Descriptions

Parkin belongs to the RBR subfamily of E3 ubiquitin ligases that function by transferring Ub from an E2-conjugating enzyme to a substrate through an E3-Ub intermediate. Parkin contains an N-terminal ubiquitin-like (UbL) domain connected through a linker to four zinc-coordinating domains consisting of RING0, following by the RBR (RING1, In-Between-RING (IBR), RING2) module common to other E3 Ub ligases. RING1 contains an E2 binding site and RING2 contains a catalytic cysteine that is an acceptor for an ubiquitin from RING1-bound E2~Ub forming an intermediate (E3~Ub) that leads to substrate or autoubiquitination.<br>Structural studies revealed that Parkin, in its basal state, adopts an autoinhibited conformation with several distinct sites of inhibition. First, the UbL domain is bound to RING1 such that Ser65 is poorly accessible for phosphorylation by PINK1. Second, the Repressor Element of Parkin (REP) blocks the site of E2 Ub-conjugating enzyme binding on RING1. Finally, the RING0 domain binds to RING2, where it occludes the Cys431 Ub acceptor site. PINK1 stimulates parkin activity through phosphorylation of both Ub and parkin's UbL domain at an equivalent serine 65 position in sequence and structure. The phosphorylation of both the UbL domain and Ub are required to activate parkin by releasing the UbL domain, forming an extended structure needed to facilitate E2-Ub binding.

Autoinhibitory domains (AIDs)

Target domain

249-339 (RING1 domain)

Relief mechanism

PTM

Assay

Accessory elements

No accessory elements

Autoinhibited structure

Activated structure

3 structures for Q7KTX7

Entry ID Method Resolution Chain Position Source
2LWR NMR - A 417-482 PDB
2M48 NMR - A 342-482 PDB
AF-Q7KTX7-F1 Predicted AlphaFoldDB

No variants for Q7KTX7

Variant ID(s) Position Change Description Diseaes Association Provenance
No variants for Q7KTX7

No associated diseases with Q7KTX7

9 regional properties for Q7KTX7

Type Name Position InterPro Accession
domain Ubiquitin-like domain 30 - 101 IPR000626
domain IBR domain 334 - 394 IPR002867-1
domain IBR domain 419 - 475 IPR002867-2
domain RING/Ubox-like zinc-binding domain 249 - 339 IPR041170
domain Parkin, RING/Ubox like zinc-binding domain 158 - 236 IPR041565
domain TRIAD supradomain 255 - 482 IPR044066
domain E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase parkin, BRcat domain 322 - 398 IPR047534
domain E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase parkin, RING finger, HC subclass 257 - 315 IPR047535
domain E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase parkin, Rcat domain 428 - 481 IPR047536

Functions

Description
EC Number 2.3.2.31 Aminoacyltransferases
Subcellular Localization
  • Mitochondrion
  • Cytoplasm, cytosol
  • Translocates from the cytosol to dysfunctional mitochondria that have lost their mitochondrial membrane potential; recruitment to mitochondria is Pink1-dependent
PANTHER Family
PANTHER Subfamily
PANTHER Protein Class
PANTHER Pathway Category No pathway information available

6 GO annotations of cellular component

Name Definition
cytoplasm The contents of a cell excluding the plasma membrane and nucleus, but including other subcellular structures.
cytosol The part of the cytoplasm that does not contain organelles but which does contain other particulate matter, such as protein complexes.
endoplasmic reticulum The irregular network of unit membranes, visible only by electron microscopy, that occurs in the cytoplasm of many eukaryotic cells. The membranes form a complex meshwork of tubular channels, which are often expanded into slitlike cavities called cisternae. The ER takes two forms, rough (or granular), with ribosomes adhering to the outer surface, and smooth (with no ribosomes attached).
Golgi apparatus A membrane-bound cytoplasmic organelle of the endomembrane system that further processes the core oligosaccharides (e.g. N-glycans) added to proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum and packages them into membrane-bound vesicles. The Golgi apparatus operates at the intersection of the secretory, lysosomal, and endocytic pathways.
mitochondrion A semiautonomous, self replicating organelle that occurs in varying numbers, shapes, and sizes in the cytoplasm of virtually all eukaryotic cells. It is notably the site of tissue respiration.
ubiquitin ligase complex A protein complex that includes a ubiquitin-protein ligase and enables ubiquitin protein ligase activity. The complex also contains other proteins that may confer substrate specificity on the complex.

4 GO annotations of molecular function

Name Definition
ubiquitin conjugating enzyme binding Binding to a ubiquitin conjugating enzyme, any of the E2 proteins.
ubiquitin protein ligase activity Catalysis of the transfer of ubiquitin to a substrate protein via the reaction X-ubiquitin + S -> X + S-ubiquitin, where X is either an E2 or E3 enzyme, the X-ubiquitin linkage is a thioester bond, and the S-ubiquitin linkage is an amide bond
ubiquitin-protein transferase activity Catalysis of the transfer of ubiquitin from one protein to another via the reaction X-Ub + Y --> Y-Ub + X, where both X-Ub and Y-Ub are covalent linkages.
zinc ion binding Binding to a zinc ion (Zn).

