Protein ubiquitination and deubiquitination are two reversible processes catalyzed by ubiquitin ligases and deubiquitinating enzymes, respectively. in Arabidopsis, lots of substrates of ubiquitin ligases were found, whereas only a few targets of deubiquitinating enzymes were identified. recently, we reported that a functional uBiQuitin-SPECiFiC ProtEaSE16 (uBP16) was involved in salt tolerance through positively regulating plasma membrane na + /h + antiport activity and at least partially modulating SErinE hYDroXYmEthYLtranSFEraSE1 (Shm1) stability and activity. here, we report that uBP16 interacts with hEaVY mEtaL aSSoCiatED iSoPrEnYLatED PLant ProtEin27 (hiPP27), a metallochaperone containing a predicted heavy-metal-associated domain, which has been reported to play an important role in cadmium detoxification. meanwhile, the ubp16 mutant showed more sensitive to cadmium than wild-type. taken together, hiPP27 may be another target of uBP16 in cadmium response.