-species homologs

Sequence homologs in species beyond Ensembl Compara’s model organisms, by Diamond local protein alignment (% sequence identity; best hit per species). Lower-identity rows are more distant homologs. The matched accessions’ gene symbols aren’t in biobtree yet, so each row shows the UniProt accession.

OrganismUniProtIdentityMethod
Xenopus laevisP63282100.0%Diamond
Gallus gallusP63283100.0%Diamond
Xenopus tropicalisQ28CQ4100.0%Diamond
Oryctolagus cuniculusQ29503100.0%Diamond
Ictidomys tridecemlineatusQ2EF73100.0%Diamond
Bos taurusQ3MHP1100.0%Diamond
Pongo abeliiQ5RF84100.0%Diamond
Macaca fascicularisQ4R5Y899.4%Diamond
Danio rerioQ9DDJ099.4%Diamond
Arabidopsis thalianaQ4254095.8%Diamond
Mesocricetus auratusO0918195.6%Diamond
Triticum aestivumP2586883.0%Diamond
Caenorhabditis elegansP3447774.1%Diamond
Schizosaccharomyces pombe 972h-O0010268.9%Diamond
Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288CQ0215962.8%Diamond
Encephalitozoon cuniculi GB-M1Q8SSK347.1%Diamond
African swine fever virus warthog/Namibia/Wart80/1980P0C8G594.6%Diamond
African swine fever virus BA71VP2794994.6%Diamond
African swine fever virus tick/South Africa/Pretoriuskop Pr4/1996P0C8G490.1%Diamond
African swine fever virus pig/Kenya/KEN-50/1950P0C8G385.4%Diamond
African swine fever virus Malawi LIL 20/1P2586985.1%Diamond

Genomic neighbors (locus context)

Genes flanking this one on the chromosome (NCBI/Entrez gene neighborhood). Positional context only — some neighbors share regulatory elements (bidirectional promoters, antisense/overlapping transcripts), but chromosomal adjacency is not itself a functional relationship (see Interactions for that).

SymbolTypeEntrez
SHC2protein-coding25759
CIMAP1Dprotein-coding284451
GZMMprotein-coding3004
MADCAM1protein-coding8174
TPGS1protein-coding91978
HCN2protein-coding610
BSGprotein-coding682
BSG-AS1ncRNA105372233
MADCAM1-AS1ncRNA105372232

Protein

Protein identifiers

Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2 R1 — P49427 (reviewed: P49427)

Alternative names: (E3-independent) E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme R1, E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme R1, Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2-32 kDa complementing, Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2-CDC34, Ubiquitin-protein ligase R1

All UniProt accessions (4): P49427, U3KPV8, U3KQ77, U3KQP9

UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →

Function. E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme that accepts ubiquitin from an E1 ubiquitin-activating protein, and catalyzes its covalent attachment to other proteins by an E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase complex. In vitro catalyzes ‘Lys-48’-linked polyubiquitination. Cooperates with the E2 UBCH5C and the SCF(FBXW11) E3 ligase complex for the polyubiquitination of NFKBIA leading to its subsequent proteasomal degradation. Performs ubiquitin chain elongation building ubiquitin chains from the UBE2D3-primed NFKBIA-linked ubiquitin. UBE2D3 acts as an initiator E2, priming the phosphorylated NFKBIA target at positions ‘Lys-21’ and/or ‘Lys-22’ with a monoubiquitin. Cooperates with the SCF(SKP2) E3 ligase complex to regulate cell proliferation through ubiquitination and degradation of MYBL2 and KIP1. Involved in ubiquitin conjugation and degradation of CREM isoform ICERIIgamma and ATF15 resulting in abrogation of ICERIIgamma- and ATF5-mediated repression of cAMP-induced transcription during both meiotic and mitotic cell cycles. Involved in the regulation of the cell cycle G2/M phase through its targeting of the WEE1 kinase for ubiquitination and degradation. Also involved in the degradation of beta-catenin. Is target of human herpes virus 1 protein ICP0, leading to ICP0-dependent dynamic interaction with proteasomes.

