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OTUD7B
OTU deubiquitinase 7B
Chromosome 1 · 1q21.2
NCBI Gene: 56957Ensembl: ENSG00000264522.7HGNC: HGNC:16683UniProt: Q6GQQ9
98PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
Protease
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
negative regulation of TORC1 signalingnegative regulation of interleukin-8 productioncytoplasmcysteine-type deubiquitinase activitybreast cancerhepatocellular carcinomacardiac hypertrophyschizophrenia
✦AI Summary

OTUD7B is a cysteine-type deubiquitinase that regulates multiple signaling pathways through removal of K48-, K63-, and K11-linked polyubiquitin chains 1. Functionally, OTUD7B acts as a negative regulator of non-canonical NF-κB signaling by deubiquitinating TRAF3, thereby suppressing B-cell activation 2. In T cells, OTUD7B deubiquitinates ZAP70 to modulate TCR signaling and promote normal T cell homeostasis 3. A critical physiological role involves regulating mTOR complex assembly: OTUD7B removes K63-linked ubiquitin chains from MLST8 (GβL) to promote mTORC2 formation and suppress mTORC1, with loss of OTUD7B suppressing Kras-driven lung tumorigenesis 4. In dendritic cells, OTUD7B stabilizes TRAF2 by counteracting K48-ubiquitination, preventing TNF-induced apoptosis and enabling CD8+ T cell priming 5. Recently identified substrate p53 is stabilized by OTUD7B-mediated deubiquitination, exhibiting tumor-suppressive functions in hepatocellular carcinoma 6. OTUD7B also stabilizes β-catenin in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and HIF-1α in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma 78. In prostate cancer, OTUD7B knockdown inhibits proliferation via AKT/mTOR pathway suppression 9. High OTUD7B expression correlates with favorable prognosis in non-small cell lung cancer 10.

Sources cited
1
OTUD7B is a cysteine-type deubiquitinase that regulates multiple signaling pathways through removal of K48-, K63-, and K11-linked polyubiquitin chains .
PMID: 27732584
2
Functionally, OTUD7B acts as a negative regulator of non-canonical NF-κB signaling by deubiquitinating TRAF3, thereby suppressing B-cell activation .
PMID: 18178551
3
In T cells, OTUD7B deubiquitinates ZAP70 to modulate TCR signaling and promote normal T cell homeostasis .
PMID: 26903241
4
A critical physiological role involves regulating mTOR complex assembly: OTUD7B removes K63-linked ubiquitin chains from MLST8 (GβL) to promote mTORC2 formation and suppress mTORC1, with loss of OTUD7B suppressing Kras-driven lung tumorigenesis .
PMID: 28489822
5
In dendritic cells, OTUD7B stabilizes TRAF2 by counteracting K48-ubiquitination, preventing TNF-induced apoptosis and enabling CD8+ T cell priming .
PMID: 37516734
6
Recently identified substrate p53 is stabilized by OTUD7B-mediated deubiquitination, exhibiting tumor-suppressive functions in hepatocellular carcinoma .
PMID: 39990225
7
In prostate cancer, OTUD7B knockdown inhibits proliferation via AKT/mTOR pathway suppression .
PMID: 38935308
8
High OTUD7B expression correlates with favorable prognosis in non-small cell lung cancer .
PMID: 27499151
Disease Associationsⓘ20
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.19Weak
hepatocellular carcinomaOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
cardiac hypertrophyOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
schizophreniaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
triple-negative breast cancerOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
non-small cell lung carcinomaOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
esophageal squamous cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
isolated agammaglobulinemiaOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
Abnormality of the skeletal systemOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
severe combined immunodeficiency, autosomal recessive, T cell-negative, B cell-negative, NK cell-positiveOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
lung cancerOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
activated PI3K-delta syndromeOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
T-B+ severe combined immunodeficiency due to JAK3 deficiencyOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
Eczematoid dermatitisOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
coronary artery diseaseOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
Chédiak-Higashi syndromeOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
X-linked agammaglobulinemiaOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
hyper-IgM syndrome type 2Open Targets
0.05Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
UBA52Protein interaction100%UBBProtein interaction100%UBCProtein interaction100%TRAF6Protein interaction99%WIPI2Protein interaction96%WIPI1Protein interaction96%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Brain
100%
Heart
45%
Ovary
34%
Lung
31%
Liver
31%
Bone Marrow
10%
Gene Interaction Network
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OTUD7BUBA52UBBUBCTRAF6WIPI2WIPI1
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB5LRW · 2.00 Å · X-ray
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.53Moderately Constrained
pLIⓘ
0.87Intermediate
Observed/Expected LoF0.37 [0.27–0.53]
RankingsWhere OTUD7B stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #4,900of 20,598
    Most Researched98 · top quartile
  • #3,277of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.53 · top quartile
Genes detectedOTUD7B
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
TRAF2 and OTUD7B govern a ubiquitin-dependent switch that regulates mTORC2 signalling.
PMID: 28489822
Nature · 2017
1.00
2
OTUD7B is a new deubiquitinase targeting p53.
PMID: 39990225
Theranostics · 2025
0.90
3
The deubiquitinating enzyme OTUD7b protects dendritic cells from TNF-induced apoptosis by stabilizing the E3 ligase TRAF2.
PMID: 37516734
Cell Death Dis · 2023
0.80
4
OTUD7B knockdown inhibits proliferation and autophagy through AKT/mTOR signaling pathway in human prostate cancer cell.
PMID: 38935308
Discov Oncol · 2024
0.70
5
OTUD7B inhibited hepatic injury from NAFLD by inhibiting K48-linked ubiquitination and degradation of β-catenin.
PMID: 39520879
Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis · 2025
0.60