Deubiquitinating enzymes (DUBs), also known as deubiquitinating peptidases, deubiquitinating isopeptidases, deubiquitinases, ubiquitin proteases, ubiquitin hydrolases, ubiquitin isopeptidases, are a large group of proteases that cleave ubiquitin from proteins and other molecules.
Database was created by Zhe Xue, Yue Zhao, and Mark Knepper in the Epithelial Systems Biology Laboratory (Mark Knepper, Chief) at the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute as part of its Kidney Systems Biology Project.
The database includes 122 genes. Click to download processed data as spreadsheet.
Gene Symbol | Protein Name | Subcellular Location | Specificity | Calculated MW | Species | UniProtKB | |
ATXN3 | ataxin-3 isoform 2 | Nucleus matrix | Ubiquitin | 3179 | Homo sapiens | P54252 | |
ATXN3L | putative ataxin-3-like protein | Nucleus | Ubiquitin | 40616 | Homo sapiens | Q9H3M9 | |
BAP1 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase BAP1 | Nucleus, Cytoplasm | Ubiquitin | 80231 | Homo sapiens | Q92560 | |
BRCC3 | lys-63-specific deubiquitinase BRCC36 | Nucleus, Cytoplasm, Cytoskeleton, Spindle pole | Ubiquitin | 33106 | Homo sapiens | P46736 | |
COPS5 | COP9 signalosome complex subunit 5 isoform 2 | Cytoplasm, Nucleus, Perinuclear region, Cytoplasmic vesicle, Secretory vesicle | Nedd8 | 37448 | Homo sapiens | Q92905 | |
COPS6 | COP9 signalosome complex subunit 6 | Nucleus, Cytoplasm | Nedd8 | 36032 | Homo sapiens | Q7L5N1 | |
CYLD | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase CYLD isoform c | Cytoplasm,Perinuclear region, Cytoskeleton, Peripheral membrane protein, Centrosome | Ubiquitin | 106914 | Homo sapiens | Q9NQC7 | |
DESI1 | desumoylating isopeptidase 1 isoform X1 | Cytoplasm, Nucleus | SUMO | 22877 | Homo sapiens | Q6ICB0 | |
DESI2 | desumoylating isopeptidase 2 isoform X4 | Cytoplasm | SUMO | 16926 | Homo sapiens | Q9BSY9 | |
EIF3F | eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit F | Cytoplasm | Ubiquitin | 37433 | Homo sapiens | O00303 | |
EIF3H | eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit H | Cytoplasm | Ubiquitin | 39799 | Homo sapiens | O15372 | |
JOSD1 | josephin-1 | Cell membrane, Cytoplasm | Ubiquitin | 23067 | Homo sapiens | Q15040 | |
JOSD2 | josephin-2 | Cytoplasm, Cytosol | Ubiquitin | 15968 | Homo sapiens | Q8TAC2 | |
MPND | MPN domain-containing protein | Nucleus (predicted) | Ubiquitin | 54029 | Homo sapiens | Q8N594 | |
MYSM1 | histone H2A deubiquitinase MYSM1 | Nucleus | Ubiquitin | 94902 | Homo sapiens | Q5VVJ2 | |
OTUB1 | ubiquitin thioesterase OTUB1 | Cytoplasm | Ubiquitin | 31153 | Homo sapiens | Q96FW1 | |
OTUB2 | ubiquitin thioesterase OTUB2 isoform 1 | Nucleus | Ubiquitin | 27082 | Homo sapiens | Q96DC9 | |
OTUD1 | OTU domain-containing protein 1 | Cytosol (predicted) | Ubiquitin | 50932 | Homo sapiens | Q5VV17 | |
OTUD3 | OTU domain-containing protein 3 | Cytosol, Cytoskeleton, Nucleus (predicted) | Ubiquitin | 44993 | Homo sapiens | Q5T2D3 | |
OTUD4 | OTU domain-containing protein 4 isoform 1 | Cytosol (predicted) | Ubiquitin | 116951 | Homo sapiens | Q01804 | |
OTUD5 | OTU domain-containing protein 5 isoform 3 | Cytosol | Ubiquitin | 39054 | Homo sapiens | Q96G74 | |
OTUD6A | OTU domain-containing protein 6A | ? | Ubiquitin | 33169 | Homo sapiens | Q7L8S5 | |
OTUD6B | OTU domain-containing protein 6B | Cytosol, Golgi apparatus, Nucleus (predicted) | Ubiquitin | 21678 | Homo sapiens | Q8N6M0 | |
OTUD7A | OTU domain-containing protein 7A | Cytoplasm, Nucleus | Ubiquitin | 100546 | Homo sapiens | Q8TE49 | |
