PHD finger found in the inhibitor of growth (ING) protein family; The ING family includes a group of tumor suppressors, ING1-5, which act as readers and writers of the histone epigenetic code, affecting DNA damage response, chromatin remodeling, cellular senescence, differentiation, cell cycle regulation and apoptosis. They may have a general role in mediating the cellular response to genotoxic stress through binding to and regulating the activities of histone acetyltransferase (HAT) and histone deacetylase (HDAC) chromatin remodeling complexes. All ING proteins contain an N-terminal ING domain and a C-terminal plant homeodomain (PHD) finger.

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gi 922582338 115 WCICNGMNInsGMMVECENKNCPIKWFHFECVGLLAAPLDEWYCTDC 161
Cdd:cd15505    1 YCICNQVSY--GEMVACDNPNCPIEWFHFECVGLTAKPKGKWYCPEC 45

PHD finger found in the inhibitor of growth (ING) protein family; The ING family includes a group of tumor suppressors, ING1-5, which act as readers and writers of the histone epigenetic code, affecting DNA damage response, chromatin remodeling, cellular senescence, differentiation, cell cycle regulation and apoptosis. They may have a general role in mediating the cellular response to genotoxic stress through binding to and regulating the activities of histone acetyltransferase (HAT) and histone deacetylase (HDAC) chromatin remodeling complexes. All ING proteins contain an N-terminal ING domain and a C-terminal plant homeodomain (PHD) finger.

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gi 922582338 115 WCICNGMNInsGMMVECENKNCPIKWFHFECVGLLAAPLDEWYCTDC 161
Cdd:cd15505    1 YCICNQVSY--GEMVACDNPNCPIEWFHFECVGLTAKPKGKWYCPEC 45

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 922582338   116 CICNGMNiNSGMMVECENknCPiKWFHFECVGL---LAAPLDEWYCTDC 161
Cdd:smart00249   3 SVCGKPD-DGGELLQCDG--CD-RWYHQTCLGPpllEEEPDGKWYCPKC 47

PHD finger found in the inhibitor of growth (ING) protein family; The ING family includes a group of tumor suppressors, ING1-5, which act as readers and writers of the histone epigenetic code, affecting DNA damage response, chromatin remodeling, cellular senescence, differentiation, cell cycle regulation and apoptosis. They may have a general role in mediating the cellular response to genotoxic stress through binding to and regulating the activities of histone acetyltransferase (HAT) and histone deacetylase (HDAC) chromatin remodeling complexes. All ING proteins contain an N-terminal ING domain and a C-terminal plant homeodomain (PHD) finger.

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gi 922582338 115 WCICNGMNInsGMMVECENKNCPIKWFHFECVGLLAAPLDEWYCTDC 161
Cdd:cd15505    1 YCICNQVSY--GEMVACDNPNCPIEWFHFECVGLTAKPKGKWYCPEC 45

Chromatin remodeling protein, contains PhD zinc finger [Chromatin structure and dynamics];

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gi 922582338 112 QEEWCICNgmNINSGMMVECENKNCPIKWFHFECVGLLAAPLDEWYCTDC 161
Cdd:COG5034  220 EELYCFCQ--QVSYGQMVACDNANCKREWFHLECVGLKEPPKGKWYCPEC 267

