USP40, Official Symbol USP40provided by HGNC Official Full Name ubiquitin specific peptidase 40provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:20069 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000085982 MIM:610570; AllianceGenome:HGNC:20069 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status VALIDATED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Summary Modification of cellular proteins by ubiquitin is an essential regulatory mechanism controlled by the coordinated action of multiple ubiquitin-conjugating and deubiquitinating enzymes. USP40 belongs to a large family of cysteine proteases that function as deubiquitinating enzymes (Quesada et al., 2004 [PubMed 14715245]).[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008] Expression Ubiquitous expression in testis (RPKM 7.5), thyroid (RPKM 6.8) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all