Modified RING finger, HC subclass (C3HC3D-type), found in tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor-associated factor 5 (TRAF5) and similar proteins
TRAF5, also known as RING finger protein 84 (RNF84), is an important signal transducer for a wide range of TNF receptor superfamily members, including tumor necrosis factor receptor 1 (TNFR1), TNFR2, CD40, and other lymphocyte costimulatory receptors, RANK/TRANCE-R, ectodysplasin-A Receptor (EDAR), lymphotoxin-beta receptor (LT-betaR), latent membrane protein 1 (LMP1), and IRE1. It functions as an activator of NF-kappaB, MAPK, and JNK, and is involved in both RANKL- and TNFalpha-induced osteoclastogenesis. It mediates CD40 signaling by associating with the cytoplasmic tail of CD40. It also negatively regulates Toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling and functions as a negative regulator of the interleukin 6 (IL-6) receptor signaling pathway that limits the differentiation of inflammatory CD4(+) T cells. TRAF5 contains an N-terminal domain with a modified C3HC3D-type RING-HC finger and several zinc fingers, and a C-terminal TRAF domain that comprises a coiled coil domain and a conserved TRAF-C domain.
Comment:consensus of the typical C3HC4-type RING-HC finger: C-X2-C-X(9-39)-C-X(1-3)-H-X(2-3)-C-X2-C-X(4-48)-C-X2-C, 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.