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RAD52 RAD52 homolog, DNA repair protein

Gene ID: 5893, updated on 10-Oct-2024
Gene type: protein coding

Summary

The protein encoded by this gene shares similarity with Saccharomyces cerevisiae Rad52, a protein important for DNA double-strand break repair and homologous recombination. This gene product was shown to bind single-stranded DNA ends, and mediate the DNA-DNA interaction necessary for the annealing of complementary DNA strands. It was also found to interact with DNA recombination protein RAD51, which suggested its role in RAD51 related DNA recombination and repair. A pseudogene of this gene is present on chromosome 2. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. Additional alternatively spliced transcript variants of this gene have been described, but their full-length nature is not known. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2014]

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DescriptionTests
Influence of common genetic variation on lung cancer risk: meta-analysis of 14 900 cases and 29 485 controls.
GeneReviews: Not available

Genomic context

Location:
12p13.33
Sequence:
Chromosome: 12; NC_000012.12 (911736..991122, complement)
Total number of exons:
17

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