Extended PHD finger found in protein AF-17 and similar proteins
The extended plant homeodomain (ePHD) zinc finger is characterized as Cys2HisCys5HisCys2His. This model includes the ePHD finger of AF-17. AF-17, also termed ALL1-fused gene from chromosome 17 protein, is encoded by gene AF17 that has been identified in hematological malignancies as a translocation partner of the mixed lineage leukemia gene MLL. It is a putative transcription factor that may play a role in multiple signaling pathways. It is involved in chromatin-mediated gene regulation mechanisms. It functions as a component of the multi-subunit Dot1 complex (Dotcom) and plays a role in the Wnt/Wingless signaling pathway. It also seems to be a downstream target of the beta-catenin/T-cell factor pathway, and participates in G2-M progression. Moreover, it may function as an important regulator of ENaC-mediated Na+ transport and thus blood pressure. AF-17 contains an N-terminal plant homeodomain (PHD) finger followed by a non-canonical ePHD finger.
Conserved feature residue pattern:C C H C C C C C H C C H
Evidence:
Comment:based on the structure evidence that human Borjeson-Forssman-Lehmann syndrome-associated protein PHF6 (PDB 4NN2) binds three Zn2+ ions through its ePHD finger
Comment:The extended PHD finger is characterized by Cys2HisCys5HisCys2His.