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brc-1

Gene
brc-1
Protein
Breast cancer type 1 susceptibility protein homolog
Organism
Caenorhabditis elegans
Length
612 amino acids
Function
E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase that specifically mediates the formation of polyubiquitin chains and plays a central role in DNA repair (PubMed:16628214). Plays a role in triggering cellular responses at damage sites in response to DNA damage that may be induced by UV and ionizing radiation for example (PubMed:14711411, PubMed:16628214, PubMed:24424777, PubMed:26903030). Functions in double-strand break repair, and is required for homologous recombination between sister chromatids in meiotic and mitotic cells (PubMed:18219312, PubMed:19646877, PubMed:24424777, PubMed:26903030). In particular, protects against chromosome non-disjunction and nuclear fragmentation during meiotic double-strand break repair to ensure sister chromatid recombination and aid chromosome stability (PubMed:14711411, PubMed:18219312, PubMed:24424777). Required for normal cell cycle progression (PubMed:20207739). Along with brap-2 modulates the expression of cell cycle arrest protein cki-1 in response to increased levels of reactive oxygen species (PubMed:20207739). Constituent of the CeBCD complex that possesses E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase activity (PubMed:14711411). When bound to chromatin, the brc-1-brd-1 heterodimer within the CeBCD complex is inactive during normal conditions, but in response to DNA damage, the brc-1-brd-1 heterodimer associates with other proteins such as the recombinase rad-51 or the E2-ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme let-70, which activate the CeBCD complex as an E3-ubiquitin ligase (PubMed:16628214). Moreover, association between the brc-1-brd-1 heterodimer and rad-51 and let-70, probably requires DNA checkpoint proteins such as atl-1 and mre-11 in order to induce ubiquitination at DNA damage sites (PubMed:16628214). To this end, the brc-1-brd-1 heterodimer coordinates a diverse range of cellular pathways such as DNA damage repair, ubiquitination and transcriptional regulation to maintain genomic stability (PubMed:14711411).
Mass
69.718 kDa
Sequence
MADVALRITETVARLQKELKCGICCSTYKDPILSTCFHIFCRSCINACFERKRKVQCPICRSVLDKRSCRDTYQITMAVQNYLKLSEAFKKDIENMNTFKSLPPEKMFMESQMPLDITIIPENDGKRCAPDFAIPFLPVRRKRPSRPQPPSAFAEEPAEPVEPPEPATKQPVELQSRVFPLEKLKKDVETSTETYKISREELKNVDIEEYINTLRENSTEIDEIDALFQLMPTMRQFLRNNINQLMEKFHVAPPKKSEKPANRRVSFASSQDLENIKIMTASESLETPPEPIQKLAQKPEVFKSTQNLIDLNLNTAVKKPVVVASDDDEVVEDSEGELQIDEDDLANVTCATSSTTLDADRTPKAIQDDEDRIDDELSQVPKTIVCSRIHNDADEVVGLELLSDFYHKFLSNACRFAEDVNEHTTHLVMMNSEGRSISQKSTAYLYAIARKCVIVGRQWLVDCITTGLLLSEADYTITSCSSTIPVKIPPSIGSEMGWLRSRNDEHGKLFAGRRFMILRKFTMNPYFDYKQLIELVQQCGGEILSCYENLSPEKLYIIFSKHSKAIEESKNIENLYKCDVVTMEWVLDSISEYLILPTQPYKAVDSIGCLQD