UniProt functional annotation for Q08D68

UniProt code: Q08D68.

Organism: Xenopus tropicalis (Western clawed frog) (Silurana tropicalis).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Amphibia; Batrachia; Anura; Pipoidea; Pipidae; Xenopodinae; Xenopus; Silurana.
 
Function: E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase that acts as a negative regulator of the Wnt signaling pathway by mediating the ubiquitination and subsequent degradation of Wnt receptor complex components (By similarity). Along with RSPO2 and RNF43, constitutes a master switch that governs limb specification (PubMed:29769720). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9ULT6, ECO:0000269|PubMed:29769720}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=S-ubiquitinyl-[E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme]-L-cysteine + [acceptor protein]-L-lysine = [E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme]-L- cysteine + N(6)-ubiquitinyl-[acceptor protein]-L-lysine.; EC=2.3.2.27;
Pathway: Protein modification; protein ubiquitination.
Subcellular location: Cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9ULT6}; Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000255}.
Disruption phenotype: Simultaneous knockdown of RNF43 and ZNRF3 results in ectopic limb development. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:29769720}.
Similarity: Belongs to the ZNRF3 family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.