29 GO annotations of biological process

Name Definition
adult locomotory behavior Locomotory behavior in a fully developed and mature organism.
autophagy of mitochondrion The autophagic process in which mitochondria are delivered to a type of vacuole and degraded in response to changing cellular conditions.
larval locomotory behavior Locomotory behavior in a larval (immature) organism.
mitochondrial fission The division of a mitochondrion within a cell to form two or more separate mitochondrial compartments.
mitochondrion organization A process that is carried out at the cellular level which results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of a mitochondrion; includes mitochondrial morphogenesis and distribution, and replication of the mitochondrial genome as well as synthesis of new mitochondrial components.
negative regulation of JNK cascade Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of signal transduction mediated by the JNK cascade.
negative regulation of mitochondrial fusion Any process that decreases the frequency, rate or extent of merging of two or more mitochondria within a cell to form a single compartment.
negative regulation of protein phosphorylation Any process that stops, prevents or reduces the rate of addition of phosphate groups to amino acids within a protein.
neuron cellular homeostasis The cellular homeostatic process that preserves a neuron in a stable, differentiated functional and structural state.
oogenesis The complete process of formation and maturation of an ovum or female gamete from a primordial female germ cell. Examples of this process are found in Mus musculus and Drosophila melanogaster.
parkin-mediated stimulation of mitophagy in response to mitochondrial depolarization A positive regulation of the macromitophagy pathway that is triggered by mitochondrial depolarization and requires the function of a parkin-family molecule.
positive regulation of autophagy of mitochondrion Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of mitochondrion degradation by autophagy.
positive regulation of compound eye pigmentation Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of establishment of a pattern of pigment in the compound eye.
positive regulation of locomotor rhythm Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of locomotor rhythm.
positive regulation of mitochondrial fission Any process that increases the rate, frequency or extent of mitochondrial fission. Mitochondrial fission is the division of a mitochondrion within a cell to form two or more separate mitochondrial compartments.
positive regulation of mitophagy Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of mitophagy.
positive regulation of neuronal action potential Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of neuronal action potential.
positive regulation of proteasomal ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of the breakdown of a protein or peptide by hydrolysis of its peptide bonds, initiated by the covalent attachment of ubiquitin, and mediated by the proteasome.
protein autoubiquitination The ubiquitination by a protein of one or more of its own amino acid residues, or residues on an identical protein. Ubiquitination occurs on the lysine residue by formation of an isopeptide crosslink.
protein monoubiquitination Addition of a single ubiquitin group to a protein.
protein polyubiquitination Addition of multiple ubiquitin groups to a protein, forming a ubiquitin chain.
protein ubiquitination The process in which one or more ubiquitin groups are added to a protein.
regulation of apoptotic process Any process that modulates the occurrence or rate of cell death by apoptotic process.
regulation of cellular response to oxidative stress Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of cellular response to oxidative stress.
regulation of mitochondrion organization Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of a process involved in the formation, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of a mitochondrion.
response to oxidative stress Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of oxidative stress, a state often resulting from exposure to high levels of reactive oxygen species, e.g. superoxide anions, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), and hydroxyl radicals.
sperm mitochondrion organization A process that is carried out at the cellular level which results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of sperm mitochondria; the process in which they take on their characteristic morphology; they are flattened, elongated, and arranged circumferentially into a tight helical coil around the tail-dense fibers of the mature sperm.
spermatogenesis The developmental process by which male germ line stem cells self renew or give rise to successive cell types resulting in the development of a spermatozoa.
ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of a protein or peptide by hydrolysis of its peptide bonds, initiated by the covalent attachment of a ubiquitin group, or multiple ubiquitin groups, to the protein.

5 homologous proteins in AiPD

UniProt AC Gene Name Protein Name Species Evidence Code
O76924 ari-2 Potential E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase ariadne-2 Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit fly) SS
Q94981 ari-1 E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase ariadne-1 Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit fly) SS
O60260 PRKN E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase parkin Homo sapiens (Human) EV
Q9WVS6 Prkn E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase parkin Mus musculus (Mouse) EV SS
Q9JK66 Prkn E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase parkin Rattus norvegicus (Rat) EV SS
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MSFIFKFIAT FVRKMLELLQ FGGKTLTHTL SIYVKTNTGK TLTVNLEPQW DIKNVKELVA
70 80 90 100 110 120
PQLGLQPDDL KIIFAGKELS DATTIEQCDL GQQSVLHAIR LRPPVQRQKI QSATLEEEEP
130 140 150 160 170 180
SLSDEASKPL NETLLDLQLE SEERLNITDE ERVRAKAHFF VHCSQCDKLC NGKLRVRCAL
190 200 210 220 230 240
CKGGAFTVHR DPECWDDVLK SRRIPGHCES LEVACVDNAA GDPPFAEFFF KCAEHVSGGE
250 260 270 280 290 300
KDFAAPLNLI KNNIKNVPCL ACTDVSDTVL VFPCASQHVT CIDCFRHYCR SRLGERQFMP
310 320 330 340 350 360
HPDFGYTLPC PAGCEHSFIE EIHHFKLLTR EEYDRYQRFA TEEYVLQAGG VLCPQPGCGM
370 380 390 400 410 420
GLLVEPDCRK VTCQNGCGYV FCRNCLQGYH IGECLPEGTG ASATNSCEYT VDPNRAAEAR
430 440 450 460 470 480
WDEASNVTIK VSTKPCPKCR TPTERDGGCM HMVCTRAGCG FEWCWVCQTE WTRDCMGAHW
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