This intronless gene may be a pseudogene (PMID:11450850). This gene is similar to the multi-exon gene which encodes ataxin 3 and contains a coding region which could encode a protein similar to ataxin 3. Mutations in the gene encoding ataxin 3 are associated with Machado-Joseph disease. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2011],
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Function:
Caution:Could be the product of a pseudogene. Suggested by the absence of intron.,Function:May bind to histones and regulate transcription. May act as a deubiquitinating enzyme.,similarity:Contains 1 Josephin domain.,similarity:Contains 2 UIM (ubiquitin-interacting motif) repeats.,
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Cellular Localization:
Nucleus .
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Tissue Expression:
Testis,
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Research Areas:
>>Protein processing in endoplasmic reticulum ;
>>Spinocerebellar ataxia ;
>>Pathways of neurodegeneration - multiple diseases