Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 7345
Gene name Ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1
Gene symbol UCHL1
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
HEL-117HEL-S-53NDGOAPARK5PGP 9.5PGP9.5PGP95SPG79SPG79AUCHL-1Uch-L1
Chromosome 4
Chromosome location 4p13
Summary The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the peptidase C12 family. This enzyme is a thiol protease that hydrolyzes a peptide bond at the C-terminal glycine of ubiquitin. This gene is specifically expressed in the neurons and in cells of the diffuse neu
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs121917767 C>A,G,T Risk-factor Missense variant, coding sequence variant, synonymous variant
rs768996179 G>A Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs1057519600 C>A Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs1554004920 ->AGAG Likely-pathogenic Coding sequence variant, frameshift variant
rs1554004931 T>C,G Likely-pathogenic Splice donor variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT048928 hsa-miR-92a-3p CLASH 23622248
MIRT047324 hsa-miR-181a-5p CLASH 23622248
MIRT041399 hsa-miR-193b-3p CLASH 23622248
MIRT037262 hsa-miR-877-5p CLASH 23622248
MIRT256053 hsa-miR-218-5p HITS-CLIP 23212916
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:0002176 Process Male germ cell proliferation IEA
GO:0002931 Process Response to ischemia IEA
GO:0004197 Function Cysteine-type endopeptidase activity IDA 8639624
GO:0004843 Function Cysteine-type deubiquitinase activity IBA
GO:0004843 Function Cysteine-type deubiquitinase activity IDA 9521656
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
191342 12513 ENSG00000154277
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P09936
Protein name Ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase isozyme L1 (UCH-L1) (EC 3.4.19.12) (Neuron cytoplasmic protein 9.5) (PGP 9.5) (PGP9.5) (Ubiquitin thioesterase L1)
Protein function Deubiquitinase that plays a role in the regulation of several processes such as maintenance of synaptic function, cardiac function, inflammatory response or osteoclastogenesis (PubMed:22212137, PubMed:23359680). Abrogates the ubiquitination of m
PDB 2ETL , 2LEN , 3IFW , 3IRT , 3KVF , 3KW5 , 4DM9 , 4JKJ , 7ZM0 , 8DY8 , 8EDE , 8PW1 , 8XI7
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF01088 Peptidase_C12 3 206 Ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase, family 1 Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Found in neuronal cell bodies and processes throughout the neocortex (at protein level). Expressed in neurons and cells of the diffuse neuroendocrine system and their tumors. Weakly expressed in ovary. Down-regulated in brains from Par
Sequence
Sequence length 223
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Parkinson disease
Pathways of neurodegeneration - multiple diseases
  UCH proteinases
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
Early-onset progressive neurodegeneration-blindness-ataxia-spasticity syndrome Pathogenic; Likely pathogenic rs1057519600, rs1554004931, rs397515634 RCV000417145
RCV000625742
RCV000074332
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Spastic paraplegia 79A, autosomal dominant, with ataxia Pathogenic; Likely pathogenic rs2154087189, rs749368841, rs1781002042, rs2551922153, rs1310363710, rs1781001592, rs1781070341 RCV004785554
RCV003152652
RCV003152407
RCV003152408
RCV003992109
View all (2 more)
★★★★★
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
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
BREAST BENIGN NEOPLASM GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR CTD
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG 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
Abnormal male sexual function Abnormal Male Sexual Function HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acquired Hypogammaglobulinemia Common Variable Immunodeficiency BEFREE 1386525
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acute lymphocytic leukemia Lymphocytic Leukemia BEFREE 7756180
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma Adenocarcinoma LHGDN 17929277
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma Adenocarcinoma BEFREE 18820670, 21878121
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma of lung (disorder) Lung adenocarcinoma BEFREE 12114434
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adrenoleukodystrophy Adrenoleukodystrophy BEFREE 26264933
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adult Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma B-cell Lymphoma BEFREE 26702068
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alzheimer Disease Alzheimer disease Pubtator 14722078, 22726800 Inhibit
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alzheimer Disease Alzheimer disease Pubtator 21298373, 21878121, 22532456, 32560738, 33754896, 34556089, 37454217 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only