USP17L20 Gene

Name ubiquitin specific peptidase 17-like family member 20
Description Predicted to enable cysteine-type deubiquitinase activity. Predicted to be involved in regulation of apoptotic process and regulation of protein stability. Predicted to be located in endoplasmic reticulum. Predicted to be active in cytosol and nucleus. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Mar 2025]
Summary
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These investigations underscore that posttranslational modifications—most notably protein ubiquitination and its reversal by deubiquitinating enzymes—are critical for fine‐tuning protein levels and thereby modulating these developmental and stress‐responsive signaling cascades."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_fs", "start_ref": "1", "end_ref": "16"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n\n"}, {"type": "p", "children": [{"type": "t", "text": "\nIn tissues as varied as cardiac muscle, skeletal muscle, vascular smooth muscle, neural networks, and even immune cells, the regulation of SRF‐mediated transcription is essential not only for proper differentiation and morphogenesis but also for responses to stress, injury, and extracellular signals. Several reports delineate how the nuclear–cytoplasmic shuttling of co‐activators (for example, MRTFs) and the integrity of the actin cytoskeleton are critical for executing SRF responses, with defects resulting in impaired cardiogenesis, abnormal neuronal plasticity, vascular hypercontractility, or even defective T cell development. Such studies also highlight that signal‐dependent removal or stabilization of crucial regulatory proteins via ubiquitination pathways is likely to be an important control point during these processes."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_fs", "start_ref": "17", "end_ref": "32"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n\n"}, {"type": "p", "children": [{"type": "t", "text": "\nGiven the centrality of ubiquitin‐dependent regulation in controlling the stability and activity of many of these key transcriptional and cytoskeletal regulators, it is plausible to hypothesize that USP17L20—a member of the deubiquitinating enzyme family—may serve an important modulatory function in these contexts. By reversing ubiquitin signals on proteins that govern SRF activity and actin remodeling, USP17L20 could influence cell proliferation, differentiation, and stress responses in processes as diverse as myogenesis, cardiogenesis, neuronal survival, and vascular homeostasis. In line with the notion that balanced ubiquitination is critical for these pathways, additional studies have shown that altered deubiquitinase activity is linked to defects in cellular resilience, synaptic organization, and even neuroprotection. Though USP17L20 is not directly addressed in these abstracts, its potential regulatory impact is highlighted by investigations into related protein turnover and signaling control mechanisms."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_fs", "start_ref": "33", "end_ref": "36"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n"}]}, {"type": "rg", "children": [{"type": "r", "ref": 1, "children": [{"type": "t", "text": "Gerhard Schratt, Ulrike Philippar, Jürgen Berger, et al. 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Proteins U17LK_HUMAN
NCBI Gene ID 100287441
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Predicted Functions View USP17L20's ARCHS4 Predicted Functions.
Co-expressed Genes View USP17L20's ARCHS4 Predicted Functions.
Expression in Tissues and Cell Lines View USP17L20's ARCHS4 Predicted Functions.

Functional Associations

USP17L20 has 384 functional associations with biological entities spanning 6 categories (functional term, phrase or reference, disease, phenotype or trait, chemical, structural feature, cell line, cell type or tissue, gene, protein or microRNA) extracted from 25 datasets.

