Tripartite Motif Family - Structure

Structure

The tripartite motif is always present at the N-terminus of the TRIM proteins. The TRIM motif includes the following three domains:

  • (1) a RING finger domain
  • (2) one or two B-box zinc finger domains
    • when only one B-box is present, it is always a type-2 B-box
    • when two B-boxes are present the type-1 B-Box always precedes the type-2 B-Box
  • (3) coiled coil region

The C-terminus of TRIM proteins contain either:

  • Group 1 proteins: a C-terminal domain selected from the following list:
    • NHL and IGFLMN domains, either in association or alone
    • PHD domain associated with a bromodomain
    • MATH domain (in e.g., TRIM37)
    • ARF domain (in e.g., TRIM23)
    • EXOIII domain (in e.g., TRIM19) or
  • Group 2 proteins: a SPRY C-terminal domain
    • e.g. TRIM21

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