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F-box domain superfamily This short domain is commonly found at the N-terminus of various proteins, and typically co-occurs with one or more other conserved domains or motifs, such as leucine rich repeats, WD40 repeats, kelch, tub, spry, and others. The F-box domain has a role in mediating protein-protein interactions in a variety of contexts, such as polyubiquitination, transcription elongation, centromere binding and translational repression. One of the best researched roles of F-box proteins is their participation in SCF (Skp1-Cul1-F-box protein), a multi-protein complex that functions as a ubiquitin E3 ligase, where the role of the F-box protein is to recruit target substrates. Gene families containing the F-box are found greatly expanded in narrow taxonomic lineages, such as flowering plants and nematodes. In this hierarchical classification, many of the subfamilies are named according to their domain architectures.
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