OTUD7B | OTU domain-containing protein 7B | Cytoplasm, Nucleus, Shuttles be Cytoplasm and the Nucleus | Ubiquitin | 92395 | Homo sapiens | Q6GQQ9 | |
OTULIN | ubiquitin thioesterase otulin | Cytoplasm | Ubiquitin | 40132 | Homo sapiens | Q96BN8 | |
PAN2 | PAB-dependent poly(A)-specific ribonuclease subunit PAN2 isoform 3 | Cytoplasm | Ubiquitin | 135150 | Homo sapiens | Q504Q3 | |
PARP11 | poly [ADP-ribose] polymerase 11 | Nucleus, nuclear pore complex | Ubiquitin | 30081 | Homo sapiens | Q9NR21 | |
PRPF8 | pre-mRNA-processing-splicing factor 8 | Nucleus speckle | Ubiquitin | 273471 | Homo sapiens | Q6P2Q9 | |
PSMD14 | 26S proteasome non-ATPase regulatory subunit 14 | Cytosol, Nucleus, Extracellular exosome, Proteasome complex | Ubiquitin | 34446 | Homo sapiens | O00487 | |
PSMD7 | 26S proteasome non-ATPase regulatory subunit 7 | Cytosol, Nucleus, Extracellular exosome, Proteasome complex | Ubiquitin | 36894 | Homo sapiens | P51665 | |
SENP1 | sentrin-specific protease 1 isoform X10 | Nucleus, Cytoplasm | SUMO | 49546 | Homo sapiens | Q9P0U3 | |
SENP2 | sentrin-specific protease 2 isoform X3 | Nucleus, Cytoplasm | SUMO | 49793 | Homo sapiens | Q9HC62 | |
SENP3 | sentrin-specific protease 3 | Nucleus, Nucleolus | SUMO | 64879 | Homo sapiens | Q9H4L4 | |
SENP5 | sentrin-specific protease 5 isoform X5 | Nucleus, Nucleolus | SUMO | 81179 | Homo sapiens | Q96HI0 | |
SENP6 | sentrin-specific protease 6 isoform X7 | Nucleus | SUMO | 113298 | Homo sapiens | Q9GZR1 | |
SENP7 | sentrin-specific protease 7 isoform 6 | Nucleus, Cytosol | SUMO | 19139 | Homo sapiens | Q9BQF6 | |
SENP8 | sentrin-specific protease 8 isoform X2 | Nucleus | Nedd8 | 23976 | Homo sapiens | Q96LD8 | |
STAMBP | STAM-binding protein | Nucleus, Membrane; Peripheral membrane protein, Cytoplasm, Early endosome | Ubiquitin | 47946 | Homo sapiens | O95630 | |
STAMBPL1 | AMSH-like protease | Plasma membrane, Endosome (predicted) | Ubiquitin | 49652 | Homo sapiens | Q96FJ0 | |
UCHL1 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase isozyme L1 | Cytoplasm, Endoplasmic reticulum membrane, Lipid-anchor | Ubiquitin | 24693 | Homo sapiens | P09936 | |
UCHL3 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase isozyme L3 | Cytoplasm | Ubiquitin | 21814 | Homo sapiens | P15374 | |
Uchl4 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase isozyme L4 | Cytoplasm | Ubiquitin | 26319 | Mus musculus | P58321 | |
UCHL5 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase isozyme L5 isoform 2 | Cytoplasm, Nucleus | Ubiquitin | 35948 | Homo sapiens | Q9Y5K5 | |
USP1 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 1 | Nucleus | Ubiquitin | 88076 | Homo sapiens | O94782 | |
USP10 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 10 isoform 2 | Cytoplasm, Nucleus, Early endosome | Ubiquitin | 87403 | Homo sapiens | Q14694 | |
USP11 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 11 | Nucleus, Cytoplasm | Ubiquitin | 109686 | Homo sapiens | P51784 | |
USP12 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 12 | ? | Ubiquitin | 42727 | Homo sapiens | O75317 | |
USP13 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 13 | lysosome, vacuole, Cytosol, Nucleus (predicted) | Ubiquitin | 97196 | Homo sapiens | Q92995 | |
USP14 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 14 isoform 2 | Cytoplasm, Cell membrane, Peripheral membrane protein | Ubiquitin | 52255 | Homo sapiens | P54578 | |
USP15 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 15 isoform 2 | Cytoplasm, Nucleus | Ubiquitin | 26963 | Homo sapiens | Q9Y4E8 | |
