alternative products:Additional isoforms may exist,domain:Contains 2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme family-like (UEV-like) regions. These regions lack the critical Cys residues required for ubiquitination but retain the ability to bind ubiquitin.,function:Component of the BRCA1-A complex, a complex that specifically recognizes 'Lys-63'-linked ubiquitinated histones H2A and H2AX at DNA lesions sites, leading to target the BRCA1-BARD1 heterodimer to sites of DNA damage at double-strand breaks (DSBs). The BRCA1-A complex also possesses deubiquitinase activity that specifically removes 'Lys-63'-linked ubiquitin on histones H2A and H2AX. In the BRCA1-A complex, it acts as an adapter that bridges the interaction between MERIT40/NBA1 and the rest of the complex, thereby being required for the complex integrity and modulating the E3 ubiquitin ligase activity of the BRCA1-BARD1 heterodimer. Probably also plays a role as a component of the BRISC complex, a multiprotein complex that specifically cleaves 'Lys-63'-linked ubiquitin. May play a role in homeostasis or cellular differentiation in cells of neural, epithelial and germline origins. May also act as a death receptor-associated anti-apoptotic protein, which inhibits the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway. May regulate TNF-alpha signaling through its interactions with TNFRSF1A; however these effects may be indirect.,induction:Down-regulated by DNA-damaging agents in fibroblasts, by retinoic acid in brain glioma U-251 and promyelocytic HL-60 cell lines, and by LPS in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC).,similarity:Belongs to the BRE family.,subcellular location:Localizes at sites of DNA damage at double-strand breaks (DSBs).,subunit:Component of the BRCA1-A complex, at least composed of the BRCA1, BARD1, UIMC1/RAP80, FAM175A/Abraxas, BRCC3/BRCC36, BRE/BRCC45 and MERIT40/NBA1. In the BRCA1-A complex, interacts directly with FAM175A/Abraxas, BRCC3/BRCC36 and MERIT40/NBA1. Binds polyubiquitin. Component of the BRISC complex, at least composed of the FAM175B/ABRO1, BRCC3/BRCC36, BRE/BRCC45 and MERIT40/NBA1. Component of the BRCA1/BRCA2 containing complex (BRCC), which also contains BRCA1, BRCA2, BARD1, BRCC3/BRCC36 and RAD51. BRCC is a ubiquitin E3 ligase complex that enhances cellular survival following DNA damage. May interact with FAS and TNFRSF1A.,tissue specificity:Expressed in all cell lines examined. Highly expressed in placenta.,
Cytoplasm . Nucleus . Localizes at sites of DNA damage at double-strand breaks (DSBs). .
Expressed in all cell lines examined. Highly expressed in placenta.