Identification
HMDB Protein ID CDBP04013
Secondary Accession Numbers Not Available
Name V(D)J recombination-activating protein 1
Description Not Available
Synonyms
  1. E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase RAG1
  2. Endonuclease RAG1
  3. RAG-1
  4. RING finger protein 74
Gene Name RAG1
Protein Type Metal Binding
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in zinc ion binding
Specific Function Catalytic component of the RAG complex, a multiprotein complex that mediates the DNA cleavage phase during V(D)J recombination. V(D)J recombination assembles a diverse repertoire of immunoglobulin and T-cell receptor genes in developing B and T lymphocytes through rearrangement of different V (variable), in some cases D (diversity), and J (joining) gene segments. In the RAG complex, RAG1 mediates the DNA-binding to the conserved recombination signal sequences (RSS) and catalyzes the DNA cleavage activities by introducing a double-strand break between the RSS and the adjacent coding segment. RAG2 is not a catalytic component but is required for all known catalytic activities. DNA cleavage occurs in 2 steps:a first nick is introduced in the top strand immediately upstream of the heptamer, generating a 3'- hydroxyl group that can attack the phosphodiester bond on the opposite strand in a direct transesterification reaction, thereby creating 4 DNA ends:2 hairpin coding ends and 2 blunt, 5'- phosphorylated ends. The chromatin structure plays an essential role in the V(D)J recombination reactions and the presence of histone H3 trimethylated at 'Lys-4' (H3K4me3) stimulates both the nicking and haipinning steps. The RAG complex also plays a role in pre-B cell allelic exclusion, a process leading to expression of a single immunoglobulin heavy chain allele to enforce clonality and monospecific recognition by the B-cell antigen receptor (BCR) expressed on individual B lymphocytes. The introduction of DNA breaks by the RAG complex on one immunoglobulin allele induces ATM-dependent repositioning of the other allele to pericentromeric heterochromatin, preventing accessibility to the RAG complex and recombination of the second allele. In addition to its endonuclease activity, RAG1 also acts as a E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase that mediates monoubiquitination of histone H3. Histone H3 monoubiquitination is required for the joining step of V(D)J recombination. Mediates polyubiquitination of KPNA1
GO Classification
Component
cell part
intracellular
Function
ion binding