USP16 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 16 | Nucleus | Ubiquitin | 93439 | Homo sapiens | Q9Y5T5 | |
USP17L10 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 17-like protein 10 | Nucleus, Endoplasmic reticulum | Ubiquitin | 59755 | Homo sapiens | C9JJH3 | |
USP17L11 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 17-like protein 11 | Nucleus, Endoplasmic reticulum | Ubiquitin | 59499 | Homo sapiens | C9JVI0 | |
USP17L12 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 17-like protein 12 | Nucleus, Endoplasmic reticulum | Ubiquitin | 59556 | Homo sapiens | C9JPN9 | |
USP17L13 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 17-like protein 13 | Nucleus, Endoplasmic reticulum | Ubiquitin | 59563 | Homo sapiens | C9JLJ4 | |
USP17L15 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 17-like protein 15 | Nucleus, Endoplasmic reticulum | Ubiquitin | 63256 | Homo sapiens | C9J2P7 | |
USP17L17 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 17-like protein 17 | Nucleus, Endoplasmic reticulum | Ubiquitin | 59496 | Homo sapiens | D6RBQ6 | |
USP17L18 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 17-like protein 18 | Nucleus, Endoplasmic reticulum | Ubiquitin | 59526 | Homo sapiens | D6R9N7 | |
USP17L19 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 17-like protein 19 | Nucleus, Endoplasmic reticulum | Ubiquitin | 59527 | Homo sapiens | D6RCP7 | |
USP17L20 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 17-like protein 20 | Nucleus, Endoplasmic reticulum | Ubiquitin | 59495 | Homo sapiens | D6RJB6 | |
USP17L21 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 17-like protein 21 | Nucleus, Endoplasmic reticulum | Ubiquitin | 59528 | Homo sapiens | D6R901 | |
USP17L22 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 17-like protein 22 | Nucleus, Endoplasmic reticulum | Ubiquitin | 59540 | Homo sapiens | D6RA61 | |
USP17L3 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 17-like protein 3 | Nucleus, Endoplasmic reticulum | Ubiquitin | 59405 | Homo sapiens | A6NCW0 | |
USP17L4 | inactive ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 17-like protein 4 | Nucleus, Endoplasmic reticulum | Ubiquitin | 59505 | Homo sapiens | A6NCW7 | |
USP17L5 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 17-like protein 5 | Nucleus, Endoplasmic reticulum | Ubiquitin | 59552 | Homo sapiens | A8MUK1 | |
USP17L7 | inactive ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 17-like protein 7 | Nucleus, Endoplasmic reticulum | Ubiquitin | 59620 | Homo sapiens | P0C7H9 | |
USP17L8 | inactive ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 17-like protein 8 | Nucleus, Endoplasmic reticulum | Ubiquitin | 59504 | Homo sapiens | P0C7I0 | |
USP17La | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 17-like protein A | ? | Ubiquitin | 58942 | Mus musculus | Q61068 | |
Usp17lb | deubiquitinating enzyme 1a | ? | Ubiquitin | 51983 | Mus musculus | E9Q9U0 | |
Usp17lc | deubiquitinating enzyme 2 | ? | Ubiquitin | 61353 | Mus musculus | G5E8I7 | |
Usp17ld | deubiquitinating enzyme 2a | ? | Ubiquitin | 61320 | Mus musculus | Q923V2 | |
USP17Le | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 17-like protein E | Nucleus, Endoplasmic reticulum | Ubiquitin | 59997 | Mus musculus | Q7M764 | |
USP18 | ubl carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 18 | Cytoplasm, Nucleus | Ubiquitin | 42880 | Homo sapiens | Q9UMW8 | |
