UBX protein domain

UBX

solution structure of the ubx domain of kiaa0794 protein
Identifiers
Symbol UBX
Pfam PF00789
Pfam clan CL0072
InterPro IPR001012
SMART UBX
SCOP 1i42
SUPERFAMILY 1i42

In molecular biology, the UBX protein domain is found in ubiquitin-regulatory proteins, which are members of the ubiquitination pathway, as well as a number of other proteins including FAF-1 (FAS-associated factor 1), the human Rep-8 reproduction protein and several hypothetical proteins from yeast. The function of the UBX domain is not known although the fragment of avian FAF-1 containing the UBX domain causes apoptosis of transfected cells.

Function

So far, as yet, no general function for the UBX domain has yet emerged.[1] Additionally, the absence of a carboxy-terminal di-glycine motif, however, indicates that UBX domains are not covalently attached to target proteins in a ubiquitin-like manner.[2]

Structure

The UBX domain comprises about 80 amino acid residues. They are distinct structural units defining a large family of proteins that often exhibit a modular domain architecture three-dimensional structures of UBX domains reveal a close structural relationship with ubiquitin despite the lack of significant sequence homology[2]

Homology

UBX domain is very similar to ubiquitin which gives us some indication of evolution. There are ubiquitin fusion which seem to be advantageous for ribosomal subunit folding.[2]

References

  1. Buchberger A (2002). "From UBA to UBX: new words in the ubiquitin vocabulary.". Trends Cell Biol. 12 (5): 216–21. doi:10.1016/S0962-8924(02)02269-9. PMID 12062168.
  2. 1 2 3 Schuberth C, Buchberger A (2008). "UBX domain proteins: major regulators of the AAA ATPase Cdc48/p97.". Cell Mol Life Sci. 65 (15): 2360–71. doi:10.1007/s00018-008-8072-8. PMID 18438607.

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