ARID/BRIGHT DNA binding domain family; The AT-rich interaction domain (ARID) family of transcription factors, found in a broad array of organisms from fungi to mammals, is characterized by a highly conserved, helix-turn-helix DNA binding domain that binds to the major groove of DNA. The ARID domain, also called BRIGHT, was first identified in the mouse B-cell-specific transcription factor Bright and in the product of the dead ringer (dri) gene of Drosophila melanogaster. ARID family members are implicated in normal development, differentiation, cell cycle regulation, transcriptional activation and chromatin remodeling. Different family members exhibit different DNA-binding properties. Drosophila Dri, mammalian ARID3A/3B/3C and ARID5A/5B, selectively bind AT-rich sites. However, ARID1A/1B, Drosophila Osa, yeast SWI1, ARID2, ARID4A/4B, JARID1A/1B/1C/1D, and JARID2, bind DNA without sequence specificity.

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gi 1925069806   80 TRVKLNYLDRIAKFWEIQGSSLKIPNIERRILDLFSLSKVVIEEGGFDIVSKERRWARVAQKLGYPTGRNIGSLLRSHYE 159
Cdd:cd16875      1 TRVKLNYLDQIAKFWEIQGSSLKIPNVERRILDLYSLSKIVQEEGGYEAICKDRRWARVAQRLGYPPGKNIGSLLRSHYE 80

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gi 1925069806  160 RIVYPFEVFHAG 171
Cdd:cd16875     81 RIIYPYEMYQSG 92

PHD finger 2 found in Lysine-specific demethylase 5C (KDM5C) and 5D (KDM5D); The family includes KDM5C and KDM5D, both of which belong to the JARID subfamily within the JmjC proteins. KDM5C (also termed Histone demethylase JARID1C, Jumonji/ARIDdomain-containing protein 1C, SmcX, or Xe169) is a H3K4 trimethyl-histone demethylase that catalyzes demethylation of H3K4me3 and H3K4me2 to H3K4me1. It plays a role in neuronal survival and dendrite development. KDM5C defects are associated with X-linked mental retardation (XLMR). KDM5D (also termed Histocompatibility Y antigen (H-Y), Histone demethylase JARID1D, Jumonji/ARID domain-containing protein 1D, or SmcY) is a male-specific antigen that shows a demethylase activity specific for di- and tri-methylated histone H3K4 (H3K4me3 and H3K4me2), and has a male-specific function as a histone H3K4 demethylase by recruiting a meiosis-regulatory protein, MSH5, to condensed DNA. KDM5D directly interacts with a polycomb-like protein Ring6a/MBLR, and plays a role in regulation of transcriptional initiation through H3K4 demethylation. Both KDM5C and KDM5D contain the catalytic JmjC domain, JmjN, the BRIGHT domain, which is an AT-rich interacting domain (ARID), and a Cys5HisCys2 zinc finger, as well as two plant homeodomain (PHD) fingers. This model corresponds to the second PHD finger.

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gi 1925069806 1277 VCVCGRAPRPPLLRCHLCKDWFHGGCVPFPSLLPSSSGHPINPLCWWDWDSRFLCPRC 1334
Cdd:cd15608      1 VCVCGQPPRPGMLRCHLCQDWFHGGCVSFPRLLSSSGPHSSPSLAWWEWDTRFLCPLC 58

Small domain found in the jumonji family of transcription factors; To date, this domain always co-occurs with the JmjC domain (although the reverse is not true).

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gi 1925069806    14 ECPVFEPSWEEFQDPLGYIAKIRPIAEKSGICKIRPPADWQP 55
Cdd:smart00545    1 EIPVFYPTMEEFKDPLAYISKIRPQAEKYGICKVVPPKSWKP 42

PLU-1-like protein; Sequences in this family bear similarity to the central region of PLU-1. This is a nuclear protein that may have a role in DNA-binding and transcription, and is closely associated with the malignant phenotype of breast cancer. This region is found in various other Jumonji/ARID domain-containing proteins (see pfam02373, pfam01388).

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gi 1925069806 1334 CQRSRRPR-LETILALLVALQRLPVRLPEGEALQCLTERAITWQGRAKEALDSPEIQGALEKLQEL 1398
Cdd:pfam08429   75 DEREREKRtVEELRKLLEEADNLPFDCPEIEQLKELLEEIEEFQKRAREALSEEPPSLSIEELEEL 140

ARID/BRIGHT DNA binding domain of lysine-specific demethylase KDM5C and KDM5D; This group includes KDM5C and KDM5D, both of which belong to the JARID subfamily within the JmjC proteins. KDM5C, also called histone demethylase JARID1C, Jumonji/ARID domain-containing protein 1C, protein SmcX, or protein Xe169, is a H3K4 trimethyl-histone demethylase that catalyzes demethylation of H3K4me3 and H3K4me2 to H3K4me1. It plays a role in neuronal survival and dendrite development. KDM5C defects are associated with X-linked mental retardation (XLMR). KDM5D, also called histocompatibility Y antigen (H-Y), histone demethylase JARID1D, Jumonji/ARID domain-containing protein 1D, or protein SmcY, is a male-specific antigen that shows a demethylase activity specific for di- and tri-methylated histone H3K4 (H3K4me3 and H3K4me2), and has a male-specific function as a histone H3K4 demethylase by recruiting a meiosis-regulatory protein, MSH5, to condensed DNA. KDM5D directly interacts with a polycomb-like protein Ring6a/MBLR, and plays a role in regulation of transcriptional initiation through H3K4 demethylation. Both KDM5C and KDM5D contain the catalytic JmjC domain, a JmjN domain, an AT-rich DNA-interacting domain (ARID, also known as BRIGHT), a C5HC2 zinc finger, as well as two plant homeodomain (PHD) fingers.

