UBOX5

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Also known as UIP5KIAA0860Ubce7ip5RNF37

Summary

UBOX5 (U-box domain containing 5, HGNC:17777) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 20p13, encoding RING finger protein 37 (O94941). May have a ubiquitin-protein ligase activity acting as an E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase or as a ubiquitin-ubiquitin ligase promoting elongation of ubiquitin chains on substrates.

This gene encodes a U-box domain containing protein. The encoded protein interacts with E2 enzymes and may play a role in the ubiquitination pathway. Alternate splicing results in multiple transcript variants.

Source: NCBI Gene 22888 — RefSeq curated summary.

At a glance

  • GWAS associations: 5
  • Clinical variants (ClinVar): 84 total — 1 pathogenic
  • MANE Select transcript: NM_014948

Identifiers

Gene identifiers

FieldValue
HGNC IDHGNC:17777
Approved symbolUBOX5
NameU-box domain containing 5
Location20p13
Locus typegene with protein product
StatusApproved
AliasesUIP5, KIAA0860, Ubce7ip5, RNF37
Ensembl geneENSG00000185019
Ensembl biotypeprotein_coding
OMIM619675
Entrez22888

Gene structure

Transcript identifiers

Ensembl transcripts: 4 — 4 protein_coding

ENST00000217173, ENST00000348031, ENST00000449731, ENST00000896614

RefSeq mRNA: 3 — MANE Select: NM_014948 NM_001267584, NM_014948, NM_199415

CCDS: CCDS13046, CCDS13047

Canonical transcript exons

ENST00000217173 — 5 exons

ExonStartEnd
ENSE0000134374731075733110314
ENSE0000134376031233123123406
ENSE0000178582431153053115466
ENSE0000219792831213843122584
ENSE0000384441531597663159865

Expression profiles

Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 222 present calls, max score 90.11.

FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth ubiquitous, TPM avg 23.9411 / max 193.3725, expressed in 1812 samples.

FANTOM5 promoters (2 alternative TSS)

Promoter IDTPM avgSamples expressed
18612423.94111812
1861232.13691256

Top tissues by expression

278 total, by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):

TissueAnatomy IDExpression scoreQuality
olfactory bulbUBERON:000226490.11gold quality
type B pancreatic cellCL:000016988.24gold quality
diaphragmUBERON:000110384.55gold quality
primordial germ cell in gonadCL:0000670 ∩ UBERON:000099183.55gold quality
parotid glandUBERON:000183182.15silver quality
gastrocnemiusUBERON:000138881.77gold quality
muscle of legUBERON:000138380.98gold quality
muscle organUBERON:000163080.46gold quality
skeletal muscle organUBERON:001489280.46gold quality
lateral nuclear group of thalamusUBERON:000273679.73silver quality
vastus lateralisUBERON:000137979.52gold quality
hindlimb stylopod muscleUBERON:000425279.50gold quality
quadriceps femorisUBERON:000137779.29gold quality
triceps brachiiUBERON:000150979.27gold quality
gluteal muscleUBERON:000200079.12gold quality
adrenal tissueUBERON:001830378.88gold quality
cervix squamous epitheliumUBERON:000692278.86gold quality
skeletal muscle tissueUBERON:000113478.76gold quality
bloodUBERON:000017878.09gold quality
CA1 field of hippocampusUBERON:000388178.04silver quality
epithelial cell of pancreasCL:000008378.03gold quality
popliteal arteryUBERON:000225078.01gold quality
tibial arteryUBERON:000761077.99gold quality
muscle tissueUBERON:000238577.97gold quality
inferior olivary complexUBERON:000212777.44silver quality
male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testisCL:0000089 ∩ UBERON:000047377.25gold quality
middle temporal gyrusUBERON:000277177.01silver quality
stromal cell of endometriumCL:000225576.96gold quality
leukocyteCL:000073876.90gold quality
skeletal muscle tissue of biceps brachiiUBERON:000450276.88silver quality

Single-cell (SCXA)

Detected in 2 experiment(s), a significant marker in 2.

