USP7 Antibodies

Target Information

an enzyme that removes ubiquitin from its protein substrates including FOXO4, p53, MDM2, ERCC6, DNMT1, UHRF1, PTEN, KMT2E and DAXX. Together with DAXX, prevents MDM2 self-ubiquitination and enhances the E3 ligase activity of MDM2 towards p53, thereby promoting p53 ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation. Involved in transcription-coupled nucleotide excision repair (TC-NER) in response to UV damage: recruited to DNA damage sites following interaction with KIAA1530/UVSSA and promotes deubiquitination of ERCC6, preventing UV-induced degradation of ERCC6. Involved in maintenance of DNA methylation via its interaction with UHRF1 and DNMT1: acts by mediating deubiquitination of UHRF1 and DNMT1, preventing their degradation and promoting DNA methylation by DNMT1. Deubiquitinates alkylation repair enzyme ALKBH3. OTUD4 recruits USP7 and USP9X to stabilize ALKBH3, thereby promoting the repair of alkylated DNA lesions. Acts as a chromatin regulator via its association with the Polycomb group (PcG) multiprotein PRC1-like complex; may act by deubiquitinating components of the PRC1-like complex. Able to mediate deubiquitination of histone H2B; it is however unsure whether this activity takes place in vivo. Exhibits a preference towards 'Lys-48'-linked ubiquitin chains. Increases regulatory T-cells (Treg) suppressive capacity by deubiquitinating and stabilizing the transcription factor FOXP3 which is crucial for Treg cell function. Plays a role in the maintenance of the circadian clock periodicity via deubiquitination and stabilization of the CRY1 and CRY2 proteins. Deubiquitinates REST, thereby stabilizing REST and promoting the maintenance of neural progenitor cells. Belongs to the peptidase C19 family. Expressed in neural progenitor cells . Widely expressed. Overexpressed in prostate cancer. 3 alternatively spliced human isoforms have been reported. Note: This description may include information from UniProtKB.

Alternate Names

Deubiquitinating enzyme 7; HAFOUS; HAUSP; Herpes virus-associated ubiquitin-specific protease; Herpesvirus-associated ubiquitin-specific protease; TEF1; Ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 7; ubiquitin specific peptidase 7; ubiquitin specific peptidase 7 (herpes virus-associated); ubiquitin specific protease 7 (herpes virus-associated); Ubiquitin thioesterase 7; Ubiquitin-specific-processing protease 7; UBP7; USP7