Recognizes and binds the palindromic sequence 5'-TTGGCNNNNNGCCAA-3' present in viral and cellular promoters and in the origin of replication of adenovirus type 2. These proteins are individually capable of activating transcription and replication.
In addition, Smurf1 knockdown also blocked the degradation of endogenous NFI-C in response to TGF-beta1 (XREF_FIG).|In particular, Smurf1 and Smurf2 markedly increased the polyubiquitination of NFI-C in the presence of TGF-beta1 (XREF_FIG and XREF_SUPPLEMENTARY).
Coexpression of NFI-B3 with other isoforms of the NFI-B, -C, and -X family, however, led to a strong reduction of transcriptional activation compared with the expression of these factors alone. NFI-B3 apparently forms heterodimers with other NFI proteins thereby interfering with their function.