This entry represent the BACK domain present in BPM proteins from plants, SPOP from animals and related sequences. BPM proteins are part of the Cullin E3 ubiquitin ligase complexes playing a role as substrate-specific adaptors of CUL3-based E3 ligase ...
This entry represent the BACK domain present in BPM proteins from plants, SPOP from animals and related sequences. BPM proteins are part of the Cullin E3 ubiquitin ligase complexes playing a role as substrate-specific adaptors of CUL3-based E3 ligases in the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway [1,2]. They bind at least three families of transcription factors: ERF/AP2 class I, homeobox-leucine zipper and R2R3 MYB, playing an important role in plant flowering, seed development and abiotic stress response [1]. SPOP, also known as HIB homologue 1 or Roadkill homologue 1 in humans, is an adaptor protein that forms a complex with Cul3, cullin-RING-based BCR (BTB-CUL3-RBX1) E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase complex, and is involved in ubiquitination of BMI1, H2AFY, and the death-associated protein 6 (DAXX) [4-6]. This domain is involved in dimerization together with the BTB domain (Pfam:PF00651), resulting in linear higher-order oligomers [7].
The BTB (for BR-C, ttk and bab) [1] or POZ (for Pox virus and Zinc finger) [2] domain is present near the N-terminus of a fraction of zinc finger (Pfam:PF00096) proteins and in proteins that contain the Pfam:PF01344 motif such as Kelch and a family o ...
The BTB (for BR-C, ttk and bab) [1] or POZ (for Pox virus and Zinc finger) [2] domain is present near the N-terminus of a fraction of zinc finger (Pfam:PF00096) proteins and in proteins that contain the Pfam:PF01344 motif such as Kelch and a family of pox virus proteins. The BTB/POZ domain mediates homomeric dimerisation and in some instances heteromeric dimerisation [2]. The structure of the dimerised PLZF BTB/POZ domain has been solved and consists of a tightly intertwined homodimer. The central scaffolding of the protein is made up of a cluster of alpha-helices flanked by short beta-sheets at both the top and bottom of the molecule [3]. POZ domains from several zinc finger proteins have been shown to mediate transcriptional repression and to interact with components of histone deacetylase co-repressor complexes including N-CoR and SMRT [4,5,6]. The POZ or BTB domain is also known as BR-C/Ttk or ZiN.