cation binding
metal ion binding
binding
transition metal ion binding
zinc ion binding
protein binding
nucleic acid binding
Cellular Location
  1. Nucleus
Pathways
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Chromosome:1
Locus 11p13
SNPs RAG1
Gene Sequence
>3132 bp
ATGGCAGCCTCTTTCCCACCCACCTTGGGACTCAGTTCTGCCCCAGATGAAATTCAGCAC
CCACATATTAAATTTTCAGAATGGAAATTTAAGCTGTTCCGGGTGAGATCCTTTGAAAAG
ACACCTGAAGAAGCTCAAAAGGAAAAGAAGGATTCCTTTGAGGGGAAACCCTCTCTGGAG
CAATCTCCAGCAGTCCTGGACAAGGCTGATGGTCAGAAGCCAGTCCCAACTCAGCCATTG
TTAAAAGCCCACCCTAAGTTTTCAAAGAAATTTCACGACAACGAGAAAGCAAGAGGCAAA
GCGATCCATCAAGCCAACCTTCGACATCTCTGCCGCATCTGTGGGAATTCTTTTAGAGCT
GATGAGCACAACAGGAGATATCCAGTCCATGGTCCTGTGGATGGTAAAACCCTAGGCCTT
TTACGAAAGAAGGAAAAGAGAGCTACTTCCTGGCCGGACCTCATTGCCAAGGTTTTCCGG
ATCGATGTGAAGGCAGATGTTGACTCGATCCACCCCACTGAGTTCTGCCATAACTGCTGG
AGCATCATGCACAGGAAGTTTAGCAGTGCCCCATGTGAGGTTTACTTCCCGAGGAACGTG
ACCATGGAGTGGCACCCCCACACACCATCCTGTGACATCTGCAACACTGCCCGTCGGGGA
CTCAAGAGGAAGAGTCTTCAGCCAAACTTGCAGCTCAGCAAAAAACTCAAAACTGTGCTT
GACCAAGCAAGACAAGCCCGTCAGCGCAAGAGAAGAGCTCAGGCAAGGATCAGCAGCAAG
GATGTCATGAAGAAGATCGCCAACTGCAGTAAGATACATCTTAGTACCAAGCTCCTTGCA
GTGGACTTCCCAGAGCACTTTGTGAAATCCATCTCCTGCCAGATCTGTGAACACATTCTG
GCTGACCCTGTGGAGACCAACTGTAAGCATGTCTTTTGCCGGGTCTGCATTCTCAGATGC
CTCAAAGTCATGGGCAGCTATTGTCCCTCTTGCCGATATCCATGCTTCCCTACTGACCTG
GAGAGTCCAGTGAAGTCCTTTCTGAGCGTCTTGAATTCCCTGATGGTGAAATGTCCAGCA
AAAGAGTGCAATGAGGAGGTCAGTTTGGAAAAATATAATCACCACATCTCAAGTCACAAG
GAATCAAAAGAGATTTTTGTGCACATTAATAAAGGGGGCCGGCCCCGCCAACATCTTCTG
TCGCTGACTCGGAGAGCTCAGAAGCACCGGCTGAGGGAGCTCAAGCTGCAAGTCAAAGCC
TTTGCTGACAAAGAAGAAGGTGGAGATGTGAAGTCCGTGTGCATGACCTTGTTCCTGCTG
GCTCTGAGGGCGAGGAATGAGCACAGGCAAGCTGATGAGCTGGAGGCCATCATGCAGGGA
AAGGGCTCTGGCCTGCAGCCAGCTGTTTGCTTGGCCATCCGTGTCAACACCTTCCTCAGC
TGCAGTCAGTACCACAAGATGTACAGGACTGTGAAAGCCATCACAGGGAGACAGATTTTT
CAGCCTTTGCATGCCCTTCGGAATGCTGAGAAGGTACTTCTGCCAGGCTACCACCACTTT
GAGTGGCAGCCACCTCTGAAGAATGTGTCTTCCAGCACTGATGTTGGCATTATTGATGGG
CTGTCTGGACTATCATCCTCTGTGGATGATTACCCAGTGGACACCATTGCAAAGAGGTTC
CGCTATGATTCAGCTTTGGTGTCTGCTTTGATGGACATGGAAGAAGACATCTTGGAAGGC
ATGAGATCCCAAGACCTTGATGATTACCTGAATGGCCCCTTCACTGTGGTGGTGAAGGAG
TCTTGTGATGGAATGGGAGACGTGAGTGAGAAGCATGGGAGTGGGCCTGTAGTTCCAGAA
AAGGCAGTCCGTTTTTCATTCACAATCATGAAAATTACTATTGCCCACAGCTCTCAGAAT
GTGAAAGTATTTGAAGAAGCCAAACCTAACTCTGAACTGTGTTGCAAGCCATTGTGCCTT
ATGCTGGCAGATGAGTCTGACCACGAGACGCTGACTGCCATCCTGAGTCCTCTCATTGCT
GAGAGGGAGGCCATGAAGAGCAGTGAATTAATGCTTGAGCTGGGAGGCATTCTCCGGACT
TTCAAGTTCATCTTCAGGGGCACCGGCTATGATGAAAAACTTGTGCGGGAAGTGGAAGGC
CTCGAGGCTTCTGGCTCAGTCTACATTTGTACTCTTTGTGATGCCACCCGTCTGGAAGCC
