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Protein : RAD51

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Connectivity 249
Notes The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the RAD51 protein family. RAD51 family members are highly similar to bacterial RecA and Saccharomyces cerevisiae Rad51, and are known to be involved in the homologous recombination and repair of DNA. This protein can interact with the ssDNA-binding protein RPA and RAD52, and it is thought to play roles in homologous pairing and strand transfer of DNA. This protein is also found to interact with BRCA1 and BRCA2, which may be important for the cellular response to DNA damage. BRCA2 is shown to regulate both the intracellular localization and DNA-binding ability of this protein. Loss of these controls following BRCA2 inactivation may be a key event leading to genomic instability and tumorigenesis. Two alternatively spliced transcript variants of this gene, which encode distinct proteins, have been reported. Transcript variants utilizing alternative polyA signals exist.
Hugo ID 9817
Name RAD51
Description RAD51 homolog (S. cerevisiae)
URN urn:agi-llid:5888

GO Cellular Component condensed chromosome
condensed nuclear chromosome
nucleus
synaptonemal complex

Cell Localization Nucleus

GO Biological Process DNA recombination
DNA repair
meiosis
DNA unwinding
cell growth and/or maintenance
double-strand break repair via homologous recombination
meiotic recombination
mitotic recombination
positive regulation of DNA ligation

State RAD51 homolog protein isoform 1
RAD51 homolog protein isoform 2

State Description Transcript Variant: This variant (1), which encodes isoform 1, is the full-length transcript.
Transcript Variant: This variant (2) lacks a segment within the coding region when compared to variant 1. The translation remains in-frame, and thus the encoded isoform (2) lacks a 97 aa internal segment, as compared to isoform 1.

MGI ID 97890

Swiss-Prot Accession  Q06609

OMIM ID OMIM:179617
OMIM:114480

Alias Rad51
Reca
Rad51a
RAD51 homolog (S. cerevisiae)
HRAD51
HsRad51
RA51
RAD51 homolog (RecA homolog, E. coli) (S. cerevisiae)
RecA-like protein
recombination protein A
RecA, E. coli, homolog of
DNA repair protein RAD51 homolog 1
RAD51, S.cerevisiae, homolog of, A
RAD51 (S. cerevisiae) homolog (E coli RecA homolog)
RA51_HUMAN
RAD51 protein homolog
HsT16930
DNA repair protein RAD51 homolog I
DNA-recombinase
RAD51 homolog
RAD51 homolog (RecA homolog, E. coli)
RAD51 homolog protein isoform 1
RAD51 homolog protein isoform 2
RAD51 homolog protein isoform I
RAD51 homolog protein isoform II
RAD51, S.cerevisiae, homolog of A
similar to RAD51 homolog
similar to RAD51-like protein
DNA repair homolog 1
similar to RAD51 homolog (S. cerevisiae)

Organism Mus musculus
Human

Entrez ID  19361
99282
5888

Pathway ATM signaling
DNA Repair

Unigene ID Mm.231
Hs.446554

Group nucleotide binding
protein binding
nucleic acid binding