UniProt functional annotation for Q14565

UniProt code: Q14565.

Organism: Homo sapiens (Human).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo.
 
Function: Participates in meiotic recombination, specifically in homologous strand assimilation, which is required for the resolution of meiotic double-strand breaks. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21307306}.
 
Subunit: Double stacked ring-shaped homooctamer (PubMed:15125839). Interacts with BRCA2 (PubMed:20729832). Interacts with the MND1-PSMC3IP heterodimer (By similarity). Interacts with RAD51AP1; the interaction is direct and stimulates DMC1-mediated homologous recombination (PubMed:21307306, PubMed:21903585). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q61880, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15125839, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20729832, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21307306, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21903585}.
Subcellular location: Nucleus {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q61880}. Chromosome {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q61880}.
Similarity: Belongs to the RecA family. DMC1 subfamily. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.