Protein
Meiotic recombination 1 protein
Organism
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (strain ATCC 204508 / S288c)
Function
Required for chromosome pairing and genetic recombination. MER1 may function to bring the axial elements of the synaptonemal complex corresponding to homologous chromosomes together by initiating recombination. MER1 might be responsible for regulating the MER2 gene and/or gene product.
Sequence
MSNQHSPQPFCLDTKLVKLLEELQEGKQFNNKNIFPEKALYLKLALDYSFFRKNLLEFCVHLDKIKGVIRPNYDTIYILCLLEVDLLNLVFTDNILEICLPRFVSREDLRVFNNTFYTYHDNRLRILQEDFSQLFKKIKTKASVLCFTVEEIFLTNQEILPQNSTVAELQKSTNKVQTNGPQRHDFIVTLEIKLNKTQITFLIGAKGTRIESLREKSGASIKIIPISDKMTAHERNHPESVQQTILISGDLYSIALAVTSIESALITLDL