The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Ubiquitin Specific Peptidase 21 across different species:

ubiquitin specific peptidase 21 (USP21), ubiquitin specific peptidase 21 (Usp21), Ubiquitin specific peptidase 21 (LOC100152455)

Other aliases include:

USP16, USP23, MGC3394, Usp16, Usp23, ESTM28, W53272, USP21, MGC128708, MGC187584

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Ubiquitin Specific Peptidase 21:

ubiquitin-specific protease 21 – NEDD8-specific protease – deubiquitinating enzyme 21 – ubiquitin thiolesterase 21 – ubiquitin specific protease 21 – ubiquitin-specific protease 16 – ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 21 – ubiquitin-specific processing protease 21 – OTTMUSP00000024247 – OTTMUSP00000024248 – OTTMUSP00000024249 – OTTMUSP00000041522 – ubiquitin thioesterase 21 – ubiquitin specific protease 23 – ubiquitin-specific-processing protease 21 – ubiquitin specific peptidase 21 – Ubiquitin specific peptidase 21

Ubiquitin Specific Peptidase 21 fulfills a number of functions:

NEDD8-specific protease activity – cysteine-type peptidase activity – peptidase activity – protein binding – transcription coactivator activity – ubiquitin thiolesterase activity – ubiquitin-specific protease activity – hydrolase activity – metal ion binding

Ubiquitin Specific Peptidase 21 is relevant to the following processes:

chromatin modification – histone deubiquitination – positive regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent – protein modification process – regulation of transcription – ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process – transcription

Locations for Ubiquitin Specific Peptidase 21:

cellular_component – nucleus

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology