PHD finger found in PYGO proteins; The family includes Drosophila melanogaster protein pygopus (dPYGO) and its two homologs, PYGO1 and PYGO2. dPYGO is a fundamental Wnt signaling transcriptional component in Drosophila. PYGO1 is essential for the association with Legless (Lgs)/Bcl9 that acts an adaptor between Pygopus (Pygo) and Arm/beta-catenin. dPYGO and PYGO2 function as context-dependent beta-catenin coactivators, and they bind di- and trimethylated lysine 4 of histone H3 (H3K4me2/3). Moreover, PYGO2 acts as a histone methylation reader, and a chromatin remodeler in a testis-specific and Wnt-unrelated manner. It also mediates chromatin regulation and links Wnt signaling and Notch signaling to suppress the luminal/alveolar differentiation competence of mammary stem and basal cells. PYGO2 also plays a new role in rRNA transcription during cancer cell growth. It regulates mammary tumor initiation and heterogeneity in MMTV-Wnt1 mice. All family members contain a plant homeodomain (PHD) finger.

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gi 1263138335  91 PCGICKREVNDNDDAIFCETGCAQWYHRVCTGLTELAYDLLTAEENAEWVCDNC 144
Cdd:cd15551     1 PCGICNNEVNDDDDAILCESSCNKWFHRTCTGLTESAYDLLTSEESAEWVCDSC 54

PHD finger found in PYGO proteins; The family includes Drosophila melanogaster protein pygopus (dPYGO) and its two homologs, PYGO1 and PYGO2. dPYGO is a fundamental Wnt signaling transcriptional component in Drosophila. PYGO1 is essential for the association with Legless (Lgs)/Bcl9 that acts an adaptor between Pygopus (Pygo) and Arm/beta-catenin. dPYGO and PYGO2 function as context-dependent beta-catenin coactivators, and they bind di- and trimethylated lysine 4 of histone H3 (H3K4me2/3). Moreover, PYGO2 acts as a histone methylation reader, and a chromatin remodeler in a testis-specific and Wnt-unrelated manner. It also mediates chromatin regulation and links Wnt signaling and Notch signaling to suppress the luminal/alveolar differentiation competence of mammary stem and basal cells. PYGO2 also plays a new role in rRNA transcription during cancer cell growth. It regulates mammary tumor initiation and heterogeneity in MMTV-Wnt1 mice. All family members contain a plant homeodomain (PHD) finger.

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gi 1263138335  91 PCGICKREVNDNDDAIFCETGCAQWYHRVCTGLTELAYDLLTAEENAEWVCDNC 144
Cdd:cd15551     1 PCGICNNEVNDDDDAILCESSCNKWFHRTCTGLTESAYDLLTSEESAEWVCDSC 54

PHD finger found in PYGO proteins; The family includes Drosophila melanogaster protein pygopus (dPYGO) and its two homologs, PYGO1 and PYGO2. dPYGO is a fundamental Wnt signaling transcriptional component in Drosophila. PYGO1 is essential for the association with Legless (Lgs)/Bcl9 that acts an adaptor between Pygopus (Pygo) and Arm/beta-catenin. dPYGO and PYGO2 function as context-dependent beta-catenin coactivators, and they bind di- and trimethylated lysine 4 of histone H3 (H3K4me2/3). Moreover, PYGO2 acts as a histone methylation reader, and a chromatin remodeler in a testis-specific and Wnt-unrelated manner. It also mediates chromatin regulation and links Wnt signaling and Notch signaling to suppress the luminal/alveolar differentiation competence of mammary stem and basal cells. PYGO2 also plays a new role in rRNA transcription during cancer cell growth. It regulates mammary tumor initiation and heterogeneity in MMTV-Wnt1 mice. All family members contain a plant homeodomain (PHD) finger.