Subunit / interactions. Interacts with multiple Cul1-RING E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase complexes, also known as SCF (SKP1-CUL1-F-box protein) complexes. Identified in a SCF E3 ubiquitin ligase complex together with HINT1 and RBX1. When cullin is neddylated, the interaction between the E2 and the SCF complex is strengthened. Interacts with multiple Cul2-RING (CRL2) E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase complexes, also known as ECS (Elongin BC-CUL2/5-SOCS-box protein) complexes. When phosphorylated, interacts with beta-TrCP (BTRC). Interacts with human herpes virus 1 protein ICP0 and associates with the proteasome for degradation. Interacts with casein kinase subunit CSNK2B. Interacts with CNTD1; this interaction regulates the cell-cycle progression.

Subcellular location. Cytoplasm. Nucleus.

Tissue specificity. Expressed in testes during spermatogenesis to regulate repression of cAMP-induced transcription.

Post-translational modifications. Autoubiquitinated. Autoubiquitination is promoted by the human herpes virus 1 protein ICP0 and leads to degradation by the Ubiquitin-proteasomal pathway. Phosphorylated by CK2. Phosphorylation of the C-terminal tail by CK2 controls the nuclear localization.

Activity regulation. CDC34-catalyzed polyubiquitin chain assembly activity is stimulated by the conjugation of NEDD8 to the CUL1 SCF E3 ligase complex subunit.

Domain organisation. The C-terminal acidic tail is required for nuclear localization and is involved in the binding to SCF E3 ligase complexes, and more specifically with the CUL1 subunit.

Induction. Negatively regulated by the let-7 microRNA.

Pathway. Protein modification; protein ubiquitination.

Similarity. Belongs to the ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme family.

RefSeq proteins (1): NP_004350* (*=MANE)

Domains & families (InterPro)

IDNameType
IPR000608UBCDomain
IPR016135UBQ-conjugating_enzyme/RWDHomologous_superfamily
IPR023313UBQ-conjugating_ASActive_site
IPR050113Ub_conjugating_enzyme-E2-likeFamily

Pfam: PF00179

Enzyme classification (BRENDA)

  • EC 2.3.2.23 — E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme (BRENDA: 20 organisms, 93 substrates, 28 inhibitors, 12 Km, 8 kcat entries)
  • EC 2.3.2.24 — (E3-independent) E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme (BRENDA: 5 organisms, 56 substrates, 7 inhibitors, 6 Km, 6 kcat entries)

Substrate kinetics (BRENDA)

8 substrates with measured Km, best-characterized 8. Km ranges are aggregated across organisms/conditions.

SubstrateKm (mM)Measurements
[UBIQUITIN-CARRIER-PROTEIN UBC2B]-L-CYSTEINE0.00015
[UBE2W]-S-UBIQUITINYL-L-CYSTEINE0.2203–0.30142
[HISTONE H2A]-L-LYSINE0.0008–0.00282
[HISTONE H2B]-L-LYSINE0.0015–0.0122
S-UBIQUITINYL-[E1 UBIQUITIN-ACTIVATING ENZYME]-L11
[UBIQUITIN CARRIER PROTEIN UBC4]-L-CYSTEINE0.00191
[CYTOCHROME C]-L-LYSINE0.1251
[HISTONE H3]-L-LYSINE0.00131

UniProt features (51 total): mutagenesis site 26, modified residue 5, helix 5, strand 5, region of interest 3, turn 3, chain 1, domain 1, sequence variant 1, active site 1

Structure

Experimental structures (PDB)

5 structures by resolution:

PDBTitleMethodResolution (Å)
3RZ3Human Cdc34 E2 in complex with CC0651 inhibitorX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.3
2OB4Human Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzyme CDC34X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.4
7M2KCDC34A-Ubiquitin-2ab inhibitor complexX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.47
4MDKCdc34-ubiquitin-CC0651 complexX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.61
8RX0(NEDD8)-CRL2VHL-MZ1-Brd4BD2-Ub(G76S, K48C)-UBE2R1(C93K, S138C, C191S, C223S)-UbELECTRON MICROSCOPY3.7

Predicted structure (AlphaFold)

ModelpLDDTFraction very-high
AF-P49427-F185.520.71

Human Protein Atlas

Protein class: Enzymes, ENZYME proteins, Transferases, Metabolic proteins, Predicted intracellular proteins, Cancer-related genes, Candidate cancer biomarkers

Protein evidence: Evidence at protein level

Subcellular location (HPA, imaging): nuclear speckles; nucleoplasm; cytosol

Antibody reliability (HPA): IH approved · IF supported

Functional residue map

Curated UniProt residues grouped by drug-discovery relevance — catalytic, ligand-binding, modification, and mutation-validated positions. Source: UniProtKB sequence features.