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gi 1925069806   80 TRVKLNYLDRIAKFWEIQGSSLKIPNIERRILDLFSLSKVVIEEGGFDIVSKERRWARVAQKLGYPTGRNIGSLLRSHYE 159
Cdd:cd16875      1 TRVKLNYLDQIAKFWEIQGSSLKIPNVERRILDLYSLSKIVQEEGGYEAICKDRRWARVAQRLGYPPGKNIGSLLRSHYE 80

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gi 1925069806  160 RIVYPFEVFHAG 171
Cdd:cd16875     81 RIIYPYEMYQSG 92

PHD finger 2 found in Lysine-specific demethylase 5C (KDM5C) and 5D (KDM5D); The family includes KDM5C and KDM5D, both of which belong to the JARID subfamily within the JmjC proteins. KDM5C (also termed Histone demethylase JARID1C, Jumonji/ARIDdomain-containing protein 1C, SmcX, or Xe169) is a H3K4 trimethyl-histone demethylase that catalyzes demethylation of H3K4me3 and H3K4me2 to H3K4me1. It plays a role in neuronal survival and dendrite development. KDM5C defects are associated with X-linked mental retardation (XLMR). KDM5D (also termed Histocompatibility Y antigen (H-Y), Histone demethylase JARID1D, Jumonji/ARID domain-containing protein 1D, or SmcY) is a male-specific antigen that shows a demethylase activity specific for di- and tri-methylated histone H3K4 (H3K4me3 and H3K4me2), and has a male-specific function as a histone H3K4 demethylase by recruiting a meiosis-regulatory protein, MSH5, to condensed DNA. KDM5D directly interacts with a polycomb-like protein Ring6a/MBLR, and plays a role in regulation of transcriptional initiation through H3K4 demethylation. Both KDM5C and KDM5D contain the catalytic JmjC domain, JmjN, the BRIGHT domain, which is an AT-rich interacting domain (ARID), and a Cys5HisCys2 zinc finger, as well as two plant homeodomain (PHD) fingers. This model corresponds to the second PHD finger.

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gi 1925069806 1277 VCVCGRAPRPPLLRCHLCKDWFHGGCVPFPSLLPSSSGHPINPLCWWDWDSRFLCPRC 1334
Cdd:cd15608      1 VCVCGQPPRPGMLRCHLCQDWFHGGCVSFPRLLSSSGPHSSPSLAWWEWDTRFLCPLC 58

PHD finger 1 found in Lysine-specific demethylase 5C (KDM5C) and 5D (KDM5D); The family includes KDM5C and KDM5D, both of which belong to the JARID subfamily within the JmjC proteins. KDM5C (also termed Histone demethylase JARID1C, Jumonji/ARID domain-containing protein 1C, SmcX, or Xe169) is a H3K4 trimethyl-histone demethylase that catalyzes demethylation of H3K4me3 and H3K4me2 to H3K4me1. It plays a role in neuronal survival and dendrite development. KDM5C defects are associated with X-linked mental retardation (XLMR). KDM5D (also termed Histocompatibility Y antigen (H-Y), Histone demethylase JARID1D, Jumonji/ARID domain-containing protein 1D, or SmcY) is a male-specific antigen that shows a demethylase activity specific for di- and tri-methylated histone H3K4 (H3K4me3 andH3K4me2), and has a male-specific function as a histone H3K4 demethylase by recruiting a meiosis-regulatory protein, MSH5, to condensed DNA. KDM5D directly interacts with a polycomb-like protein Ring6a/MBLR, and plays a role in regulation of transcriptional initiation through H3K4 demethylation. Both KDM5C and KDM5D contain the catalytic JmjC domain, JmjN, the BRIGHT domain, which is an AT-rich interacting domain (ARID), and a Cys5HisCys2 zinc finger, as well as two plant homeodomain (PHD) fingers. This model corresponds to the first PHD finger.

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gi 1925069806  378 VCRMCGRGDEDEKLLLCDGCDDNYHTFCLLPPLTEAPKGNWRCPKC 423
Cdd:cd15604      1 VCRMCSRGDEDDKLLLCDGCDDNYHTFCLLPPLPEPPKGIWRCPKC 46

Small domain found in the jumonji family of transcription factors; To date, this domain always co-occurs with the JmjC domain (although the reverse is not true).

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gi 1925069806    14 ECPVFEPSWEEFQDPLGYIAKIRPIAEKSGICKIRPPADWQP 55
Cdd:smart00545    1 EIPVFYPTMEEFKDPLAYISKIRPQAEKYGICKVVPPKSWKP 42

jmjN domain;

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gi 1925069806   16 PVFEPSWEEFQDPLGYIAKIRPIAEKSGICKIRP 49
Cdd:pfam02375    1 PVFYPTEEEFKDPLKYIEKIRPLGEKYGICKIVP 34

PHD zinc finger; The plant homeodomain (PHD) finger is a C4HC3 zinc-finger-like motif found in nuclear proteins thought to be involved in epigenetics and chromatin-mediated transcriptional regulation. The PHD finger binds two zinc ions using the so-called 'cross-brace' motif and is thus structurally related to the RING finger and the FYVE finger. It is not yet known if PHD fingers have a common molecular function. Several reports suggest that it can function as a protein-protein interacton domain and it was recently demonstrated that the PHD finger of p300 can cooperate with the adjacent BROMO domain in nucleosome binding in vitro. Other reports suggesting that the PHD finger is a ubiquitin ligase have been refuted as these domains were RING fingers misidentified as PHD fingers.

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gi 1925069806   378 VCRMCGRGDEDEKLLLCDGCDDNYHTFCLLPPLTEA-PKGNWRCPKC 423
Cdd:smart00249    1 YCSVCGKPDDGGELLQCDGCDRWYHQTCLGPPLLEEePDGKWYCPKC 47

PHD zinc finger; The plant homeodomain (PHD) finger is a C4HC3 zinc-finger-like motif found in nuclear proteins thought to be involved in epigenetics and chromatin-mediated transcriptional regulation. The PHD finger binds two zinc ions using the so-called 'cross-brace' motif and is thus structurally related to the RING finger and the FYVE finger. It is not yet known if PHD fingers have a common molecular function. Several reports suggest that it can function as a protein-protein interacton domain and it was recently demonstrated that the PHD finger of p300 can cooperate with the adjacent BROMO domain in nucleosome binding in vitro. Other reports suggesting that the PHD finger is a ubiquitin ligase have been refuted as these domains were RING fingers misidentified as PHD fingers.

