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Structural highlights

Function

RING2_HUMAN E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase that mediates 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. 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.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Evolutionary Conservation

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See Also

• Ubiquitin protein ligase 3D structures

References

1. ↑ Lee SJ, Choi JY, Sung YM, Park H, Rhim H, Kang S. E3 ligase activity of RING finger proteins that interact with Hip-2, a human ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme. FEBS Lett. 2001 Aug 10;503(1):61-4. PMID:11513855
2. ↑ Wang H, Wang L, Erdjument-Bromage H, Vidal M, Tempst P, Jones RS, Zhang Y. Role of histone H2A ubiquitination in Polycomb silencing. Nature. 2004 Oct 14;431(7010):873-8. Epub 2004 Sep 22. PMID:15386022 doi:10.1038/nature02985
3. ↑ Cao R, Tsukada Y, Zhang Y. Role of Bmi-1 and Ring1A in H2A ubiquitylation and Hox gene silencing. Mol Cell. 2005 Dec 22;20(6):845-54. PMID:16359901 doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2005.12.002
4. ↑ Li Z, Cao R, Wang M, Myers MP, Zhang Y, Xu RM. Structure of a Bmi-1-Ring1B polycomb group ubiquitin ligase complex. J Biol Chem. 2006 Jul 21;281(29):20643-9. Epub 2006 May 18. PMID:16714294 doi:10.1074/jbc.M602461200
5. ↑ Wang R, Taylor AB, Leal BZ, Chadwell LV, Ilangovan U, Robinson AK, Schirf V, Hart PJ, Lafer EM, Demeler B, Hinck AP, McEwen DG, Kim CA. Polycomb group targeting through different binding partners of RING1B C-terminal domain. Structure. 2010 Aug 11;18(8):966-75. PMID:20696397 doi:10.1016/j.str.2010.04.013