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PRKDC protein kinase, DNA-activated, catalytic subunit

Gene ID: 5591, updated on 14-Nov-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: HYRC; p350; DNAPK; DNPK1; HYRC1; IMD26; XRCC7; DNAPKc; DNA-PKC; DNA-PKcs

Summary

This gene encodes the catalytic subunit of the DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK). It functions with the Ku70/Ku80 heterodimer protein in DNA double strand break repair and recombination. The protein encoded is a member of the PI3/PI4-kinase family.[provided by RefSeq, Jul 2010]

Genomic context

Location:
8q11.21
Sequence:
Chromosome: 8; NC_000008.11 (47773111..47960136, complement)
Total number of exons:
86

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