PHD finger superfamily; The PHD finger superfamily includes a canonical plant homeodomain (PHD) finger typically characterized as Cys4HisCys3, and a non-canonical extended PHD finger, characterized as Cys2HisCys5HisCys2His. Variations include the RAG2 PHD finger characterized by Cys3His2Cys2His and the PHD finger 5 found in nuclear receptor-binding SET domain-containing proteins characterized by Cys4HisCys2His. The PHD finger is also termed LAP (leukemia-associated protein) motif or TTC (trithorax consensus) domain. Single or multiple copies of PHD fingers have been found in a variety of eukaryotic proteins involved in the control of gene transcription and chromatin dynamics. PHD fingers can recognize the unmodified and modified histone H3 tail, and some have been found to interact with non-histone proteins. They also function as epigenome readers controlling gene expression through molecular recruitment of multi-protein complexes of chromatin regulators and transcription factors. The PHD finger domain SF is structurally similar to the RING and FYVE_like superfamilies.

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gi 1958762107 251 RCICGVQEENDFMIQCEECQCWQHGVCMGLLEENVPEKYTCYVC 294
Cdd:cd15634     1 RCICEVQEENDFMIQCEECLCWQHGVCMGLLEDNVPEKYTCYIC 44

PHD finger found in PHD finger protein 20 (PHF20); PHF20, also termed Glioma-expressed antigen 2, or hepatocellular carcinoma-associated antigen 58, or novel zinc finger protein, or transcription factor TZP (referring to Tudor and zinc finger domain containing protein), is a regulator of NF-kappaB activation by disrupting recruitment of PP2A to p65. It also functions as a transcription factor that binds Akt and plays a role in Akt cell survival/growth signaling. Moreover, it transcriptionally regulates p53. The phosphorylation of PHF20 on Ser291 mediated by protein kinase B (PKB) is essential in tumorigenesis via the regulation of p53 mediated signaling. PHF20 contains an N-terminal malignant brain tumor (MBT) domain, two Tudor domains, a plant homeodomain (PHD) finger and the putative DNA-binding domains, AT hook and Cys2His2-type zinc finger.

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gi 1958762107 251 RCICGVQEENDFMIQCEECQCWQHGVCMGLLEENVPEKYTCYVC 294
Cdd:cd15634     1 RCICEVQEENDFMIQCEECLCWQHGVCMGLLEDNVPEKYTCYIC 44

PHD zinc finger; The plant homeodomain (PHD) finger is a C4HC3 zinc-finger-like motif found in nuclear proteins thought to be involved in epigenetics and chromatin-mediated transcriptional regulation. The PHD finger binds two zinc ions using the so-called 'cross-brace' motif and is thus structurally related to the RING finger and the FYVE finger. It is not yet known if PHD fingers have a common molecular function. Several reports suggest that it can function as a protein-protein interacton domain and it was recently demonstrated that the PHD finger of p300 can cooperate with the adjacent BROMO domain in nucleosome binding in vitro. Other reports suggesting that the PHD finger is a ubiquitin ligase have been refuted as these domains were RING fingers misidentified as PHD fingers.

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gi 1958762107  252 CICGVQEENDFMIQCEECQCWQHGVCMG--LLEENVPEKYTCYVC 294
Cdd:smart00249   3 SVCGKPDDGGELLQCDGCDRWYHQTCLGppLLEEEPDGKWYCPKC 47

PHD finger found in PHD finger protein 20 (PHF20); PHF20, also termed Glioma-expressed antigen 2, or hepatocellular carcinoma-associated antigen 58, or novel zinc finger protein, or transcription factor TZP (referring to Tudor and zinc finger domain containing protein), is a regulator of NF-kappaB activation by disrupting recruitment of PP2A to p65. It also functions as a transcription factor that binds Akt and plays a role in Akt cell survival/growth signaling. Moreover, it transcriptionally regulates p53. The phosphorylation of PHF20 on Ser291 mediated by protein kinase B (PKB) is essential in tumorigenesis via the regulation of p53 mediated signaling. PHF20 contains an N-terminal malignant brain tumor (MBT) domain, two Tudor domains, a plant homeodomain (PHD) finger and the putative DNA-binding domains, AT hook and Cys2His2-type zinc finger.

