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YDJC
YdjC chitooligosaccharide deacetylase homolog
Chromosome 22 · 22q11.21
NCBI Gene: 150223Ensembl: ENSG00000161179.15HGNC: HGNC:27158UniProt: A8MPS7
14PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
magnesium ion bindingdeacetylase activitycarbohydrate metabolic processsystemic lupus erythematosusrheumatoid arthritismyositissystemic scleroderma
✦AI Summary

YDJC (YdjC chitooligosaccharide deacetylase homolog) is a deacetylase enzyme that catalyzes deacetylation of acetylated carbohydrates 1, with a conserved metal-binding active site coordinating magnesium ions 1. Beyond classical carbohydrate metabolism, YDJC has emerged as a critical immune regulator and disease susceptibility gene. In inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) pathogenesis, YDJC restrains Th1 cell differentiation by directly deacetylating SREBP2, a master regulator of cholesterol biosynthesis; YDJC deficiency promotes CD4+ T-cell proliferation and exacerbates colitis in mice, suggesting cholesterol biosynthesis inhibitors could provide therapeutic benefit 2. YDJC appears on multiple shared genetic susceptibility loci for autoimmune diseases: it is a genome-wide significant locus for both psoriasis and Crohn disease 3, a susceptibility locus for ulcerative colitis 4, and exhibits horizontal pleiotropy with rheumatoid arthritis and blood lipid levels 5. The UBE2L3/YDJC autoimmune risk haplotype increases UBE2L3 expression through YY1-mediated chr22 interactions between the two promoters, strengthening proinflammatory NF-κB signaling 6. These findings establish YDJC as a multifunctional protein linking metabolic enzyme function to immune regulation and autoimmune disease susceptibility.

Sources cited
1
YDJC directly deacetylates SREBP2 to suppress cholesterol biosynthesis and restrain Th1 cell differentiation in IBD
PMID: 41162693
2
YDJC-family proteins have conserved metal-binding residues (Asp-His-His) coordinating Mg2+ at the active site and catalyze deacetylation of carbohydrates
PMID: 18177738
3
YDJC at 22q11 is a genome-wide significant shared susceptibility locus for psoriasis and Crohn disease
PMID: 22482804
4
UBE2L3/YDJC autoimmune risk haplotype increases UBE2L3 expression through YY1-mediated long-range chromatin interactions
PMID: 34279042
5
YDJC is a pleiotropic gene shared between rheumatoid arthritis and blood lipid levels
PMID: 36455308
6
YDJC is an ulcerative colitis susceptibility locus confirmed in Korean populations
PMID: 26398853
Disease Associationsⓘ20
systemic lupus erythematosusOpen Targets
0.22Weak
rheumatoid arthritisOpen Targets
0.21Weak
myositisOpen Targets
0.18Weak
systemic sclerodermaOpen Targets
0.18Weak
Abnormality of the skeletal systemOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
celiac diseaseOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
psoriasisOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
ulcerative colitisOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
immune system diseaseOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
Crohn's diseaseOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
lung cancerOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
Eczematoid dermatitisOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
MODYOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
alcohol drinkingOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
dehydrated hereditary stomatocytosisOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
primary familial polycythemia due to EPO receptor mutationOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
Hemoglobin E - beta-thalassemiaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
hemoglobin E-beta-thalassemia syndromeOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
Familial exudative vitreoretinopathyOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
hemoglobin D diseaseOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
ABOShared pathway100%AMY2BShared pathway100%LCTShared pathway100%SIShared pathway100%TPD52L2Shared pathway100%B4GALT3Shared pathway100%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Liver
100%
Ovary
72%
Bone Marrow
60%
Lung
54%
Brain
29%
Heart
10%
Gene Interaction Network
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YDJCABOAMY2BLCTSITPD52L2B4GALT3
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt A8MPS7
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
1.93LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF1.55 [1.10–1.93]
RankingsWhere YDJC stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #16,047of 20,598
    Most Researched14
  • #17,450of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.93
Genes detectedYDJC
Sources retrieved8 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
YDJC restrains Th1 cell differentiation by blocking SREBP2-mediated cholesterol biosynthesis to alleviate mucosal inflammation in inflammatory bowel disease.
PMID: 41162693
Cell Mol Immunol · 2026
1.00
2
Exploring potential shared genetic influences between rheumatoid arthritis and blood lipid levels.
PMID: 36455308
Atherosclerosis · 2022
0.88
3
Variants on the UBE2L3/YDJC Autoimmune Disease Risk Haplotype Increase UBE2L3 Expression by Modulating CCCTC-Binding Factor and YY1 Binding.
PMID: 34279042
Arthritis Rheumatol · 2022
0.75
4
Combined analysis of genome-wide association studies for Crohn disease and psoriasis identifies seven shared susceptibility loci.
PMID: 22482804
Am J Hum Genet · 2012
0.63
5
Crystal structure of the YdjC-family protein TTHB029 from Thermus thermophilus HB8: structural relationship with peptidoglycan N-acetylglucosamine deacetylase.
PMID: 18177738
Biochem Biophys Res Commun · 2008
0.50