MCPIP1: Proteins and Enzymes

Monocyte chemoattractant protein-induced protein 1 (MCPIP1), also referred to as ZC3H12A and Regnase-1, is an endonuclease that cleaves and destabilizes mRNA and functions as a negative regulator of inflammation (1,2). MCPIP1 is encoded by the ZC3H12A gene as a protein of 599 amino acids (aa) in length with a theoretical molecular weight of approximately 66 kDa (3-5). Common structural features of the MCPIP1 protein are the ubiquitin-associated (UBA) domain (43-89 aa), two protein-rich regions ...