TRIM21

TRIM21
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesTRIM21, RNF81, RO52, Ro/SSA, SSA, SSA1, tripartite motif containing 21, Tripartite motif-containing protein 21
External IDsMGI: 106657 HomoloGene: 2365 GeneCards: TRIM21
Gene location (Human)
Chr.Chromosome 11 (human)[1]
BandNo data availableStart4,384,897 bp[1]
End4,393,696 bp[1]
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

6737

20821

Ensembl

ENSG00000132109

ENSMUSG00000030966

UniProt

P19474

Q62191

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_003141

NM_001082552
NM_009277

RefSeq (protein)

NP_003132

n/a

Location (UCSC)Chr 11: 4.38 – 4.39 MbChr 11: 102.56 – 102.57 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
Wikidata
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Tripartite motif-containing protein 21 also known as E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase TRIM21 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TRIM21 gene.[5][6] Alternatively spliced transcript variants for this gene have been described but the full-length nature of only one has been determined. It is expressed in most human tissues.[7]

Structure

TRIM21 is a member of the tripartite motif (TRIM) family. The TRIM motif includes three zinc-binding domains, a RING finger domain, a B-box type 1 and a B-box type 2 zinc finger, and a coiled coil region.[6]

Function

TRIM21 is an intracellular antibody effector in the intracellular antibody-mediated proteolysis pathway. It binds to immunoglobulin G as well as immunoglobulin M on antibody marked non-enveloped virions which have infected the cell. Either by autoubiquitination or by ubiquitination of a cofactor, it is then responsible for directing the virions to the proteasome. TRIM21 itself is not degraded in the proteasome unlike both the viral capsid and the bound antibody.[7]

TRIM21 is part of the RoSSA ribonucleoprotein, which includes a single polypeptide and one of four small RNA molecules. The RoSSA particle localizes to both the cytoplasm and the nucleus.[6]

Clinical significance

RoSSA interacts with autoantigens in patients with Sjögren's syndrome and systemic lupus erythematosus.[6]

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Further reading

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