Ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 21 (USP21)

Homo sapiens — UniProt Q9UK80

Gene: USP21Homo sapiensSwissProt reviewed

About Ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 21

Ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 21 (USP21) is a protein from Homo sapiens identified by UniProt accession Q9UK80, 565 residues long. MolForge cross-references it against 0 known binders and 124 disease associations.

Target properties

Protein nameUbiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 21
UniProt accessionQ9UK80
GeneUSP21
OrganismHomo sapiens
Length565 residues
Molecular weight—
EC numbers—
Target classUNCLASSIFIED
Subcellular location—
Keywords—

Druggability

Target tractability assessment (Open Targets + pocket analysis). No approved drug

Druggability tierMEDIUM
Druggability score—
Pocket score—
Max clinical phase—

Disease associations (124)

Diseases linked to this target (Open Targets).

  • neurodegenerative disease · score 0.45
  • ovarian cancer · score 0.23
  • breast adenocarcinoma · score 0.23
  • lysosomal storage disease · score 0.18
  • head and neck squamous cell carcinoma · score 0.12
  • neoplasm · score 0.10
  • cholangiocarcinoma · score 0.08
  • hepatocellular carcinoma · score 0.08
  • renal cell carcinoma · score 0.08
  • urinary bladder carcinoma · score 0.07

3D Structure (1)

Experimental (PDB) and predicted (AlphaFold) structures for this protein.

StructureSourceMethodMean pLDDTResolution (Å)
AF-Q9UK80-F1alphafoldPREDICTED69.72—

Amino-acid sequence (565 residues)

MPQASEHRLG RTREPPVNIQ PRVGSKLPFA PRARSKERRN PASGPNPMLR PLPPRPGLPD ERLKKLELGR GRTSGPRPRG PLRADHGVPL PGSPPPTVAL PLPSRTNLAR SKSVSSGDLR PMGIALGGHR GTGELGAALS RLALRPEPPT LRRSTSLRRL GGFPGPPTLF SIRTEPPASH GSFHMISARS SEPFYSDDKM AHHTLLLGSG HVGLRNLGNT CFLNAVLQCL SSTRPLRDFC LRRDFRQEVP GGGRAQELTE AFADVIGALW HPDSCEAVNP TRFRAVFQKY VPSFSGYSQQ DAQEFLKLLM ERLHLEINRR GRRAPPILAN GPVPSPPRRG GALLEEPELS DDDRANLMWK RYLEREDSKI VDLFVGQLKS CLKCQACGYR STTFEVFCDL SLPIPKKGFA GGKVSLRDCF NLFTKEEELE SENAPVCDRC RQKTRSTKKL TVQRFPRILV LHLNRFSASR GSIKKSSVGV DFPLQRLSLG DFASDKAGSP VYQLYALCNH SGSVHYGHYT ALCRCQTGWH VYNDSRVSPV SENQVASSEG YVLFYQLMQE PPRCL

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Quick facts

UniProtQ9UK80
GeneUSP21
OrganismHomo sapiens
Length565
Binders0
Diseases124
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