Catalytic / active sites (1)

PositionRole
93glycyl thioester intermediate

Post-translational modifications (5)

TypePositions
Phosphoserine236, 203, 222, 231
Phosphothreonine233

Mutagenesis-validated functional residues (26)

PositionPhenotype
70loss of rbx1-binding.
85inhibits both mono and polyubiquitination of nfkbia.
87decreases polyubiquitination of nfkbia.
93loss of function.
95inhibits both mono and polyubiquitination of nfkbia.
97loss of function.
102inhibits polyubiquitination of nfkbia; when associated with a-103.
103inhibits polyubiquitination of nfkbia; when associated with a-102.
108decrease in substrate affinity and ubiquitin transfer rate for neddylated crl2(fem1c)-ube2r1 complex. inhibits both mono and …
112inhibits both mono and polyubiquitination of nfkbia; when associated with a-108.
113decrease in substrate affinity and ubiquitin transfer rate for neddylated crl2(fem1c)-ube2r1 complex.
117loss of rbx1-binding.
129no effect on activity, when assayed in a sic1-scf-cdc4 ubiquitination assay.
129complete loss of activity, when assayed in a sic1-scf-cdc4 ubiquitination assay.
133no effect on activity, when assayed in a sic1-scf-cdc4 ubiquitination assay.
138decreases monoubiquitination of nfkbia and inhibits polyubiquitination of nfkbia.
143inhibits polyubiquitination of nfkbia; when associated with a-147; a-149; a-150 and a-153.
147inhibits polyubiquitination of nfkbia; when associated with a-143; a-149; a-150 and a-153.
149inhibits polyubiquitination of nfkbia; when associated with a-147; a-147; a-150 and a-153.
150inhibits polyubiquitination of nfkbia; when associated with a-143; a-147; a-149 and a-153.
153inhibits polyubiquitination of nfkbia; when associated with a-143; a-147; a-149 and a-150.
203abolishes phosphorylation by ck2. impairs nuclear localization; when associated with a-222; a-231; a-233 and a-236.
222abolishes phosphorylation by ck2. impairs nuclear localization; when associated with a-203; a-231; a-233 and a-236.
231abolishes phosphorylation by ck2. impairs nuclear localization; when associated with a-203; a-222; a-233 and a-236.
233abolishes phosphorylation by ck2. impairs nuclear localization; when associated with a-203; a-222; a-231 and a-236.

Function

Pathways and Gene Ontology

Reactome pathways

5 curated (TAS) of 15; 0 disease pathways. Curated-first; evidence = TAS (manually curated) vs IEA (electronic inference).

15 pathways:

IDPathwayEvidence
R-HSA-983168Antigen processing: Ubiquitination & Proteasome degradationcurated
R-HSA-5607764CLEC7A (Dectin-1) signalingcurated
R-HSA-202424Downstream TCR signalingcurated
R-HSA-2871837FCERI mediated NF-kB activationcurated
R-HSA-8866652Synthesis of active ubiquitin: roles of E1 and E2 enzymescurated
R-HSA-1280218Adaptive Immune System—
R-HSA-5621481C-type lectin receptors (CLRs)—
R-HSA-983169Class I MHC mediated antigen processing & presentation—
R-HSA-2454202Fc epsilon receptor (FCERI) signaling—
R-HSA-168256Immune System—
R-HSA-168249Innate Immune System—
R-HSA-392499Metabolism of proteins—
R-HSA-597592Post-translational protein modification—
R-HSA-8852135Protein ubiquitination—
R-HSA-202403TCR signaling—

