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UBE2R2
ubiquitin conjugating enzyme E2 R2
Chromosome 9 · 9p13.3
NCBI Gene: 54926Ensembl: ENSG00000107341.6HGNC: HGNC:19907UniProt: Q712K3
60PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
Highly Constrained
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
ubiquitin-protein transferase activityprotein bindingubiquitin conjugating enzyme activityprotein monoubiquitinationprostate carcinomaalopecia areatasleep apneaAbnormality of refraction
✦AI Summary

UBE2R2 is an E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme that functions as a critical component of the ubiquitin-proteasome system. The enzyme accepts ubiquitin from E1 activating enzymes and catalyzes its covalent attachment to target proteins via E3 ligase complexes 1. UBE2R2 demonstrates intrinsic programming for polyubiquitination, particularly through Lys-48 linkages, and can perform monoubiquitination in vitro 1. The enzyme works in collaboration with various cullin-RING ligase (CRL) complexes, showing specific pairing with CUL2-based CRLs that is essential for efficient PROTAC-induced substrate degradation 1. Despite its polyubiquitination capabilities, CUL2 employs UBE2R2 for geometrically precise substrate priming and rapid ubiquitination of diverse receptor-recruited substrates 1. Interestingly, UBE2R2 exhibits negligible ubiquitylation activity at physiological concentrations when functioning alone, and its ablation does not significantly affect SCF substrate stability in cells, suggesting functional redundancy with other E2 enzymes like UBE2G1 2. The human SCF system demonstrates diversification through association with multiple catalytic enzyme partners, including UBE2R2, which contributes to robust cullin-RING ligase function through multiplicity of polyubiquitylation pathways 2.

Sources cited
1
UBE2R2 functions as E2 enzyme with CRL complexes, shows specific CUL2 pairing, and performs substrate priming despite polyubiquitination programming
PMID: 38382526
2
UBE2R2 shows negligible activity alone at physiological concentrations, exhibits functional redundancy with other E2 enzymes, and contributes to diversified SCF system
PMID: 31868589
⚠Limited data available — This gene has 2 indexed publications. Summary and analysis may be incomplete.
Disease Associationsⓘ20
prostate carcinomaOpen Targets
0.30Weak
alopecia areataOpen Targets
0.27Weak
sleep apneaOpen Targets
0.25Weak
Abnormality of refractionOpen Targets
0.25Weak
smoking initiationOpen Targets
0.22Weak
obesityOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
gliomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
atrial fibrillationOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
type 2 diabetes mellitusOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
osteoarthritisOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
cervical cancerOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
gastric cancerOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
hepatocellular carcinomaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
diabetes mellitusOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
pachyonychia congenitaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
non-small cell lung carcinomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
bipolar disorderOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
prostate cancerOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
epilepsyOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
UBCProtein interaction100%RPS27AProtein interaction99%BTRCProtein interaction99%UBA52Protein interaction98%UBBProtein interaction96%UBA1Protein interaction96%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Brain
100%
Heart
45%
Lung
44%
Ovary
39%
Liver
39%
Bone Marrow
15%
Gene Interaction Network
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UBE2R2UBCRPS27ABTRCUBA52UBBUBA1
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB6NYO · 1.50 Å · X-ray
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.19Highly Constrained
pLIⓘ
1.00Intolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.04 [0.01–0.19]
RankingsWhere UBE2R2 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #7,719of 20,598
    Most Researched60
  • #394of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.19 · top 5%
Genes detectedUBE2R2
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Cullin-RING ligases employ geometrically optimized catalytic partners for substrate targeting.
PMID: 38382526
Mol Cell · 2024
1.00
2
Multi-omics technologies and molecular biomarkers in brain tumor-related epilepsy.
PMID: 38641945
CNS Neurosci Ther · 2024
0.90
3
LncUBE2R2-AS1 acts as a microRNA sponge of miR-302b to promote HCC progression via activation EGFR-PI3K-AKT signaling pathway.
PMID: 32835579
Cell Cycle · 2020
0.80
4
LncRNA UBE2R2-AS1, as prognostic marker, promotes cell proliferation and EMT in prostate cancer.
PMID: 35916204
Histol Histopathol · 2023
0.70
5
UBE2R2-AS1 Inhibits Xenograft Growth in Nude Mice and Correlates with a Positive Prognosis in Glioma.
PMID: 33528791
J Mol Neurosci · 2021
0.60