UCHL1 wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human UCHL1 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 4p13 and is approximately 12 kb in length. This allele, which encodes ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase isozyme L1 protein, is involved in the deubiquitination of proteins. Mutation of the gene is associated with Parkinson disease type 5.

**Synonyms:** - PARK5 - PGP 9.5 - PGP9.5 - PGP95 - Ubiquitin Carboxyl-Terminal Esterase L1 (Ubiquitin Thiolesterase) wt Allele - Uch-L1