UBE2D (C-15) Antibody: sc-15000

UBE2D Background Information
Ubiquitin is an abundant, highly conserved protein found in all eukaryotic cells either free or covalently attached to cellular proteins. The primary function of ubiquitin in mammalian systems is to clear abnormal, foreign, and improperly folded proteins by targeting them for proteosome degradation. UBE2D proteins, including UBE2D1 (ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2D1 or UBC5A), UBE2D2 (ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2D2 or UBC5B) and UBE2D3 (ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2D3 or UBC5C), are E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes that catalyze the ubiquitination of I˚Bå in a phosphorylation and SCFB-TRCP-dependent manner. Specifically, E1 first transfers a ubiquitin residue to the E2 component (a UBE2D protein), and the UBE2D protein then associates with an E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase, which immediately transfers that residue to a protein that is targeted for degradation. In this fashion, the ubiquitin targets the I˚Bå for degradation by a proteasome thus lifting the inhibitory effect of I˚Bå on NF˚B and allowing NF˚B to enter the nucleus.