Homo sapiens Protein: RNF2
Summary
InnateDB Protein IDBP-389807.5
Last Modified 2014-10-13 [Report errors or provide feedback]
Gene Symbol RNF2
Protein Name ring finger protein 2
Synonyms BAP-1; BAP1; DING; HIPI3; RING1B; RING2;
Species Homo sapiens
Ensembl Protein ENSP00000400722
InnateDB Gene IDBG-105369 (RNF2)
Protein Structure
UniProt Annotation
Function E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase that mediates monoubiquitination of 'Lys-119' of histone H2A (H2AK119Ub), thereby playing a central role in histone code and gene regulation. H2AK119Ub gives a specific tag for epigenetic transcriptional repression and participates in X chromosome inactivation of female mammals. May be involved in the initiation of both imprinted and random X inactivation. Essential component of a Polycomb group (PcG) multiprotein PRC1-like complex, a complex class required to maintain the transcriptionally repressive state of many genes, including Hox genes, throughout development. PcG PRC1 complex acts via chromatin remodeling and modification of histones, rendering chromatin heritably changed in its expressibility. E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase activity is enhanced by BMI1/PCGF4. Acts as the main E3 ubiquitin ligase on histone H2A of the PRC1 complex, while RING1 may rather act as a modulator of RNF2/RING2 activity. In resting B- and T-lymphocytes, interaction with AURKB leads to block its activity, thereby maintaining transcription in resting lymphocytes. {ECO:0000269PubMed:11513855, ECO:0000269PubMed:15386022, ECO:0000269PubMed:16359901, ECO:0000269PubMed:16714294, ECO:0000269PubMed:20696397}.
Subcellular Localization Nucleus {ECO:0000269PubMed:21282530}. Chromosome {ECO:0000250}. Note=Enriched on inactive X chromosome (Xi) in female trophoblast stem (TS) cells as well as differentiating embryonic stem (ES) cells. The enrichment on Xi is transient during TS and ES cell differentiation. The association with Xi is mitotically stable in non-differentiated TS cells (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.
Disease Associations
Tissue Specificity
Comments
Interactions
Number of Interactions This gene and/or its encoded proteins are associated with 766 experimentally validated interaction(s) in this database.
They are also associated with 121 interaction(s) predicted by orthology.
Experimentally validated
Total 766 [view]
Protein-Protein 766 [view]
Protein-DNA 0
Protein-RNA 0
DNA-DNA 0
RNA-RNA 0
DNA-RNA 0
Predicted by orthology
Total 121 [view]
Gene Ontology

Molecular Function
Accession GO Term
GO:0005515 protein binding
GO:0008270 zinc ion binding
GO:0046872 metal ion binding
Biological Process
Cellular Component
Protein Structure and Domains
PDB ID
InterPro IPR001841 Zinc finger, RING-type
IPR018957 Zinc finger, C3HC4 RING-type
PFAM PF13639
PF14634
PF00097
PRINTS
PIRSF
SMART SM00184
TIGRFAMs
Post-translational Modifications
Modification
Cross-References
SwissProt
PhosphoSite PhosphoSite-Q99496
TrEMBL
UniProt Splice Variant
Entrez Gene 6045
UniGene Hs.626289
RefSeq
HUGO HGNC:10061
OMIM 608985
CCDS
HPRD 07028
IMGT
EMBL
GenPept