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RAD51 plays a critical role in homologous strand exchange, a key step in DNA repair through homologous recobination. It binds to single and double-stranded DNA and exhibits DNA-dependent ATPase activity. RAD51 catalyzes the recognition of homology and strand exchange between homologous DNA partners to form a joint molecule between a processed DNA break and the repair template. It binds to a single-stranded DNA in an ATP-dependent manner to form nucleoprotein filaments which are essential for the homology search and strand exchange. Mutations in the gene can results in breast cancer, mirror movements 2 and fanconi anemia.
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Protein Aliases: BRCA1/BRCA2-containing complex; BRCA1/BRCA2-containing complex, subunit 5; DNA repair protein RAD51 homolog 1; E. coli; homolog of; HsRAD51; RAD51 homolog A; RecA; RecA, E. coli, homolog of; RecA-like protein; recombination protein A; subunit 5
Gene Aliases: AV304093; BRCC5; FANCR; HRAD51; HsRad51; HsT16930; MRMV2; RAD51; RAD51A; RECA
UniProt ID: (Human) Q06609, (Mouse) Q3UAY5
Entrez Gene ID: (Human) 5888, (Mouse) 19361
Molecular Function:
DNA binding protein
DNA strand-pairing protein
hydrolase
nucleic acid binding
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