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RNF208
ring finger protein 208
Chromosome 9 Β· 9q34.3
NCBI Gene: 727800Ensembl: ENSG00000212864.5HGNC: HGNC:25420UniProt: Q9H0X6
13PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
βœ“ Experimental GO Evidenceβœ“ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
ubiquitin-protein transferase activityprotein bindingprotein autoubiquitinationnucleoplasmtriple-negative breast cancerbreast cancerneoplasmParkinson disease
✦AI Summary

Based on limited published evidence, RNF208 is an E3 ubiquitin ligase localized to the nucleoplasm with ubiquitin-protein transferase activity. RNF208 catalyzes protein ubiquitination and autoubiquitination through its ring finger domain 1. The protein is S-nitrosylated by nitric oxide, which modulates its E3 ligase activity 2. Functionally, RNF208 targets soluble vimentin for polyubiquitin-mediated proteasomal degradation in triple-negative breast cancer cells, suppressing metastasis. RNF208 expression is induced by 17Ξ²-estradiol in an estrogen receptor alpha-dependent manner, and low expression correlates with poor clinical outcomes in TNBC 1.

Sources cited
1
RNF208 is one of eight E3 ubiquitin ligases whose activities are modulated by S-nitrosylation
PMID: 24105792
2
RNF208 is an estrogen-inducible E3 ligase that polyubiquitinates soluble vimentin and suppresses metastasis in triple-negative breast cancer
PMID: 31862882
⚠Limited data available β€” This gene has 2 indexed publications. Summary and analysis may be incomplete.
Disease Associationsβ“˜20
triple-negative breast cancerOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
Parkinson diseaseOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
Omenn syndromeOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndromeOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
Hemolytic anemia due to red cell pyruvate kinase deficiencyOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
pyruvate kinase deficiency of red cellsOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
non-spherocytic hemolytic anemia due to hexokinase deficiencyOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
Hepatic veno-occlusive disease - immunodeficiencyOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
hepatic veno-occlusive disease-immunodeficiency syndromeOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis type 3Open Targets
0.03Suggestive
dehydrated hereditary stomatocytosis with or without pseudohyperkalemia and/or perinatal edemaOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
hilar cholangiocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
Klatskin's tumorOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
severe combined immunodeficiency due to DCLRE1C deficiencyOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
Familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosisOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
cancerOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
liver diseaseOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
LeishmaniasisOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
RNF141Shared pathway100%RNF181Shared pathway100%RNFT1Shared pathway50%RNF11Shared pathway50%RNF19BShared pathway50%RNF133Shared pathway50%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Brain
100%
Liver
73%
Heart
24%
Ovary
17%
Lung
14%
Bone Marrow
4%
Gene Interaction Network
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RNF208RNF141RNF181RNFT1RNF11RNF19BRNF133
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted Β· UniProt Q9H0X6
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Constraintβ“˜
LOEUFβ“˜
1.07LoF Tolerant
pLIβ“˜
0.04Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.57 [0.32–1.07]
RankingsWhere RNF208 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #16,280of 20,598
    Most Researched13
  • #10,849of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.07
Genes detectedRNF208
Sources retrieved2 papers
Response timeβ€”
πŸ“„ Sources
2
1
Protein microarray characterization of the S-nitrosoproteome.
PMID: 24105792
Mol Cell Proteomics Β· 2014
1.00
2
RNF208, an estrogen-inducible E3 ligase, targets soluble Vimentin to suppress metastasis in triple-negative breast cancers.
PMID: 31862882
Nat Commun Β· 2019
0.50