RFC3 explained

Replication factor C subunit 3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the RFC3 gene.^{[1] [2]}

Function

The elongation of primed DNA templates by DNA polymerase delta and DNA polymerase epsilon requires the accessory proteins proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and replication factor C (RFC). RFC, also named activator 1, is a protein complex consisting of five distinct subunits of 140, 40, 38, 37, and 36 kDa. This gene encodes the 38 kDa subunit. This subunit is essential for the interaction between the 140 kDa subunit and the core complex that consists of the 36, 37, and 40 kDa subunits. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been described.

Interactions

RFC3 has been shown to interact with:

• BRD4,^[3]
• CHTF18,^{[4] [5]}
• PCNA,^{[5] [6]}
• RFC1,^{[7] [8] [9]} and
• RFC4.^{[7] [8]}

Further reading

• Maruyama K, Sugano S . Oligo-capping: a simple method to replace the cap structure of eukaryotic mRNAs with oligoribonucleotides . Gene . 138 . 1–2 . 171–4 . Jan 1994 . 8125298 . 10.1016/0378-1119(94)90802-8 .
• O'Donnell M, Onrust R, Dean FB, Chen M, Hurwitz J . Homology in accessory proteins of replicative polymerases--E. coli to humans . Nucleic Acids Research . 21 . 1 . 1–3 . Jan 1993 . 8441605 . 309057 . 10.1093/nar/21.1.1 .
• Uhlmann F, Cai J, Flores-Rozas H, Dean FB, Finkelstein J, O'Donnell M, Hurwitz J . In vitro reconstitution of human replication factor C from its five subunits . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America . 93 . 13 . 6521–6 . Jun 1996 . 8692848 . 39056 . 10.1073/pnas.93.13.6521 . 1996PNAS...93.6521U . free .
• Uhlmann F, Cai J, Gibbs E, O'Donnell M, Hurwitz J . Deletion analysis of the large subunit p140 in human replication factor C reveals regions required for complex formation and replication activities . The Journal of Biological Chemistry . 272 . 15 . 10058–64 . Apr 1997 . 9092549 . 10.1074/jbc.272.15.10058 . free .
• Cujec TP, Cho H, Maldonado E, Meyer J, Reinberg D, Peterlin BM . The human immunodeficiency virus transactivator Tat interacts with the RNA polymerase II holoenzyme . Molecular and Cellular Biology . 17 . 4 . 1817–23 . Apr 1997 . 9121429 . 232028 . 10.1128/MCB.17.4.1817.
• Cai J, Gibbs E, Uhlmann F, Phillips B, Yao N, O'Donnell M, Hurwitz J . A complex consisting of human replication factor C p40, p37, and p36 subunits is a DNA-dependent ATPase and an intermediate in the assembly of the holoenzyme . The Journal of Biological Chemistry . 272 . 30 . 18974–81 . Jul 1997 . 9228079 . 10.1074/jbc.272.30.18974 . free .
• Suzuki Y, Yoshitomo-Nakagawa K, Maruyama K, Suyama A, Sugano S . Construction and characterization of a full length-enriched and a 5'-end-enriched cDNA library . Gene . 200 . 1–2 . 149–56 . Oct 1997 . 9373149 . 10.1016/S0378-1119(97)00411-3 .
• Ellison V, Stillman B . Reconstitution of recombinant human replication factor C (RFC) and identification of an RFC subcomplex possessing DNA-dependent ATPase activity . The Journal of Biological Chemistry . 273 . 10 . 5979–87 . Mar 1998 . 9488738 . 10.1074/jbc.273.10.5979 . free .
• Zhang G, Gibbs E, Kelman Z, O'Donnell M, Hurwitz J . Studies on the interactions between human replication factor C and human proliferating cell nuclear antigen . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America . 96 . 5 . 1869–74 . Mar 1999 . 10051561 . 26703 . 10.1073/pnas.96.5.1869 . 1999PNAS...96.1869Z . free .
• Rauen M, Burtelow MA, Dufault VM, Karnitz LM . The human checkpoint protein hRad17 interacts with the PCNA-like proteins hRad1, hHus1, and hRad9 . The Journal of Biological Chemistry . 275 . 38 . 29767–71 . Sep 2000 . 10884395 . 10.1074/jbc.M005782200 . free.
• Lindsey-Boltz LA, Bermudez VP, Hurwitz J, Sancar A . Purification and characterization of human DNA damage checkpoint Rad complexes . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America . 98 . 20 . 11236–41 . Sep 2001 . 11572977 . 58713 . 10.1073/pnas.201373498 . 2001PNAS...9811236L . free .
• Griffith JD, Lindsey-Boltz LA, Sancar A . Structures of the human Rad17-replication factor C and checkpoint Rad 9-1-1 complexes visualized by glycerol spray/low voltage microscopy . The Journal of Biological Chemistry . 277 . 18 . 15233–6 . May 2002 . 11907025 . 10.1074/jbc.C200129200 . free .
• Ohta S, Shiomi Y, Sugimoto K, Obuse C, Tsurimoto T . A proteomics approach to identify proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA)-binding proteins in human cell lysates. Identification of the human CHL12/RFCs2-5 complex as a novel PCNA-binding protein . The Journal of Biological Chemistry . 277 . 43 . 40362–7 . Oct 2002 . 12171929 . 10.1074/jbc.M206194200 . free .
• Maruyama T, Farina A, Dey A, Cheong J, Bermudez VP, Tamura T, Sciortino S, Shuman J, Hurwitz J, Ozato K . A Mammalian bromodomain protein, brd4, interacts with replication factor C and inhibits progression to S phase . Molecular and Cellular Biology . 22 . 18 . 6509–20 . Sep 2002 . 12192049 . 135621 . 10.1128/MCB.22.18.6509-6520.2002 .
• Merkle CJ, Karnitz LM, Henry-Sánchez JT, Chen J . Cloning and characterization of hCTF18, hCTF8, and hDCC1. Human homologs of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae complex involved in sister chromatid cohesion establishment . The Journal of Biological Chemistry . 278 . 32 . 30051–6 . Aug 2003 . 12766176 . 10.1074/jbc.M211591200 . free .
• Bermudez VP, Maniwa Y, Tappin I, Ozato K, Yokomori K, Hurwitz J . The alternative Ctf18-Dcc1-Ctf8-replication factor C complex required for sister chromatid cohesion loads proliferating cell nuclear antigen onto DNA . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America . 100 . 18 . 10237–42 . Sep 2003 . 12930902 . 193545 . 10.1073/pnas.1434308100 . 2003PNAS..10010237B . free .
• Zou L, Liu D, Elledge SJ . Replication protein A-mediated recruitment and activation of Rad17 complexes . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America . 100 . 24 . 13827–32 . Nov 2003 . 14605214 . 283506 . 10.1073/pnas.2336100100 . 2003PNAS..10013827Z . free .

