{"symbol":"UBE2G1","synonyms":["UBE2G","E217K"],"name":"ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2G 1","description":"The modification of proteins with ubiquitin is an important cellular mechanism for targeting abnormal or short-lived proteins for degradation. Ubiquitination involves at least three classes of enzymes: ubiquitin-activating enzymes, or E1s, ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes, or E2s, and ubiquitin-protein ligases, or E3s. This gene encodes a member of the E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme family and catalyzes the covalent attachment of ubiquitin to other proteins. The protein may be involved in degradation of muscle-specific proteins. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":7326,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/7326","proteins":[{"symbol":"UB2G1_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/UB2G1_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes E2 (UBE2)","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Ubiquitin-conjugating+enzymes+E2+%28UBE2%29"}]}