Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.4.0)
Enables cysteine-type deubiquitinase activity. Involved in endosome organization and protein deubiquitination. Acts upstream of or within Ras protein signal transduction. Located in cytoplasmic vesicle membrane; cytosol; and midbody. Is expressed in several structures, including brain; genitourinary system; gut; hemolymphoid system gland; and sensory organ. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in ACTH-secreting pituitary adenoma. Orthologous to human USP8 (ubiquitin specific peptidase 8).
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