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PROSITE documentation PDOC50171 [for PROSITE entry PS50171] |
This C2H2 zinc finger was first identified in the protein Matrin 3 [1]. It is also found in several spliceosome RNA-binding proteins, suggesting a possible role in pre-mRNA binding.
The matrin zinc finger follows the general pattern C-x2-C-x(12,16)-H-x5-H. The spacings are different from the 'classical' DNA-binding C2H2 zinc finger (see <PDOC00028>), nevertheless these two domains are too closely related to be fully separated by a pattern.
Some of the proteins containing this domain are listed below:
We have developed a profile that covers the whole zinc finger with 2 positions upstream, usually aromatic, and 5 positions downstream which could form a positively charge tail important for RNA binding activity.
Last update:December 2001 / First entry.
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PROSITE method (with tools and information) covered by this documentation:
1 | Authors | Matsushima Y. Matsumura K. Kitagawa Y. |
Title | Zinc finger-like motif conserved in a family of RNA binding proteins. | |
Source | Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 61:905-906(1997). | |
PubMed ID | 9178570 |
2 | Authors | Rossi F. Forne T. Antoine E. Tazi J. Brunel C. Cathala G. |
Title | Involvement of U1 small nuclear ribonucleoproteins (snRNP) in 5' splice site-U1 snRNP interaction. | |
Source | J. Biol. Chem. 271:23985-23991(1996). | |
PubMed ID | 8798632 |