USP37
protein-codingubiquitin specific peptidase 37, the group of Ubiquitin specific peptidases
Gene summary
Enables cysteine-type deubiquitinase activity; cysteine-type endopeptidase activity; and protein kinase binding activity. Involved in G1/S transition of mitotic cell cycle; protein deubiquitination; and regulation of DNA replication. Located in nucleus. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]
MANE transcript
Inheritance
ClinVar variants
Top phenotype
gnomAD constraint
Max pathogenic AF
Genomic locus
External References & Databases
Transcript & Mutation Effects
hg38 • Region Span ~118.1 kbGenCC Phenotypes & Disease Associations
Curated gene-disease validity assertions and inheritance patterns
No GenCC data available for this gene.
ClinVar Associated Diseases & Phenotypes
Reported disease conditions connected to USP37 variants in ClinVar
ClinVar Variants & Pathogenicity by Type
Statistics based on transcript NM_020935.3. Only rare variants are included.
We include only reliable ClinVar variants with their consequences to MANE Select, MANE Plus Clinical transcripts, or transcripts with TSL equal to 1. Click a count to filter the variants table below.
Slight differences between displayed counts and ClinVar may occur due to a different transcript/consequence chosen by our variant effect predictor, or because we classify Benign/Likely benign as Likely benign and Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic as Likely pathogenic.
| Effect | PathogenicP | Likely pathogenicLP | VUS | Likely benignLB | BenignB | Sum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| synonymous | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| missense | 82 | 3 | 1 | 86 | ||
| nonsense | 0 | |||||
| start loss | 0 | |||||
| frameshift | 0 | |||||
| splice donor/acceptor (+/-2bp) | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 86 | 4 | 2 | 92 |
Transcript Catalog
Annotated transcript isoforms across RefSeq and Ensembl databases
| Transcript ID | Source | Protein ID | Coding Exons | MANE Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RefSeq | NP_065986.3 | 23 | MANE Select | |
| Ensembl | ENSP00000258399.3 | 23 | MANE Select | |
| Ensembl | ENSP00000345043.5 | 8 | Standard | |
| Ensembl | ENSP00000345043.5 | 8 | Standard |
Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations & Pathways
Biological processes, molecular functions, cellular components and pathways
Pathways ConsensusPathDB
- Post-translational protein modification
- Metabolism of proteins
- Ub-specific processing proteases
- Deubiquitination
Biological Process
- G1/S transition of mitotic cell cycle
- regulation of DNA replication
- ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process
- protein deubiquitination
- protein K11-linked deubiquitination
Molecular Function
- cysteine-type endopeptidase activity
- thiol-dependent ubiquitin-specific protease activity
- protein binding
- protein kinase binding
- thiol-dependent ubiquitinyl hydrolase activity
Cellular Component
- nucleus
- nucleoplasm
gnomAD Constraint
Source:
- Gene type
- protein_coding
- Transcript type
- protein_coding
- Transcript
- ENST00000258399
- Coding exons
- 23
- Length
- 118111
- Individuals with no LoFs
- 125730
- Homozygous LoFs
- 0
- Heterozygous LoFs
- 16
- Defined
- 125746
- p
- 0.0000636
| Z-Score | Observed | Expected | Observed/Expected | Mutation Rate | Total Possible | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missense | 2.46 | 345 | 500 | 0.690 | 0.0000248 | 6439 |
| Missense (PolyPhen) | 64 | 149.68 | 0.42759 | 2061 | ||
| Synonymous | 0.891 | 160 | 175 | 0.914 | 0.00000879 | 1783 |
| Loss of Function | 6.28 | 5 | 55.5 | 0.0901 | 0.00000291 | 688 |
Population LoF Frequency
| Population | CAF | p-value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| African | 0 | 0.0 | absent |
| Latino/Admixed American | 0.000094 | 0.000058 | rare |
| Ashkenazi Jewish | 0 | 0.0 | absent |
| East Asian | 0 | 0.0 | absent |
| Finnish | 0.000046 | 0.000046 | rare |
| European (Non-Finnish) | 0.000089 | 0.000088 | rare |
| South Asian | 0.000099 | 0.000098 | rare |
| Other | 0 | 0.0 | absent |
dbNSFP Gene Annotations
Source:
- Function
- FUNCTION: Deubiquitinase that antagonizes the anaphase-promoting complex (APC/C) during G1/S transition by mediating deubiquitination of cyclin-A (CCNA1 and CCNA2), thereby promoting S phase entry. Specifically mediates deubiquitination of 'Lys-11'- linked polyubiquitin chains, a specific ubiquitin-linkage type mediated by the APC/C complex. Also mediates deubiquitination of 'Lys-48'-linked polyubiquitin chains in vitro. Phosphorylation at Ser-628 during G1/S phase maximizes the deubiquitinase activity, leading to prevent degradation of cyclin-A (CCNA1 and CCNA2) (PubMed:21596315). Plays an important role in the regulation of DNA replication by stabilizing the licensing factor CDT1 (PubMed:27296872). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21596315, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27296872}.;
Recessive Scores
- pRec
- 0.0969
Intolerance Scores
- LoFtool
- 0.460
- RVIS EVS
- 0.49
- RVIS percentile EVS
- 79.52
Essentials
- Essential (CRISPR)
- E
- Essential (CRISPR2)
- E
- Essential (gene trap)
- E
- Indispensability pred.
- E
- Indispensability score
- 0.841
Gene Damage Prediction
| All | Recessive | Dominant | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mendelian | Medium | Medium | Medium |
| Primary Immunodeficiency | Medium | Medium | Medium |
| Cancer | Medium | Medium | Medium |