| Primary Identifier | IPR018999 | Type | Domain |
| Short Name | UPF1_CH/ZBD |
| description | UPF1 (or regulator of nonsense transcripts 1 homologue) is an essential RNA helicase that detects mRNAs containing premature stop codons and triggers their degradation. Together with UPF2 and UPF3, forms a surveillance complex, in which UPF2 acts as a bridge between UPF1 and UPF3. UPF2 and UPF3 are nonenzymatic components of the complex that stimulate the activity of UPF1 []. UPF1 has a N-terminal cysteine/histidine-rich zinc-binding domain (CH/ZBD), a regulatory 1B domain, followed by a helicase core that belongs to superfamily 1 (SF1).This is the N-terminal CH/ZBD which contains 3 zinc binding motifs that interacts with UPF2 and it also has a cis-inhibitory effect on the ATPase activity. After binding to UPF2, the CH/ZBD suffers a large conformational change that causes the catalytic helicase domain to bind RNA less extensively and triggering its helicase activity [, ]. |
