[Term]
id: PR:000003288
name: typical ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2
def: "A protein that is a stand alone version of the Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme (Pfam:PF00179) domain. This class is called typical because it contains an essential Cys residue and hence the catalytic activity required to form a thiol-ester with ubiquitin in the second step of ubiquitination." [PRO:CNA]
comment: Category=family.
synonym: "UBC" BROAD [PRO:DNx]
is_a: PR:000000001 ! protein