Description
Product Characteristics:
PJA2, also known as E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase praja-2, RNF131 (ring finger protein 131) or Neurodap1, is a 708 amino acid protein that contains one ring-type zinc finger and exists as two alternatively spliced isoforms. Significantly conserved in chimpanzee, dog, cow, mouse, rat, chicken and zebrafish, PJA2 shares 52 % identity with PJA1, which is involved in protein ubiquitination in brain and may play a role in X-linked mental retardation. Encoded by a gene that maps to human chromosome 5q21.3, PJA2 localizes to both endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus membranes. Participating in E2-dependent, E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase activity, PJA2 binds to a variety of E2s and interacts with ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes, such as UBE2D2, in vitro.
Synonyms: E3 ubiquitin protein ligase Praja2, E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase Praja-2, KIAA0438, Neurodap 1, Neurodap1, PJA 2, PJA2, PJA2_HUMAN, Praja 2, Praja 2 RING H2 mot containing, praja ring finger 2, Praja ring finger 2 E3 ubiquitin protein ligase, Praja2, RING finger protein 131, RNF 131, RNF131.
Target Information: may play a role in synaptic communication and plasticity through the control of the formation of post synaptic density [RGD, Feb 2006]