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protein DBF4 homolog B (activator of S phase kinase-like protein 1, ASK-like protein 1, Dbf4-related factor 1, chiffon homolog B, DBF4B, ASKL1, DRF1)
Function:
- regulatory subunit for CDC7 which activates its kinase activity thereby playing a central role in DNA replication & cell proliferation
- required for progression of S & M phases
- the complex CDC7-DBF4B selectively phosphorylates MCM2 subunit at Ser-40 & then is involved in regulating the initiation of DNA replication during cell cycle
- forms a complex with CDC7
- note that CDC7 forms distinct complex either with DBF4/DBF4A or DBF4B, such complexes are stable upon replication stress
- phosphorylated
Structure:
- contains 1 BRCT domain
- contains 1 DBF4-type Zn+2 finger
Compartment:
- nucleus
- predominantly found in soluble fraction but not in the chromatin-bound fraction
Alternative splicing: named isoforms=4
Expression:
- widely expressed
- highly expressed in testis
- expression increases as cells enter in S phase through G2/M phase
- short half-life (at protein level)
General
nuclear protein
zinc finger protein
Properties
SIZE: entity length = 615 aa
MW = 67 kD
COMPARTMENT: cell nucleus
MOTIF: BRCA1 C-terminal (BRCT) motif
SITE: 43-133
Zinc finger
NAME: Zinc finger
SITE: 294-343
EFFECTOR-BOUND: Zn+2
Database Correlations
UniProt Q8NFT6
Pfam PF07535
References
UniProt :accession Q8NFT6