Notes and References

1. Okumura K, Nogami M, Taguchi H, Dean FB, Chen M, Pan ZQ, Hurwitz J, Shiratori A, Murakami Y, Ozawa K . Assignment of the 36.5-kDa (RFC5), 37-kDa (RFC4), 38-kDa (RFC3), and 40-kDa (RFC2) subunit genes of human replication factor C to chromosome bands 12q24.2-q24.3, 3q27, 13q12.3-q13, and 7q11.23 . Genomics . 25 . 1 . 274–8 . Jan 1995 . 7774928 . 10.1016/0888-7543(95)80135-9 .
2. Web site: Entrez Gene: RFC3 replication factor C (activator 1) 3, 38kDa.
3. Maruyama T, Farina A, Dey A, Cheong J, Bermudez VP, Tamura T, Sciortino S, Shuman J, Hurwitz J, Ozato K . A Mammalian bromodomain protein, brd4, interacts with replication factor C and inhibits progression to S phase . Molecular and Cellular Biology . 22 . 18 . 6509–20 . Sep 2002 . 12192049 . 135621 . 10.1128/mcb.22.18.6509-6520.2002.
4. Bermudez VP, Maniwa Y, Tappin I, Ozato K, Yokomori K, Hurwitz J . The alternative Ctf18-Dcc1-Ctf8-replication factor C complex required for sister chromatid cohesion loads proliferating cell nuclear antigen onto DNA . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America . 100 . 18 . 10237–42 . Sep 2003 . 12930902 . 193545 . 10.1073/pnas.1434308100 . 2003PNAS..10010237B . free .
5. Merkle CJ, Karnitz LM, Henry-Sánchez JT, Chen J . Cloning and characterization of hCTF18, hCTF8, and hDCC1. Human homologs of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae complex involved in sister chromatid cohesion establishment . The Journal of Biological Chemistry . 278 . 32 . 30051–6 . Aug 2003 . 12766176 . 10.1074/jbc.M211591200 . free .
6. Ohta S, Shiomi Y, Sugimoto K, Obuse C, Tsurimoto T . A proteomics approach to identify proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA)-binding proteins in human cell lysates. Identification of the human CHL12/RFCs2-5 complex as a novel PCNA-binding protein . The Journal of Biological Chemistry . 277 . 43 . 40362–7 . Oct 2002 . 12171929 . 10.1074/jbc.M206194200 . free .
7. Ellison V, Stillman B . Reconstitution of recombinant human replication factor C (RFC) and identification of an RFC subcomplex possessing DNA-dependent ATPase activity . The Journal of Biological Chemistry . 273 . 10 . 5979–87 . Mar 1998 . 9488738 . 10.1074/jbc.273.10.5979. free .
8. Uhlmann F, Cai J, Flores-Rozas H, Dean FB, Finkelstein J, O'Donnell M, Hurwitz J . In vitro reconstitution of human replication factor C from its five subunits . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America . 93 . 13 . 6521–6 . Jun 1996 . 8692848 . 39056 . 10.1073/pnas.93.13.6521. 1996PNAS...93.6521U . free .
9. Tomida J, Masuda Y, Hiroaki H, Ishikawa T, Song I, Tsurimoto T, Tateishi S, Shiomi T, Kamei Y, Kim J, Kamiya K, Vaziri C, Ohmori H, Todo T . DNA damage-induced ubiquitylation of RFC2 subunit of replication factor C complex . The Journal of Biological Chemistry . 283 . 14 . 9071–9 . Apr 2008 . 18245774 . 2431014 . 10.1074/jbc.M709835200 . free .