Entry
Name
Homologous recombination
Description
Homologous recombination (HR) is essential for the accurate repair of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs), potentially lethal lesions. HR takes place in the late S-G2 phase of the cell cycle and involves the generation of a single-stranded region of DNA, followed by strand invasion, formation of a Holliday junction, DNA synthesis using the intact strand as a template, branch migration and resolution. It is investigated that RecA/Rad51 family proteins play a central role. The breast cancer susceptibility protein Brca2 and the RecQ helicase BLM (Bloom syndrome mutated) are tumor suppressors that maintain genome integrity, at least in part, through HR.
Class
Genetic Information Processing; Replication and repair
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Orthology
K02317 dnaT; DNA replication protein DnaT
K02328 POLD2; DNA polymerase delta subunit 2
K02686 priB; primosomal replication protein N
K03111 ssb; single-strand DNA-binding protein
K03504 POLD3; DNA polymerase delta subunit 3
K03505 POLD4; DNA polymerase delta subunit 4
K03550 ruvA; holliday junction DNA helicase RuvA
K03553 recA; recombination protein RecA
K03584 recO; DNA repair protein RecO (recombination protein O)
K03629 recF; DNA replication and repair protein RecF
K03763 polC; DNA polymerase III subunit alpha, Gram-positive type [EC:2.7.7.7 ]
K04066 priA; primosomal protein N' (replication factor Y) (superfamily II helicase) [EC:5.6.2.4 ]
K04067 priC; primosomal replication protein N''
K04482 RAD51; DNA repair protein RAD51
K06187 recR; recombination protein RecR
K07462 recJ; single-stranded-DNA-specific exonuclease [EC:3.1.-.-]
K07466 RFA1, RPA1, rpa; replication factor A1
K08775 BRCA2, FANCD1; breast cancer 2 susceptibility protein
K08991 MUS81; crossover junction endonuclease MUS81 [EC:3.1.22.-]
K10605 BRCA1; breast cancer type 1 susceptibility protein [EC:2.3.2.27 ]
K10683 BARD1; BRCA1-associated RING domain protein 1
K10728 TOPBP1; topoisomerase (DNA) II binding protein 1
K10739 RFA2, RPA2; replication factor A2
K10740 RPA3; replication factor A3
K10741 RPA4; replication factor A4
K10865 MRE11; double-strand break repair protein MRE11
K10866 RAD50; DNA repair protein RAD50 [EC:3.6.-.-]
K10868 XRS2; DNA repair protein XRS2
K10869 RAD51L1, RAD51B; RAD51-like protein 1
K10870 RAD51L2, RAD51C; RAD51-like protein 2
K10871 RAD51L3, RAD51D; RAD51-like protein 3
K10873 RAD52; DNA repair and recombination protein RAD52
K10875 RAD54L, RAD54; DNA repair and recombination protein RAD54 and RAD54-like protein [EC:5.6.2.-]
K10877 RAD54B; DNA repair and recombination protein RAD54B [EC:5.6.2.-]
K10879 XRCC2; DNA-repair protein XRCC2
K10880 XRCC3; DNA-repair protein XRCC3
K10881 SHFM1, DSS1, RPN15; 26 proteasome complex subunit DSS1
K10882 EME1, MMS4; crossover junction endonuclease EME1 [EC:3.1.22.-]
K10897 PALB2, FANCN; partner and localizer of BRCA2
K10957 RAD55; DNA repair protein RAD55
K10958 RAD57; DNA repair protein RAD57
K10959 RAD59; DNA repair protein RAD59
K11864 BRCC3, BRCC36; BRCA1/BRCA2-containing complex subunit 3 [EC:3.4.19.-]
K12173 BRE, BRCC45; BRCA1-A complex subunit BRE
K15362 BRIP1, BACH1, FANCJ; fanconi anemia group J protein [EC:5.6.2.3 ]
K19528 SYCP3; synaptonemal complex protein 3
K20773 RBBP8, CTIP; DNA endonuclease RBBP8 [EC:3.1.-.-]
K20774 FAM175A, ABRA1; BRCA1-A complex subunit Abraxas
K20775 UIMC1, RAP80; BRCA1-A complex subunit RAP80
K20776 BABAM, NBA1, MERIT40; BRISC and BRCA1-A complex member 1
Reference
Authors
Maloisel L, Fabre F, Gangloff S.
Title
DNA polymerase delta is preferentially recruited during homologous recombination to promote heteroduplex DNA extension.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Haruta-Takahashi N, Iwasaki H.
Title
[Recombination mediators]
Journal
Seikagaku 79:449-53 (2007)
Reference
Authors
Ouyang KJ, Woo LL, Ellis NA.
Title
Homologous recombination and maintenance of genome integrity: Cancer and aging through the prism of human RecQ helicases.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Kawabata M, Kawabata T, Nishibori M.
Title
Role of recA/RAD51 family proteins in mammals.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Prado F, Cortes-Ledesma F, Huertas P, Aguilera A.
Title
Mitotic recombination in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Heyer WD, Li X, Rolfsmeier M, Zhang XP.
Title
Rad54: the Swiss Army knife of homologous recombination?
Journal
Reference
Authors
Michel B, Boubakri H, Baharoglu Z, LeMasson M, Lestini R.
Title
Recombination proteins and rescue of arrested replication forks.
Journal