Symbol: RAD57 Entrez gene ID: 851567 Ensembl gene ID: YDR004W Species: Yeast (Taxid: 4932) Functional description: Rad57p; Protein that stimulates strand exchange by stabilizing the binding of Rad51p to single-stranded DNA; involved in the recombinational repair of double-strand breaks in DNA during vegetative growth and meiosis; forms heterodimer with Rad55p [Source:SGD;Acc:S000002411] [Ensembl] Observation: Mutations result in a 40% reduced lifespan. Assays: Classification: Aging Relevance Analysis/Source: Homologs Edit \ Update (Admin) | Delete |
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