Descriptions

Microrchidia 3 is a human protein linked to autoimmune disorders, Down syndrome, and cancer. The extensive ATPase:CW interface stabilizes the protein fold and inhibits the catalytic activity of MORC3. The CW domain sterically impedes binding of the ATPase domain to DNA. MORC3 autoinhibition is released by disrupting the intramolecular ATPase:DW coupling through the competitive interaction of CW with histone H3 tail. Binding of CW to H3 leads to a marked rearrangement in the ATPase-CW cassette, which frees the DNA-binding site in active MORC3.

Autoinhibitory domains (AIDs)

Target domain

38-307 (C-terminal ATPase domain)

Relief mechanism

Partner binding

Assay

Accessory elements

No accessory elements

Autoinhibited structure

Activated structure

1 structures for Q8BMD7

Entry ID Method Resolution Chain Position Source
AF-Q8BMD7-F1 Predicted AlphaFoldDB

70 variants for Q8BMD7

Variant ID(s) Position Change Description Diseaes Association Provenance
rs3555131550 10 G>C No EVA
rs3412296227 116 R>C No EVA
rs248730053 136 A>V No EVA
rs212669973 160 Q>E No EVA
rs3389576284 164 V>L No EVA
rs252247341 172 S>G No EVA
rs230682686 175 N>S No EVA
rs3389585315 177 K>E No EVA
rs3411960130 186 P>GYSK* No EVA
rs29256594 253 E>A No EVA
rs3389569364 268 L>S No EVA
rs3389577037 270 A>G No EVA
rs3411960142 271 F>L No EVA
rs3410801923 272 C>Y No EVA
rs3412192570 273 S>I No EVA
rs3389575092 288 K>R No EVA
rs3412375972 289 K>M No EVA
rs3389577023 295 I>S No EVA
rs3389533994 363 G>V No EVA
rs3409419442 380 E>D No EVA
rs3389575045 392 L>H No EVA
rs247728667 394 R>K No EVA
rs1131727898 403 K>N No EVA
rs3389483494 412 L>F No EVA
rs13484031 412 L>S No EVA
rs3389544287 413 P>H No EVA
rs254862842 434 R>K No EVA
rs3412168256 438 M>I No EVA
rs3412060005 438 M>K No EVA
rs3412099937 441 P>A No EVA
rs3412375876 441 P>R No EVA
rs3412898678 452 Y>* No EVA
rs3410801872 460 R>A No EVA
rs223541667 475 H>N No EVA
rs3389576308 477 S>I No EVA
rs229029843 486 A>V No EVA
rs3389576304 496 D>N No EVA
rs3389544282 544 R>L No EVA
rs243327241 549 D>E No EVA
rs3389585275 566 E>D No EVA
rs244229738 573 K>R No EVA
rs223575120 576 T>N No EVA
rs3389586718 585 Y>C No EVA
rs3389580469 589 G>A No EVA
rs1134649235 589 G>S No EVA
rs3411452438 591 Y>N No EVA
rs3389586688 604 E>G No EVA
rs3389572364 606 S>N No EVA
rs3389576973 607 P>H No EVA
rs241290629 610 C>S No EVA
rs3389576331 714 G>S No EVA
rs3389586650 715 K>Q No EVA
rs3389570299 717 K>N No EVA
rs3389556152 724 R>* No EVA
rs3389590109 737 A>T No EVA
rs3389483431 739 K>* No EVA
rs256088086 745 D>E No EVA
rs3412060859 749 R>W No EVA
rs29255340 757 P>Q No EVA
rs3411959031 764 K>M No EVA
rs3389556147 783 K>N No EVA
rs3389483481 793 H>R No EVA
rs222901582 816 I>L No EVA
rs3389585253 828 A>D No EVA
rs3389590112 830 F>I No EVA
rs3389483468 881 A>T No EVA
rs3389556160 911 E>D No EVA
rs3389569346 919 T>A No EVA
rs3389556132 924 N>I No EVA
rs3389575052 928 D>Y No EVA

No associated diseases with Q8BMD7

2 regional properties for Q8BMD7

Type Name Position InterPro Accession
domain Zinc finger, CW-type 417 - 469 IPR011124
domain Morc, S5 domain 2-like 266 - 400 IPR041006

Functions

Description
EC Number
Subcellular Localization
  • Nucleus
PANTHER Family
PANTHER Subfamily
PANTHER Protein Class
PANTHER Pathway Category No pathway information available

2 GO annotations of cellular component

Name Definition
nucleoplasm That part of the nuclear content other than the chromosomes or the nucleolus.
nucleus A membrane-bounded organelle of eukaryotic cells in which chromosomes are housed and replicated. In most cells, the nucleus contains all of the cell's chromosomes except the organellar chromosomes, and is the site of RNA synthesis and processing. In some species, or in specialized cell types, RNA metabolism or DNA replication may be absent.

