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RecA
DNA repair protein / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
RecA is a 38 kilodalton protein essential for the repair and maintenance of DNA in bacteria.[2] Structural and functional homologs to RecA have been found in all kingdoms of life.[3][4] RecA serves as an archetype for this class of homologous DNA repair proteins. The homologous protein is called RAD51 in eukaryotes and RadA in archaea.[5][6]
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recA bacterial DNA recombination protein | |||||||||
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Symbol | RecA | ||||||||
Pfam | PF00154 | ||||||||
Pfam clan | CL0023 | ||||||||
InterPro | IPR013765 | ||||||||
PROSITE | PDOC00131 | ||||||||
SCOP2 | 2reb / SCOPe / SUPFAM | ||||||||
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RecA has multiple activities, all related to DNA repair. In the bacterial SOS response, it has a co-protease[7] function in the autocatalytic cleavage of the LexA repressor and the λ repressor.[8]