Biology:RNF5

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


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E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase RNF5 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the RNF5 gene.[1][2]

Function

The protein encoded by this gene contains a RING finger, which is a motif known to be involved in protein-protein interactions. This protein is a membrane-bound ubiquitin ligase. It can regulate cell motility by targeting paxillin ubiquitination and altering the distribution and localization of paxillin in cytoplasm and cell focal adhesions.[2]

References

  1. "Cloning, expression and mapping of a novel RING-finger gene (RNF5), a human homologue of a putative zinc-finger gene from Caenorhabditis elegans". Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics 79 (1–2): 114–7. Apr 1998. doi:10.1159/000134695. PMID 9533025. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: RNF5 ring finger protein 5". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=6048. 

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