Ring finger protein 8

mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens
Protein protein Q21118319
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Summary

Ring finger protein 8 is a protein[1]. It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Part of: Zinc finger, RING/FYVE/PHD-type[3], E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase RNF8[4], SMAD/FHA domain superfamily[5], Zinc finger, RING-type, protein family[6], Forkhead-associated (FHA) domain, protein family[7], Zinc finger, RING-type, conserved site, protein family[8]
  • Has part(s): Zinc finger, RING-type, conserved site[9], forkhead-associated (FHA) domain[10], Zinc finger, RING-type[11]
  • Molecular function: protein homodimerization activity[12], histone binding[13], chromatin binding[14], metal ion binding[15], ubiquitin-protein transferase activity[16], protein binding[17], ubiquitin protein ligase binding[18], transferase activity[19], identical protein binding[20], zinc ion binding[21], ubiquitin binding[22], ubiquitin protein ligase activity[23]
  • Cell component: site of double-strand break[24], ubiquitin ligase complex[25], nucleoplasm[26], chromosome[27], telomere[28], midbody[29], nucleus[30], cytosol[31], cytoplasm[32]
  • Biological process: response to ionizing radiation[33], histone H2A ubiquitination[34], interstrand cross-link repair[35], ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process[36], protein K63-linked ubiquitination[37], positive regulation of DNA repair[38], histone H2A K63-linked ubiquitination[39], negative regulation of transcription elongation from RNA polymerase II promoter[40], cellular response to DNA damage stimulus[41], cell division[42], protein K48-linked ubiquitination[43], isotype switching[44], protein ubiquitination[45], spermatid development[46]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . RNF168 ubiquitinates K13-15 on H2A/H2AX to drive DNA damage signaling. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . RNF8 ubiquitylates histones at DNA double-strand breaks and promotes assembly of repair proteins. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . RNF8 ubiquitylates histones at DNA double-strand breaks and promotes assembly of repair proteins. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . RNF8- and RNF168-dependent degradation of KDM4A/JMJD2A triggers 53BP1 recruitment to DNA damage sites. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . The E3 ligase RNF8 regulates KU80 removal and NHEJ repair. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . RNF168 ubiquitinates K13-15 on H2A/H2AX to drive DNA damage signaling. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . RNF168 ubiquitinates K13-15 on H2A/H2AX to drive DNA damage signaling. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Phylogenetic-based propagation of functional annotations within the Gene Ontology consortium. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . The E3 ligase RNF8 regulates KU80 removal and NHEJ repair. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . RNF8 ubiquitylates histones at DNA double-strand breaks and promotes assembly of repair proteins. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . RNF8 ubiquitylates histones at DNA double-strand breaks and promotes assembly of repair proteins. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . RNF8 ubiquitylates histones at DNA double-strand breaks and promotes assembly of repair proteins. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . A Ubiquitin-Binding Protein, FAAP20, Links RNF8-Mediated Ubiquitination to the Fanconi Anemia DNA Repair Network. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . The E3 ligase RNF8 regulates KU80 removal and NHEJ repair. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . Differential regulation of RNF8-mediated Lys48- and Lys63-based poly-ubiquitylation. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . RNF8 ubiquitylates histones at DNA double-strand breaks and promotes assembly of repair proteins. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . ATM-dependent chromatin changes silence transcription in cis to DNA double-strand breaks. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . ATM-dependent chromatin changes silence transcription in cis to DNA double-strand breaks. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . The E3 ligase RNF8 regulates KU80 removal and NHEJ repair. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Boghog · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Imported from → —
    Encoded by → RNF8
    Wikidata description → mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens
    Molecular function → protein homodimerization activity, histone binding, chromatin binding +12
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