Gene Information
Gene NameRAD51
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length339
Protein NamesDNA repair protein RAD51 homolog 1 (HsRAD51) (hRAD51) (RAD51 homolog A)
Target Namedna repair protein rad51 homolog 1
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000051180 )
Evolutionary StageEuk_Archaea
AlphaFoldDBQ06609
Gene CardRAD51
Uniprot IDQ06609
PfamPF08423
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.000199862)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ RAD51 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ RAD51 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ RAD51 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ RAD51 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Rad51 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ RAD51 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Rad51 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ RAD51 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsRAD51D, XRCC3, RAD51C, XRCC2, RAD51B, DMC1
Tissuebrain, testis
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in testis and thymus, followed by small intestine, placenta, colon, pancreas and ovary. Weakly expressed in breast.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);0.063320(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.080423(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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PDB 1B22  (NMR  1N0W  (X-ray  1.70A  5H1B  (EM  4.40A  5H1C  (EM  4.50A  5JZC  (EM  4.20A  5NP7  (EM  4.20A  5NWL  (X-ray  3.93A  7C9A  (EM  3.43A  7EJC  (EM  2.97A  7EJE  (EM  3.98A 
DBSNP rs121917739  rs1057519413 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12442171, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15665856, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18417535, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19783859, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23401855, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23509288, ECO:0000269|PubMed:26681308, ECO:0000269|PubMed:26833090, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9192668}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16215984, ECO:0000269|PubMed:26681308}. Cytoplasm, perinuclear region. Mitochondrion matrix {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20413593}. Chromosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23401855, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27797818, ECO:0000269|PubMed:31844045}. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, microtubule organizing center, centrosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21276791}. Note=Colocalizes with RAD51AP1 and RPA2 to multiple nuclear foci upon induction of DNA damage (PubMed:20154705). DNA damage induces an increase in nuclear levels (PubMed:20154705). Together with FIGNL1, redistributed in discrete nuclear DNA damage-induced foci after ionizing radiation (IR) or camptothecin (CPT) treatment (PubMed:23754376). Accumulated at sites of DNA damage in a SPIDR-dependent manner (PubMed:23509288). Recruited at sites of DNA damage in a MCM9-MCM8-dependent manner (PubMed:23401855). Colocalizes with ERCC5/XPG to nuclear foci in S phase (PubMed:26833090). Recruited to stalled replication forks during replication stress by the TONSL-MMS22L complex, as well as ATAD5 and WDR48 in an ATR-dependent manner (PubMed:27797818, PubMed:31844045). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20154705, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23401855, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23509288, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23754376, ECO:0000269|PubMed:26833090, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27797818, ECO:0000269|PubMed:31844045}.
Mouse PG classificationLPG
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