Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 11274
Gene name Ubiquitin specific peptidase 18
Gene symbol USP18
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
ISG43PTORCH2UBP43
Chromosome 22
Chromosome location 22q11.21
Summary The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the ubiquitin-specific proteases (UBP) family of enzymes that cleave ubiquitin from ubiquitinated protein substrates. It is highly expressed in liver and thymus, and is localized to the nucleus. This protein eff
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs1085307118 C>T Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, stop gained
rs1602534094 G>A Pathogenic Splice donor variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT003365 hsa-miR-221-3p Reporter assay;Microarray 20018759
MIRT024799 hsa-miR-215-5p Microarray 19074876
MIRT026176 hsa-miR-192-5p Microarray 19074876
MIRT028905 hsa-miR-26b-5p Microarray 19088304
MIRT1477854 hsa-miR-1260 CLIP-seq
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0004843 Function Cysteine-type deubiquitinase activity IBA
GO:0004843 Function Cysteine-type deubiquitinase activity IEA
GO:0004843 Function Cysteine-type deubiquitinase activity TAS 10777664
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 16189514, 16710296, 25307056, 25416956, 28165510, 31515488, 31836668, 32092142, 32296183, 32814053
GO:0005634 Component Nucleus IBA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
607057 12616 ENSG00000184979
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q9UMW8
Protein name Ubl carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 18 (EC 3.4.19.12) (43 kDa ISG15-specific protease) (hUBP43) (ISG15-specific-processing protease) (Ubl thioesterase 18)
Protein function Interferon-induced ISG15-specific protease that plays a crucial role for maintaining a proper balance of ISG15-conjugated proteins in cells (PubMed:11788588). Regulates protein ISGylation by efficiently cleaving ISG15 conjugates linked via isope
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00443 UCH 55 367 Ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase Family
Sequence
Sequence length 372
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  Reactome
    ISG15 antiviral mechanism
Ub-specific processing proteases
Regulation of IFNA signaling
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
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Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession Evidence Score
Pseudo-TORCH syndrome 2 Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs2517176522, rs1085307118, rs1602534094 RCV003236258
RCV000477724
RCV001000098
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
Cervical cancer Benign ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Familial cancer of breast Benign ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
LEIOMYOSARCOMA CTD
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
LUNG NEOPLASMS CTD
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia Promyelocytic Leukemia BEFREE 20935222
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma of lung (disorder) Lung adenocarcinoma BEFREE 28242811
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adult type dermatomyositis Dermatomyositis BEFREE 20186858
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Aicardi Goutieres syndrome Aicardi goutieres syndrome Pubtator 27325888 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
AICARDI-GOUTIERES SYNDROME Aicardi Goutieres Syndrome BEFREE 28519900
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
AICARDI-GOUTIERES SYNDROME Aicardi Goutieres Syndrome CTD_human_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
AICARDI-GOUTIERES SYNDROME 1 Aicardi Goutieres Syndrome CTD_human_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Aicardi-Goutieres Syndrome 2 Aicardi Goutieres Syndrome CTD_human_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Aplasia of muscle Aplasia Of Muscle BEFREE 21572057
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Arthrogryposis Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita BEFREE 16734683
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only