Tripartite Motif Containing 5
RNF88
TRIM5alpha
RING-Type E3 Ubiquitin Transferase TRIM5
Tripartite Motif-Containing Protein 5
Tripartite Motif Protein TRIM5
Tripartite Motif-Containing Protein 5 Alpha
Tripartite Motif Protein TRIM
Tripartite Motif-Containing 5
Ring Finger Protein 88
RING Finger Protein 88
EC 2.3.2.27
EC 6.3.2
The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the tripartite motif (TRIM) family. The TRIM motif includes three zinc-binding domains, a RING, a B-box type 1 and a B-box type 2, and a coiled-coil region. The protein forms homo-oligomers via the coilel-coil region and localizes to cytoplasmic bodies. It appears to function as a E3 ubiquitin-ligase and ubiqutinates itself to regulate its subcellular localization. It may play a role in retroviral restriction. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2009]
Forensic Context
A study in human cardiac tissue from sudden unexplained death (SUD) and sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) cases identified a differentially methylated region overlapping the TRIM5 gene, distinguishing these groups [Steffan Noe Christiansen et al. DOI:10.3390/ijms22062790].