SOCS (suppressors of cytokine signaling) box of WSB/SWiP-like proteins. This subfamily contains WSB-1 (SOCS-box-containing WD-40 protein), part of an E3 ubiquitin ligase for the thyroid-hormone-activating type 2 iodothyronine deiodinase (D2), and SWiP-1 (SOCS box and WD-repeats in Protein), a WD40-containing protein that is expressed in embryonic structures of chickens and regulated by Sonic Hedgehog (Shh), as well as, their isoforms WSB-2 and SWiP-2. The general function of the SOCS box is the recruitment of the ubiquitin-transferase system. The SOCS box interacts with Elongins B and C, Cullin-5 or Cullin-2, Rbx-1, and E2. Therefore, SOCS-box-containing proteins probably function as E3 ubiquitin ligases and mediate the degradation of proteins associated through their N-terminal regions.
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