RAD51 recombinase RAD51 [Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C] - Gene

Summary

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Official Symbol: RAD51
Official Full Name: recombinase RAD51
Primary source: SGD:S000000897
Locus tag: YER095W
See related: AllianceGenome:SGD:S000000897; FungiDB:YER095W; VEuPathDB:YER095W
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: REVIEWED
Organism: Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C (strain: S288C)
Lineage: Eukaryota; Fungi; Dikarya; Ascomycota; Saccharomycotina; Saccharomycetes; Saccharomycetales; Saccharomycetaceae; Saccharomyces
Also known as: MUT5
Summary: Enables DNA binding activity and catalytic activity, acting on DNA. Involved in DNA metabolic process and G2/M transition of mitotic cell cycle. Located in condensed nuclear chromosome and mitochondrial matrix. Is active in mitochondrial chromosome. Used to study breast cancer; colorectal cancer; and primary ovarian insufficiency. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Fanconi anemia complementation group R; breast cancer; congenital mirror movement disorder; and ovarian cancer. Orthologous to human RAD51 (RAD51 recombinase). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Dec 2024]
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Genomic context

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Location:: chromosome: V

Exon count:: 1

Sequence:: Chromosome: V; NC_001137.3 (349980..351182)

Chromosome V - NC_001137.3 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:: NC_001137.3

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Bibliography

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

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Cryo-EM structures of RAD51 assembled on nucleosomes containing a DSB site.
Title: Cryo-EM structures of RAD51 assembled on nucleosomes containing a DSB site.
Yeast Rad52 is a homodecamer and possesses BRCA2-like bipartite Rad51 binding modes.
Title: Yeast Rad52 is a homodecamer and possesses BRCA2-like bipartite Rad51 binding modes.
Stability of Rad51 recombinase and persistence of Rad51 DNA repair foci depends on post-translational modifiers, ubiquitin and SUMO.
Title: Stability of Rad51 recombinase and persistence of Rad51 DNA repair foci depends on post-translational modifiers, ubiquitin and SUMO.
Saccharomyces cerevisiae DNA polymerase IV overcomes Rad51 inhibition of DNA polymerase delta in Rad52-mediated direct-repeat recombination.
Title: Saccharomyces cerevisiae DNA polymerase IV overcomes Rad51 inhibition of DNA polymerase δ in Rad52-mediated direct-repeat recombination.
Bre1/RNF20 promotes Rad51-mediated strand exchange and antagonizes the Srs2/FBH1 helicases.
Title: Bre1/RNF20 promotes Rad51-mediated strand exchange and antagonizes the Srs2/FBH1 helicases.
Rad51 filaments assembled in the absence of the complex formed by the Rad51 paralogs Rad55 and Rad57 are outcompeted by translesion DNA polymerases on UV-induced ssDNA gaps.
Title: Rad51 filaments assembled in the absence of the complex formed by the Rad51 paralogs Rad55 and Rad57 are outcompeted by translesion DNA polymerases on UV-induced ssDNA gaps.
Rad51-mediated interhomolog recombination during budding yeast meiosis is promoted by the meiotic recombination checkpoint and the conserved Pif1 helicase.
Title: Rad51-mediated interhomolog recombination during budding yeast meiosis is promoted by the meiotic recombination checkpoint and the conserved Pif1 helicase.
Repair of mismatched templates during Rad51-dependent Break-Induced Replication.
Title: Repair of mismatched templates during Rad51-dependent Break-Induced Replication.
Budding yeast Rad51: a paradigm for how phosphorylation and intrinsic structural disorder regulate homologous recombination and protein homeostasis.
Title: Budding yeast Rad51: a paradigm for how phosphorylation and intrinsic structural disorder regulate homologous recombination and protein homeostasis.
Single-Stranded DNA Curtains for Single-Molecule Visualization of Rad51-ssDNA Filament Dynamics.
Title: Single-Stranded DNA Curtains for Single-Molecule Visualization of Rad51-ssDNA Filament Dynamics.

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Pathways from PubChem

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Interactions

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Products	Interactant	Other Gene	Complex	Source	Pubs	Description

General gene information

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Homology

Orthologs from OrthoDB

Gene Ontology Provided by SGD

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables ATP binding	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
enables ATP hydrolysis activity	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
enables ATP-dependent DNA damage sensor activity	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
enables ATP-dependent activity, acting on DNA	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables ATP-dependent activity, acting on DNA	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
enables DNA binding	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
enables DNA strand exchange activity	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables DNA strand exchange activity	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
enables DNA strand exchange activity	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
enables double-stranded DNA binding	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables double-stranded DNA binding	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
enables double-stranded DNA binding	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
enables double-stranded DNA binding	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
enables single-stranded DNA binding	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables single-stranded DNA binding	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
enables single-stranded DNA binding	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in DNA recombinase assembly	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in DNA recombination	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in DNA recombination	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in DNA repair	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in DNA strand invasion	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in DNA strand invasion	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in G2/M transition of mitotic cell cycle	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in chromosome organization involved in meiotic cell cycle	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in double-strand break repair	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in double-strand break repair via homologous recombination	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in heteroduplex formation	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in meiosis I cell cycle process	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in meiotic joint molecule formation	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in mitochondrial DNA repair	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in mitotic recombination	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in mitotic recombination-dependent replication fork processing	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in nucleotide-excision repair	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in reciprocal meiotic recombination	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in reciprocal meiotic recombination	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in telomere maintenance via recombination	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
located_in chromosome	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
is_active_in condensed nuclear chromosome	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
located_in condensed nuclear chromosome	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
is_active_in mitochondrial chromosome	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
located_in mitochondrial matrix	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
located_in nuclear chromosome	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
located_in nucleus	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info

General protein information

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Preferred Names: recombinase RAD51

NP_011021.3

Strand exchange protein; forms helical filament with DNA that searches for homology; involved in recombinational repair of DNA DSBs during vegetative growth and meiosis; phosphorylation by Cdc28p in G2/M phase promotes DNA binding, strand invasion, and primer extension; L1 and L2 motifs of DNA binding site I have critical roles in ensuring DNA fidelity during meiotic recombination; RAD51 and RAD4 pathways confer resistance to benzo[a]pyrene dihydrodiol; homolog of Dmc1p and bacterial RecA