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gi 1958762107 251 RCICGVQEENDFMIQCEECQCWQHGVCMGLLEENVPEKYTCYVC 294
Cdd:cd15634     1 RCICEVQEENDFMIQCEECLCWQHGVCMGLLEDNVPEKYTCYIC 44

PHD finger found in PHD finger protein 20 (PHF20) and PHD finger protein 20-like protein 1 (P20L1); PHF20, also termed Glioma-expressed antigen 2, or hepatocellular carcinoma-associated antigen 58, or novel zinc finger protein, or transcription factor TZP (referring to Tudor and zinc finger domain containing protein), is a regulator of NF-kappaB activation by disrupting recruitment of PP2A to p65. It also functions as a transcription factor that binds Akt and plays a role in Akt cell survival/growth signaling. Moreover, it transcriptionally regulates p53. The phosphorylation of PHF20 on Ser291 mediated by protein kinase B (PKB) is essential in tumorigenesis via the regulation of p53 mediated signaling. P20L1 is an active malignant brain tumor (MBT) domain-containing protein that binds to monomethylated lysine 142 on DNA (Cytosine-5) Methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1) (DNMT1K142me1) and colocalizes at the perinucleolar space in a SET7-dependent manner. Its MBT domain reads and controls enzyme levels of methylated DNMT1 in cells, thus representing a novel antagonist of DNMT1 proteasomal degradation. Both PHF20 and PHF20L1 contain an N-terminal MBT domain, two Tudor domains, a plant homeodomain (PHD) finger and the putative DNA-binding domains, AT hook and Cys2His2-type zinc finger.

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gi 1958762107 251 RCICGVQEENDFMIQCEECQCWQHGVCMGLL-EENVPEKYTCYVC 294
Cdd:cd15549     1 HCICGVNEENGLMIQCELCLCWQHGVCMGIEeEESVPERYVCYVC 45

PHD finger found in histone-lysine N-methyltransferase ASH1L; ASH1L, also termed ASH1-like protein, or absent small and homeotic disks protein 1 homolog, or lysine N-methyltransferase 2H, is a protein belonging to the Trithorax family. It methylates Lys36 of histone H3 independently of transcriptional elongation to promote the establishment of Hox gene expression by counteracting Polycomb silencing. It can suppress interleukin-6 (IL-6), and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) production in Toll-like receptor (TLR)-triggered macrophages, and inflammatory autoimmune diseases by inducing the ubiquitin-editing enzyme A20. ASH1L contains an associated with SET domain (AWS), a SET domain, a post-SET domain, a bromodomain, a bromo-adjacent homology domain (BAH), and a plant homeodomain (PHD) finger.

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gi 1958762107 250 VRCICGVQEENDFMIQCEECQCWQHGVCMGLleENVPEKYTCYVC 294
Cdd:cd15548     1 IRCICGLYKDEGLMIQCEKCMVWQHCDCMGV--NDDVEHYLCEQC 43

PHD finger found in Schizosaccharomyces pombe meiosis-specific protein hop1 (Hop1p) and similar proteins; Fission yeast Hop1p, also termed linear element-associated protein hop1, is an S. pombe homolog of the synaptonemal complex (SC)-associated protein Hop1 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In contrast to S. cerevisiae, S. pombe forms thin threads, known as linear elements (LinEs), in meiotic nuclei, instead of a canonical synaptonemal complex. LinEs contain Rec10 protein and are evolutionary relics of SC axial elements. Fission yeast Hop1p is a linear element (LinE)-associated protein. It also associates with Rec10, which plays a role in recruiting the recombination machinery to chromatin. Hop1p contains an N-terminal HORMA (for Hop1p, Rev7p, and MAD2) domain and a C-terminal plant homeodomain (PHD) finger.