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gi 1925069806  1278 CVCGRAPRP-PLLRCHLCKDWFHGGCVPFpsllpsssghpinPLCWWDWDSRFLCPRC 1334
Cdd:smart00249    3 SVCGKPDDGgELLQCDGCDRWYHQTCLGP-------------PLLEEEPDGKWYCPKC 47

PHD-finger; PHD folds into an interleaved type of Zn-finger chelating 2 Zn ions in a similar manner to that of the RING and FYVE domains. Several PHD fingers have been identified as binding modules of methylated histone H3.

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gi 1925069806 1278 CVCGRAPRP-PLLRCHLCKDWFHGGCVPFPsllPSSSGHPinplcwwdwDSRFLCPRCQRS 1337
Cdd:pfam00628    3 AVCGKSDDGgELVQCDGCDDWFHLACLGPP---LDPAEIP---------SGEWLCPECKPK 51

ARID/BRIGHT DNA binding domain of lysine-specific demethylase KDM5C and KDM5D; This group includes KDM5C and KDM5D, both of which belong to the JARID subfamily within the JmjC proteins. KDM5C, also called histone demethylase JARID1C, Jumonji/ARID domain-containing protein 1C, protein SmcX, or protein Xe169, is a H3K4 trimethyl-histone demethylase that catalyzes demethylation of H3K4me3 and H3K4me2 to H3K4me1. It plays a role in neuronal survival and dendrite development. KDM5C defects are associated with X-linked mental retardation (XLMR). KDM5D, also called histocompatibility Y antigen (H-Y), histone demethylase JARID1D, Jumonji/ARID domain-containing protein 1D, or protein SmcY, is a male-specific antigen that shows a demethylase activity specific for di- and tri-methylated histone H3K4 (H3K4me3 and H3K4me2), and has a male-specific function as a histone H3K4 demethylase by recruiting a meiosis-regulatory protein, MSH5, to condensed DNA. KDM5D directly interacts with a polycomb-like protein Ring6a/MBLR, and plays a role in regulation of transcriptional initiation through H3K4 demethylation. Both KDM5C and KDM5D contain the catalytic JmjC domain, a JmjN domain, an AT-rich DNA-interacting domain (ARID, also known as BRIGHT), a C5HC2 zinc finger, as well as two plant homeodomain (PHD) fingers.

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gi 1925069806   80 TRVKLNYLDRIAKFWEIQGSSLKIPNIERRILDLFSLSKVVIEEGGFDIVSKERRWARVAQKLGYPTGRNIGSLLRSHYE 159
Cdd:cd16875      1 TRVKLNYLDQIAKFWEIQGSSLKIPNVERRILDLYSLSKIVQEEGGYEAICKDRRWARVAQRLGYPPGKNIGSLLRSHYE 80

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gi 1925069806  160 RIVYPFEVFHAG 171
Cdd:cd16875     81 RIIYPYEMYQSG 92

JmjC domain, hydroxylase; The JmjC domain belongs to the Cupin superfamily. JmjC-domain proteins may be protein hydroxylases that catalyze a novel histone modification. This is confirmed to be a hydroxylase: the human JmjC protein named Tyw5p unexpectedly acts in the biosynthesis of a hypermodified nucleoside, hydroxy-wybutosine, in tRNA-Phe by catalysing hydroxylation.

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gi 1925069806  553 WLYVGMVFSAFCWHIEDHWSYSINYLHWGEPKTWYGVPSVAAERLEEVMKkltPELFESQPDLLHQLVTIMNPNILMSHG 632
Cdd:pfam02373    1 WLYLGMPFSTTPWHIEDQGLYSINYLHFGAPKVWYIIPPEYAEKFEKVLS---DHFGGEQPDDLLHLNTIISPKQLRENG 77

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gi 1925069806  633 VPVVRTNQCAGEFVITFPRAYHSGFNQGYNFAEAVNF 669
Cdd:pfam02373   78 IPVYRFVQKPGEFVFTFPGWYHQVFNLGFNIAEAVNF 114

ARID/BRIGHT DNA binding domain of lysine-specific demethylase 5B (KDM5B); KDM5B, also called cancer/testis antigen 31 (CT31), histone demethylase JARID1B, Jumonji/ARID domain-containing protein 1B (JARID1B), PLU-1, or retinoblastoma-binding protein 2 homolog 1 (RBP2-H1 or RBBP2H1A), is a member of the JARID subfamily within the JmjC proteins. It has a restricted expression pattern in the testis, ovary, and transiently in the mammary gland of the pregnant female and has been shown to be upregulated in breast cancer, prostate cancer, and lung cancer, suggesting a potential role in tumorigenesis. KDM5B acts as a histone demethylase that catalyzes the removal of trimethylation of lysine 4 on histone H3 (H3K4me3), induced by polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). It also mediates demethylation of H3K4me2 and H3K4me1. Moreover, KDM5B functions as a negative regulator of hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) self-renewal and progenitor cell activity. KDM5B has also been shown to interact with the DNA binding transcription factors BF-1 and PAX9, as well as TIEG1/KLF10 (transforming growth factor-beta inducible earlygene-1/Kruppel-like transcription factor 10), and possibly function as a transcriptional corepressor. KDM5B contains the catalytic JmjC domain, a JmjN domain, an AT-rich DNA-interacting domain (ARID, also known as BRIGHT), a C5HC2 zinc finger, as well as three plant homeodomain (PHD) fingers.

