The protein encoded by this gene contains a RING finger domain, a motif present in a variety of functionally distinct proteins and known to be involved in protein-protein and protein-DNA interactions. RNF126 interacts with p21 and RNF126 over-expression increased p21 protein ubiquitination in an E3 ligase activity-dependent manner. RNF126 knockdown induced loss of cell viability in MDA-MB-231 and PC-3 can be partially rescued by depletion of p21. RNF126 stable knockdown in PC3 inhibited tumor growth in SCID mice.