Background information
The RING-type zinc finger motif is present in a number of viral and eukaryotic proteins and is made of a conserved cysteine-rich domain that is able to bind two zinc atoms. Proteins that contain this conserved domain are generally involved in the ubiquitination pathway of protein degradation. RNF10 (ring finger protein 10), also known as RIE2, is an 811 amino acid protein that localizes to the cytoplasm and contains one RING-type zinc finger. Existing as multiple alternatively spliced isoforms, RNF10 interacts with MOX-2 and is thought to regulate its transcription in schwann cells, possibly playing a role in myelin formation. The gene encoding RNF10 maps to human chromosome 12, which encodes over 1,100 genes and comprises approximately 4.5% of the human genome. Chromosome 12 is associated with a variety of diseases and afflictions, including hypochondrogenesis, achondrogenesis, Kniest dysplasia, Noonan syndrome and Trisomy 12p, which causes facial developmental defects and seizure disorders.