TCTCAAAATCTTGTCTTCCACTCTATAACCAGAAGCCATGCTGAGAACCTGGAACGTTAT
GAGGTCTGGCGTTCCAACCCTTACCATGAGTCTGTGGAAGAACTGCGGGATCGGGTGAAA
GGGGTCTCAGCTAAACCTTTCATTGAGACAGTCCCTTCCATAGATGCACTCCACTGTGAC
ATTGGCAATGCAGCTGAGTTCTACAAGATCTTCCAGCTAGAGATAGGGGAAGTGTATAAG
AATCCCAATGCTTCCAAAGAGGAAAGGAAAAGGTGGCAGGCCACACTGGACAAGCATCTC
CGGAAGAAGATGAACCTCAAACCAATCATGAGGATGAATGGCAACTTTGCCAGGAAGCTC
ATGACCAAAGAGACTGTGGATGCAGTTTGTGAGTTAATTCCTTCCGAGGAGAGGCACGAG
GCTCTGAGGGAGCTGATGGATCTTTACCTGAAGATGAAACCAGTATGGCGATCATCATGC
CCTGCTAAAGAGTGCCCAGAATCCCTCTGCCAGTACAGTTTCAATTCACAGCGTTTTGCT
GAGCTCCTTTCTACGAAGTTCAAGTATAGGTATGAGGGAAAAATCACCAATTATTTTCAC
AAAACCCTGGCCCATGTTCCTGAAATTATTGAGAGGGATGGCTCCATTGGGGCATGGGCA
AGTGAGGGAAATGAGTCTGGTAACAAACTGTTTAGGCGCTTCCGGAAAATGAATGCCAGG
CAGTCCAAATGCTATGAGATGGAAGATGTCCTGAAACACCACTGGTTGTACACCTCCAAA
TACCTCCAGAAGTTTATGAATGCTCATAATGCATTAAAAACCTCTGGGTTTACCATGAAC
CCTCAGGCAAGCTTAGGGGACCCATTAGGCATAGAGGACTCTCTGGAAAGCCAAGATTCA
ATGGAATTTTAA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 1043
Molecular Weight 119115.0
Theoretical pI 8.88
Pfam Domain Function
Signals
  • ["None"]
Transmembrane Regions
  • ["None"]
Protein Sequence
>V(D)J recombination-activating protein 1
MAASFPPTLGLSSAPDEIQHPHIKFSEWKFKLFRVRSFEKTPEEAQKEKKDSFEGKPSLE
QSPAVLDKADGQKPVPTQPLLKAHPKFSKKFHDNEKARGKAIHQANLRHLCRICGNSFRA
DEHNRRYPVHGPVDGKTLGLLRKKEKRATSWPDLIAKVFRIDVKADVDSIHPTEFCHNCW
SIMHRKFSSAPCEVYFPRNVTMEWHPHTPSCDICNTARRGLKRKSLQPNLQLSKKLKTVL
DQARQARQRKRRAQARISSKDVMKKIANCSKIHLSTKLLAVDFPEHFVKSISCQICEHIL
ADPVETNCKHVFCRVCILRCLKVMGSYCPSCRYPCFPTDLESPVKSFLSVLNSLMVKCPA
KECNEEVSLEKYNHHISSHKESKEIFVHINKGGRPRQHLLSLTRRAQKHRLRELKLQVKA
FADKEEGGDVKSVCMTLFLLALRARNEHRQADELEAIMQGKGSGLQPAVCLAIRVNTFLS
CSQYHKMYRTVKAITGRQIFQPLHALRNAEKVLLPGYHHFEWQPPLKNVSSSTDVGIIDG
LSGLSSSVDDYPVDTIAKRFRYDSALVSALMDMEEDILEGMRSQDLDDYLNGPFTVVVKE
SCDGMGDVSEKHGSGPVVPEKAVRFSFTIMKITIAHSSQNVKVFEEAKPNSELCCKPLCL
MLADESDHETLTAILSPLIAEREAMKSSELMLELGGILRTFKFIFRGTGYDEKLVREVEG
LEASGSVYICTLCDATRLEASQNLVFHSITRSHAENLERYEVWRSNPYHESVEELRDRVK
GVSAKPFIETVPSIDALHCDIGNAAEFYKIFQLEIGEVYKNPNASKEERKRWQATLDKHL
RKKMNLKPIMRMNGNFARKLMTKETVDAVCELIPSEERHEALRELMDLYLKMKPVWRSSC
PAKECPESLCQYSFNSQRFAELLSTKFKYRYEGKITNYFHKTLAHVPEIIERDGSIGAWA
SEGNESGNKLFRRFRKMNARQSKCYEMEDVLKHHWLYTSKYLQKFMNAHNALKTSGFTMN
PQASLGDPLGIEDSLESQDSMEF
GenBank ID Protein 190843
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P15918
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name RAG1_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID M29474
GeneCard ID RAG1
GenAtlas ID RAG1
HGNC ID HGNC:9831
References
General References Not Available