RING finger (Really Interesting New Gene) domain and U-box domain superfamily; The RING finger is a specialized type of Zn-finger of 40 to 60 residues that binds two atoms of zinc. It is defined by the "cross-brace" motif that chelates zinc atoms by eight amino acid residues, typically Cys or His, arranged in a characteristic spacing. Canonical RING motifs have been categorized into two major subclasses, RING-HC (C3HC4-type) and RING-H2 (C3H2C3-type), according to their Cys/His content. There are also many variants of RING fingers: some have different Cys/His patterns while some lack a single Cys or His residue at typical Zn ligand positions (the fourth or eighth zinc ligand is prevalently exchanged for an Asp, which can indeed chelate Zn in a RING finger as well). C4C4-, C3HC3D-, C2H2C4-, and C3HC5-type RING fingers are closely related to RING-HC fingers. In contrast, C4HC3- (RING-CH alias RINGv), C3H3C2-, C3H2C2D-, C3DHC3-, and C4HC2H-type RING fingers are more closely related to RING-H2 fingers. However, not all RING finger-containing proteins display regular RING finger features, and the RING finger family has turned out to be multifarious. The degenerate RING fingers of the Siz/PIAS RING (SP-RING) family proteins and sporulation protein RMD5, are characterized by lacking the second, fifth, and sixth Zn2+ ion-coordinating residues. They bind only one Zn2+ ion. On the other hand, the RING fingers of the human APC11 and RBX1 proteins can bind a third Zn atom since they harbor four additional Zn ligands. U-box is a modified form of the RING finger domain that lacks metal chelating Cys and His residues. It resembles the cross-brace RING structure consisting of three beta-sheets and a single alpha-helix, which would be stabilized by salt bridges instead of chelated metal ions. U-box proteins are widely distributed among eukaryotic organisms and show a higher prevalence in plants than in other organisms. RING finger/U-box-containing proteins are a group of diverse proteins with a variety of cellular functions, including oncogenesis, development, viral replication, signal transduction, the cell cycle and apoptosis. Many of them are ubiquitin-protein ligases (E3s) that serve as scaffolds for binding to ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes (E2s, also referred to as ubiquitin carrier proteins or UBCs) in close proximity to substrate proteins, which enable efficient transfer of ubiquitin from E2 to the substrates.

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gi 569001833 599 KQCVACQERAHGTVLRPCQHRVLCEPCAASTPECPYCKGQPLPW 642
Cdd:cd16772    1 KKCIVCQERDRSIVLQPCQHYVLCEHCAASKPECPYCKTKILKW 44

Zinc finger C-x8-C-x5-C-x3-H type (and similar);

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gi 569001833  286 YKSTKCNDMRQTGYCPRGPFCAFAH 310
Cdd:pfam00642   1 YKTELCRFFLRTGYCKYGDRCKFAH 25

RING finger, HC subclass, found in RING finger protein unkempt-like (UNKL) and similar proteins; UNKL, also known as zinc finger CCCH domain-containing protein 5-like, is a putative E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase that may participate in a protein complex showing an E3 ligase activity regulated by RAC1. It shows high sequence similarity with RING finger protein unkempt (UNK), which is a metazoan-specific zinc finger protein enriched in embryonic brains, and may play a broad regulatory role during the formation of the central nervous system (CNS). UNKL contains several CCCH-type zinc fingers at the N-terminus, and a C3HC4-type RING-HC finger at its C-terminus.

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gi 569001833 599 KQCVACQERAHGTVLRPCQHRVLCEPCAASTPECPYCKGQPLPW 642
Cdd:cd16772    1 KKCIVCQERDRSIVLQPCQHYVLCEHCAASKPECPYCKTKILKW 44

Zinc finger, C3HC4 type (RING finger);

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gi 569001833  599 KQCVACQERAHGTVLRPCQHRVLCEPCA----ASTPECPYCK 636
Cdd:pfam13920   3 LLCVICLDRPRNVVLLPCGHLCLCEECAerllRKKKKCPICR 44

RING finger, HC subclass, found in RING finger protein unkempt-like (UNKL) and similar proteins; UNKL, also known as zinc finger CCCH domain-containing protein 5-like, is a putative E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase that may participate in a protein complex showing an E3 ligase activity regulated by RAC1. It shows high sequence similarity with RING finger protein unkempt (UNK), which is a metazoan-specific zinc finger protein enriched in embryonic brains, and may play a broad regulatory role during the formation of the central nervous system (CNS). UNKL contains several CCCH-type zinc fingers at the N-terminus, and a C3HC4-type RING-HC finger at its C-terminus.

