This entry represent the BACK domain present in BPM proteins from plants, SPOP from animals and related sequences. BPM proteins are part of the Cullin E3 ubiquitin ligase complexes playing a role as substrate-specific adaptors of CUL3-based E3 ligase ...
This entry represent the BACK domain present in BPM proteins from plants, SPOP from animals and related sequences. BPM proteins are part of the Cullin E3 ubiquitin ligase complexes playing a role as substrate-specific adaptors of CUL3-based E3 ligases in the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway [1,2]. They bind at least three families of transcription factors: ERF/AP2 class I, homeobox-leucine zipper and R2R3 MYB, playing an important role in plant flowering, seed development and abiotic stress response [1]. SPOP, also known as HIB homologue 1 or Roadkill homologue 1 in humans, is an adaptor protein that forms a complex with Cul3, cullin-RING-based BCR (BTB-CUL3-RBX1) E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase complex, and is involved in ubiquitination of BMI1, H2AFY, and the death-associated protein 6 (DAXX) [4-6]. This domain is involved in dimerization together with the BTB domain (Pfam:PF00651), resulting in linear higher-order oligomers [7].