ExperimentMarker?Max mean expression
E-GEOD-100618yes272.42
E-ANND-3yes3.22

Regulation

Is transcription factor: no

miRNA regulators (miRDB)

69 targeting UBOX5, top 30 by miRDB confidence (max_score; target_count = how many genes the miRNA targets in total — lower means more specific):

miRNAMax scoreAvg scoremiRNA target_count
HSA-MIR-6748-5P100.0065.811057
HSA-MIR-4283100.0066.422097
HSA-MIR-3613-3P100.0076.367965
HSA-MIR-4692100.0067.322066
HSA-MIR-450099.9972.722367
HSA-MIR-545-3P99.9570.742783
HSA-MIR-311999.9271.342390
HSA-MIR-4731-5P99.8967.232537
HSA-MIR-6780A-5P99.8866.692776
HSA-MIR-548AJ-5P99.7871.123085
HSA-MIR-548F-5P99.7871.023093
HSA-MIR-548G-5P99.7871.123085
HSA-MIR-548X-5P99.7871.123085
HSA-MIR-1273H-5P99.7766.322471
HSA-MIR-431999.7669.832586
HSA-MIR-30B-3P99.7065.762325
HSA-MIR-3689A-3P99.7065.732306
HSA-MIR-3689B-3P99.7065.712311
HSA-MIR-3689C99.7065.712311
HSA-MIR-6779-5P99.7065.762363
HSA-MIR-128399.6972.423009
HSA-MIR-314799.5266.34388
HSA-MIR-312899.5067.851258
HSA-MIR-1207-5P99.4969.112983
HSA-MIR-6722-3P99.4567.621919
HSA-MIR-135A-5P99.3671.851601
HSA-MIR-135B-5P99.3671.631613
HSA-MIR-3922-3P99.2564.961136
HSA-MIR-317699.2564.35954
HSA-MIR-6734-3P99.1566.271627

Cross-species orthologs

4 orthologs

OrganismSymbolGene ID
danio_rerioubox5ENSDARG00000058563
mus_musculusUbox5ENSMUSG00000027300
rattus_norvegicusUbox5ENSRNOG00000021230
drosophila_melanogasterCG2218FBGN0039767

Protein

Protein identifiers

RING finger protein 37O94941 (reviewed: O94941)

Alternative names: RING-type E3 ubiquitin transferase RNF37, U-box domain-containing protein 5, UbcM4-interacting protein 5, Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme 7-interacting protein 5

All UniProt accessions (2): O94941, A2A2Q6

UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →

Function. May have a ubiquitin-protein ligase activity acting as an E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase or as a ubiquitin-ubiquitin ligase promoting elongation of ubiquitin chains on substrates.

Subunit / interactions. Interacts with UBE2L3. Interacts with VCP.

Subcellular location. Nucleus.

Tissue specificity. Expressed in liver, heart, brain, kidney and testis.

Domain organisation. The U-box domain mediates interaction with E2 ubiquitin ligases and is required for the ubiquitin-protein ligase activity.

Pathway. Protein modification; protein ubiquitination.

Isoforms (2)

UniProt IDNamesCanonical?
O94941-11yes
O94941-22

RefSeq proteins (3): NP_001254513, NP_055763, NP_955447 (=MANE)

Domains & families (InterPro)

IDNameType
IPR001841Znf_RINGDomain
IPR003613Ubox_domainDomain
IPR013083Znf_RING/FYVE/PHDHomologous_superfamily
IPR017907Znf_RING_CSConserved_site
IPR039847Ubox5Family
IPR039925RNF37_RING-UboxDomain
IPR045696Ubox5_NDomain

Pfam: PF04564, PF14634, PF19318

UniProt features (7 total): sequence variant 2, chain 1, domain 1, zinc finger region 1, modified residue 1, splice variant 1

Structure

Experimental structures (PDB)

0 structures.

