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 categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Pseudo-TORCH syndrome 2 Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs2517176522, rs1085307118, rs1602534094 RCV003236258
RCV000477724
RCV001000098
Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Cervical cancer Benign rs192782451 RCV005913454
Familial cancer of breast Benign rs192782451 RCV005913453
Ovarian serous cystadenocarcinoma Benign rs192782451 RCV005913455
USP18-related disorder Likely benign rs115275255 RCV003925825
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Aicardi Goutieres syndrome Associate 27325888
Atrophy Associate 20186858
Autoimmune Diseases Associate 30463877
Carcinogenesis Associate 31455647
Carcinoma Hepatocellular Associate 32132870
Carcinoma Pancreatic Ductal Associate 36582601
Central Nervous System Infections Associate 27325888
Colorectal Neoplasms Associate 37756534, 39334957
COVID 19 Associate 34009691, 35718334
Death Associate 24616583