This entry represents the Rcat domain in RNF216 and similar proteins. RNF216 proteins are RBR-type E3 ubiquitin ligases that facilitate the transfer of ubiquitin from E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes to target substrates, promoting their ubiquitinati ...
This entry represents the Rcat domain in RNF216 and similar proteins. RNF216 proteins are RBR-type E3 ubiquitin ligases that facilitate the transfer of ubiquitin from E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes to target substrates, promoting their ubiquitination. They play a crucial role in regulating antiviral responses by degrading proteins such as TRAF3, TLR4, and TLR9, thereby modulating NF-kappa-B and IRF3 activation and beta interferon production. Additionally, they are involved in autophagy regulation by targeting BECN1 for degradation, and in synaptic plasticity by mediating ARC ubiquitination. These proteins are essential for spermatogenesis and male fertility, influencing meiosis through PRKACB degradation. They also affect the gonadotropin-releasing hormone pathway by stabilising STAU2, which is necessary for neuronal RNA transport [1-3]. This domain is essential for RBR E3 ligase activity and adopts the same fold as the BRcat domain.
This family contains a number of ubiquitin-like proteins: SUMO (smt3 homologue) (see Swiss:Q02724), Nedd8 (see Swiss:P29595), Elongin B (see Swiss:Q15370), Rub1 (see Swiss:Q9SHE7), and Parkin (see Swiss:O60260). A number of them are thought to carry ...
This family contains a number of ubiquitin-like proteins: SUMO (smt3 homologue) (see Swiss:Q02724), Nedd8 (see Swiss:P29595), Elongin B (see Swiss:Q15370), Rub1 (see Swiss:Q9SHE7), and Parkin (see Swiss:O60260). A number of them are thought to carry a distinctive five-residue motif termed the proteasome-interacting motif (PIM), which may have a biologically significant role in protein delivery to proteasomes and recruitment of proteasomes to transcription sites [5].