Gene Information
Gene NameUSP16
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length823
Protein NamesUbiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 16 (EC 3.4.19.12) (Deubiquitinating enzyme 16) (Ubiquitin thioesterase 16) (Ubiquitin-processing protease UBP-M) (Ubiquitin-specific-processing protease 16)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age>4290 ( ENSG00000156256 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ9Y5T5
Gene CardUSP16
Uniprot IDQ9Y5T5
PfamPF00443; PF02148
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.165526274)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ USP16 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ USP16 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ USP16 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ USP16 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Usp16 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ USP16 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Usp16 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ USP16 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsUSP45
ParalogsUSP11, USP20, USP4, USP5, USP42, USP14, USP29, USP25, USP48, USP2, USP47, USP40, USP3, USP1, USP34, USP8, USP21, USP24, USP38, USP32, USP6, USP31, USP50, USP13, USP7, USP43, USP17L4, USP17L11, USP17L27, USP17L22, USP17L30, USP17L17, USP17L26, USP17L25, USP17L12, USP17L10, USP17L28, USP17L1, USP17L5, USP17L24, USP17L21, USP17L3, USP17L29, USP17L18, USP17L13, USP17L15, USP17L7, USP17L23, USP17L2, USP17L20, USP17L8, USP17L19, USP35, USP45, USP33, USP49, USP51, USP19, USP15, USP28, USP9X, USP9Y, USP27X, USP44, USP18, USP30, USP10, USP22, USP26, USP37, USP36
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityPresent in all the tissues examined including fetal brain, lung, liver, kidney, and adult heart, brain, placenta, lung, liver, skeletal muscle, kidney and pancreas. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10077596}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);0.001000(Mouse);NULL(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2I50  (NMR 
DBSNP rs2274802 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000305|PubMed:17914355}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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