MSigDB gene sets: 196 (showing top): GSE18804_SPLEEN_MACROPHAGE_VS_COLON_TUMORAL_MACROPHAGE_DN, REACTOME_INNATE_IMMUNE_SYSTEM, REACTOME_ADAPTIVE_IMMUNE_SYSTEM, GOBP_RESPONSE_TO_PEPTIDE, REACTOME_CLASS_I_MHC_MEDIATED_ANTIGEN_PROCESSING_PRESENTATION, REACTOME_ANTIGEN_PROCESSING_UBIQUITINATION_PROTEASOME_DEGRADATION, GOBP_CELL_CYCLE_PHASE_TRANSITION, GOBP_MACROMOLECULE_CATABOLIC_PROCESS, DACOSTA_UV_RESPONSE_VIA_ERCC3_UP, WONG_PROTEASOME_GENE_MODULE, GOBP_RESPONSE_TO_INTERFERON_BETA, BLALOCK_ALZHEIMERS_DISEASE_UP, REACTOME_DOWNSTREAM_TCR_SIGNALING, GOBP_CELL_CYCLE_G1_S_PHASE_TRANSITION, GOBP_POST_TRANSLATIONAL_PROTEIN_MODIFICATION

GO Biological Process (10): G1/S transition of mitotic cell cycle (GO:0000082), protein polyubiquitination (GO:0000209), DNA replication initiation (GO:0006270), ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process (GO:0006511), protein ubiquitination (GO:0016567), cellular response to interferon-beta (GO:0035458), protein modification process (GO:0036211), proteasome-mediated ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process (GO:0043161), protein K48-linked ubiquitination (GO:0070936), protein modification by small protein conjugation (GO:0032446)

GO Molecular Function (7): ubiquitin-protein transferase activity (GO:0004842), ATP binding (GO:0005524), ubiquitin conjugating enzyme activity (GO:0061631), nucleotide binding (GO:0000166), protein binding (GO:0005515), transferase activity (GO:0016740), ubiquitin-like protein transferase activity (GO:0019787)

GO Cellular Component (5): nucleus (GO:0005634), nucleoplasm (GO:0005654), cytosol (GO:0005829), nuclear speck (GO:0016607), cytoplasm (GO:0005737)

Reactome top-level categories

10 top-level categories:

CategoryPathways
Immune System2
Adaptive Immune System2
Innate Immune System2
TCR signaling1
Fc epsilon receptor (FCERI) signaling1
C-type lectin receptors (CLRs)1
Protein ubiquitination1
Class I MHC mediated antigen processing & presentation1
Metabolism of proteins1
Post-translational protein modification1

GO top-level categories

34 GO namespaces:

CategoryTerms
cellular anatomical structure3
protein ubiquitination2
mitotic cell cycle1
mitotic cell cycle phase transition1
cell cycle G1/S phase transition1
DNA metabolic process1
DNA-templated DNA replication1
modification-dependent protein catabolic process1
protein modification by small protein conjugation1
response to interferon-beta1
cellular response to cytokine stimulus1
protein metabolic process1
macromolecule modification1
ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process1
proteasomal protein catabolic process1
protein polyubiquitination1
protein modification by small protein conjugation or removal1
ubiquitin-like protein transferase activity1
adenyl ribonucleotide binding1
purine ribonucleoside triphosphate binding1
anion binding1
ubiquitin-protein transferase activity1
ubiquitin-like protein conjugating enzyme activity1
nucleoside phosphate binding1
heterocyclic compound binding1
binding1
catalytic activity1
aminoacyltransferase activity1
catalytic activity, acting on a protein1
intracellular membrane-bounded organelle1
nuclear lumen1
cytoplasm1
nuclear ribonucleoprotein granule1
intracellular anatomical structure1

Experimentally-supported GO annotations

GO terms backed by direct experimental evidence (ECO experimental codes) — 10 of 22 annotations. The rest are phylogenetic / computational / electronic (IEA).

10 experimentally-supported GO terms:

GO termNSEvidence
cellular response to interferon-betaBPmutant phenotype
proteasome-mediated ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic processBPdirect assay
protein K48-linked ubiquitinationBPdirect assay
protein polyubiquitinationBPdirect assay
protein ubiquitinationBPdirect assay
cytosolCCdirect assay
nuclear speckCCdirect assay
nucleoplasmCCdirect assay
ubiquitin conjugating enzyme activityMFdirect assay
ubiquitin-protein transferase activityMFdirect assay

Protein interactions and networks

STRING

showing 15 of 2,265 interactions by confidence (×1000):

