homologus recombination

The DMC1 gene encodes a 36.7 kDa nuclear protein involved in meiotic homologous recombination. This recombinase is functionally related to the yeast RAD51 and E. coli RecA genes. In contrast to RAD51, which functions in both mitotic and meiotic recombination, DMC1 works specifically in meiotic recombination. Despite this difference, the RAD51 and DMC1 recombinase are structurally similar but not identical in nature.

Our antibody catalog includes an extensive range of Rad51 antibody reagents. Encoded by the RAD51 gene, the Rad51 protein plays a vital role in DNA repair, interacting with several other proteins, including BRCA1 and BRCA2, to effect homologous recombination at double-strand breaks.

A large number of antibody assays are devoted to the study of nuclear excision repair (NER) proteins. However, there are a number of other DNA repair pathways, many of which are instigated by NER and share the same proteins. DNA repair antibodies are widely used in cancer research, and Novus Biologicals offers an extensive selection of thoroughly validated, high-quality DNA repair and cancer related antibodies.

Our antibody database at Novus Biologicals provides research tools for the forefront of cancer research. Recently, a mouse study using 53BP1 and BRCA1 antibodies showed that deletion of 53BP1 greatly lessened the incidence of tumor development in mice carrying the mutated BRCA1 gene.