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gi 1925069806   77 EAETRVKLNYLDRIAKFWEIQGSSLKIPNIERRILDLFSLSKVVIEEGGFDIVSKERRWARVAQKLGYPTGRNIGSLLRS 156
Cdd:cd16874      1 EAQTRVKLNFLDQIAKFWELQGCTLKIPHVERKILDLFQLNKLVAEEGGFDLVCKERKWTKIATKMGFAPGKAVGSHIRA 80

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gi 1925069806  157 HYERIVYPF 165
Cdd:cd16874     81 HYERILYPY 89

BRIGHT, ARID (A/T-rich interaction domain) domain; DNA-binding domain containing a helix-turn-helix structure

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gi 1925069806    81 RVKLNYLDRIAKFWEIQGSSL-KIPNIERRILDLFSLSKVVIEEGGFDIVSKERRWARVAQKLGYP-TGRNIGSLLRSHY 158
Cdd:smart00501    1 RERVLFLDRLYKFMEERGSPLkKIPVIGGKPLDLYRLYRLVQERGGYDQVTKDKKWKEIARELGIPdTSTSAASSLRKHY 80

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gi 1925069806   159 ERIVYPFEVFHAG 171
Cdd:smart00501   81 ERYLLPYERFLRG 93

ARID/BRIGHT DNA binding domain; Members of the recently discovered ARID (AT-rich interaction domain) family of DNA-binding proteins are found in fungi and invertebrate and vertebrate metazoans. ARID-encoding genes are involved in a variety of biological processes including embryonic development, cell lineage gene regulation and cell cycle control. Although the specific roles of this domain and of ARID-containing proteins in transcriptional regulation are yet to be elucidated, they include both positive and negative transcriptional regulation and a likely involvement in the modification of chromatin structure. The basic structure of the ARID domain domain appears to be a series of six alpha-helices separated by beta-strands, loops, or turns, but the structured region may extend to an additional helix at either or both ends of the basic six. Based on primary sequence homology, they can be partitioned into three structural classes: Minimal ARID proteins that consist of a core domain formed by six alpha helices; ARID proteins that supplement the core domain with an N-terminal alpha-helix; and Extended-ARID proteins, which contain the core domain and additional alpha-helices at their N- and C-termini.

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gi 1925069806    81 RVKLNYLDRIAKFWEIQGSSL-KIPNIERRILDLFSLSKVVIEEGGFDIVSKERRWARVAQKLGYPTGR-NIGSLLRSHY 158
Cdd:smart01014    1 RERELFLDRLRKFMEKRGTPLdKIPVIGGKPLDLYRLYRAVQKRGGFDKVTKKKKWKQVARELGIPPSAtSAGTSLRKHY 80

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gi 1925069806   159 ERIVYPFE 166
Cdd:smart01014   81 EKYLLPYE 88

ARID/BRIGHT DNA binding domain; This domain is know as ARID for AT-Rich Interaction Domain, and also known as the BRIGHT domain.

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gi 1925069806   83 KLNYLDRIAKFWEIQGSSLK-IPNIERRILDLFSLSKVVIEEGGFDIVSKERRWARVAQKLGYPTGR-NIGSLLRSHYER 160
Cdd:pfam01388    2 KELFLKSLRKFHEKRGTPLKqIPVIGGKPVDLYKLYKAVQKLGGYDKVTEKNLWREVAEKLGFPPSAaSAATQLKQIYEK 81

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gi 1925069806  161 IVYPFE 166
Cdd:pfam01388   82 YLLPYE 87

PHD finger 1 found in Drosophila melanogaster protein little imaginal discs (Lid) and similar proteins; Drosophila melanogaster Lid, also termed Retinoblastoma-binding protein 2 homolog, is identified genetically as a trithorax group (trxG) protein that is a Drosophila homolog of the human protein JARID1A/kdm5A, a member of the JARID subfamily within the JmjC proteins. Lid functions as a JmjC-dependent trimethyl histone H3K4 (H3K4me3) demethylase, which is required for dMyc-induced cell growth. It positively regulates Hox gene expression in S2 cells. Lid contains the catalytic JmjC domain, JmjN, the BRIGHT domain, which is an AT-rich interacting domain (ARID), and a Cys5HisCys2 zinc finger, as well as three plant homeodomain (PHD) fingers. This model corresponds to the first PHD finger of Lid.

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gi 1925069806  378 VCRMCGRGDEDEKLLLCDGCDDNYHTFCLLPPLTEAPKGNWRCPKC 423
Cdd:cd15605      1 VCHTCGRGDGEESMLLCDGCDDSYHTFCLLPPLSEVPKGDWRCPKC 46

Small domain found in the jumonji family of transcription factors; To date, this domain always co-occurs with the JmjC domain (although the reverse is not true).

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gi 1925069806    14 ECPVFEPSWEEFQDPLGYIAKIRPIAEKSGICKIRPPADWQP 55
Cdd:smart00545    1 EIPVFYPTMEEFKDPLAYISKIRPQAEKYGICKVVPPKSWKP 42

ARID/BRIGHT DNA binding domain family; The AT-rich interaction domain (ARID) family of transcription factors, found in a broad array of organisms from fungi to mammals, is characterized by a highly conserved, helix-turn-helix DNA binding domain that binds to the major groove of DNA. The ARID domain, also called BRIGHT, was first identified in the mouse B-cell-specific transcription factor Bright and in the product of the dead ringer (dri) gene of Drosophila melanogaster. ARID family members are implicated in normal development, differentiation, cell cycle regulation, transcriptional activation and chromatin remodeling. Different family members exhibit different DNA-binding properties. Drosophila Dri, mammalian ARID3A/3B/3C and ARID5A/5B, selectively bind AT-rich sites. However, ARID1A/1B, Drosophila Osa, yeast SWI1, ARID2, ARID4A/4B, JARID1A/1B/1C/1D, and JARID2, bind DNA without sequence specificity.