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gi 1263138335  91 PCGICKREVNDNDDAIFCETGCAQWYHRVCTGLTELAYDLLTAEENAEWVCDNC 144
Cdd:cd15551     1 PCGICNNEVNDDDDAILCESSCNKWFHRTCTGLTESAYDLLTSEESAEWVCDSC 54

PHD finger found in Drosophila melanogaster protein pygopus (dPYGO) and similar proteins; dPYGO, also termed protein gammy legs, is a nuclear adapter protein encoded by pygopus (pygo). It is a fundamental Wnt signaling transcriptional component in Drosophila, and has both Wnt-related and Wnt-independent functions. It plays a critical role in aging-related cardiac dysfunction that is canonical Wnt signaling independent. dPYGO contains a plant homeodomain (PHD) finger, which is important for Lgs/Bcl9 recognition as well as for the regulation of the Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway.

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gi 1263138335  91 PCGICKREVNDNDDAIFCETGCAQWYHRVCTGLTELAYDLLTAEENAEWVCDNC 144
Cdd:cd15637     1 PCGKCHKEVHDNDQAILCESGCNFWFHRTCTGLTEAAFHMLTKEVYAEWVCDKC 54

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 1263138335  92 CGICKREVNDNDDAIFCEtGCAQWYHRVCTGLTELAYDLltaeeNAEWVCDNC 144
Cdd:cd15489     2 CIVCGKGGDLGGELLQCD-GCGKWFHADCLGPPLSSFVP-----NGKWICPVC 48

PHD finger 3 found in Lysine-specific demethylase 5A (KDM5A); KDM5A, also termed Histone demethylase JARID1A, or Jumonji/ARID domain-containing protein 1A, or Retinoblastoma-binding protein 2 (RBBP-2 or RBP2), 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 interacting with TBP, p107, nuclear receptors, Myc, Sin3/HDAC, Mad1, RBP-J, CLOCK and BMAL1. KDM5A functions as a trimethylated histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4me3) demethylase that belongs to the JARID subfamily within the JmjC proteins. It also displays DNA-binding activities that can recognize the specific DNA sequence CCGCCC. KDM5A contains the catalytic JmjC domain, JmjN, the BRIGHT domain, which is an AT-rich interacting domain (ARID), and a Cys5HisCys2 zinc finger, as well as three plant homeodomain (PHD) fingers. This model corresponds to the third PHD finger.

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gi 1263138335  95 CKREVNDNDDAIFCETGCAQWYHRVCTGLT-ELAydlltaeENAEWVCDNC 144
Cdd:cd15686     8 CQRPCKDKVDWVQCDGGCDEWFHQVCVGVSpEMA-------ENEDYICINC 51

PHD finger 3 found in Lysine-specific demethylase 5A (KDM5A), 5B (KDM5B), and similar proteins; The family includes KDM5A and KDM5B, both of which belong to the JARID subfamily within the JmjC proteins. KDM5A, also termed Histone demethylase JARID1A, or Jumonji/ARID domain-containing protein 1A, or Retinoblastoma-binding protein 2 (RBBP-2 or RBP2), 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 interacting with TBP, p107, nuclear receptors, Myc, Sin3/HDAC, Mad1, RBP-J, CLOCK and BMAL1. KDM5A functions as the trimethylated histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4me3) demethylase. It also displays DNA-binding activities that can recognize the specific DNA sequence CCGCCC. KDM5B, also termed Cancer/testis antigen 31 (CT31), or Histone demethylase JARID1B, or Jumonji/ARID domain-containing protein 1B (JARID1B), or PLU-1, or retinoblastoma-binding protein 2 homolog 1 (RBP2-H1 or RBBP2H1A), 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. KDM5B acts as a histone demethylase that catalyzes the removal of trimethylation of lysine 4 on histone H3 (H3K4me3), induced by polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). It also mediates demethylation of H3K4me2 and H3K4me1. Moreover, KDM5B functions as a negative regulator of hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) self-renewal and progenitor cell activity. KDM5B has also been shown to interact with the DNA binding transcription factors BF-1 and PAX9, as well asTIEG1/KLF10 (transforming growth factor-beta inducible early gene-1/Kruppel-like transcription factor 10), and possibly function as a transcriptional corepressor. The family also includes the Drosophila melanogaster protein little imaginal discs (Lid) that functions as a JmjC-dependent trimethyl histone H3K4 (H3K4me3) demethylase, which is required for dMyc-induced cell growth. It positively regulates Hox gene expression in S2 cells. Members in this family contain the catalytic JmjC domain, JmjN, the BRIGHT domain, which is an AT-rich interacting domain (ARID), and a Cys5HisCys2 zinc finger, as well as three plant homeodomain (PHD) fingers. This model corresponds to the third PHD finger.

