Lys-63-specific deubiquitinase BRCC36 (BRCC3)

Does not have action toward'Lys-48'-linked polyubiquitin chains. Component of the BRCA1-A complex, a complex that specifically recognizes'Lys-63'-connected ubiquitinated histones H2A and H2AX in DNA lesions sites, leading to target the BRCA1-BARD1 heterodimer to sites of DNA damage at double-strand breaks (DSBs).

In the BRCA1-A complex, it specifically removes'Lys-63'-linked ubiquitin on histones H2A and H2AX, antagonizing the RNF8-dependent ubiquitination at double- strand breaks (DSBs) (PubMed:20656690). Catalytic subunit of the BRISC complex, a multiprotein complex that specifically cleaves'Lys-63'-linked ubiquitin in a variety of substrates (PubMed:20656690, PubMed:24075985, PubMed:26344097, PubMed:26195665).