Domain Annotation: ECOD Classification ECOD Database Homepage

ChainsFamily NameDomain Identifier ArchitecturePossible HomologyHomologyTopologyFamilyProvenance Source (Version)
APAZe6kr6A1 A: beta barrelsX: SH3H: SH3T: SH3F: PAZECOD (1.6)
AArgoNe6kr6A5 A: a+b two layersX: Alpha-beta plaitsH: Argonaute, N-terminal domain (From Topology)T: Argonaute, N-terminal domainF: ArgoNECOD (1.6)
AArgoL1e6kr6A4 A: a+b two layersX: Alpha-beta plaitsH: Argonaute, N-terminal domain (From Topology)T: Argonaute, N-terminal domainF: ArgoL1ECOD (1.6)
APiwi_Ne6kr6A3 A: a/b three-layered sandwichesX: Middle domain in Argonaute homologs (From Topology)H: Middle domain in Argonaute homologs (From Topology)T: Middle domain in Argonaute homologsF: Piwi_NECOD (1.6)
APiwi_Ce6kr6A2 A: mixed a+b and a/bX: Ribonuclease H-likeH: Ribonuclease H-like (From Topology)T: Ribonuclease H-likeF: Piwi_CECOD (1.6)

Protein Family Annotation Pfam Database Homepage

ChainsAccessionNameDescriptionCommentsSource
PF02171Piwi domain (Piwi)Piwi domain- Family
PF02170PAZ domain (PAZ)PAZ domainThis domain is named PAZ after the proteins Piwi Argonaut and Zwille. This domain is found in two families of proteins that are involved in post-transcriptional gene silencing. These are the Piwi family and the Dicer family, that includes the Carpel ...This domain is named PAZ after the proteins Piwi Argonaut and Zwille. This domain is found in two families of proteins that are involved in post-transcriptional gene silencing. These are the Piwi family and the Dicer family, that includes the Carpel factory protein. The function of the domains is unknown but has been suggested to mediate complex formation between proteins of the Piwi and Dicer families by hetero-dimerisation. The three-dimensional structure of this domain has been solved [2-4]. The PAZ domain is composed of two subdomains. One subdomain is similar to the OB fold, albeit with a different topology. The OB-fold is well known as a single-stranded nucleic acid binding fold. The second subdomain is composed of a beta-hairpin followed by an alpha-helix. The PAZ domains shows low-affinity nucleic acid binding and appears to interact with the 3' ends of single-stranded regions of RNA in the cleft between the two subdomains. PAZ can bind the characteristic two-base 3' overhangs of siRNAs, indicating that although PAZ may not be a primary nucleic acid binding site in Dicer or RISC, it may contribute to the specific and productive incorporation of siRNAs and miRNAs into the RNAi pathway.
Domain

Gene Ontology: Gene Product Annotation Gene Ontology Database Homepage

ChainsPolymerMolecular FunctionBiological ProcessCellular Component
Protein piwi
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InterPro: Protein Family Classification InterPro Database Homepage

ChainsAccessionNameType
IPR036397Ribonuclease H superfamilyHomologous Superfamily
IPR012337Ribonuclease H-like superfamilyHomologous Superfamily
IPR003100PAZ domainDomain
IPR036085PAZ domain superfamilyHomologous Superfamily
IPR003165Piwi domainDomain