Predicted structure (AlphaFold)

ModelpLDDTFraction very-high
AF-O94941-F171.330.36

Functional residue map

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

Post-translational modifications (1): 451

Function

Pathways and Gene Ontology

Reactome pathways

4 pathways

IDPathway
R-HSA-983168Antigen processing: Ubiquitination & Proteasome degradation
R-HSA-1280218Adaptive Immune System
R-HSA-168256Immune System
R-HSA-983169Class I MHC mediated antigen processing & presentation

MSigDB gene sets: 78 (showing top): GSE45365_NK_CELL_VS_CD8_TCELL_DN, REACTOME_ADAPTIVE_IMMUNE_SYSTEM, REACTOME_CLASS_I_MHC_MEDIATED_ANTIGEN_PROCESSING_PRESENTATION, REACTOME_ANTIGEN_PROCESSING_UBIQUITINATION_PROTEASOME_DEGRADATION, AAGCCAT_MIR135A_MIR135B, GROSS_HYPOXIA_VIA_ELK3_UP, GROSS_HYPOXIA_VIA_ELK3_ONLY_DN, GOBP_POST_TRANSLATIONAL_PROTEIN_MODIFICATION, GOBP_PROTEIN_POLYUBIQUITINATION, KEGG_UBIQUITIN_MEDIATED_PROTEOLYSIS, GOCC_NUCLEAR_BODY, GOMF_UBIQUITIN_UBIQUITIN_LIGASE_ACTIVITY, GOMF_ACYLTRANSFERASE_ACTIVITY, GOMF_AMINOACYLTRANSFERASE_ACTIVITY, GOMF_UBIQUITIN_LIKE_PROTEIN_LIGASE_BINDING

GO Biological Process (2): protein polyubiquitination (GO:0000209), protein ubiquitination (GO:0016567)

GO Molecular Function (8): zinc ion binding (GO:0008270), ubiquitin protein ligase binding (GO:0031625), ubiquitin-ubiquitin ligase activity (GO:0034450), ubiquitin-protein transferase activity (GO:0004842), protein binding (GO:0005515), transferase activity (GO:0016740), metal ion binding (GO:0046872), ubiquitin protein ligase activity (GO:0061630)

GO Cellular Component (4): nucleus (GO:0005634), nucleoplasm (GO:0005654), focal adhesion (GO:0005925), nuclear body (GO:0016604)

Reactome top-level categories

Rollup of top-3 pathways:

CategoryPathways
Class I MHC mediated antigen processing & presentation1
Immune System1
Adaptive Immune System1

GO top-level categories

Rollup of top GO terms by namespace:

CategoryTerms
protein ubiquitination1
protein modification by small protein conjugation1
transition metal ion binding1
ubiquitin-like protein ligase binding1
ubiquitin protein ligase activity1
ubiquitin-like protein transferase activity1
binding1
catalytic activity1
cation binding1
ubiquitin-protein transferase activity1
ubiquitin-like protein ligase activity1
intracellular membrane-bounded organelle1
nuclear lumen1
cellular anatomical structure1
cell-substrate junction1
nucleoplasm1
intracellular membraneless organelle1

Protein interactions and networks

STRING

1277 interactions, top by confidence (×1000):

Protein AProtein BPartner UniProtScore
UBOX5LZTS3O60299619
UBOX5PTPRAP18433573
UBOX5SH2D4BQ5SQS7535
UBOX5ZNF367Q7RTV3529
UBOX5FBXO39Q8N4B4509
UBOX5SMYD1Q8NB12505
UBOX5VCPP55072504
UBOX5RNF215Q9Y6U7504
UBOX5UBE2UQ5VVX9492
UBOX5CLRN3Q8NCR9481
UBOX5GNRH2O43555478
UBOX5UBR1Q8IWV7475
UBOX5RNF24Q9Y225475
UBOX5KCTD9Q7L273472
UBOX5GPRIN3Q6ZVF9459

