Gene Information
Gene NameUSP7
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1102
Protein NamesUbiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 7 (EC 3.4.19.12) (Deubiquitinating enzyme 7) (Herpesvirus-associated ubiquitin-specific protease) (Ubiquitin thioesterase 7) (Ubiquitin-specific-processing protease 7)
Target Nameherpesvirus ubiquitin-specific protease
Target TypePreclinical target
Gene Age1488 ( ENSG00000187555 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ93009
Gene CardUSP7
Uniprot IDQ93009
PfamPF00917; PF00443; PF14533; PF12436
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.000053368)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ USP7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ USP7 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ USP7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ USP7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Usp7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ USP7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Usp7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ USP7 ( 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, 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, USP16, USP37, USP36
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in neural progenitor cells (at protein level) (PubMed:21258371). Widely expressed. Overexpressed in prostate cancer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18716620, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21258371}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.025(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1NB8  (X-ray  2.30A  1NBF  (X-ray  2.30A  1YY6  (X-ray  1.70A  1YZE  (X-ray  2.00A  2F1W  (X-ray  1.65A  2F1X  (X-ray  2.30A  2F1Y  (X-ray  1.70A  2F1Z  (X-ray  3.20A  2FOJ  (X-ray  1.60A  2FOO  (X-ray  2.20A  2FOP  (X-ray  2.10A  2KVR  (NMR  2XXN  (X-ray  1.60A  2YLM  (X-ray  2.70A  3MQR  (X-ray  1.80A  3MQS  (X-ray  2.40A  4JJQ  (X-ray  1.95A  4KG9  (X-ray  1.70A  4M5W  (X-ray  2.24A  4M5X  (X-ray  2.19A  4PYZ  (X-ray  2.84A  4WPH  (X-ray  2.92A  4WPI  (X-ray  3.40A  4YOC  (X-ray  2.92A  4YSI  (X-ray  1.02A  4Z96  (X-ray  2.85A  4Z97  (X-ray  3.00A  5C56  (X-ray  2.69A  5C6D  (X-ray  2.29A  5FWI  (X-ray  3.40A  5GG4  (X-ray  3.11A  5J7T  (X-ray  3.20A  5JTJ  (X-ray  3.32A  5JTV  (X-ray  3.31A  5KYB  (X-ray  2.20A  5KYC  (X-ray  1.43A  5KYD  (X-ray  1.62A  5KYE  (X-ray  1.97A  5KYF  (X-ray  1.45A  5N9R  (X-ray  2.23A  5N9T  (X-ray  1.73A  5NGE  (X-ray  2.35A  5NGF  (X-ray  2.33A  5UQV  (X-ray  2.84A  5UQX  (X-ray  2.23A  5VS6  (X-ray  2.27A  5VSB  (X-ray  1.85A  5VSK  (X-ray  3.33A  5WHC  (X-ray  2.55A  6F5H  (X-ray  2.16A  6M1K  (X-ray  2.25A  6P5L  (X-ray  3.30A  6VN2  (X-ray  2.93A  6VN3  (X-ray  2.73A  6VN4  (X-ray  2.69A  6VN5  (X-ray  2.90A  6VN6  (X-ray  2.99A  7CM2  (X-ray  2.25A  7VIJ  (X-ray  2.30A  7XPY  (X-ray  2.35A 
DBSNP rs1555465642 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21258371, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23973222, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25283148, ECO:0000269|PubMed:26678539}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:25283148}. Nucleus, PML body {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9034339}. Chromosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20601937}. Note=Present in a minority of ND10 nuclear bodies. Association with ICP0/VMW110 at early times of infection leads to an increased proportion of USP7-containing ND10. Colocalizes with ATXN1 in the nucleus. Colocalized with DAXX in speckled structures. Colocalized with PML and PTEN in promyelocytic leukemia protein (PML) nuclear bodies.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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