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gi 569001833 599 KQCVACQERAHGTVLRPCQHRVLCEPCAASTPECPYCKGQPLPW 642
Cdd:cd16772    1 KKCIVCQERDRSIVLQPCQHYVLCEHCAASKPECPYCKTKILKW 44

RING finger, HC subclass, found in RING finger protein unkempt (UNK), unkempt-like (UNKL), and similar proteins; UNK, also known as zinc finger CCCH domain-containing protein 5, is a metazoan-specific zinc finger protein enriched in embryonic brains. It may play a broad regulatory role during the formation of the central nervous system (CNS). It is a sequence-specific RNA-binding protein required for early neuronal morphology. UNK is a neurogenic component of the mTOR pathway, and functions as a negative regulator of the timing of photoreceptor differentiation. It also specifically binds to Brg/Brm-associated factor BAF60b and promotes its ubiquitination in a Rac1-dependent manner. UNKL, also known as zinc finger CCCH domain-containing protein 5-like, is a putative E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase that may participate in a protein complex showing an E3 ligase activity regulated by RAC1. Both UNK and UNKL contain several tandem CCCH-type zinc fingers at the N-terminus, and a C3HC4-type RING-HC finger at its C-terminus.

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gi 569001833 599 KQCVACQERAHGTVLRPCQHRVLCEPCAASTPECPYCK 636
Cdd:cd16614    1 KKCMKCEERNRSVAVLPCQHYVLCEQCAETATECPYCH 38

RING finger, HC subclass, found in RING finger protein unkempt (UNK) and similar proteins; UNK, also known as zinc finger CCCH domain-containing protein 5, is a metazoan-specific zinc finger protein enriched in embryonic brains. It may play a broad regulatory role during the formation of the central nervous system (CNS). It is a sequence-specific RNA-binding protein required for early neuronal morphology. UNK is a neurogenic component of the mTOR pathway, and functions as a negative regulator of the timing of photoreceptor differentiation. It also specifically binds to Brg/Brm-associated factor BAF60b and promotes its ubiquitination in a Rac1-dependent manner. UNK contains six tandem CCCH-type zinc fingers at the N-terminus, and a C3HC4-type RING-HC finger at its C-terminus.

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gi 569001833 601 CVACQERahGTVLRPCQHRVLCEPCAASTpECPYC 635
Cdd:cd16771    5 CLKCQEL--KRVTLPCQHALLCETCATSE-ECPIC 36

RING finger, HC subclass, found in leucine-rich repeat and sterile alpha motif-containing protein 1 (LRSAM1) and similar proteins; LRSAM1, also known as Tsg101-associated ligase (TAL), or RIFLE, is an E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase that physically associates with, and selectively ubiquitylates, Tsg101, an E2-like molecule that regulates vesicular trafficking processes in yeast and mammals. It regulates a Tsg101-associated complex responsible for the sorting of cargo into cytoplasm-containing vesicles that bud at the multivesicular body and at the plasma membrane. LRSAM1 is a multidomain protein containing an N-terminal leucine-rich repeat (LRR), followed by several recognizable motifs, including an ezrin-radixin-moezin (ERM) domain, a coiled-coil (CC) region, a SAM domain, and a C-terminal C3HC4-type RING-HC finger domain.

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gi 569001833 601 CVACQERAHGTVLRPCQHRVLCEPCAASTPECPYCKGQ 638
Cdd:cd16515    4 CVVCMDAESQVIFLPCGHVCCCQTCSSSLSTCPLCRAD 41

Modified RING finger, HC subclass (C3HC5-type), found in cell growth regulator with RING finger domain protein 1 (CGRRF1) and similar proteins; CGRRF1, also known as cell growth regulatory gene 19 protein (CGR19) or RING finger protein 197 (RNF197), functions as a novel biomarker to monitor endometrial sensitivity and response to insulin-sensitizing drugs, such as metformin, in the context of obesity. CGRRF1 contains a C-terminal modified C3HC5-type RING-HC finger, which is distinguished from typical C3HC4 RING-HC finger due to the existence of the additional cysteine residue in the middle portion of the RING finger domain.

