Protein
Structural maintenance of chromosomes protein 1
Organism
Caenorhabditis elegans
Function
Involved in chromosome cohesion during cell cycle and in DNA repair (By similarity). Required for chromosome segregation during mitosis (PubMed:12808038, PubMed:12827206). Central component of cohesin complex (PubMed:12827206). The cohesin complex is required for the cohesion of sister chromatids after DNA replication (PubMed:12827206). The cohesin complex apparently forms a large proteinaceous ring within which sister chromatids can be trapped (By similarity). At anaphase, the complex is cleaved and dissociates from chromatin, allowing sister chromatids to segregate (By similarity).
Similarity
Belongs to the SMC family. SMC1 subfamily.
Sequence
MRGGSSLDSFPGKGTLHTLEIENFKSYKGKHTIGPFTRFTAIIGPNGSGKSNLMDAISFVLGEKPSSLRVRKYADLIHGAPINKPVAKKCRVTMNYKYSDGKVKAFTRGVNNGTSEHLLDGQTVTSAAYSQEMESINIFIKARNFLVYQGAIENIAMKTPKERTQLFEELSRSHEFQAEYERLKVEMTKAEDDTQHNMNKRRGIAQEKREAKMEKDEAEKYQTMKNELAAKSTMLFLHQLFHCERTIDESKEEINAQKKTIASLEATRSKEEAKIAAVHQEHRKALREVQKMTRKLDQKETDLAEKQQNMLTLKVSVAHEHKKLEIAKKMLAAAESKAENNSTQLADLKKSKKELEKKKAAYEAEIQDMMQRGELNLSDEQVREYGQLKDQAQRESAMVQRELLMAEQVFEGDKSSLNHELRRQKEHQERVKAKEGDVRRIETQIATLAQRIKETEEETKILKADLKKIENDVVIDKSAAAEYNKELVAVVRQLSEASGDSAEGERNQRRTEALEGLKKNFPESVYGRLVDLCQPSHKRFNIATTKILQKHMNSIVCDTEETAAKAIVYLKDHRYPPETFLPNDALVVNPLNEKLREIKKPAGVKLVFDVINPQHQAARKALQFVCGNALVCESQEDAKQLAYGGGELKDRFKAVSMDGTLFQQSGVMSGGSADLRQKSKKWDEKVVKQLREKRNQLNEKIADLQKHRRRELEVESVRSKINGNEQRLAMMKRDLKNMREMQLERLQNELEGMTAEMNMLPPRISNCQEKLERSESTLKSLQTKSNEVADRIFADFCTRVGIASIRDYENREMRIKQEMEDKLRSFDDDIQKLAYEIDFVTEQDGNRKVEVEKEKVSQIDRQYKDMKKKEKTAAAALKEHTESMEQDKEVLEEKKALSHKLETEWNEVKKIAQVAMKDFTKAEKELLRLESLLTKKQYERHSLLHSVKLGQIALPLKSGSMADVEYEEDDGDDTASQSSQSATDGPSVSEEQIQREQHIKINYDSLPREYKDVDDDDGVRQMSNRLNVEIDELQKNVSKMNAPNLKANQRMAEVKEREAESTEELENARKKAKRIRQQFEKVKTDRYRRFQDFFDPVANTIDDIYKQLSRNTSAQAFLGADNMEEPYLDGIQYNCVAPGKRFRPMDNLSGGEKTIAALALLFAVHGRNPAPFFVLDEIDAALDNTNIGKVASYICESAREHMQIIVISLKEEFYNKADSLIGIFPYPAACTTSGVLTFDLTRFKQIGLNEMTENPPTPSIAT