Gene Information
Gene NameUSP44
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length712
Protein NamesUbiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 44 (EC 3.4.19.12) (Deubiquitinating enzyme 44) (Ubiquitin thioesterase 44) (Ubiquitin-specific-processing protease 44)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age>4290 ( ENSG00000136014 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ9H0E7
Gene CardUSP44
Uniprot IDQ9H0E7
PfamPF00443; PF02148
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.034755653)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ USP44 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ USP44 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ USP44 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ USP44 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Usp44 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ USP44 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Usp44 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ USP44 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsUSP49
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, USP18, USP30, USP10, USP22, USP26, USP16, USP37, USP36
Tissuetestis
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in testis. Expressed at high levels in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14715245, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21853124}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs3812813  rs7305024  rs7135642 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20402667}. Note=Peaks in interphase, with relatively low levels maintained throughout mitosis. {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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