Overview:

TRIM37 or tripartite motif containing 37 is a member of the tripartite motif (TRIM) family whose members are involved in diverse cellular functions such as developmental patterning and oncogenesis. The TRIM motif includes zinc-binding domains, a RING finger region, a B-box motif and a coiled-coil domain. The RING finger and B-box domains chelate zinc and might be involved in protein-protein and/or protein-nucleic acid interactions. Mutations in TRIM37 are associated with mulibrey (muscle-liver-brain-eye) nanism, an autosomal recessive disorder that involves several tissues of mesodermal origin.

Gene Aliases:

MUL; POB1; TEF3

Genbank Number:

BC036012

References:

1. Avela, K. et al: Gene encoding a new RING-B-box-coiled-coil protein is mutated in mulibrey nanism. Nature Genet. 25: 298-301, 2000

2. Kallijarvi, J. et al: The TRIM37 gene encodes a peroxisomal RING-B-box-coiled-coil protein: classification of mulibrey nanism as a new peroxisomal disorder. Am. J. Hum. Genet. 70: 1215-1228, 2002