COP9 signalosome complex subunit 5 (COPS5)

The CSN complex is an essential regulator of the ubiquitin (Ubl) conjugation pathway by mediating the deneddylation of the cullin subunits of the SCF-type E3 ligase complexes, leading to decrease the Ubl ligase activity of SCF-type complexes like SCF, CSA or DDB2. The complex is also involved in phosphorylation of p53/TP53, c-jun/JUN, IkappaBalpha/NFKBIA, ITPK1 and IRF8, possibly via its association with CK2 and PKD kinases.

CSN-dependent phosphorylation of TP53 and JUN protects and promotes degradation from the Ubl system, respectively. In the complex, it probably functions as the catalytic center that mediates the cleavage of Nedd8 from cullins.