Rabbit anti-Human RAD51B Polyclonal Antibody

Uniprot Id

O15315

Target Species

Human

Target Name

RAD51B

Target Full Name

DNA repair protein RAD51 homolog 2

Target Function

Involved in the homologous recombination repair (HRR) pathway of double-stranded DNA breaks arising during DNA replication or induced by DNA-damaging agents. May promote the assembly of presynaptic RAD51 nucleoprotein filaments. Binds single-stranded DNA and double-stranded DNA and has DNA-dependent ATPase activity. Part of the RAD21 paralog protein complex BCDX2 which acts in the BRCA1-BRCA2-dependent HR pathway. Upon DNA damage, BCDX2 acts downstream of BRCA2 recruitment and upstream of RAD51 recruitment. BCDX2 binds predominantly to the intersection of the four duplex arms of the Holliday junction and to junction of replication forks. The BCDX2 complex was originally reported to bind single-stranded DNA, single-stranded gaps in duplex DNA and specifically to nicks in duplex DNA. The BCDX2 subcomplex RAD51B:RAD51C exhibits single-stranded DNA-dependent ATPase activity suggesting an involvement in early stages of the HR pathway.

Target Involvement

A chromosomal aberration involving RAD51B is found in pulmonary chondroid hamartoma. Translocation t(6;14)(p21;q23-24) with HMGA1.

Target Subcellular Location

Nucleus.

Target Protein Families

RecA family, RAD51 subfamily

Target Tissue Specificity

Expressed in a wide range of tissues.

Target Synonyms

DNA repair protein RAD51 homolog 2; hREC2; MGC34245; OTTHUMP00000212251; OTTHUMP00000212253; OTTHUMP00000212254; OTTHUMP00000212255; R51H2; RA51B_HUMAN; RAD51 homolog B (S. cerevisiae); RAD51 homolog B; RAD51 like 1; RAD51 like protein 1; RAD51-like protein 1; Rad51B; RAD51L1; REC2; RecA like protein; Recombination repair protein

Target Background

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the RAD51 protein family. RAD51 family members are evolutionarily conserved proteins essential for DNA repair by homologous recombination. This protein has been shown to form a stable heterodimer with the family member RAD51C, which further interacts with the other family members, such as RAD51, XRCC2, and XRCC3. Overexpression of this gene was found to cause cell cycle G1 delay and cell apoptosis, which suggested a role of this protein in sensing DNA damage. Rearrangements between this locus and high mobility group AT-hook 2 (HMGA2, GeneID 8091) have been observed in uterine leiomyomata.