Protein AProtein BPartner UniProtScore
CDC34FBXW7Q969H0901
CDC34SKP1P34991854
CDC34UBA1P22314842
CDC34FLI1Q01543826
CDC34CUL1Q13616823
CDC34UBBP02248770
CDC34BTRCQ9Y297739
CDC34UBBP02248734
CDC34RBX1P62877727
CDC34MGRN1O60291716
CDC34HEY1Q9Y5J3685
CDC34DIAPH2O60879683
CDC34DIAPH3Q9NSV4664
CDC34NEDD8Q15843649
CDC34MARCHF1Q8TCQ1642

IntAct

Human interaction partners of CDC34 in IntAct, one row per partner (best MIscore; records = supporting IntAct interaction records).

23 partners by confidence:

PartnerInteraction typeMIscoreRecords
BTRCdirect interaction0.7302
SDCBPphysical association0.7206
CSNK2Bphysical association0.5904
MEOX1physical association0.5603
MEOX2physical association0.5603
SIAH1physical association0.5603
CUL1physical association0.5403
RBX1direct interaction0.4401
ZNRF1ubiquitination reaction0.4401
CORO7physical association0.4001
STT3Bphysical association0.4001
ATF5physical association0.3701
CREMphysical association0.3701
ECE1physical association0.3701
EIF3Kphysical association0.3701
TIMM13physical association0.3701
TMEM14Cphysical association0.3701
CTC1association0.3502
SPRYD4association0.3501
UBE2R2association0.3501
CSNK2A1phosphorylation reaction0.3101
PPP1CBphysical association0.0001
PPP1CCphysical association0.0001

BioGRID (513 interactions; top human partners by supporting records): RBX1 (Reconstituted Complex; 90 records), UBC (Biochemical Activity; 16 records), BTRC (Reconstituted Complex; 10 records), UBA1 (Biochemical Activity; 9 records), CUL1 (Reconstituted Complex; 7 records), FBXW11 (Affinity Capture-MS; 7 records), EGFR (Affinity Capture-Western; 5 records), RNF7 (Reconstituted Complex; 5 records), CSNK2B (Affinity Capture-MS; 4 records), CDKN1B (Biochemical Activity; 3 records), HINT1 (Reconstituted Complex; 3 records), ITCH (Reconstituted Complex; 3 records), RAD21 (Affinity Capture-MS; 3 records), SKP2 (Reconstituted Complex; 3 records), ATF5 (Two-hybrid; 2 records)

SIGNOR signaling

showing 8 of 16 signaling interactions:

AEffectBMechanism
CSNK2A1“down-regulates activity”CDC34phosphorylation
CSNK2BunknownCDC34phosphorylation
RNF7“down-regulates activity”CDC34polyubiquitination
CDC34“up-regulates activity”SCF-betaTRCPbinding
CDC34“up-regulates activity”SCF-FBW2binding
CDC34“up-regulates activity”SCF-FBW7binding
CDC34“up-regulates activity”SCF-SKP2binding
RPS6KA1“down-regulates quantity by destabilization”CDC34phosphorylation

Protein complexes (CORUM) (2)

Experimentally-characterized complexes this protein is a subunit of (★ = the complex contains a known drug target).

2 complexes by size:

ComplexSubunitsMembers
Ubiquitin E3 ligase (CDC34, CUL1, RBX1)3CDC34, CUL1, RBX1
HINT1-UBC3-RBX1 complex3RBX1, CDC34, HINT1

Enriched among interaction partners

Reactome pathways and GO biological processes over-represented among this gene’s 23 IntAct physical interaction partners (hypergeometric vs the genome-wide background, BH-FDR, gene-set size 15–500, ranked by fold). A functional readout of the neighbourhood — distinct from this gene’s own memberships above, and biased toward well-studied / hub proteins, so read it as themes rather than proof.

Reactome pathways:

PathwayPartnersFoldFDR
Antigen processing: Ubiquitination & Proteasome degradation612.4×2e-04

GO biological processes:

GO termPartnersFoldFDR
protein K48-linked ubiquitination538.3×3e-05
proteasome-mediated ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process511.9×2e-03
spermatogenesis58.0×5e-03

Disease & clinical

Genetic variants

Variant evidence for CDC34: 42 ClinVar records (0 pathogenic / likely pathogenic).

