Protein
Meiotic recombination protein rec6
Organism
Schizosaccharomyces pombe (strain 972 / ATCC 24843)
Function
Required for formation of the rec12-mediated double-strand breaks (DSBs) that initiate meiotic recombination (PubMed:10882124). May be involved primarily in the early steps of meiotic recombination (Probable).
Similarity
Belongs to the TOP6B-like family.
Sequence
MHRVRSARDGIVLKYHFKEDWDETQNSPIDCIASSRLKFWKRLNFNIYLDPEVSNQNLKLLKTLTLHCDFQSPKKNLTMSKFKAMAVELIHEAFLKHIVSILSKECPLSFQPSYYSKMFNAMSNANIIAGSISRILTRESLDKSFEQSHFQLLMYKKCKLIYTRTLRKNEFDGIHKFPDLEDSKQKLQVADDEENKQYSESSLLDDSQLLCSSPPVDSTEEARTCNVEEDQDEILSVALVTTDTILSSDNFVNDMLSAAD