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FYVE-like domain found in caspase regulator CARP1 and similar proteins CARP1, also termed E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase RNF34, or caspases-8 and -10-associated RING finger protein 1, or FYVE-RING finger protein Momo, or RING finger homologous to inhibitor of apoptosis protein (RFI), or RING finger protein 34, or RING finger protein RIFF, is a nuclear protein that functions as a specific E3 ubiquitin ligase for the transcriptional coactivator PGC-1alpha, a master regulator of energy metabolism and adaptive thermogenesis in the brown fat cell, and negatively regulates brown fat cell metabolism. It is preferentially expressed in esophageal, gastric and colorectal cancers, suggesting a possible association with the development of the digestive tract cancers. It regulates the p53 signaling pathway through degrading 14-3-3 sigma and stabilizing MDM2. CARP1 does not localize to membranes in the cell and is involved in the negative regulation of apoptosis, specifically targeting two initiator caspases, caspase 8 and caspase 10, which are distinguished from other FYVE-type proteins. Moreover, CARP1 has an altered sequence in the basic ligand binding patch and lack the WxxD (x for any residue) motif that is conserved only in phosphoinositide binding FYVE domains. Thus it belongs to a family of unique FYVE-type domains called FYVE-like domains. In addition to the N-terminal FYVE-like domain, CARP1 harbors a C-terminal RING domain. |
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