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gi 1958762107 251 RCICGVQEENDFMIQCEECQCWQHGVCMGLL---EENVPEKYTCYVC 294
Cdd:cd15558     1 RCECGDWGEDGAMIQCAFCDTWQHLLCYGFEsakDPRIPDIHVCYRC 47

PHD finger found in PHF2, PHF8 and KDM7; This family includes PHF2, PHF8, KDM7, and similar proteins. PHF2, also termed GRC5, or PHD finger protein 2, is a histone lysine demethylase ubiquitously expressed in various tissues. PHF8, also termed PHD finger protein 8, or KDM7B, is a monomethylated histone H4 lysine 20(H4K20me1) demethylase that transcriptionally regulates many cell cycle genes. It also preferentially acts on H3K9me2 and H3K9me1. PHF8 is modulated by CDC20-containing anaphase-promoting complex (APC (cdc20)) and plays an important role in the G2/M transition. It acts as a critical molecular sensor for mediating retinoic acid (RA) treatment response in RAR alpha-fusion-induced leukemia. Moreover, PHF8 is essential for cytoskeleton dynamics and is associated with X-linked mental retardation. KDM7, also termed JmjC domain-containing histone demethylation protein 1D (JHDM1D), or KIAA1718, is a dual histone demethylase that catalyzes demethylation of monomethylated and dimethylated H3K9 (H3K9me2/me1) and H3K27 (H3K27me2/me1), which functions as an eraser of silencing marks on chromatin during brain development. It also plays a tumor-suppressive role by regulating angiogenesis. All family members contain a plant homeodomain (PHD) finger and a JmjC domain.

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gi 1958762107 252 CICG-VQEENDFMIQCEECQCWQHGVCMGLLEENVP--EKYTCYVC 294
Cdd:cd15554     2 CICRqPYDVTRFMIECDVCKDWFHGSCVGVEEHQANdiERYHCPNC 47

PHD finger found in E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase SHPRH; SHPRH, also termed SNF2, histone-linker, PHD and RING finger domain-containing helicase, belongs to the SWI2/SNF2 family of ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling enzymes, containing the Cys3HisCys4 RING-finger characteristic of E3 ubiquitin ligases. It plays a key role in the error-free branch of DNA damage tolerance. As functional homologs of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Rad5, SHPRH and its closely-related protein, helicase like transcription factor (HLTF), act as ubiquitin ligases that cooperatively mediate Ubc13-Mms2-dependent polyubiquitination of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and maintain genomic stability. SHPRH contains a SNF2 domain, a H1.5 (linker histone H1 and H5) domain, a plant homeodomain (PHD) finger, a Cys3HisCys4 RING-finger, and a C-terminal helicase domain.

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gi 1958762107 252 CICGV--QEENDFMIQCEECQCWQHGVCMGLLEENVP-EKYTCYVC 294
Cdd:cd15547     2 CICGEldEIDNKHRVQCLKCGLWQHAECVNYDEESDKrEPYLCPHC 47

PHD zinc finger; The plant homeodomain (PHD) finger is a C4HC3 zinc-finger-like motif found in nuclear proteins thought to be involved in epigenetics and chromatin-mediated transcriptional regulation. The PHD finger binds two zinc ions using the so-called 'cross-brace' motif and is thus structurally related to the RING finger and the FYVE finger. It is not yet known if PHD fingers have a common molecular function. Several reports suggest that it can function as a protein-protein interacton domain and it was recently demonstrated that the PHD finger of p300 can cooperate with the adjacent BROMO domain in nucleosome binding in vitro. Other reports suggesting that the PHD finger is a ubiquitin ligase have been refuted as these domains were RING fingers misidentified as PHD fingers.

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gi 1958762107  252 CICGVQEENDFMIQCEECQCWQHGVCMG--LLEENVPEKYTCYVC 294
Cdd:smart00249   3 SVCGKPDDGGELLQCDGCDRWYHQTCLGppLLEEEPDGKWYCPKC 47

PHD finger 2 and 3 found in bromodomain and PHD finger-containing transcription factor (BPTF); BPTF, also termed nucleosome-remodeling factor subunit BPTF, or fetal Alz-50 clone 1 protein (FAC1), or fetal Alzheimer antigen, functions as a transcriptional regulator that exhibits altered expression and subcellular localization during neuronal development and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease. It interacts with the human orthologue of the Kelch-like Ech-associated protein (Keap1). Its function and subcellular localization can be regulated by Keap1. Moreover, BPTF is a novel DNA-binding protein that recognizes the DNA sequence CACAACAC and represses transcription through this site in a phosphorylation-dependent manner. Furthermore, BPTF interacts with the Myc-associated zinc finger protein (ZF87/MAZ) and alters its transcriptional activity, which has been implicated in gene regulation in neurodegeneration. Some family members contain two or three plant homeodomain (PHD) fingers, which may be involved in complex formation with histone H3 trimethylated at K4 (H3K4me3). This family corresponds to the second and third PHD fingers.