3 GO annotations of molecular function

Name Definition
ATP hydrolysis activity Catalysis of the reaction
methylated histone binding Binding to a histone in which a residue has been modified by methylation.
zinc ion binding Binding to a zinc ion (Zn).

No GO annotations of biological process

Name Definition
No GO annotations for biological process

6 homologous proteins in AiPD

UniProt AC Gene Name Protein Name Species Evidence Code
Q14149 MORC3 MORC family CW-type zinc finger protein 3 Homo sapiens (Human) EV
Q9Y6X9 MORC2 ATPase MORC2 Homo sapiens (Human) PR
Q8TE76 MORC4 MORC family CW-type zinc finger protein 4 Homo sapiens (Human) SS
Q69ZX6 Morc2a ATPase MORC2A Mus musculus (Mouse) PR
Q8C5W4 Morc2b ATPase MORC2B Mus musculus (Mouse) PR
F7BJB9 Morc3 MORC family CW-type zinc finger protein 3 Mus musculus (Mouse) SS
10 20 30 40 50 60
MLLYRGAPAG PGTPGGGLAR AGSVPQAFRI RLSTMSPRYL QSNSSSHTRP FSAIAELLDN
70 80 90 100 110 120
AVDPDVSART VFIDVEEVKK KPCLTFTDDG CGMTPHKLHR MLSFGFTDKV IKKSQRPIGV
130 140 150 160 170 180
FGNGFKSGSM RLGKDALVFT KNGNTLAVGL LSQTYLECIQ AQAVIVPIVP FSQQNKKMIV
190 200 210 220 230 240
TEDSLPSLEA ILNYSIFNCE KDLLSQFDAI PGKKGTRVLI WNIRRNKDGK SELDFDTDQY
250 260 270 280 290 300
DILVSDFDAE EKEIGGVTSE LPETEYSLRA FCSILYMKPR MKIFLRQKKV TTQMIAKSLA
310 320 330 340 350 360
NVEYDIYKPT STNKQVRITF GFSCKYHNQF GVMMYHNNRL IKAFEKAGCQ LKPTCGEGVG
370 380 390 400 410 420
VIGVIECNFL KPAYNKQDFE YTKEYRLTIN ALARKLNAYW KEKISQENFE PLPTSRRIPD
430 440 450 460 470 480
QTWVQCDECL KWRRLPGMVD PSTLPARWFC YYNPHPKFKR CSVPEEQERI DEDLHRSKAK
490 500 510 520 530 540
QQVEAAEKKQ KPMESDKYQV FSNPPKTPPL QDMAELNDKT IGYEQINSPS LLPSVREESR
550 560 570 580 590 600
SPPRLKSLDS SAFQISRKYK LILGEEPVEK RRKIQTEMPL SPIDYSMSGF YRRVEAATAY
610 620 630 640 650 660
PEGENSPDKC SSERSTPPHL IPEYPESNKH TEENREAPAL CPGSQDQDQG FLLPEELEDQ
670 680 690 700 710 720
MPKLVAEESN RSSENIDKDM NKGPFVAVVG VAKGVADSGA PIQLVPFNRE EFVGKRKRAE
730 740 750 760 770 780
SWKRANPYSS AAPAATAGKG KDCQDSRSRN MPKIKTPKES EELKRTTEKL ERVLAERNLF
790 800 810 820 830 840
QQKVEELEQE KNHWHSEYKK AQHELVTYST QETEGIYWSK KHMGYRQAEF QILKAELERT
850 860 870 880 890 900
KEEKQELKEK LKETESHLEV LQKAQVSFRN PEGDDLERAL ARLTRLRVHV SYLLTSVLPH
910 920
LELREIGYDS EQVDGILYTV LEANHILD