RFWD3
Developmental stage
Up-regulated in the S-G2 phase.
Domain
The coiled coil domain may be involved in RPA2-binding.
Function
E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase required for the repair of DNA interstrand cross-links (ICL) in response to DNA damage (PubMed:21504906, PubMed:21558276, PubMed:26474068, PubMed:28575657, PubMed:28575658, PubMed:33321094). Plays a key role in RPA-mediated DNA damage signaling and repair (PubMed:21504906, PubMed:21558276, PubMed:26474068, PubMed:28575657, PubMed:28575658, PubMed:28691929). Acts by mediating ubiquitination of the RPA complex (RPA1, RPA2 and RPA3 subunits) and RAD51 at stalled replication forks, leading to remove them from DNA damage sites and promote homologous recombination (PubMed:26474068, PubMed:28575657, PubMed:28575658). Also mediates the ubiquitination of p53/TP53 in the late response to DNA damage, and acts as a positive regulator of p53/TP53 stability, thereby regulating the G1/S DNA damage checkpoint (PubMed:20173098). May act by catalyzing the formation of short polyubiquitin chains on p53/TP53 that are not targeted to the proteasome (PubMed:20173098). In response to ionizing radiation, interacts with MDM2 and enhances p53/TP53 ubiquitination, possibly by restricting MDM2 from extending polyubiquitin chains on ubiquitinated p53/TP53 (PubMed:20173098). Required to translesion DNA synthesis across DNA-protein cross-link adducts by catalyzing ubiquitination of proteins on single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) (PubMed:33321094).
Involvement in disease
Fanconi anemia, complementation group W
FANCW
A form of Fanconi anemia, a disorder affecting all bone marrow elements and resulting in anemia, leukopenia and thrombopenia. It is associated with cardiac, renal and limb malformations, dermal pigmentary changes, and a predisposition to the development of malignancies. At the cellular level it is associated with hypersensitivity to DNA-damaging agents, chromosomal instability (increased chromosome breakage) and defective DNA repair.
None
The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry.
Pathway
Protein modification; protein ubiquitination.
Post-translational modifications
Phosphorylated at Ser-46 and Ser-63 upon DNA damage by ATM or ATR. ATM phosphorylation occurs at early times upon DNA damage, while ATR is the major kinase at later times. Phosphorylation by ATM and ATR is required to stabilize p53/TP53. Part of the phosphorylation depends upon RPA2 presence.
Cellular localization
- Nucleus
- Nucleus
- PML body
- Cytoplasm
- In undamaged cells, found both in the cytoplasm and in the nucleus, partially associated with PML nuclear bodies (PubMed:21558276). In response to replication block, such as that caused by hydroxyurea treatment, or to DNA damage caused by ionizing radiations or doxorubicin, recruited to the nucleus, to stalled replication forks or to sites of DNA repair (PubMed:21504906, PubMed:28575657). This recruitment depends upon RPA2 (PubMed:21504906).
Alternative names
RNF201, RFWD3, E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase RFWD3, RING finger and WD repeat domain-containing protein 3, RING finger protein 201