Domain Annotation: ECOD Classification ECOD Database Homepage

ChainsFamily NameDomain Identifier ArchitecturePossible HomologyHomologyTopologyFamilyProvenance Source (Version)
APF03368e2kouA1 A: a+b two layersX: dsRBD-likeH: dsRNA-binding domain-like (From Topology)T: dsRNA-binding domain-likeF: PF03368ECOD (1.6)

Domain Annotation: CATH CATH Database Homepage

ChainDomainClassArchitectureTopologyHomologyProvenance Source (Version)
A3.30.160.380 Alpha Beta 2-Layer Sandwich Double Stranded RNA Binding Domain Dicer dimerisation domainCATH (4.3.0)

Protein Family Annotation Pfam Database Homepage

ChainsAccessionNameDescriptionCommentsSource
PF03368Dicer dimerisation domain (Dicer_dimer)Dicer dimerisation domainThis domain is found in members of the Dicer protein family which function in RNA interference, an evolutionarily conserved mechanism for gene silencing using double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) molecules. It is essential for the activity of Dicer [1,2]. It ...This domain is found in members of the Dicer protein family which function in RNA interference, an evolutionarily conserved mechanism for gene silencing using double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) molecules. It is essential for the activity of Dicer [1,2]. It is a divergent double stranded RNA-binding domain [3]. The N-terminal alpha helix of this domain is in a different orientation to that found in canonical dsRNA-binding domains. This results in a change of charge distribution at the potential dsRNA-binding surface and in the N- and C-termini of the domain being in close proximity [4]. This domain has weak dsRNA-binding activity. It mediates heterodimerisation of Dicer proteins with their respective protein partners [4].
Domain

Gene Ontology: Gene Product Annotation Gene Ontology Database Homepage

ChainsPolymerMolecular FunctionBiological ProcessCellular Component
Dicer-like protein 4