USP19 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 19 isoform 5 | Endoplasmic reticulum membrane, Single-pass membrane protein | Ubiquitin | 150528 | Homo sapiens | O94966 | |
USP2 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 2 isoform Usp2-69 | Cytoplasm, Perinuclear region, Nucleus | Ubiquitin | 41551 | Homo sapiens | O75604 | |
USP20 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 20 | Cytoplasm, Perinuclear region, Cytoplasm, Cytoskeleton, Microtubule organizing center, Centrosome | Ubiquitin | 101872 | Homo sapiens | Q9Y2K6 | |
USP21 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 21 | Cytoplasm, Nucleus | Ubiquitin | 60991 | Homo sapiens | Q9UK80 | |
USP22 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 22 | Nucleus | Ubiquitin | 59830 | Homo sapiens | Q9UPT9 | |
USP24 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 24 | Cytoplasm | Ubiquitin | 294236 | Homo sapiens | Q9UPU5 | |
USP25 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 25 | Cytoplasm, Nucleus | Ubiquitin | 129832 | Homo sapiens | Q9UHP3 | |
USP26 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 26 | Nucleus | Ubiquitin | 103916 | Homo sapiens | Q9BXU7 | |
USP27X | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 27 | ? | Ubiquitin | 49500 | Homo sapiens | A6NNY8 | |
USP28 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 28 | Nucleus, Nucleoplasm | Ubiquitin | 122361 | Homo sapiens | Q96RU2 | |
USP29 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 29 | Nucleus (predicted) | Ubiquitin | 104025 | Homo sapiens | Q9HBJ7 | |
USP3 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 3 isoform 2 | Nucleus | Ubiquitin | 53612 | Homo sapiens | Q9Y6I4 | |
USP30 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 30 | Mitochondrion outer membrane | Ubiquitin | 58372 | Homo sapiens | Q70CQ3 | |
USP31 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 31 | Nucleus, Cytosol | Ubiquitin | 146521 | Homo sapiens | Q70CQ4 | |
USP32 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 32 | Membrane; Lipid-anchor, Golgi apparatus | Ubiquitin | 181525 | Homo sapiens | Q8NFA0 | |
USP33 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 33 isoform 2 | Cytoplasm, Perinuclear region, Cytoskeleton,
Microtubule organizing center, Centrosome |
Ubiquitin | 103152 | Homo sapiens | Q8TEY7 | |
USP34 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 34 | Cytosol, Nucleus, Plasma membrane, Cytoskeleton, Extracellular | Ubiquitin | 404104 | Homo sapiens | Q70CQ2 | |
USP35 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 35 | Nucleus (predicted) | Ubiquitin | 113274 | Homo sapiens | Q9P2H5 | |
USP36 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 36 | Nucleus, Nucleolus | Ubiquitin | 122777 | Homo sapiens | Q9P275 | |
USP37 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 37 isoform 2 | Nucleus, Cytoskeleton | Ubiquitin | 110013 | Homo sapiens | Q86T82 | |
USP38 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 38 | Cytosol, Nucleus, Golgi apparatus (predicted) | Ubiquitin | 113026 | Homo sapiens | Q8NB14 | |
USP39 | U4/U6.U5 tri-snRNP-associated protein 2 | Nucleus | Ubiquitin | 53379 | Homo sapiens | Q53GS9 | |
USP4 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 4 isoform 2 | Cytoplasm, Nucleus | Ubiquitin | 35530 | Homo sapiens | Q13107 | |
USP40 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 40 isoform 1 | Cytoplasm, Nucleus, Cytosol,
Peroxisome, Endoplasmic reticulum, Extracellular, Plasma membrane |
Ubiquitin | 141428 | Homo sapiens | Q9NVE5 | |
