Metallocarboxypeptidase that may play a role in the processing of tubulin. Knockdown of AGBL2 results in a failure of the cell to detyrosinate the C-terminal EEY region of α-tubulin and indicates that, it is a candidate for the long sought after tubulin tyrosine carboxypeptidase important in regulation of microtubule dynamics. RARRES1, its interacting partners AGBL2, Eg5/KIF11, another EEY bearing protein (EB1), and the microtubule tyrosination cycle are important in tumorigenesis and identify a novel area for therapeutic intervention.