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gi 1925069806   83 KLNYLDRIAKFWEIQGSSL-KIPNIERRILDLFSLSKVVIEEGGFDIVSKERRWARVAQKLGYP-TGRNIGSLLRSHYER 160
Cdd:cd16100      2 REEFLEQLRAFLESRGTPLlKPPTIGGKPLDLYKLYRAVVSRGGYEKVTEKKLWKEVARKLGLPtSSTSAAQALKRIYEK 81

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gi 1925069806  161 IVYPFE 166
Cdd:cd16100     82 YLLPFE 87

PHD finger found in bromodomain adjacent to zinc finger domain protein 1A (BAZ1A); BAZ1A, also termed ATP-dependent chromatin-remodeling protein, or ATP-utilizing chromatin assembly and remodeling factor 1 (ACF1), or CHRAC subunit ACF1, or Williams syndrome transcription factor-related chromatin-remodeling factor 180 (WCRF180), or WALp1, is a subunit of the conserved imitation switch (ISWI)-family ATP-dependent chromatin assembly and remodeling factor (ACF)/chromatin accessibility complex (CHRAC) chromatin remodeling complex, which is required for DNA replication through heterochromatin. It alters the remodeling properties of the ATPase motor protein sucrose nonfermenting-2 homolog (SNF2H). Moreover, BAZ1A and its complexes play important roles in DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair. It is essential for averting improper gene expression during spermatogenesis. It also regulates transcriptional repression of vitamin D3 receptor-regulated genes. BAZ1A contains a WAC motif, a DDT domain, BAZ 1 and BAZ 2 motifs, a WAKZ (WSTF/Acf1/KIAA0314/ZK783.4) motif, a plant homeodomain (PHD) finger, and a bromodomain.

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gi 1925069806  379 CRMCGRGDEDEKLLLCDGCDDNYHTFCLLPPLTEAPKGNWRCPKC 423
Cdd:cd15627      2 CRICRRKGDAEKMLLCDGCDRGHHMYCLRPPLKKVPEGDWFCPDC 46

PHD finger 1 found in Schizosaccharomyces pombe Lid2 complex component Lid2p and similar proteins; Lid2p is a trimethyl H3K4 (H3K4me3) demethylase responsible for H3K4 hypomethylation in heterochromatin. It interacts with the histone lysine-9 methyltransferase, Clr4, through the Dos1/Clr8-Rik1 complex, and mediates H3K9 methylation and small RNA production. It also acts cooperatively with the histone modification enzymes Set1 and Lsd1 and plays an essential role in cross-talk between H3K4 and H3K9 methylation in euchromatin. Lid2p contains a JmjC domain, three PHD fingers and a JmjN domain. This model corresponds to the first PHD finger.

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gi 1925069806  378 VCRMCGRGDEDEKLLLCDGCDDNYHTFCLLPPLTEAPKGNWRCPKC 423
Cdd:cd15519      1 GCEVCGLDDNEGEVLLCDGCDAEYHTSCLDPPLGEIPPGTWFCPSC 46

PHD finger found in bromodomain adjacent to zinc finger domain protein 2A (BAZ2A) and 2B (BAZ2B); BAZ2A, also termed transcription termination factor I-interacting protein 5 (TTF-I-interacting protein 5, or Tip5), or WALp3, is an epigenetic regulator. It has been implicated in epigenetic rRNA gene silencing, as the large subunit of the SNF2h-containing chromatin-remodeling complex NoRC that induces nucleosome sliding in an ATP- and histone H4 tail-dependent fashion. BAZ2A has also been shown to be broadly overexpressed in prostate cancer, to regulate numerous protein-coding genes and to cooperate with EZH2 (enhancer of zeste homolog 2) to maintain epigenetic silencing at genes repressed in prostate cancer metastasis. Its overexpression is tightly associated with a prostate cancer subtype displaying CpG island methylator phenotype (CIMP) in tumors and with prostate cancer recurrence in patients. BAZ2B, also termed WALp4, is a bromodomain-containing protein whose biological role is still elusive. It shows high sequence similarly with BAZ2A. Both BAZ2A and BAZ2B contain a TAM (TIP5/ARBP/MBD) domain, a DDT domain, four AT-hooks, BAZ 1 and BAZ 2 motifs, a WAKZ (WSTF/Acf1/KIAA0314/ZK783.4) motif, a plant homeodomain (PHD) finger, and a bromodomain. BAZ2B also harbors an extra Apolipophorin-III like domain in its N-terminal region.

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gi 1925069806  379 CRMCGRGDEDEKLLLCDGCDDNYHTFCLLPPLTEAPKGNWRCPKC 423
Cdd:cd15545      2 CQICRSGDNEDQLLLCDGCDRGYHTYCFKPKMTNVPEGDWFCPEC 46

PHD-finger; PHD folds into an interleaved type of Zn-finger chelating 2 Zn ions in a similar manner to that of the RING and FYVE domains. Several PHD fingers have been identified as binding modules of methylated histone H3.

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gi 1925069806  378 VCRMCGRGDEDEKLLLCDGCDDNYHTFCLLPPLT--EAPKGNWRCPKCV 424
Cdd:pfam00628    1 YCAVCGKSDDGGELVQCDGCDDWFHLACLGPPLDpaEIPSGEWLCPECK 49

PHD finger found in PHD and RING finger domain-containing protein 1 (PHRF1); PHRF1, also termed KIAA1542, or CTD-binding SR-like protein rA9, is a ubiquitin ligase that induces the ubiquitination of TGIF (TG-interacting factor) at lysine 130. It acts as a tumor suppressor that promotes the transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta cytostatic program through selective release of TGIF-driven promyelocytic leukemia protein (PML) inactivation. PHRF1 contains a plant homeodomain (PHD) finger and a RING finger.