PHD finger found in inhibitor of growth protein 1 (ING1) and 2 (ING2); ING1 is an epigenetic regulator and a type II tumor suppressor that impacts cell growth, aging, apoptosis, and DNA repair, by affecting chromatin conformation and gene expression. It acts as a reader of the active chromatin mark, the trimethylation of histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4me3). It binds and directs Growth arrest and DNA damage inducible protein 45 a (Gadd45a) to target sites, thus linking the histone code with DNA demethylation. It interacts with the proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) via the PCNA-interacting protein (PIP) domain in a UV-inducible manner. It also interacts with a PCNA-interacting protein, p15 (PAF). Moreover, ING1 associates with members of the 14-3-3 family, which is necessary for cytoplasmic relocalization. Endogenous ING1 protein specifically interacts with the pro-apoptotic BCL2 family member BAX and colocalizes with BAX in a UV-inducible manner. It stabilizes the p53 tumor suppressor by inhibiting polyubiquitination of multi-monoubiquitinated forms via interaction with and colocalization of the herpesvirus-associated ubiquitin-specific protease (HAUSP)-deubiquitinase with p53. It is also involved in trichostatin A-induced apoptosis and caspase 3 signaling in p53-deficient glioblastoma cells. In addition, tyrosine kinase Src can bind and phosphorylate ING1 and further regulates its activity. ING2, also termed inhibitor of growth 1-like protein (ING1Lp), or p32, or p33ING2, belongs to the inhibitor of growth (ING) family of type II tumor suppressors. It is a core component of a multi-factor chromatin-modifying complex containing the transcriptional co-repressor SIN3A and histone deacetylase 1 (HDAC1). It has been implicated in the control of cell cycle, in genome stability, and in muscle differentiation. ING2 independently interacts with H3K4me3 (Histone H3 trimethylated on lysine 4) and PtdIns(5)P, and modulates crosstalk between lysine methylation and lysine acetylation on histone proteins through association with chromatin in the presence of DNA damage. It collaborates with SnoN to mediate transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta-induced Smad-dependent transcription and cellular responses. It is upregulated in colon cancer and increases invasion by enhanced MMP13 expression. It also acts as a cofactor of p300 for p53 acetylation and plays a positive regulatory role during p53-mediated replicative senescence. Both ING1 and ING2 contain an N-terminal ING domain and a C-terminal plant homeodomain (PHD) finger.

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gi 922582338 115 WCICNgmNINSGMMVECENKNCPIKWFHFECVGLLAAPLDEWYCTDC 161
Cdd:cd15584    1 YCLCN--QVSYGEMIGCDNDECPIEWFHFSCVGLTHKPKGKWYCPKC 45

PHD finger found in inhibitor of growth protein 1 (ING1); ING1 is an epigenetic regulator and a type II tumor suppressor that impacts cell growth, aging, apoptosis, and DNA repair, by affecting chromatin conformation and gene expression. It acts as a reader of the active chromatin mark, the trimethylation of histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4me3). It binds and directs Growth arrest and DNA damage inducible protein 45 a (Gadd45a) to target sites, thus linking the histone code with DNA demethylation. It interacts with the proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) via the PCNA-interacting protein (PIP) domain in a UV-inducible manner. It also interacts with a PCNA-interacting protein, p15 (PAF). Moreover, ING1 associates with members of the 14-3-3 family, which is necessary for the cytoplasmic relocalization. Endogenous ING1 protein specifically interacts with the pro-apoptotic BCL2 family member BAX and colocalizes with BAX in a UV-inducible manner. It stabilizes the p53 tumor suppressor by inhibiting polyubiquitination of multi-monoubiquitinated forms via interaction with and colocalization of the herpesvirus-associated ubiquitin-specific protease (HAUSP)-deubiquitinase with p53. It is also involved in trichostatin A-induced apoptosis and caspase 3 signaling in p53-deficient glioblastoma cells. In addition, tyrosine kinase Src can bind phosphorylate ING1 and further regulates its activity. ING1 contains an N-terminal ING domain and a C-terminal plant homeodomain (PHD) finger.

