ubiquitin-like (Ubl) domain found in splicing factor 3A 120kDa subunit (SF3a120) and similar proteins
Mammalian splicing factor SF3a consists of three subunits of 60, 66, and 120 kDa and functions early during pre-mRNA splicing by converting the U2 snRNP to its active form. The 120kDa subunit SF3a120, also termed splicing factor 3A subunit 1 (SF3A1), or spliceosome-associated protein 114 (SAP114), is the U2 snRNP-specific protein that is critical for spliceosome assembly and normal splicing events. During splicing, SF3a120, together with the U2 snRNP and other proteins, are recruited to the 3' splicing site to generate the splicing complex A after the recognition of the 3' splicing site. SF3a120 contains two N-terminal SWAP (suppressor-of-white-apricot) domains, referred to collectively as the SURP module, as well as a C-terminal ubiquitin-like (Ubl) domain with a beta-grasp Ubl fold, a common structure involved in protein-protein interactions.
Feature 1: key conserved lysine K27, 1 residue position
Conserved feature residue pattern:[KR]
Evidence:
Comment:K27 (Ub numbering) is a lysine conserved in the Ubl_ubiquitin_like family, and mostly conserved in this subfamily (K/R); it is one of 7 lysines involved in chain linkage in ubiquitin (K6, K11, K27, K29, K33, K48, or K63, Ub numbering), the other 6 lysines are not conserved in this subfamily; may have other functions