This domain appears to be a zinc finger. The alignment shows four conserved cysteine residues and a conserved tryptophan. It was first identified by [1], and is predicted to be a "highly specialised mononuclear four-cysteine zinc finger...that plays ...
This domain appears to be a zinc finger. The alignment shows four conserved cysteine residues and a conserved tryptophan. It was first identified by [1], and is predicted to be a "highly specialised mononuclear four-cysteine zinc finger...that plays a role in DNA binding and/or promoting protein-protein interactions in complicated eukaryotic processes including ...chromatin methylation status and early embryonic development." Weak homology to Pfam:PF00628 further evidences these predictions (personal obs: C Yeats). Twelve different CW-domain-containing protein subfamilies are described, with different subfamilies being characteristic of vertebrates, higher plants and other animals in which these domain is found [1].
This domain is found in MORC6 proteins in eukaryotes. Arabidopsis microrchidia (MORC) ATPase family proteins are conserved among plants and animals and are involved in transcriptional silencing. In Arabidopsis, MORC6/DMS11 was reported to function in ...
This domain is found in MORC6 proteins in eukaryotes. Arabidopsis microrchidia (MORC) ATPase family proteins are conserved among plants and animals and are involved in transcriptional silencing. In Arabidopsis, MORC6/DMS11 was reported to function in the condensation of pericentromeric heterochromatin, thereby facilitating transcriptional silencing [1]. Further studies demonstrate that MORC6 and its homologs MORC1 and MORC2 form a complex which associates with SUVH9, required for Pol V occupancy in the RdDM (RNA-directed DNA methylation) pathway [2].