IntAct

43 interactions, top by confidence:

ABTypeScore
UBOX5MLH1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.850
MLH1UBOX5psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.850
VCPUBOX5psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.720
UBOX5VCPpsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.720
UBOX5psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
UBOX5ATXN1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
UBOX5TARDBPpsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
UBE2L3UBOX5psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.550
UBE2L3UBOX5psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.550
EMILIN1METTL15psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.530
UBOX5HSPA2psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.400
HIP2UBOX5psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.370
UBE2D1UBOX5psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.370
UBOX5UBE2D2psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.370
UBOX5UBE2D3psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.370
UBE2HUBOX5psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.370

BioGRID (34): UBOX5 (Two-hybrid), UBOX5 (Biochemical Activity), UBE2D3 (Reconstituted Complex), UBOX5 (Two-hybrid), UBOX5 (Two-hybrid), UBOX5 (Affinity Capture-Western), UBE2L3 (Reconstituted Complex), UBE2L3 (Two-hybrid), UBOX5 (Two-hybrid), UBOX5 (Two-hybrid), UBOX5 (Affinity Capture-MS), UBOX5 (Affinity Capture-MS), HSPA2 (Affinity Capture-MS), UBOX5 (Affinity Capture-MS), UBOX5 (Affinity Capture-MS)

ESM2 similar proteins: A0A1L8GLK3, A0A974CYQ5, A5WW08, D2HNY3, D2HWM5, E7F6T8, F1ND48, O15040, O54714, O70260, O94941, P28715, P35658, P35689, P55265, P97432, Q14596, Q3TLR7, Q5E9J6, Q5F479, Q5FWP4, Q5NVC7, Q5RC94, Q5RF77, Q5RHI5, Q5ZJW8, Q66JG1, Q69ZT1, Q6AYH3, Q6P256, Q6PCD5, Q76CY8, Q7TPQ3, Q80U93, Q810L3, Q8CBW4, Q8CIK8, Q8CIN9, Q8K2L8, Q8WZ73

Diamond homologs: O94941, Q09349, Q925F4, O95155, Q9ES00

SIGNOR signaling

1 interactions.

AEffectBMechanism
Ub:E2“up-regulates activity”UBOX5ubiquitination

Enriched among interaction partners

Reactome pathways and GO biological processes over-represented among this gene’s 21 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
TICAM1, RIP1-mediated IKK complex recruitment5187.8×1e-09
IKK complex recruitment mediated by RIP15155.2×3e-09
Synthesis of active ubiquitin: roles of E1 and E2 enzymes6138.2×1e-10
E3 ubiquitin ligases ubiquitinate target proteins672.6×3e-09
Antigen processing: Ubiquitination & Proteasome degradation1125.6×2e-12

GO biological processes:

GO termPartnersFoldFDR
protein K11-linked ubiquitination6117.6×8e-10
protein K48-linked ubiquitination759.0×1e-09
protein polyubiquitination951.9×8e-12
ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process829.7×6e-09
protein ubiquitination816.6×5e-07
proteasome-mediated ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process513.0×8e-04

Disease & clinical

Clinical variants and AI predictions

ClinVar

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

ClassificationCount (floor)
Pathogenic1
Likely pathogenic0
Uncertain significance68
Likely benign5
Benign1

Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (1)

Variant IDHGVSClassification
3899913NM_021826.5(FASTKD5):c.1901T>C (p.Leu634Pro)Pathogenic

SpliceAI

1685 predictions. Top by Δscore:

