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KRAB domain (Kruppel-associated box) superfamily

SCOP classification
Root:   SCOP hierarchy in SUPERFAMILY [ 0] (11)
Class:   All alpha proteins [ 46456] (284)
Fold:   KRAB domain (Kruppel-associated box) [ 109639]
Superfamily:   KRAB domain (Kruppel-associated box) [ 109640]
Families:   KRAB domain (Kruppel-associated box) [ 109641]


Superfamily statistics
Genomes (54) Uniprot 2018_03 genome PDB chains (SCOP 1.75)
Domains 11,034 24,944 1
Proteins 10,867 24,364 1


Functional annotation
General category Regulation
Detailed category RNA binding, metabolism and transport

Document:
Function annotation of SCOP domain superfamilies

Human Phenotype (HP)

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HP termFDR (all)SDHP levelAnnotation (direct or inherited)
Phenotypic Abnormality (PA)Abnormality of nervous system physiology0.8393Least InformativeInherited
Phenotypic Abnormality (PA)Seizures0.2659InformativeInherited
Phenotypic Abnormality (PA)Generalized-onset seizure0.003072Highly InformativeInherited

Document: HP annotation of SCOP domains

Xenopus Anatomy (XA)

(show details) Document: XA annotation of SCOP domains

InterPro annotation
Cross references IPR001909 SSF109640 Protein matches
Abstract

The Krueppel-associated box (KRAB) is a domain of around 75 amino acids that is found in the N-terminal part of about one third of eukaryotic Krueppel-type C2H2 zinc finger proteins (ZFPs) [PubMed14519192]. It is enriched in charged amino acids and can be divided into subregions A and B, which are predicted to fold into two amphipathic alpha-helices. The KRAB A and B boxes can be separated by variable spacer segments and many KRAB proteins contain only the A box [PubMed2023909].

The functions currently known for members of the KRAB-containing protein family include transcriptional repression of RNA polymerase I, II, and III promoters, binding and splicing of RNA, and control of nucleolus function. The KRAB domain functions as a transcriptional repressor when tethered to the template DNA by a DNA-binding domain. A sequence of 45 amino acids in the KRAB A subdomain has been shown to be necessary and sufficient for transcriptional repression. The B box does not repress by itself but does potentiate the repression exerted by the KRAB A subdomain [PubMed8183939, PubMed8183940]. Gene silencing requires the binding of the KRAB domain to the RING-B box-coiled coil (RBCC) domain of the KAP-1/TIF1-beta corepressor. As KAP-1 binds to the heterochromatin proteins HP1, it has been proposed that the KRAB-ZFP-bound target gene could be silenced following recruitment to heterochromatin [PubMed10653693, PubMed10748030].

KRAB-ZFPs probably constitute the single largest class of transcription factors within the human genome [PubMed10360839]. Although the function of KRAB-ZFPs is largely unknown, they appear to play important roles during cell differentiation and development. The KRAB domain is generally encoded by two exons. The regions coded by the two exons are known as KRAB-A and KRAB-B.


InterPro database


PDBeMotif information about ligands, sequence and structure motifs
Cross references PDB entries
Ligand binding statistics
Nucleic-acid binding statistics
Occurrence of secondary structure elements
Occurrence of small 3D structural motifs

PDBeMotif resource

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Internal database links

Browse genome assignments for this superfamily. The SUPERFAMILY hidden Markov model library has been used to carry out SCOP domain assignments to all genomes at the superfamily level.


Alignments of sequences to 1 models in this superfamily are available by clicking on the 'Alignments' icon above. PDB sequences less than 40% identical are shown by default, but any other sequence(s) may be aligned. Select PDB sequences, genome sequences, or paste in or upload your own sequences.


Browse and view proteins in genomes which have different domain combinations including a KRAB domain (Kruppel-associated box) domain.


Examine the distribution of domain superfamilies, or families, across the major taxonomic kingdoms or genomes within a kingdom. This gives an immediate impression of how superfamilies, or families, are restricted to certain kingdoms of life.


Explore domain occurrence network where nodes represent genomes and edges are domain architectures (shared between genomes) containing the superfamily of interest.

There are 1 hidden Markov models representing the KRAB domain (Kruppel-associated box) superfamily. Information on how the models are built, and plots showing hydrophobicity, match emmission probabilities and insertion/deletion probabilities can be inspected.


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