TRIM25

Tripartite motif containing 25
Identifiers
SymbolsTRIM25 ; EFP; RNF147; Z147; ZNF147
External IDsOMIM: 600453 MGI: 102749 HomoloGene: 48325 GeneCards: TRIM25 Gene
EC number6.3.2.19, 6.3.2.n3
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez7706217069
EnsemblENSG00000121060ENSMUSG00000000275
UniProtQ14258Q61510
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_005082NM_009546
RefSeq (protein)NP_005073NP_033572
Location (UCSC)Chr 17:
54.97 – 54.99 Mb
Chr 11:
89 – 89.02 Mb
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Tripartite motif-containing protein 25 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TRIM25 gene.[1][2]

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the tripartite motif (TRIM) family grouping more than 70 TRIMs. The TRIM motif has 3 N-terminal domains which are a RING domain, a B-box type 1 and a B-box type 2, and a coiled-coil domain (CCD) and a C-terminal domain (SPRY). The protein localizes to the cytoplasm. The presence of potential DNA-binding and dimerization-transactivation domains suggests that this protein may act as a transcription factor, similar to several other members of the TRIM family. Expression of the gene is upregulated in response to estrogen, and it is thought to mediate estrogen actions in breast cancer as a primary response gene.[2]

TRIM25 functions

TRIM25 act in expression of IFN response. It interact with RIG-I which is a receptor from PRR (Pattern Recognitiion Receptor) family. Two domains of TRIM25 (RING and SPRY) allow an interaction with RIG-I. Thanks to this interaction an ubiquitination of RIG-I by TRIM25 is possible. Its follows an IFN production by an intracellular signaling pathway involving IRF3.

Viral escape

To avoid IFN production, a viral non structural protein (NS1) will interact with CCD domain of TRIM25 to block RIG-I ubiquitination. This CCD domain is essential for the binding of NS1 on TRIM25. Some studies have shown that with a deletion of the CCD domain the binding of NS1 was impossible.[3] Without this ubiquitination, there won’t be IFN production.

References

  1. Inoue S, Orimo A, Matsuda Y, Inazawa J, Emi M, Nakamura Y, Hori T, Muramatsu M (Jul 1995). "Chromosome mapping of human (ZNF147) and mouse genes for estrogen-responsive finger protein (efp), a member of the RING finger family". Genomics 25 (2): 581–3. doi:10.1016/0888-7543(95)80064-S. PMID 7789997.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: TRIM25 tripartite motif-containing 25".
  3. Gack, Michaela Ulrike, Randy Allen Albrecht, Tomohiko Urano, Kyung-Soo Inn, I.-Chueh Huang, Elena Carnero, Michael Farzan, Satoshi Inoue, Jae Ung Jung, et Adolfo García-Sastre. 2009. « Influenza A Virus NS1 Targets the Ubiquitin Ligase TRIM25 to Evade Recognition by the Host Viral RNA Sensor RIG-I ». Cell Host & Microbe 5 (5): 439‑49. doi:10.1016/j.chom.2009.04.006.

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