VariantEffectΔscore
20:3123307:TTTA:Tdonor_loss1.0000
20:3123308:TTA:Tdonor_loss1.0000
20:3123309:TA:Tdonor_loss1.0000
20:3123403:CAGC:Cacceptor_gain1.0000
20:3123405:GC:Gacceptor_gain1.0000
20:3123406:CC:Cacceptor_gain1.0000
20:3123407:C:CCacceptor_gain1.0000
20:3123407:C:Tacceptor_gain1.0000
20:3123408:T:Cacceptor_gain1.0000
20:3123408:T:TCacceptor_gain1.0000
20:3149259:TA:Tacceptor_gain1.0000
20:3149261:C:CCacceptor_gain1.0000
20:3159761:CTCA:Cdonor_loss1.0000
20:3159762:TCA:Tdonor_loss1.0000
20:3159763:CA:Cdonor_loss1.0000
20:3159765:C:CTdonor_loss1.0000
20:3123402:GCAGC:Gacceptor_gain0.9900
20:3123403:CAGCC:Cacceptor_gain0.9900
20:3123404:AGC:Aacceptor_gain0.9900
20:3159764:A:ACdonor_gain0.9900
20:3159765:C:CCdonor_gain0.9900
20:3110325:A:Tacceptor_gain0.9800
20:3115339:C:CAdonor_gain0.9800
20:3115509:C:CTacceptor_gain0.9800
20:3122583:ATCT:Aacceptor_loss0.9800
20:3122584:TCTA:Tacceptor_loss0.9800
20:3122585:C:CCacceptor_gain0.9800
20:3122585:C:Tacceptor_loss0.9800
20:3122586:T:Gacceptor_loss0.9800
20:3123306:GTTTA:Gdonor_loss0.9800

AlphaMissense

3528 scored. Top likely-pathogenic:

VariantProtein changeam_pathogenicity
20:3121737:C:GR301P0.997
20:3121806:A:GL278P0.997
20:3121725:T:CD305G0.996
20:3121850:G:CF263L0.996
20:3121850:G:TF263L0.996
20:3121851:A:GF263S0.996
20:3121852:A:GF263L0.996
20:3121718:G:CF307L0.995
20:3121718:G:TF307L0.995
20:3121720:A:GF307L0.995
20:3122055:C:TG195D0.995
20:3121773:A:GL289P0.994
20:3121788:A:TI284N0.994
20:3121806:A:TL278Q0.994
20:3122056:C:GG195R0.994
20:3121806:A:CL278R0.993
20:3121750:C:GA297P0.992
20:3121839:A:TI267N0.992
20:3122501:G:CF46L0.992
20:3122501:G:TF46L0.992
20:3122503:A:GF46L0.992
20:3122517:A:GF41S0.992
20:3122553:A:GL29P0.992
20:3121664:C:AK325N0.991
20:3121664:C:GK325N0.991
20:3121719:A:GF307S0.991
20:3121744:A:GW299R0.991
20:3121744:A:TW299R0.991
20:3122061:A:TV193E0.991
20:3122475:A:TV55D0.991

dbSNP variants (sampled 300 via entrez): RS1000005551 (20:3119462 G>A,T), RS1000098150 (20:3137239 C>G), RS1000210640 (20:3130469 C>T), RS1000276147 (20:3126651 G>A), RS1000331277 (20:3139337 A>G), RS1000350120 (20:3160480 T>TA), RS1000456827 (20:3124616 G>A), RS1000485952 (20:3119810 C>A,T), RS1000555515 (20:3137544 C>A), RS1000703270 (20:3138983 A>G), RS1000788867 (20:3126676 A>G), RS1000819023 (20:3112510 C>T), RS1000828755 (20:3112821 C>T), RS1000860237 (20:3113920 G>A), RS1000860442 (20:3157154 G>C)

Disease associations

OMIM: gene MIM:619675 | disease phenotypes: MIM:256000, MIM:621431

GenCC curated gene-disease

Mondo (2): Leigh syndrome (MONDO:0009723), mitochondrial complex IV deficiency, nuclear type 24 (MONDO:0980755)

Orphanet (1): Leigh syndrome (Orphanet:506)

HPO phenotypes

0 total (0 of 0 shown, HPO-id order):

GWAS associations

5 associations (top):