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gi 1958762107 252 CICGVQ-EENDFMIQCEECQCWQHGVCMGLLEENVP--EKYTCYVC 294
Cdd:cd15560     2 CICRTPyDESQFYIGCDRCQDWFHGRCVGILQSEAEkiDEYVCPQC 47

PHD finger superfamily; The PHD finger superfamily includes a canonical plant homeodomain (PHD) finger typically characterized as Cys4HisCys3, and a non-canonical extended PHD finger, characterized as Cys2HisCys5HisCys2His. Variations include the RAG2 PHD finger characterized by Cys3His2Cys2His and the PHD finger 5 found in nuclear receptor-binding SET domain-containing proteins characterized by Cys4HisCys2His. The PHD finger is also termed LAP (leukemia-associated protein) motif or TTC (trithorax consensus) domain. Single or multiple copies of PHD fingers have been found in a variety of eukaryotic proteins involved in the control of gene transcription and chromatin dynamics. PHD fingers can recognize the unmodified and modified histone H3 tail, and some have been found to interact with non-histone proteins. They also function as epigenome readers controlling gene expression through molecular recruitment of multi-protein complexes of chromatin regulators and transcription factors. The PHD finger domain SF is structurally similar to the RING and FYVE_like superfamilies.

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gi 1958762107 252 CICG-VQEENDFMIQCEECQCWQHGVCMGLLEENV--PEKYTCYVC 294
Cdd:cd15489     3 IVCGkGGDLGGELLQCDGCGKWFHADCLGPPLSSFvpNGKWICPVC 48

PHD finger found in Transcription factor 19 (TCF-19), Lysine-specific demethylase KDM5A and KDM5B, and other similar proteins; TCF-19 was identified as a putative trans-activating factor with expression beginning at the late G1-S boundary in dividing cells. It functions as a novel islet factor necessary for proliferation and survival in the INS-1 beta cell line. It plays an important role in susceptibility to both Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM); it has been suggested that it may positively impact beta cell mass under conditions of beta cell stress and increased insulin demand. KDM5A was originally identified as a retinoblastoma protein (Rb)-binding partner and its inactivation may be important for Rb to promote differentiation. It is involved in transcription through interaction with TBP, p107, nuclear receptors, Myc, Sin3/HDAC, Mad1, RBP-J, CLOCK, and BMAL1. KDM5B has a restricted expression pattern in the testis, ovary, and transiently in the mammary gland of the pregnant female and has been shown to be upregulated in breast cancer, prostate cancer, and lung cancer, suggesting a potential role in tumorigenesis. Both KDM5A and KDM5B function as trimethylated histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4me3) demethylases. This family also includes Caenorhabditis elegans Lysine-specific demethylase 7 homolog (ceKDM7A). ceKDM7A (also termed JmjC domain-containing protein 1.2, PHD finger protein 8 homolog, or PHF8 homolog) is a plant homeodomain (PHD)- and JmjC domain-containing protein that functions as a histone demethylase specific for H3K9me2 and H3K27me2. The binding of the PHD finger to H3K4me3 guides H3K9me2- and H3K27me2-specific demethylation by its catalytic JmjC domain in a trans-histone regulation mechanism. In addition, this family includes plant protein OBERON 1 and OBERON 2, Alfin1-like (AL) proteins, histone acetyltransferases (HATs) HAC, and AT-rich interactive domain-containing protein 4 (ARID4).

