"RING Finger Domains" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A zinc-binding domain defined by the sequence Cysteine-X2-Cysteine-X(9-39)-Cysteine-X(l-3)-His-X(2-3)-Cysteine-X2-Cysteine -X(4-48)-Cysteine-X2-Cysteine, where X is any amino acid. The RING finger motif binds two atoms of zinc, with each zinc atom ligated tetrahedrally by either four cysteines or three cysteines and a histidine. The motif also forms into a unitary structure with a central cross-brace region and is found in many proteins that are involved in protein-protein interactions. The acronym RING stands for Really Interesting New Gene.
| Descriptor ID |
D054829
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G02.111.570.820.709.275.500.985.500 G02.111.570.820.709.275.750.500.625
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| Concept/Terms |
RING Finger Domains- RING Finger Domains
- Domains, RING Finger
- RING Finger Domain
- RING Finger Motifs
- RING Finger Motif
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The RING finger domain of Varicella-Zoster virus ORF61p has E3 ubiquitin ligase activity that is essential for efficient autoubiquitination and dispersion of Sp100-containing nuclear bodies. J Virol. 2010 Jul; 84(13):6861-5.