RING finger, HC subclass, found in SH3 domain-containing RING finger protein 3 (SH3RF3) and similar proteins
SH3RF3, also known as plenty of SH3s 2 (POSH2) or SH3 multiple domains protein 4 (SH3MD4), is a scaffold protein with E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase activity. It was identified in a screen for interacting partners of p21-activated kinase 2 (PAK2). It may play a role in regulating c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) mediated apoptosis in certain conditions. It also interacts with GTP-loaded Rac1. SH3RF3 is highly homologous to SH3RF1. Both contain an N-terminal C3HC4-type RING-HC finger responsible for the E3 ligase activity and four Src Homology 3 (SH3) domains, which are protein interaction domains that bind to proline-rich ligands with moderate affinity and selectivity, preferentially to PxxP motifs.
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.