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gi 1925069806  379 CRMCGRGDEDEKLLLCDGCDDNYHTFCLLPPLTEAPKGNWRCPKC 423
Cdd:cd15536      2 CEVCGRSDREDRLLLCDGCDAGYHMECLTPPLDEVPIEEWFCPEC 46

PHD finger 2 found in Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase 2C (KMT2C); KMT2C, also termed myeloid/lymphoid or mixed-lineage leukemia protein 3 (MLL3) or homologous to ALR protein, is a histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4) lysine methyltransferase that functions as a circadian factor contributing to genome-scale circadian transcription. It is a component of a large complex that acts as a coactivator of multiple transcription factors, including the bile acid (BA)-activated nuclear receptor, farnesoid X receptor (FXR), a critical player in BA homeostasis. The MLL3 complex is essential for p53 transactivation of small heterodimer partner (SHP). KMT2C is also a part of activating signal cointegrator-2 (ASC-2)-containing complex (ASCOM) that contains the transcriptional coactivator nuclear receptor coactivator 6 (NCOA6), KMT2C and its paralog MLL4. The ASCOM complex is critical for nuclear receptor (NR) activation of bile acid transporter genes and is down regulated in cholestasis. KMT2C contains several plant homeodomain (PHD) fingers, two extended PHD (ePHD) fingers, Cys2HisCys5HisCys2His, an ATPase alpha beta signature, a high mobility group (HMG)-1 box, a SET (Suppressor of variegation, Enhancer of zeste, Trithorax) domain and two FY (phenylalanine tyrosine)-rich domains. This model corresponds to the second PHD finger.

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gi 1925069806  378 VCRMCGRGDEDEKLLLCDGCDDNYHTFCLLPPLTEAPKGNWRCPKC 423
Cdd:cd15594      1 VCQTCRQPGDDNKMLVCDTCDKGYHTFCLQPVMTTIPKNGWKCKNC 46

PHD finger 2 found in Lysine-specific demethylase 5A (KDM5A); KDM5A (also termed Histone demethylase JARID1A, Jumonji/ARID domain-containing protein 1A, or Retinoblastoma-binding protein 2 (RBBP-2 or RBP2)) was originally identified as a retinoblastoma protein (Rb)-binding partner and its inactivation may be important for Rb to promote differentiation. It is involved in transcription through interacting with TBP, p107, nuclear receptors, Myc, Sin3/HDAC, Mad1, RBP-J, CLOCK, and BMAL1. KDM5A functions as a trimethylated histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4me3) demethylase that belongs to the JARID subfamily within the JmjC proteins. It also displays DNA-binding activities that can recognize the specific DNA sequence CCGCCC. KDM5A contains the catalytic JmjC domain, JmjN, the BRIGHT domain, which is an AT-rich interacting domain (ARID), and a Cys5HisCys2 zinc finger, as well as three plant homeodomain (PHD) fingers. This model corresponds to the second PHD finger.

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gi 1925069806 1278 CVCGRAPRPPLLRCHLCKDWFHGGCVPFPSLlpSSSGHPINPLCWWDWDSRFLCPRC 1334
Cdd:cd15606      2 CICRKPFSGFMLQCELCKDWFHSSCVPLPKS--SSQKKGGNGSGQGAKELKFLCPLC 56

PHD finger 2 found in d4 gene family proteins; The family includes proteins coded by three members of the d4 gene family, DPF1 (neuro-d4), DPF2 (ubi-d4/Requiem), and DPF3 (cer-d4), which function as transcription factors and are involved in transcriptional regulation of genes by changing the condensed/decondensed state of chromatin in the nucleus. DPF2 is ubiquitously expressed and it acts as a transcription factor that may participate in developmentally programmed cell death. DPF1 and DPF3 are expressed predominantly in neural tissues, and they may be involved in the transcription regulation of neuro-specific gene clusters. The d4 family proteins show distinct domain organization with domain 2/3 in the N-terminal region, a Cys2His2 (C2H2) zinc finger or Kruppel-type zinc finger in the central part and two adjacent plant homeodomain (PHD) fingers (d4-domain) in the C-terminal part of the molecule. This model corresponds to the second PHD finger.

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gi 1925069806  379 CRMCGRGDEDEKLLLCDGCDDNYHTFCLLPPLTEAPKGNWRCPKC 423
Cdd:cd15530      2 CSLCGTSENDDQLLFCDDCDRGYHMYCLSPPMSEPPEGSWSCHLC 46

PHD finger 2 found in Histone-lysine N-methyltransferase 2C (KMT2C) and 2D (KMT2D); KMT2C, also termed myeloid/lymphoid or mixed-lineage leukemia protein 3 (MLL3) or homologous to ALR protein, is a histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4) lysine methyltransferase that functions as a circadian factor contributing to genome-scale circadian transcription. It is a component of a large complex that acts as a coactivator of multiple transcription factors, including the bile acid (BA)-activated nuclear receptor, farnesoid X receptor (FXR), a critical player in BA homeostasis. The MLL3 complex is essential for p53 transactivation of small heterodimer partner (SHP). KMT2C is also a part of activating signal cointegrator-2 (ASC-2)-containing complex (ASCOM) that contains the transcriptional coactivator nuclear receptor coactivator 6 (NCOA6), KMT2C and its paralog MLL4. The ASCOM complex is critical for nuclear receptor (NR) activation of bile acid transporter genes and is down regulated in cholestasis. KMT2D, also termed ALL1-related protein (ALR), is encoded by the gene that was named MLL4, a fourth human homolog of Drosophila trithorax, located on chromosome 12. It enzymatically generates trimethylated histone H3 Lysine 4 (H3K4me3). It plays an essential role in differentiating the human pluripotent embryonal carcinoma cell line NTERA-2 clone D1 (NT2/D1) stem cells by activating differentiation-specific genes, such as HOXA1-3 and NESTIN. KMT2D is also a part of ASCOM. Both KMT2C and KMT2D contain the catalytic domain SET, five plant homeodomain (PHD) fingers, two extended PHD (ePHD) fingers, Cys2HisCys5HisCys2His, a RING finger, an HMG (high-mobilitygroup)-binding motif, and two FY-rich regions. This model corresponds to the second PHD finger.

