ubiquitin-like (Ubl) domain found in transcription elongation factor B (Elongin B) and similar proteins
Elongin B, also termed Elongin 18 kDa subunit, or EloB, or RNA polymerase II transcription factor SIII subunit B (SIII p18), is part of an E3 ubiquitin ligase complex called VEC that activates ubiquitination by the E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme Ubc5. VEC is composed of von Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressor protein (pVHL), elongin C, cullin 2, NEDD8, and Rbx1. ElonginB binds elonginC to form the elonginBC complex which is a positive regulator of RNA polymerase II elongation factor Elongin A. The BC complex then binds VHL (von Hippel-Lindau) tumor suppressor protein to form a VCB ternary complex. Elongin B has a ubiquitin-like (Ubl) domain. Ub has a beta-grasp Ubl fold, a common structure involved in protein-protein interactions. Ub is a protein modifier in eukaryotes that is involved in various cellular processes, including transcriptional regulation, cell cycle control, and DNA repair.