CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Zinc/RING finger domain, C3HC4 (zinc finger)
Functional Family E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase RNF4

Enzyme Information

2.3.2.27
RING-type E3 ubiquitin transferase.
based on mapping to UniProt P78317
S-ubiquitinyl-[E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme]-L-cysteine + [acceptor protein]-L-lysine = [E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme]-L-cysteine + N(6)- ubiquitinyl-[acceptor protein]-L-lysine.
-!- The RING domain of E3 ubiquitin transferase serves as a mediator bringing the ubiquitin-charged E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme and the acceptor protein together to enable the direct transfer of ubiquitin through the formation of an isopeptide bond between the C-terminal glycine residue of ubiquitin an the epsilon-amino group of an L-lysine residue of the acceptor protein. -!- The RING-E3 domain does not form a catalytic thioester intermediate with ubiquitin (unlike the HECT domain, EC 2.3.2.26). -!- RING-type ubiquitin transferases may occur as single-chain enzymes but also in dimeric forms or in multi-subunit assemblies. -!- Formerly EC 6.3.2.19 and EC 6.3.2.21.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P78317
RNF4_HUMAN
Homo sapiens
E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase RNF4

PDB Structure

PDB 2XEU
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
Mechanism of Ubiquitylation by Dimeric Ring Ligase Rnf4
Plechanovova, A., Jaffray, E.G., Mcmahon, S.A., Johnson, K.A., Navratilova, I., Naismith, J.H., Hay, R.T.
Nat.Struct.Mol.Biol.