USP41 | PREDICTED: putative ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 41 isoform X1 | Nucleus (predicted) | Ubiquitin | 42740 | Homo sapiens | Q3LFD5 | |
USP42 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 42 | Nucleus (predicted) | Ubiquitin | 144204 | Homo sapiens | Q9H9J4 | |
USP43 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 43 isoform 2 | Nucleus (predicted) | Ubiquitin | 122163 | Homo sapiens | Q70EL4 | |
USP44 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 44 isoform 1 | Nucleus | Ubiquitin | 81054 | Homo sapiens | Q9H0E7 | |
USP45 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 45 isoform 2 | Cytoplasm, Nucleus,
Cytosol, Extracellular |
Ubiquitin | 91603 | Homo sapiens | Q70EL2 | |
USP46 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 46 | Lysosome, Vacuole (predicted) | Ubiquitin | 40981 | Homo sapiens | P62068 | |
USP47 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 47 isoform 1 | Cytoplasm | Ubiquitin | 154567 | Homo sapiens | Q96K76 | |
USP48 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 48 | Cytoplasm, Nucleus | Ubiquitin | 118902 | Homo sapiens | Q86UV5 | |
USP49 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 49 | Nucleus | Ubiquitin | 79067 | Homo sapiens | Q70CQ1 | |
USP5 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 5 isoform 2 | Lysosome, Vacuole, Cytosol (predicted) | Ubiquitin | 95656 | Homo sapiens | P45974 | |
USP50 | putative ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 50 | Nucleus (predicted) | Ubiquitin | 38252 | Homo sapiens | Q70EL3 | |
USP51 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 51 | Nucleus (predicted) | Ubiquitin | 79625 | Homo sapiens | Q70EK9 | |
USP53 | inactive ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 53 | Golgi apparatus, Nucleus (predicted) | Ubiquitin | 120676 | Homo sapiens | Q70EK8 | |
USP54 | inactive ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 54 | Mitochondrion (predicted) | Ubiquitin | 180367 | Homo sapiens | Q70EL1 | |
USP6NL | USP6 N-terminal-like protein isoform b | Golgi apparatus, Cytoplasmic vesicle | Ubiquitin | 95866 | Homo sapiens | Q92738 | |
USP7 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 7 | Nucleus, Cytoplasm, PML body | Ubiquitin | 121744 | Homo sapiens | Q93009 | |
USP8 | ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 8 isoform 1 | Cytoplasm, Nucleus, Endosome membrane, Cell membrane, Peripheral membrane protein | Ubiquitin | 127393 | Homo sapiens | P40818 | |
USP9X | probable ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase FAF-X | Cytoplasm, Cytosol, Plasma membrane, Endosome, Lysosome, Vacuole | Ubiquitin | 290333 | Homo sapiens | Q93008 | |
USP9Y | ubiquitin specific peptidase 9, Y chromosome | Cytoplasm | Ubiquitin | 290947 | Homo sapiens | O00507 | |
USPL1 | SUMO-specific isopeptidase USPL1 isoform E | Nucleus, Cajal body | Ubiquitin | 83963 | Homo sapiens | Q5W0Q7 | |
USPL1 | SUMO-specific isopeptidase USPL1 isoform X5 | Nucleus, Cajal Body | SUMO | 100392 | Homo sapiens | Q5W0Q7 | |
VCPIP1 | deubiquitinating protein VCIP135 | Endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, Golgi stack, Endoplasmic reticulum | Ubiquitin | 134190 | Homo sapiens | Q96JH7 | |
YOD1 | ubiquitin thioesterase OTU1 | Endoplasmic reticulum unfolded protein response | Ubiquitin | 33848 | Homo sapiens | Q5VVQ6 | |
ZRANB1 | ubiquitin thioesterase Zranb1 | Cytoplasm, Nucleus | Ubiquitin | 80836 | Homo sapiens | Q9UGI0 |
Gene Symbol | Protein Name | Subcellular Location | Specificity | Calculated MW | Species | UniProtKB |