Background |
This gene encodes a protein that is a member of the SUMO (small ubiquitin-like modifier) protein family. It functions in a manner similar to ubiquitin in that it is bound to target proteins as part of a post-translational modification system. However, unlike ubiquitin which targets proteins for degradation, this protein is involved in a variety of cellular processes, such as nuclear transport, transcriptional regulation, apoptosis, and protein stability. It is not active until the last four amino acids of the carboxy-terminus have been cleaved off. Several pseudogenes have been reported for this gene. Alternate transcriptional splice variants encoding different isoforms have been characterized. |
Manufacturers Research Area |
Epigenetics Nuclear Signaling, RNA Binding, Cell Biology Developmental Biology, Autophagy, Ubiquitin, Endocrine Metabolism, Mitochondrial metabolism, Immunology Inflammation, Jak-Stat-IL-6 Receptor Signaling Pathway, NF-kB Signaling Pathway, Cardiovascular, Heart |