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gi 569001833 599 KQCVACQERAHGTVLRPCQHRVLCEPCAASTPECPYCK 636
Cdd:cd16787    1 KDCVVCQNAPVNRVLLPCRHACVCDECFKRLQRCPMCR 38

RING finger, HC subclass, found in Arabidopsis thaliana MND1-interacting protein 1 (MIP1) and similar proteins; This subfamily includes Arabidopsis thaliana MIP1, RING finger protein 4 (RF4) and RING finger protein 298 (RF298). MIP1 interacts with MND1, HOP2 and XRI1. RF4 and RF298 are putative E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase that may mediate E2-dependent protein ubiquitination. Members of this subfamily contain a typical C3HC4-type RING-HC finger.

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gi 569001833 597 RAKQCVACQERAHGTVLRPCQHRVLCEPCA-----ASTPECPYCKG 637
Cdd:cd23128    2 RERECVMCMEEERSVVFLPCAHQVVCSGCNdlhekKGMRECPSCRG 47

RING finger, HC subclass, found in E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase XIAP, baculoviral IAP repeat-containing protein 8 (BIRC8) and similar proteins; XIAP, also known as baculoviral IAP repeat-containing protein 4 (BIRC4), IAP-like protein (ILP), inhibitor of apoptosis protein 3 (IAP-3), or X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (X-linked IAP), is a potent suppressor of apoptosis that directly inhibits specific members of the caspase family of cysteine proteases, including caspase-3, -7, and -9. It promotes proteasomal degradation of caspase-3 and enhances its anti-apoptotic effect in Fas-induced cell death. The ubiquitin-protein ligase (E3) activity of XIAP also exhibits in the ubiquitination of second mitochondria-derived activator of caspases (Smac). The mitochondrial proteins, Smac/DIABLO and Omi/HtrA2, can inhibit the antiapoptotic activity of XIAP. XIAP has also been implicated in several intracellular signaling cascades involved in the cellular response to stress, such as the c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), the nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB), and the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) pathways. Moreover, XIAP can regulate copper homeostasis by interacting with MURR1. BIRC8, also known as inhibitor of apoptosis-like protein 2, IAP-like protein 2, ILP-2, or testis-specific inhibitor of apoptosis, is a tissue-specific homolog of E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase XIAP. It has been implicated in the control of apoptosis in the testis by direct inhibition of caspase 9. Both XIAP and BIRC8 contain three N-terminal baculoviral IAP repeat (BIR) domains, a ubiquitin-association (UBA) domain and a C3HC4-type RING-HC finger at the carboxyl terminus.

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gi 569001833 597 RAKQCVACQERAHGTVLRPCQHRVLCEPCAASTPECPYC 635
Cdd:cd16714   13 EEKLCKICMDRNISIVFIPCGHLVTCKQCAEALDKCPIC 51

RING finger, HC subclass, found in mind bomb MIB1, MIB2, and similar proteins; MIBs are large, multi-domain E3 ubiquitin-protein ligases that promote ubiquitination of the cytoplasmic tails of Notch ligands. They are also responsible for TBK1 K63-linked ubiquitination and activation, promoting interferon production and controlling antiviral immunity. Moreover, MIBs selectively control responses to cytosolic RNA and regulate type I interferon transcription. Both MIB1 and MIB2 have similar domain architectures, which consist of two Mib-Herc2 domains flanking a ZZ zinc finger, a REP region including two tandem Mib repeats, an ANK region that spans ankyrin repeats, and a RNG region, where MIB1 and MIB2 contain three and two C3HC4-type RING-HC fingers, respectively. This model corresponds to the first RING-HC finger of MIB1 and MIB2, as well as the second RING-HC finger of MIB1.

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gi 569001833 599 KQCVACQERAHGTVLRPCQHRVLCEPCAASTPECPYCK 636
Cdd:cd16519    1 EECRVCSDKKALVLFQPCGHVVACEECSLRMKKCLQCK 38