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Ubiquitin is a short, 76 amino acid polypeptide that is extremely conserved and is present in all eukaryotic cells. It changes cellular proteins. UBB and UBC, two mammalian ubiquitin genes, encode polyubiquitin, and RPS27A and UBA52, two additional genes, encode ubiquitins fused with ribosomal proteins . Ubiquitin Enzymes zymes convert precursor ubiquitin peptides into active forms containing C-terminal glycine residues through proteolytic processing. Ubiquitin modification requires the C-terminal glycine (Gly76) and seven lysine residues (Lys6, Lys11, Lys27, Lys29, Lys33, Lys48, and Lys63). Human and yeast ubiquitin share 96% of their amino acid sequences, and the two glycine and seven lysine residues are conserved across the entire eukaryotic kingdom.