RING finger, HC subclass, found in E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase Cbl-c and similar proteins
Cbl-c, also known as RING finger protein 57 (RNF57), SH3-binding protein Cbl-3, SH3-binding protein Cbl-c, or signal transduction protein Cbl-c, is an E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase expressed exclusively in epithelial cells. It contains a tyrosine-kinase-binding domain (TKB, also known as the phosphotyrosine binding PTB domain, composed of a four helix-bundle, a Ca2+ binding EF-hand and a highly variant SH2 domain), a C3HC4-type RING-HC finger, and a short proline-rich region, but lacks the ubiquitin-associated (UBA) leucine zipper motif that are present in Cbl and Cbl-b. Cbl-c acts as a regulator of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mediated signal transduction. It also suppresses v-Src-induced transformation through ubiquitin-dependent protein degradation. Moreover, Cbl-c ubiquitinates and downregulates RETMEN2A and implicates Enigma (PDLIM7) as a positive regulator of RETMEN2A by blocking Cbl-mediated ubiquitination and degradation. The ubiquitin ligase activity of Cbl-c is increased via the interaction of its RING-HC finger domain with a LIM domain of the paxillin homolog, hydrogen peroxide induced construct 5 (Hic-5).
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.