Gene Information
Gene NameUSP18
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length372
Protein NamesUbl carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 18 (EC 3.4.19.-) (43 kDa ISG15-specific protease) (hUBP43) (ISG15-specific-processing protease) (Ubl thioesterase 18)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000184979 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ9UMW8
Gene CardUSP18
Uniprot IDQ9UMW8
PfamPF00443
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.233512428)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ USP18 ( ortholog_one2many )
Dog_ USP18 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ USP18 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Usp18 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ USP18 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Usp18 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ USP18 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
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, USP30, USP10, USP22, USP26, USP16, USP37, USP36
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityNA
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.001000(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs3180408 
Subcellular location [CC][Isoform 1]: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22170061}.;
[Isoform 2]: Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22170061}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22170061}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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