StudyTraitp-value
GCST003542_168Night sleep phenotypes9.000000e-06
GCST009523_67Household income4.000000e-09
GCST009523_68Household income1.000000e-08
GCST009524_276Household income (MTAG)3.000000e-09
GCST009524_38Household income (MTAG)7.000000e-10

EFO canonical traits (1, from GWAS)

EFO IDTrait name
EFO:0009695household income

MeSH disease descriptors (1)

DescriptorNameTree numbers
D007888Leigh DiseaseC10.228.140.163.100.412; C16.320.565.189.412; C16.320.565.202.810.444; C18.452.132.100.412; C18.452.648.189.412; C18.452.648.202.810.444; C18.452.660.520

Drugs & pharmacology

Drug and pharmacology data

Is drug target: no

PharmGKB: 1 entry (VIP=true, CPIC=false)

CTD chemical–gene interactions

22 total (human), top 22 by PubMed support.

ChemicalActions (top 5)PubMed papers
aristolochic acid Iincreases expression1
dicrotophosincreases expression1
triphenyl phosphateaffects expression1
tris(2-butoxyethyl) phosphateaffects expression1
tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)phosphateincreases expression1
sodium arseniteincreases expression1
cobaltous chlorideincreases expression1
di-n-butylphosphoric acidaffects expression1
CGP 52608increases reaction, affects binding1
Sunitinibincreases expression1
Leflunomideincreases expression1
Acetaldehydeincreases expression1
Acetaminophenincreases expression1
Air Pollutantsincreases abundance, affects expression1
Benzo(a)pyreneaffects methylation1
Hydralazineaffects cotreatment, decreases expression1
Ozoneaffects expression, increases abundance1
Smokedecreases expression1
Urethanedecreases expression1
Valproic Acidaffects cotreatment, decreases expression1
Cyclosporineincreases expression1
Okadaic Aciddecreases expression1

Cellosaurus cell lines

1 cell lines: 1 telomerase immortalized cell line

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

CellosaurusNameCategorySex
CVCL_C3KPN/Tert-1 UBOX5Telomerase immortalized cell lineMale

Clinical trials (associated diseases)

14 trials via MONDO — disease-level, not drug-specific.

TrialPhaseStatusTitle
NCT01721733PHASE2COMPLETEDSafety and Efficacy Study of EPI-743 in Children With Leigh Syndrome
NCT02352896PHASE2COMPLETEDLong-Term Safety and Efficacy Evaluation of EPI-743 in Children With Leigh Syndrome
NCT03747328PHASE2WITHDRAWNABI-009 (Nab-sirolimus) in Patients With Genetically-confirmed Leigh or Leigh-like Syndrome
NCT06843811PHASE2ENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONSirolimus for Leigh Syndrome
NCT06990984PHASE2NOT_YET_RECRUITINGA Dose-ranging Study of TTI-0102 in Adults and Children With Leigh Syndrome Spectrum (LSS)
NCT02544217PHASE1COMPLETEDA Dose-escalating Clinical Trial With KH176
NCT04378075PHASE2/PHASE3TERMINATEDA Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Vatiquinone for Treating Mitochondrial Disease in Participants With Refractory Epilepsy
NCT01780168Not specifiedRECRUITINGThe NIH MINI Study: Metabolism, Infection, and Immunity in Inborn Errors of Metabolism
NCT01793168Not specifiedRECRUITINGRare Disease Patient Registry & Natural History Study - Coordination of Rare Diseases at Sanford
NCT01803906Not specifiedENROLLING_BY_INVITATIONTissue Sample Study for Mitochondrial Disorders
NCT03137355Not specifiedRECRUITINGThe International Registry for Leigh Syndrome
NCT05277363Not specifiedWITHDRAWNA Study of the Natural Course of SURF1 Deficiency
NCT05554835Not specifiedRECRUITINGGlobal Registry and Natural History Study for Mitochondrial Disorders
NCT06967831Not specifiedRECRUITINGDrug Repurposing for Mitochondrial Disorders Using iPSCs Derived Neural Cells