RING finger, HC subclass, found in makorin-2 (MKRN2) and similar proteins
MKRN2, also known as makorin RING finger protein 2, RING finger protein 62 (RNF62), or HSPC070, is a putative ribonucleoprotein that acts as a neurogenesis inhibitor acting upstream of glycogen synthase kinase-3beta (GSK-3beta) in the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt pathway. It also functions in promoting cell proliferation of primary CD34+ progenitor cells and K562 cells, indicating its possible involvement in normal and malignant hematopoiesis. Mammalian MKRN2 contains three N-terminal C3H1-type zinc fingers, a motif rich in Cys and His residues (CH), a C3HC4-type RING-HC finger, and another C3H1-type zinc finger at the C-terminus. The third C3H1-type zinc finger, the CH motif, as well as the RING zinc finger are necessary for its anti-neurogenic activity.
Comment:C3HC4-type RING-HC finger consensus motif: C-X2-C-X(9-39)-C-X(1-3)-H-X(2-3)-C-X2-C-X(4-48)-C-X2-C, where X is any amino acid and the number of X residues varies in different fingers
Comment:A RING finger typically binds two zinc atoms, with its Cys and/or His side chains in a unique "cross-brace" arrangement.
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