Modified RING finger found in peroxin-12 (PEX12) and similar proteins
PEX12, also known as peroxisome assembly protein 12 or peroxisome assembly factor 3 (PAF-3), is a RING finger domain-containing integral membrane peroxin required for protein import into peroxisomes. Mutations in human PEX12 result in the peroxisome deficiency Zellweger syndrome of complementation group III (CG-III), a lethal neurological disorder. PEX12 also functions as an E3-ubiquitin ligase that facilitates the PEX4-dependent monoubiquitination of PEX5, a key player in peroxisomal matrix protein import, to control PEX5 receptor recycling or degradation. PEX12 contains a modified RING finger that lacks the third, fourth, and eighth zinc-binding residues of the consensus RING finger motif, suggesting PEX12 may only bind one zinc ion.
Feature 1:putative Zn binding site [ion binding site]
Evidence:
Comment:PEX12 contains a modified RING finger that lacks the third, fourth and eighth zinc-binding residues of the consensus RING finger motif, suggesting PEX12 may only bind one zinc ion
Comment:C3HC4-type RING-HC finger consensus motif: C-X2-C-X(9-39)-C-X(1-3)-H-X(2-3)-C-X2-C-X(4-48)-C-X2-C, where X is any amino acid and the number of X residues varies in different fingers
Comment:A RING finger typically binds two zinc atoms, with its Cys and/or His side chains in a unique "cross-brace" arrangement.
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