NCBI Accession #
NP_001104919.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_001111449.2
NCBI Official Full Name
DNA repair protein RAD51 homolog B
NCBI Official Symbol
rad51b
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
Rad51A2; GRMZM2G084762
NCBI Protein Information
DNA repair protein RAD51 homolog B
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
RAD51B
UniProt Protein Name
DNA repair protein RAD51 homolog B
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Rad51-like protein B; RAD51B; ZmRAD51b
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q9XED7
UniProt Related Accession #
Q9XED7
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.