Polycomb complex protein RING1; RING finger protein 1; Transcription repressor Ring1A
Gene Name
Ring1
Gene Synonyms/Alias
Ring1A; Rnf1
Created Date
July 27, 2013
Organism
Mus musculus (Mouse)
NCBI Taxa ID
10090
Lysine Modification
Position
Peptide
Type
References
285
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ubiquitination
[1]
Reference
[1] Proteomic analyses reveal divergent ubiquitylation site patterns in murine tissues. Wagner SA, Beli P, Weinert BT, Schölz C, Kelstrup CD, Young C, Nielsen ML, Olsen JV, Brakebusch C, Choudhary C. Mol Cell Proteomics. 2012 Dec;11(12):1578-85. [PMID: 22790023]
Functional Description
Constitutes one of the E3 ubiquitin-protein ligases that mediate monoubiquitination of 'Lys-119' of histone H2A, thereby playing a central role in histone code and gene regulation. H2A 'Lys-119' ubiquitination gives a specific tag for epigenetic transcriptional repression and participates in X chromosome inactivation of female mammals. 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. Compared to RNF2/RING2, it does not have the main E3 ubiquitin ligase activity on histone H2A, and it may rather act as a modulator of RNF2/RING2 activity (By similarity).