MeSH definition : A zinc-binding domain defined by the sequence Cysteine-X2-Cysteine-X(9-39)-Cysteine-X(l-3)-His-X(2-3)-Cysteine-X2-Cysteine
-X(4-48)-Cysteine-X2-Cysteine, where X is any amino acid. The RING finger motif binds
two atoms of zinc, with each zinc atom ligated tetrahedrally by either four cysteines
or three cysteines and a histidine. The motif also forms into a unitary structure
with a central cross-brace region and is found in many proteins that are involved
in protein-protein interactions. The acronym RING stands for Really Interesting New
Gene.;
MeSH synonym : ring finger domain; domains, ring finger; ring finger motifs; ring finger motif;
A zinc-binding domain defined by the sequence Cysteine-X2-Cysteine-X(9-39)-Cysteine-X(l-3)-His-X(2-3)-Cysteine-X2-Cysteine
-X(4-48)-Cysteine-X2-Cysteine, where X is any amino acid. The RING finger motif binds
two atoms of zinc, with each zinc atom ligated tetrahedrally by either four cysteines
or three cysteines and a histidine. The motif also forms into a unitary structure
with a central cross-brace region and is found in many proteins that are involved
in protein-protein interactions. The acronym RING stands for Really Interesting New
Gene.