This entry represents the C-terminal domain of RING finger protein RNF135. This domain contains the distinct N-terminal PRY subdomain followed by the SPRY subdomain. RNF135 ubiquitinates RIG-I (retinoic acid-inducible gene-I) to promote interferon-beta induction during the early phase of viral infection. Normally, RIG-I is activated by TRIM25 in response to viral infection, leading to activation of the RIG-I signalling pathway, thus resulting in type I interferon production to limit viral replication. However, RNF135, consisting of an N-terminal RING finger domain, C-terminal SPRY and PRY motifs and showing sequence similarity to TRIM25, acts as an alternative factor that promotes RIG-I activation independent of TRIM25 []. RNF135 interacts with RIG-I via the PRY-SPRY domain []. Mutations of the RNF135 gene cause phenotypic abnormalities including overgrowth [].
