{"symbol":"USP20","synonyms":["LSFR3A","HVDU2","VDU2"],"name":"ubiquitin specific peptidase 20","description":"This gene encodes a ubiquitin specific processing protease that was first identified as a substrate of the VHL (von Hippel-Lindau disease) protein E3 ubiquitin ligase complex. In addition to being ubiquitinated by the VHL-E3 ligase complex, this enzyme deubiquitinates hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1 alpha and thereby causes increased expression of HIF-1alpha targeted genes which play a role in angiogenesis, glucose metabolism, cell proliferation and metastasis. The enzyme encoded by this gene also regulates G-protein coupled receptor signaling by mediating the deubiquitination of beta-2 adrenergic receptor (ADRB2). This enzyme is a ubiquitously expressed thiolester hydrolase. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding the same protein. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2013]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":10868,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/10868","proteins":[{"symbol":"UBP20_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/UBP20_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Ubiquitin-specific peptidases (USP)","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Ubiquitin-specific+peptidases+%28USP%29"}]}