Description
Product Characteristics:
The RING-type zinc finger motif is present in a number of viral and eukaryotic proteins and is made of a conserved cysteine-rich domain that is able to bind two zinc atoms. Proteins that contain this conserved domain are generally involved in the ubiquitination pathway of protein degradation. TRAC-1 (T-cell RING activation protein 1), also known as RNF125 (ring finger protein 125) or E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase RNF125, is a 232 amino acid novel E3 ubiquitin ligase that functions as a positive regulator in the T-cell receptor signaling pathway. Expressed predominantly in lymphoid tissues such as spleen, thymus and bone marrow, TRAC-1 has been found to inhibit pathogen-induced cytokine production and down-regulates HIV replication.
Synonyms: T cell RING activation protein 1, E3 ubiquitin protein ligase RNF125, Ring finger protein 125, RNF 125, T cell ring protein identied in activation screen, TRAC 1, TRAC1, RN125_HUMAN.
Target Information: This gene encodes a novel E3 ubiquitin ligase that contains a RING finger domain in the N-terminus and three zinc-binding and one ubiquitin-interacting motif in the C-terminus. As a result of myristoylation, this protein associates with membranes and is primarily localized to intracellular membrane systems. The encoded protein may function as a positive regulator in the T-cell receptor signaling pathway. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2012]