Mouse Ubiquitin Carboxyl Terminal Hydrolase L1,UCHL1 ELI

Ubiquitin-protein hydrolase involved both in the processing of ubiquitin precursors and of ubiquitinated proteins (Probable).

This enzyme is a thiol protease that recognizes and hydrolyzes a peptide bond at the C-terminal glycine of ubiquitin (PubMed:12913066).

Also binds to free monoubiquitin and may prevent its degradation in lysosomes (PubMed:12913066).

The homodimer may have ATP-independent ubiquitin ligase activity (By similarity).

{ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P09936, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12913066, ECO:0000305|PubMed:12913066}.