Ubiquitin is a small, highly-conserved regulatory protein that is ubiquitously expressed in eukaryotes. Ubiquitination (or ubiquitylation) refers to the post-translational modification of a protein by the covalent attachment (via an isopeptide bond) of one or more ubiquitin monomers. The most prominent function of ubiquitin is labeling proteins for proteasomal degradation. Besides this function, ubiquitination also controls the stability, functio...
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