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gi 1925069806  378 VCRMCGRGDEDEKLLLCDGCDDNYHTFCLLPPLTEAPKGNWRCPKC 423
Cdd:cd15510      1 VCQACRQPGDDTKMLVCETCDKGYHTSCLRPVMSSIPKYGWKCKNC 46

PHD finger found in bromodomain adjacent to zinc finger domain protein BAZ1A and BAZ1B; BAZ1A, also termed ATP-dependent chromatin-remodeling protein, or ATP-utilizing chromatin assembly and remodeling factor 1 (ACF1), or CHRAC subunit ACF1, or Williams syndrome transcription factor-related chromatin-remodeling factor 180 (WCRF180), or WALp1, is a subunit of the conserved imitation switch (ISWI)-family ATP-dependent chromatin assembly and remodeling factor (ACF)/chromatin accessibility complex (CHRAC) chromatin remodeling complex, which is required for DNA replication through heterochromatin. It alters the remodeling properties of the ATPase motor protein sucrose nonfermenting-2 homolog (SNF2H). Moreover, BAZ1A and its complexes play important roles in DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair. It is essential for averting improper gene expression during spermatogenesis. It also regulates transcriptional repression of vitamin D3 receptor-regulated genes. BAZ1B, also termed Tyrosine-protein kinase BAZ1B, or Williams syndrome transcription factor (WSTF), or Williams-Beuren syndrome chromosomal region 10 protein, Williams-Beuren syndrome chromosomal region 9 protein, or WALp2, is a multifunctional protein implicated in several nuclear processes, including replication, transcription, and the DNA damage response. BAZ1B/WSTF, together with the imitation switch (ISWI) ATPase, forms a WSTF-ISWI chromatin remodeling complex (WICH), which transiently associates with the human inactive X chromosome (Xi) during late S-phase prior to BRCA1 and gamma-H2AX. Moreover, BAZ1B/WSTF, SNF2h, and nuclear myosin 1 (NM1) forms the chromatin remodeling complex B-WICH that is involved in regulating rDNA transcription. Both BAZ1A and BAZ1B contain a WAC motif, a DDT domain, BAZ 1 and BAZ 2 motifs, a WAKZ (WSTF/Acf1/KIAA0314/ZK783.4) motif, a plant homeodomain (PHD) finger, and a bromodomain.

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gi 1925069806  379 CRMCGRGDEDEKLLLCDGCDDNYHTFCLLPPLTEAPKGNWRCPKC 423
Cdd:cd15544      2 CKVCRKKGDPDNMILCDGCDKAFHLYCLRPALREVPSGDWFCPAC 46

ARID/BRIGHT DNA binding domain found in AT-rich interactive domain-containing proteins ARID1A, ARID1B and similar proteins; This subfamily contains ARID1A and its paralog ARID1B. They are mutually exclusive components of human SWItch/Sucrose NonFermentable (SWI/SNF) chromatin remodeling protein complexes, but display different functions in development and cell-cycle control. SWI/SNF complexes containing ARID1A have an antiproliferative function, whereas the one harboring ARID1B shows a pro-proliferative function. ARID1A functions as an important tumor suppressor in various tumor types. It has been implicated in cell-cycle arrest, as well as in the interactions with p53 and BRG1/BRM and with topoisomerase II alpha. ARID1B may be considered as a potential therapeutic target for ARID1A-mutant cancers. Moreover, mutations in the ARID1B gene cause Coffin-Siris syndrome, exhibiting developmental defects, and haplo-insufficiency of ARID1B is a frequent cause of intellectual disability. Mutations in the ARID1B gene also have been found in many cancers. Both ARID1A and ARID1B contain an AT-rich DNA-interacting domain (ARID, also known as BRIGHT), which binds DNA in a non-sequence-specific manner.

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gi 1925069806   86 YLDRIAKFWEIQGSSLK-IPNIERRILDLFSLSKVVIEEGGFDIVSKERRWARVAQKLGYPTGRNIGSLLRSHYERIVYP 164
Cdd:cd16865      6 FLDRLLRFMEERGSPITnCPQISKQPLDLFRLYVTVKERGGVAEVTKNKKWKEICTELNIGASSSAAFTLRKNYIKYLLA 85

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gi 1925069806  165 FE 166
Cdd:cd16865     86 YE 87

ARID/BRIGHT DNA binding domain of Arabidopsis thaliana high mobility group B proteins HMGB9, HMGB10, HMGB11, HMGB15 and similar proteins; This subfamily includes a group of conserved plant DNA-binding proteins, including HMGB9 (or ARID-HMG1), HMGB10 (or ARID-HMG2), HMGB11, and HMGB15. They have been termed ARID-HMG proteins, due to containing two DNA-binding domains, an N-terminal AT-rich DNA-interacting domain (ARID, also known as BRIGHT), and a C-terminal high mobility group (HMG)-box domain. They are widely expressed in Arabidopsis and localize primarily to the nucleus. HMGB9/ARID-HMG1 binds specifically to A/T-rich DNA. HMGB15 is a transcription factor predominantly expressed in mature pollen grains and pollen tubes. It may work in the form of a homodimer, or interact with HMGB9, HMGB10 and HMGB11 to form heteromultimers in plant cells. HMGB15 is required for pollen tube growth in Arabidopsis and is involved in transcriptional regulation through the interaction with AGL66 and AGL104.

