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UBE2O
ubiquitin conjugating enzyme E2 O
Chromosome 17 · 17q25.1
NCBI Gene: 63893Ensembl: ENSG00000175931.14HGNC: HGNC:29554UniProt: Q9C0C9
149PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
Highly ConstrainedTransporter
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
RNA bindingubiquitin-protein transferase activityprotein bindingubiquitin protein ligase activityneurodegenerative diseaseskin diseasebreast cancerhepatocellular carcinoma
✦AI Summary

UBE2O is a unique E2/E3 hybrid ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme that displays dual enzymatic activities and functions as a critical regulator of protein ubiquitination 1. The enzyme mediates monoubiquitination of diverse substrates including RECQL4, BAP1, PTRF/CAVIN1, and L3MBTL2, targeting them for proteasomal degradation or altering their subcellular localization 2345. UBE2O also regulates signal transduction through substrate-specific mechanisms, such as negatively regulating interferon signaling by degrading IFIT3 and promoting tumor growth 6. In disease pathogenesis, elevated UBE2O expression is associated with multiple malignancies 17. UBE2O promotes hepatocellular carcinoma progression and radiotherapy resistance by suppressing DNA damage responses and homologous recombination-mediated DSB repair through RECQL4 degradation 82. In osteosarcoma, UBE2O-mediated degradation of the tumor suppressor L3MBTL2 drives oncogenic condensate dissolution 5. Conversely, pharmacological inhibition of UBE2O by arsenic trioxide enhances therapeutic responses 56, positioning UBE2O as a promising therapeutic target for cancer treatment and overcoming drug/radiation resistance.

Sources cited
1
UBE2O is a unique E2/E3 hybrid enzyme that mediates ubiquitination of multiple substrates
PMID: 40426910
2
UBE2O mediates monoubiquitination of BAP1 nuclear localization signal, affecting subcellular localization
PMID: 24703950
3
UBE2O mediates multi-monoubiquitinylation of RECQL4, inhibiting homologous recombination-mediated DNA repair
PMID: 34921745
4
UBE2O ubiquitinates PTRF/CAVIN1 and inhibits exosome secretion
PMID: 36443833
5
UBE2O mediates multi-monoubiquitination of L3MBTL2 leading to proteasomal degradation and promotes osteosarcoma growth
PMID: 37992172
6
UBE2O ubiquitinates and degrades IFIT3, reducing interferon-α therapeutic efficacy in hepatocellular carcinoma
PMID: 38129382
7
UBE2O promotes hepatocellular carcinoma growth and radiotherapy resistance; RSK2 phosphorylates and degrades UBE2O
PMID: 39954933
8
UBE2O plays roles in leukemias and solid cancers, representing a therapeutic target
PMID: 39272922
Disease Associationsⓘ20
neurodegenerative diseaseOpen Targets
0.37Weak
skin diseaseOpen Targets
0.12Weak
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
hepatocellular carcinomaOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
Miyoshi myopathyOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
lung cancerOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
head and neck squamous cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
prostate cancerOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
hypertriglyceridemia 2Open Targets
0.05Suggestive
Combined hyperlipidemiaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
familial hypercholesterolemiaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
myelodysplastic syndromeOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
Autoimmune HepatitisOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
homozygous familial hypercholesterolemiaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
sitosterolemia 2Open Targets
0.04Suggestive
thyroid hormone metabolism, abnormal, 2Open Targets
0.04Suggestive
Alzheimer diseaseOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
cancerOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
hyperlipidemia due to hepatic triglyceride lipase deficiencyOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
UBCProtein interaction99%UBA52Protein interaction99%NAP1L1Protein interaction97%BAP1Protein interaction85%ZNF687Protein interaction77%MEPCEProtein interaction76%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Bone Marrow
100%
Brain
95%
Heart
88%
Ovary
77%
Lung
49%
Liver
48%
Gene Interaction Network
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UBE2OUBCUBA52NAP1L1BAP1ZNF687MEPCE
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB7UN6 · 3.30 Å · EM
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.19Highly Constrained
pLIⓘ
1.00Intolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.13 [0.08–0.19]
RankingsWhere UBE2O stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #3,056of 20,598
    Most Researched149 · top quartile
  • #412of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.19 · top 5%
Genes detectedUBE2O
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
The Emerging Role and Mechanism of E2/E3 Hybrid Enzyme UBE2O in Human Diseases.
PMID: 40426910
Biomedicines · 2025
1.00
2
The Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzyme E2 O (UBE2O) and Its Therapeutic Potential in Human Leukemias and Solid Tumors.
PMID: 39272922
Cancers (Basel) · 2024
0.90
3
Hypoxia-induced exosomal circPDK1 promotes pancreatic cancer glycolysis via c-myc activation by modulating miR-628-3p/BPTF axis and degrading BIN1.
PMID: 36068586
J Hematol Oncol · 2022
0.80
4
UBE2O reduces the effectiveness of interferon-α via degradation of IFIT3 in hepatocellular carcinoma.
PMID: 38129382
Cell Death Dis · 2023
0.70
5
Augmenting L3MBTL2-induced condensates suppresses tumor growth in osteosarcoma.
PMID: 37992172
Sci Adv · 2023
0.60