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gi 922582338 115 WCICNgmNINSGMMVECENKNCPIKWFHFECVGLLAAPLDEWYCTDC 161
Cdd:cd15682    2 YCLCN--QVSYGEMIGCDNDECPIEWFHFSCVGLNHKPKGKWYCPKC 46

PHD finger found in inhibitor of growth protein 5 (ING5); ING5, also termed p28ING5, is one member of the inhibitor of growth (ING) family of type II tumor suppressors. It acts as a Tip60 cofactor that acetylates p53 at K120 and subsequently activates the expression of p53-dependent apoptotic genes in response to DNA damage. Aberrant ING5 expression may contribute to pathogenesis, growth, and invasion of gastric carcinomas and colorectal cancer. ING5 can physically interact with p300 and p53 in vivo, and its overexpression induces apoptosis in colorectal cancer cells. It also associates with cyclin A1 (INCA1) and functions as a growth suppressor with suppressed expression in Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). Moreover, ING5 translocation from the nucleus to the cytoplasm might be a critical event for carcinogenesis and tumor progression in human head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. In addition, ING5 associates with histone acetyltransferase (HAT) complexes containing MOZ (monocytic leukemia zinc finger protein)/MORF (MOZ-related factor) and HBO1, and further directs the MOZ/MORF and HBO1 complexes to chromatin. ING5 contains an N-terminal ING histone-binding domain and a C-terminal plant homeodomain (PHD) finger.

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gi 922582338 115 WCICNgmNINSGMMVECENKNCPIKWFHFECVGLLAAPLDEWYCTDC 161
Cdd:cd15685    2 YCLCH--QVSYGEMIGCDNPDCPIEWFHFACVDLTTKPKGKWFCPRC 46

PHD finger found in transcription initiation factor TFIID subunit 3 (TAF3); TAF3 (also termed 140 kDa TATA box-binding protein-associated factor, TBP-associated factor 3, transcription initiation factor TFIID 140 kDa subunit (TAF140), or TAFII-140, is an integral component of TFIID) is a general initiation factor (GTF) that plays a key role in preinitiation complex (PIC) assembly through core promoter recognition. The interaction of H3K4me3 with TAF3 directs global TFIID recruitment to active genes, which regulates gene-selective functions of p53 in response to genotoxic stress. TAF3 is highly enriched in embryonic stem cells and is required for endoderm lineage differentiation and prevents premature specification of neuroectoderm and mesoderm. Moreover, TAF3, along with TRF3, forms a complex that is essential for myogenic differentiation. TAF3 contains a plant homeodomain (PHD) finger. This family also includes Drosophila melanogaster BIP2 (Bric-a-brac interacting protein 2) protein, which functions as an interacting partner of D. melanogaster p53 (Dmp53).

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gi 922582338 128 MVECENKNcpiKWFHFECVGLLAAPLDE--WYCTDC 161
Cdd:cd15522   14 MIGCDECD---DWYHWECVGITDEPPEEddWFCPKC 46

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 922582338   116 CICNGMNiNSGMMVECENknCPiKWFHFECVGL---LAAPLDEWYCTDC 161
Cdd:smart00249   3 SVCGKPD-DGGELLQCDG--CD-RWYHQTCLGPpllEEEPDGKWYCPKC 47

PHD finger superfamily; The PHD finger superfamily includes a canonical plant homeodomain (PHD) finger typically characterized as Cys4HisCys3, and a non-canonical extended PHD finger, characterized as Cys2HisCys5HisCys2His. Variations include the RAG2 PHD finger characterized by Cys3His2Cys2His and the PHD finger 5 found in nuclear receptor-binding SET domain-containing proteins characterized by Cys4HisCys2His. The PHD finger is also termed LAP (leukemia-associated protein) motif or TTC (trithorax consensus) domain. Single or multiple copies of PHD fingers have been found in a variety of eukaryotic proteins involved in the control of gene transcription and chromatin dynamics. PHD fingers can recognize the unmodified and modified histone H3 tail, and some have been found to interact with non-histone proteins. They also function as epigenome readers controlling gene expression through molecular recruitment of multi-protein complexes of chromatin regulators and transcription factors. The PHD finger domain SF is structurally similar to the RING and FYVE_like superfamilies.

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gi 922582338 116 CICNGMNINSGMMVECENknCPiKWFHFECVGL---LAAPLDEWYCTDC 161
Cdd:cd15489    3 IVCGKGGDLGGELLQCDG--CG-KWFHADCLGPplsSFVPNGKWICPVC 48