AMFR Antibody - #DF7718

E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase that mediates the polyubiquitination of a number of proteins such as CD3D, CYP3A4, CFTR and APOB for proteasomal degradation. Component of a VCP/p97-AMFR/gp78 complex that participates in the final step of endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation (ERAD). The VCP/p97-AMFR/gp78 complex is involved in the sterol-accelerated ERAD degradation of HMGCR through binding to the HMGCR-INSIG complex at the ER membrane and initiating ubiquitination of HMGCR. The ubiquitinated HMGCR is then released from the ER by the complex into the cytosol for subsequent destruction. Also regulates ERAD through the ubiquitination of UBL4A a component of the BAG6/BAT3 complex. Also acts as a scaffold protein to assemble a complex that couples ubiquitination, retranslocation and deglycosylation. Mediates tumor invasion and metastasis as a receptor for the GPI/autocrine motility factor. In association with LMBR1L and UBAC2, negatively regulates the canonical Wnt signaling pathway in the lymphocytes by promoting the ubiquitin-mediated degradation of CTNNB1 and Wnt receptors FZD6 and LRP6.

Palmitoylation of the RING-type zing finger by ZDHHC6 promotes localization to the peripheral endoplasmic reticulum.

Endoplasmic reticulum membrane>Multi-pass membrane protein.
Note: Palmitoylation promotes localization to the peripheral endoplasmic reticulum.

Interacts with RNF5 (By similarity). Also forms an ERAD complex containing VCP/p97, NGLY1; PSMC1; SAKS1 AND RAD23B required for coupling retrotranslocation, ubiquitination and deglycosylation (By similarity). Interacts with DERL1. Interacts (through a region distinct from the RING finger) with UBE2G2/UBC7. Component of the VCP/p97-AMFR/gp78 complex that enhances VCP/p97 binding to polyubiquitinated proteins for their degradation by the endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation (ERAD) pathway (By similarity). Interacts (via the VIM) with VCP/p97. Interacts (via its membrane domain) with INSIG1; the interaction initiates the sterol-mediated ubiquitination and degradation of HMGCR by the ERAD pathway. Interacts with BAG6. Interacts with USP13 (via UBA 2 domain); the interaction is direct. Interacts with LMBR1L. Interacts with UBAC2 and CTNNB1 (By similarity).

The CUE domain is required for recognition of misfolded proteins such as mutant CFTR.

The VCP/p97-interacting motif (VIM) is sufficient for binding VCP/p97 to form a complex capable of transferring VCP/p97 from the cytosol to microsomes.