NCBI Accession #
NP_176779.2
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_105276.4
NCBI Official Full Name
Zinc finger (C3HC4-type RING finger) family protein
NCBI Official Symbol
VIM2
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
F15E12.5; F15E12_5; ORTH5; ORTHRUS 5; VARIANT IN METHYLATION 2
NCBI Protein Information
Zinc finger (C3HC4-type RING finger) family protein
NCBI Summary
Encodes a protein that is similar to VIM1 but is not involved in cytosine methylation. This protein has an N-terminal PHD domain and two RING domains surrounding an SRA domain. ORTH5/VIM2 has E3 ubiquitin ligase activity in vitro.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
VIM2
UniProt Protein Name
E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase ORTHRUS 5
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Protein VARIANT IN METHYLATION 2; RING-type E3 ubiquitin transferase ORTHRUS 5Curated
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q680I0
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q6NQ90; Q9C8E0
UniProt Related Accession #
Q680I0
UniProt Comments
E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase. Participates in CpG methylation-dependent transcriptional regulation and epigenetic transcriptional silencing. Mediates ubiquitination with the E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme UBC11.