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| Functional site class: | TRFH domain docking motifs |
| Functional site description: | The TRF1 and TRF2 paralogues are part of a 6 protein complex termed shelterin which protects mammalian telomeres. The TRFs also recruit other proteins to the telomeres. With their TRFH domains, they not only form homodimers but also provide additional protein binding interaction surfaces. Several shelterin-associated proteins have been found to dock to a TRFH surface groove which accepts [FY]xLxP peptide motifs. |
| ELM Description: | The TRFH binding motifs are found in proteins recruited to the shelterin complex by TRF1 and TRF2. The core motif conservation is [FY]xLxP where TRF1 prefers F and TRF2 prefers Y (Chen,2008). These conserved residues make favourable contacts in a hydrophobic groove, while the peptide backbone also makes several polar contacts. In the solved TRF1-Tin2 complex, a C-terminal extension of the motif in Tin2 has positively charged residues that make favourable contacts. While it may be possible to extend the motif pattern with more data, the peptide in the TRF2-Apollo complex was shorter (and the Apollo sequence lacks equivalent charges anyway). Therefore the generic current motif excludes these interactions. Motifs are confirmed in Tin2, Apollo and PinX1. |
| Pattern: | [FY].L.P |
| Pattern Probability: | 0.0002240 |
| Present in taxon: | Eukaryota |
| Interaction Domain: |
TRF (PF08558)
Telomere repeat binding factor (TRF)
(Stochiometry: 1 : 1)
PDB Structure: 3BUA
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| Acc., Gene-, Name | Start | End | Subsequence | Logic | #Ev. | Organism | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q9H816 DCLRE1B DCR1B_HUMAN |
504 | 508 | FRGLALKYLLTPVNFFQAGY | TP | 4 | Homo sapiens (Human) | |
| Q96BK5 PINX1 PINX1_HUMAN |
289 | 293 | QPPEGRDFTLKPKKRRGKKK | TP | 2 | Homo sapiens (Human) | |
| Q9BSI4 TINF2 TINF2_HUMAN |
258 | 262 | EPLAGRHFNLAPLGRRRVQS | TP | 4 | Homo sapiens (Human) |