Ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 2 (USP2)

Hydrolase which deubiquitinates polyubiquitinated target proteins such as MDM2, MDM4 and CCND1 (PubMed:17290220, PubMed:19917254, PubMed:19838211). Isoform 1 and isoform 4 possess both ubiquitin-specific peptidase and isopeptidase activities (By similarity).

Deubiquitinates MDM2 without reversing MDM2-mediated p53/TP53 ubiquitination and consequently indirectly promotes p53/TP53 degradation and limits p53 activity (PubMed:17290220, PubMed:19838211). Has no deubiquitinase activity against p53/TP53 (PubMed:17290220).