UBE2T (D2L7H) Rabbit mAb #12992

Protein ubiquitination requires the concerted action of the E1, E2, and E3 ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes. Ubiquitin is first activated through ATP-dependent formation of a thiol ester with ubiquitin-activating enzyme E1. The activated ubiquitin is then transferred to a thiol group of ubiquitin-carrier enzyme E2. The final step is the transfer of ubiquitin from E2 to an ε-amino group of the target protein lysine residue, which is mediated by ubiquitin-ligase enzyme E3 (1).

Ubiquitin conjugating-enzyme 2T (UBE2T) is an E2 family member responsible for the ATP-dependent ubiquitin tagging of target proteins for degradation. Research studies indicate that UBE2T plays an important role in the Fanconi anemia pathway and that UBE2T expression is required for normal DNA repair through this pathway. Interaction between UBE2T and FANCL appears to stimulate UBE2T auto monoubiquitination, leading to UBE2T inactivation and negative regulation of the Fanconi anemia pathway (2-4). Additional research details upregulation of UBE2T expression in breast cancer cells and certain lung carcinomas, suggesting a possible involvement in these malignancies (5,6).