NCBI Accession #
NP_001104918.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_001111448.1
NCBI Official Full Name
DNA repair protein RAD51 homolog A
NCBI Official Symbol
rad51a
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
Rad51A2; GRMZM2G121543
NCBI Protein Information
DNA repair protein RAD51 homolog A
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
RAD51A
UniProt Protein Name
DNA repair protein RAD51 homolog A
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Rad51-like protein A; RAD51A; ZmRAD51a
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q67EU8
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q9XED6
UniProt Related Accession #
Q67EU8
UniProt Comments
Binds to single and double-stranded DNA and exhibits DNA-dependent ATPase activity. Unwinds duplex DNA . Component of the meiotic recombination pathway. Seems to play a role in mediating chromosome homology search, chromosome pairing and synapsis at early stages and probably chromosome crossing-over at later stages in meiosis. Probably is involved in the repair of meiotic double strand breaks (DBSs) and in homologous recombination.