Alternative titles; symbols
HGNC Approved Gene Symbol: DTX3
Cytogenetic location: 12q13.3 Genomic coordinates (GRCh38): 12:57,604,824-57,609,802 (from NCBI)
DTX3 functions as an E3 ubiquitin ligase (Takeyama et al., 2003).
Using primers based on mouse Dtx3 for RT-PCR, Takeyama et al. (2003) cloned human DTX3. The deduced 347-amino acid protein has a truncated N-terminal domain compared with other DTX proteins, but it contains the proline-rich region and C-terminal RING-HC domain.
Using an in vitro ubiquitination assay, Takeyama et al. (2003) showed that recombinant DTX3 functioned as a ubiquitin E3 ligase. It showed highest ubiquitination activity in conjunction with the E2 enzyme UBCH5A (UBE2D1; 602961).
Hartz (2009) mapped the DTX3 gene to chromosome 12q13.3 based on an alignment of the DTX3 sequence (GenBank AK092085) with the genomic sequence (GRCh37).
Hartz, P. A. Personal Communication. Baltimore, Md. 11/23/2009.
Takeyama, K., Aguiar, R. C. T., Gu, L., He, C., Freeman, G. J., Kutok, J. L., Aster, J. C., Shipp, M. A. The BAL-binding protein BBAP and related Deltex family members exhibit ubiquitin-protein isopeptide ligase activity. J. Biol. Chem. 278: 21930-21937, 2003. [PubMed: 12670957] [Full Text: https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M301157200]