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gi 1958762107 250 VRCICGVQEENDFMIQCEECQCWQHGVCMGL--LEENVPEKYTCYVC 294
Cdd:cd15517     3 GICNLETAAVDELWVQCDGCDKWFHQFCLGLsnERYADEDKFKCPNC 49

PHD finger found in Set1 complex component SPP1; Set1C component SPP1, also called COMPASS component Spp1, or Complex proteins associated with set1 protein Spp1, or Suppressor of PRP protein 1, is a component of the COMPASS complex that links histone methylation to initiation of meiotic recombination. It induces double-strand break (DSB) formation by tethering to recombinationally cold regions. SPP1 interacts with H3K4me3 and Mer2, a protein required for DSB formation, to promote recruitment of potential meiotic DSB sites to the chromosomal axis. SPP1 contains a PHD finger, a zinc binding motif.

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gi 1958762107 252 CICGVQEENDFMIQCEECQCWQHGVCMGLLE--ENVPEKYTCYVC 294
Cdd:cd16039     2 CICQKPDDGRWMIACDGCDEWYHFTCVNIPEadVELVDSFFCPPC 46

PHD finger 3 found in histone-lysine N-methyltransferase 2A (KMT2A) and 2B (KMT2B); This family includes histone-lysine N-methyltransferase trithorax (Trx) like proteins, KMT2A (MLL1) and KMT2B (MLL2), which comprise the mammalian Trx branch of the COMPASS family, and are both essential for mammalian embryonic development. KMT2A regulates chromatin-mediated transcription through the catalysis of methylation of histone 3 lysine 4 (H3K4), and is frequently rearranged in acute leukemia. KMT2A functions as the catalytic subunit in the MLL1 complex. KMT2B is a second human homolog of Drosophila trithorax, located on chromosome 19 and functions as the catalytic subunit in the MLL2 complex. It plays a critical role in memory formation through mediating hippocampal H3K4 di- and trimethylation. It is also required for RNA polymerase II association and protection from DNA methylation at the MagohB CpG island promoter. Both KMT2A and KMT2B contain a CxxC (x for any residue) zinc finger domain, three plant homeodomain (PHD) fingers, an extended PHD (ePHD) finger, Cys2HisCys5HisCys2His, two FY (phenylalanine tyrosine)-rich domains, and a SET (Suppressor of variegation, Enhancer of zeste, Trithorax) domain. This model corresponds to the third PHD finger.

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gi 1958762107 258 EENDF---MIQCEECQCWQHGVCMGLLEE------NVPE--KYTCYVC 294
Cdd:cd15508    10 DDDDYdskMMQCSQCDHWVHAKCEGLSDEmyeilsYLPEsiEYTCSLC 57

PHD finger found in PHD finger protein 23 (PHF23); PHF23, also termed PHD-containing protein JUNE-1, is a hypothetical protein with a plant homeodomain (PHD) finger. It is encoded by gene PHF23 that acts as a candidate fusion partner for the nucleoporin gene NUP98. The NUP98-PHF23 fusion results from a cryptic translocation t(11;17)(p15;p13) in acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

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gi 1958762107 252 CICGVQEENDFMIQCEECQCWQHGVCMGLLEENVPEKYTCYVC 294
Cdd:cd15631     2 CYCGKPFAGRPMIECSQCGTWIHLSCAKIKKSNVPDFFYCQKC 44

PHD finger found in lysine-specific demethylase PHF2; PHF2, also termed GRC5, or PHD finger protein 2, is a histone lysine demethylase ubiquitously expressed in various tissues. It contains a plant homeodomain (PHD) finger and a JmjC domain and plays an important role in adipogenesis. The PHD finger domain can recognize trimethylated histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4me3). PHF2 also has dimethylated histone H3 lysine 9(H3K9me2) demethylase activity and acts as a coactivator of several metabolism-related transcription factors. Moreover, it can demethylate ARID5B and further forms a complex with demethylated ARD5B to bind the promoter regions of target genes. The overexpression of PHF2 is involved in the progression of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC).

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gi 1958762107 252 CICGVQEE-NDFMIQCEECQCWQHGVCMGLLEENVP--EKYTCYVCQ 295
Cdd:cd15641     2 CICRLPYDvTRFMIECDACKDWFHGSCVGVEEEEAPdiDIYHCPNCE 48