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Dataset Summary
Allen Brain Atlas Aging Dementia and Traumatic Brain Injury Tissue Sample Gene Expression Profiles tissue samples with high or low expression of USP17L20 gene relative to other tissue samples from the Allen Brain Atlas Aging Dementia and Traumatic Brain Injury Tissue Sample Gene Expression Profiles dataset.
CCLE Cell Line Gene CNV Profiles cell lines with high or low copy number of USP17L20 gene relative to other cell lines from the CCLE Cell Line Gene CNV Profiles dataset.
ChEA Transcription Factor Targets 2022 transcription factors binding the promoter of USP17L20 gene in low- or high-throughput transcription factor functional studies from the CHEA Transcription Factor Targets 2022 dataset.
COMPARTMENTS Text-mining Protein Localization Evidence Scores 2025 cellular components co-occuring with USP17L20 protein in abstracts of biomedical publications from the COMPARTMENTS Text-mining Protein Localization Evidence Scores 2025 dataset.
COSMIC Cell Line Gene CNV Profiles cell lines with high or low copy number of USP17L20 gene relative to other cell lines from the COSMIC Cell Line Gene CNV Profiles dataset.
DISEASES Text-mining Gene-Disease Association Evidence Scores 2025 diseases co-occuring with USP17L20 gene in abstracts of biomedical publications from the DISEASES Text-mining Gene-Disease Assocation Evidence Scores 2025 dataset.
GO Biological Process Annotations 2015 biological processes involving USP17L20 gene from the curated GO Biological Process Annotations 2015 dataset.
GO Biological Process Annotations 2023 biological processes involving USP17L20 gene from the curated GO Biological Process Annotations 2023 dataset.
GO Biological Process Annotations 2025 biological processes involving USP17L20 gene from the curated GO Biological Process Annotations2025 dataset.
GO Cellular Component Annotations 2015 cellular components containing USP17L20 protein from the curated GO Cellular Component Annotations 2015 dataset.
GO Cellular Component Annotations 2023 cellular components containing USP17L20 protein from the curated GO Cellular Component Annotations 2023 dataset.
GO Cellular Component Annotations 2025 cellular components containing USP17L20 protein from the curated GO Cellular Component Annotations 2025 dataset.
GO Molecular Function Annotations 2015 molecular functions performed by USP17L20 gene from the curated GO Molecular Function Annotations 2015 dataset.
GO Molecular Function Annotations 2023 molecular functions performed by USP17L20 gene from the curated GO Molecular Function Annotations 2023 dataset.
GO Molecular Function Annotations 2025 molecular functions performed by USP17L20 gene from the curated GO Molecular Function Annotations 2025 dataset.
HPA Tissue Protein Expression Profiles tissues with high or low expression of USP17L20 protein relative to other tissues from the HPA Tissue Protein Expression Profiles dataset.
InterPro Predicted Protein Domain Annotations protein domains predicted for USP17L20 protein from the InterPro Predicted Protein Domain Annotations dataset.
JASPAR Predicted Human Transcription Factor Targets 2025 transcription factors regulating expression of USP17L20 gene predicted using known transcription factor binding site motifs from the JASPAR Predicted Human Transcription Factor Targets dataset.
Klijn et al., Nat. Biotechnol., 2015 Cell Line Gene CNV Profiles cell lines with high or low copy number of USP17L20 gene relative to other cell lines from the Klijn et al., Nat. Biotechnol., 2015 Cell Line Gene CNV Profiles dataset.
Reactome Pathways 2024 pathways involving USP17L20 protein from the Reactome Pathways 2024 dataset.
Rummagene Transcription Factor Associations 2026 transcription factors regulating expression of USP17L20 gene from the Rummagene Transcription Factor Associations 2026 dataset.
RummaGEO Drug Perturbation Signatures drug perturbations changing expression of USP17L20 gene from the RummaGEO Drug Perturbation Signatures dataset.
RummaGEO Gene Perturbation Signatures gene perturbations changing expression of USP17L20 gene from the RummaGEO Gene Perturbation Signatures dataset.
TISSUES Experimental Tissue Protein Expression Evidence Scores 2025 tissues with high expression of USP17L20 protein in proteomics datasets from the TISSUES Experimental Tissue Protein Expression Evidence Scores 2025 dataset.
TISSUES Text-mining Tissue Protein Expression Evidence Scores 2025 tissues co-occuring with USP17L20 protein in abstracts of biomedical publications from the TISSUES Text-mining Tissue Protein Expression Evidence Scores 2025 dataset.