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gi 1925069806   86 YLDRIAKFWEIQGSSLKIPNIERRILDLFSLSKVVIEEGGFDIVSKERRWARVAQKLG-YPTGRNIGSLLRSHYERIVYP 164
Cdd:cd16872      5 FWETLRKFHESLGTKFRIPIVGGKELDLHRLYKEVTSRGGLEKVIKDRKWKEVAAVFNfPPTITNASFVLRKYYLSLLHH 84

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Cdd:cd16872     85 YE 86

ARID/BRIGHT DNA binding domain of yeast SWI/SNF chromatin-remodeling complex subunit Swi1p and similar proteins; Saccharomyces cerevisiae Swi1p, also called SWI/SNF chromatin-remodeling complex subunit SWI1, regulatory protein GAM3, or transcription regulatory protein ADR6, is a transcription regulatory protein that is a subunit of the SWI/SNF complex, which plays critical roles in the regulation of gene transcription and expression. It can exist as a prion, [SWI(+)], which demonstrates a link between prionogenesis and global transcriptional regulation. Swi1p contains an AT-rich DNA-interacting domain (ARID, also known as BRIGHT) that binds DNA nonspecifically. This subfamily also includes Schizosaccharomyces pombe SWI/SNF chromatin-remodeling complex subunit sol1 (sol1p, also known as switch one-like protein). sol1p is a homolog of S. cerevisiae Swi1p and is also a part of SWI/SNF chromatin-remodeling complex.

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gi 1925069806   97 QGSSLK-IPNIERRILDLFSLSKVVIEEGGFDIVSKERRWARVAQKLGYPTGR--NIGSLLRSHYERIVYPFE 166
Cdd:cd16871     17 RGTPIEqQPVIGGRPVNLFRLYQLVQKLGGSRQVTQNNQWPRVAQKLGFPPEQnpQVAQQLAQIYQRYLLPYE 89

PHD finger 2 found in monocytic leukemia zinc-finger protein (MOZ) and its factor (MORF); MOZ, also termed histone acetyltransferase KAT6A, YBF2/SAS3, SAS2 and TIP60 protein 3 (MYST-3), or runt-related transcription factor-binding protein 2, or zinc finger protein 220, is a MYST-type histone acetyltransferase (HAT) that functions as a coactivator for acute myeloid leukemia 1 protein (AML1)- and p53-dependent transcription. It possesses intrinsic HAT activity to acetylate both itself and lysine (K) residues on histone H2B, histone H3 (K14) and histone H4 (K5, K8, K12 and K16) in vitro and H3K9 in vivo. MOZ-related factor (MORF), also termed MOZ2, or histone acetyltransferase KAT6B, or MOZ, YBF2/SAS3, SAS2 and TIP60 protein 4 (MYST4), is a ubiquitously expressed transcriptional regulator with intrinsic HAT activity. It can interact with the Runt-domain transcription factor Runx2 and form a tetrameric complex with BRPFs, ING5, and EAF6. Both MOZ and MORF are catalytic subunits of HAT complexes that are required for normal developmental programs, such as hematopoiesis, neurogenesis, and skeletogenesis, and are also implicated in human leukemias. MOZ is also the catalytic subunit of a tetrameric inhibitor of growth 5 (ING5) complex, which specifically acetylates nucleosomal histone H3K14. Moreover, MOZ and MORF are involved in regulating transcriptional activation mediated by Runx2 (or Cbfa1), a Runt-domain transcription factor known to play important roles in T cell lymphomagenesis and bone development, and its homologs. MOZ contains a linker histone 1 and histone 5 domains and two plant homeodomain (PHD) fingers. In contrast, MORF contains an N-terminal region containing two PHD fingers, a putative HAT domain, an acidic region, and a C-terminal Ser/Met-rich domain. The family corresponds to the first PHD finger.

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gi 1925069806  379 CRMCG-RGDEDEkLLLCDGCDDNYHTFCLLPPLTEAPKGNWRCPKC 423
Cdd:cd15527      2 CSVCQdSGNADN-LLFCDACDKGFHMECHDPPLTRMPKGKWVCQIC 46

PHD finger found in ubiquitin-like PHD and RING finger domain-containing protein 1 (UHRF1); UHRF1 (also termed inverted CCAAT box-binding protein of 90 kDa, nuclear protein 95, nuclear zinc finger protein Np95 (Np95), RING finger protein 106, transcription factor ICBP90, or E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase UHRF1) is a unique chromatin effector protein that integrates the recognition of both histone PTMs and DNA methylation. It is essential for cell proliferation and plays a critical role in the development and progression of many human carcinomas, such as laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC), gastric cancer (GC), esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), colorectal cancer, prostate cancer, and breast cancer. UHRF1 acts as a transcriptional repressor through its binding to histone H3 when it is unmodified at Arg2. Its overexpression in human lung fibroblasts results in downregulation of expression of the tumour suppressor pRB. It also plays a role in transcriptional repression of the cell cycle regulator p21. Moreover, UHRF1-dependent repression of transcription factors can facilitate the G1-S transition. It interacts with Tat-interacting protein of 60 kDa (TIP60) and induces degradation-independent ubiquitination of TIP60. It is also an N-methylpurine DNA glycosylase (MPG)-interacting protein that binds MPG in a p53 status-independent manner in the DNA base excision repair (BER) pathway. In addition, UHRF1 functions as an epigenetic regulator that is important for multiple aspects of epigenetic regulation, including maintenance of DNA methylation patterns and recognition of various histone modifications. UHRF1 contains an N-terminal ubiquitin-like domain (UBL), a tandem Tudor domain (TTD), a plant homeodomain (PHD) finger, a SET and RING finger associated (SRA) domain, and a C-terminal RING-finger domain. It specifically binds to hemimethylated DNA, double-stranded CpG dinucleotides, and recruits the maintenance methyltransferase DNMT1 to its hemimethylated DNA substrate through its SRA domain. UHRF1-dependent H3K23 ubiquitylation has an essential role in maintaining DNA methylation and replication. The tandem Tudor domain directs UHRF1 binding to the heterochromatin mark histone H3K9me3 and the PHD finger targets UHRF1 to unmodified histone H3 in euchromatic regions. The RING-finger domain exhibit both autocatalytic E3 ubiquitin (Ub) ligase activity and activity against histone H3 and DNMT1.

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gi 1925069806  379 CRMCGRGDEDEKLLLCDGCDDNYHTFCLLPPLTEAP-KGNWRCPKC 423
Cdd:cd15616      2 CHVCGGKQDPDKQLMCDECDMAFHIYCLNPPLSSIPdDEDWYCPEC 47