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gi 1263138335  95 CKREVNDNDDAIFCEtGCAQWYHRVCTGLTElaydlLTAEENAEWVCDNC 144
Cdd:cd15610     7 CLKPTGDEVNWVQCD-GCEEWFHLLCVGLSP-----EEVAEDEDYICPSC 50

PHD finger 6 found in Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase 2C (KMT2C) and PHD finger 5 found in KMT2D; KMT2C, also termed myeloid/lymphoid or mixed-lineage leukemia protein 3 (MLL3), or homologous to ALR protein, is a histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4) lysine methyltransferase that functions as a circadian factor contributing to genome-scale circadian transcription. It is a component of a large complex that acts as a coactivator of multiple transcription factors, including the bile acid (BA)-activated nuclear receptor, farnesoid X receptor (FXR), a critical player in BA homeostasis. The MLL3 complex is essential for p53 transactivation of small heterodimer partner (SHP). KMT2C is also a part of activating signal cointegrator-2 (ASC-2)-containing complex (ASCOM) that contains the transcriptional coactivator nuclear receptor coactivator 6 (NCOA6), KMT2C and its paralog MLL4. The ASCOM complex is critical for nuclear receptor (NR) activation of bile acid transporter genes and is down regulated in cholestasis. KMT2D, also termed ALL1-related protein (ALR), is encoded by the gene that was named MLL4, a fourth human homolog of Drosophila trithorax, located on chromosome 12. It enzymatically generates trimethylated histone H3 Lysine 4 (H3K4me3). It plays an essential role in differentiating the human pluripotent embryonal carcinoma cell line NTERA-2 clone D1 (NT2/D1) stem cells by activating differentiation-specific genes, such as HOXA1-3 and NESTIN. KMT2D is also a part of ASCOM. Both KMT2C and KMT2D contain the catalytic domain SET, several plant homeodomain (PHD) fingers, two extended PHD (ePHD) fingers, Cys2HisCys5HisCys2His, a RING finger, an HMG (high-mobility group)-binding motif, and two FY-rich regions. This model corresponds to the sixth PHD finger of KMT2C and the fifth PHD finger of KMT2D.

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gi 1263138335  92 CGICKREVNDNDDAIFCETgCAQWYHRVCtgltelayDLLTAEENAEWVCDN 143
Cdd:cd15514     2 CPVCSRSYNEGELIIQCSQ-CERWLHGAC--------DSLRTEEEAERAADN 44

PHD finger found in transcription initiation factor TFIID subunit 3 (TAF3); TAF3 (also termed 140 kDa TATA box-binding protein-associated factor, TBP-associated factor 3, transcription initiation factor TFIID 140 kDa subunit (TAF140), or TAFII-140, is an integral component of TFIID) is a general initiation factor (GTF) that plays a key role in preinitiation complex (PIC) assembly through core promoter recognition. The interaction of H3K4me3 with TAF3 directs global TFIID recruitment to active genes, which regulates gene-selective functions of p53 in response to genotoxic stress. TAF3 is highly enriched in embryonic stem cells and is required for endoderm lineage differentiation and prevents premature specification of neuroectoderm and mesoderm. Moreover, TAF3, along with TRF3, forms a complex that is essential for myogenic differentiation. TAF3 contains a plant homeodomain (PHD) finger. This family also includes Drosophila melanogaster BIP2 (Bric-a-brac interacting protein 2) protein, which functions as an interacting partner of D. melanogaster p53 (Dmp53).

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gi 1263138335  92 CGICKREvnDNDDA-IFCEtGCAQWYHRVCTGLTElaydllTAEENAEWVCDNC 144
Cdd:cd15522     2 CPICKKP--DDGSPmIGCD-ECDDWYHWECVGITD------EPPEEDDWFCPKC 46