ClinVar

42 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):

ClassificationCount (floor)
Pathogenic0
Likely pathogenic0
Uncertain significance34
Likely benign1
Benign0

SpliceAI

Top 10 splice-impact sites by Δscore (adjacent positions with the same effect merged into one range; 26 predictions of 583):

Position(s)EffectΔscoreSites
19:532109–532110donor_loss1.00004
19:535924–535925donor_loss1.00004
19:536236acceptor_gain1.0000
19:536241–536242acceptor_loss1.00002
19:536341–536342donor_loss1.00005
19:537104donor_gain1.0000
19:537118donor_gain1.0000
19:532109donor_loss0.9900
19:535835–535836acceptor_loss0.99006
19:535924donor_loss0.9900

AlphaMissense

886 missense substitutions predicted likely pathogenic (of 1,544 scored), across 171 residues. Top 20 hotspot residues, ranked by the number of likely-pathogenic substitutions (of those reachable by a single-nucleotide change), then by mean score:

ResidueLikely-pathogenic substitutionsMean am_pathogenicityMax am_pathogenicity
M14790.8920.994
H8380.9991.000
H9880.9991.000
F7780.9961.000
S12680.9961.000
F6480.9931.000
N8580.9931.000
D10380.9930.998
D14380.9840.997
N13580.9781.000
F2880.9760.999
F5880.9761.000
N11580.9730.999
N14180.9630.999
S10680.9550.999
F4680.9450.998
F7580.9120.997
D6780.9070.981
M8180.8910.999
D17980.8480.961

HPA cancer prognostics

RNA cancer specificity: Low cancer specificity

Human Protein Atlas survival analysis — favorable = higher expression predicts better survival.

1 prognostic cancer types:

CancerPrognosticp-value
Liver Hepatocellular Carcinoma (TCGA)unfavorable0.000133

Disease associations

OMIM: gene MIM:116948 | disease phenotypes:

Drugs & pharmacology

Drug and pharmacology data

Is drug target: no

PharmGKB: 1 entry (CPIC guideline: no)

CTD chemical–gene interactions

53 total (human), top 30 by PubMed support.

ChemicalActions (top 5)PubMed papers
bisphenol Adecreases methylation, affects cotreatment, decreases expression2
sodium arsenitedecreases expression, increases expression2
Arsenic Trioxideincreases expression, decreases expression2
Acroleinaffects cotreatment, increases oxidation, decreases expression, increases abundance2
Air Pollutantsaffects cotreatment, increases abundance, increases oxidation, affects expression2
Benzo(a)pyrenedecreases expression2
Ozoneaffects cotreatment, increases oxidation, increases abundance, affects expression2
aristolochic acid Iincreases expression1
bisphenol Faffects cotreatment, decreases expression1
methylmercuric chlorideincreases expression1
triphenyl phosphateaffects expression1
alpha-pineneaffects cotreatment, increases oxidation, increases abundance1
cryptolepinedecreases expression1
ochratoxin Adecreases expression, affects cotreatment1
cupric chlorideaffects expression1
nickel sulfateincreases expression1
methacrylaldehydeaffects cotreatment, increases oxidation, increases abundance1
beta-methylcholineaffects expression1
2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo(4,5-b)pyridineincreases expression1
U 0126affects expression, affects reaction1
2-palmitoylglycerolincreases expression1
licochalcone Bincreases expression1
bisphenol Saffects cotreatment, decreases expression1
MT19c compounddecreases expression1
4-(4-((5-(4,5-dimethyl-2-nitrophenyl)-2-furanyl)methylene)-4,5-dihydro-3-methyl-5-oxo-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)benzoic aciddecreases expression1
Bortezomibincreases expression1
Sunitinibincreases expression1
Citrinindecreases expression, affects cotreatment1
Dexamethasoneaffects cotreatment, decreases expression1
Environmental Pollutantsaffects expression1

Cellosaurus cell lines

2 cell lines: 2 cancer cell line

First 10 cell lines (id-ordered, not curated):

CellosaurusNameCategorySex
CVCL_SI03HAP1 CDC34 (-) 1Cancer cell lineMale
CVCL_SI04HAP1 CDC34 (-) 2Cancer cell lineMale

Clinical trials (associated diseases)

Via MONDO — disease-level, not drug-specific.

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