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REC8 REC8 meiotic recombination protein

Gene ID: 9985, updated on 11-Apr-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: Rec8p; REC8L1; HR21spB

Summary

This gene encodes a member of the kleisin family of SMC (structural maintenance of chromosome) protein partners. The protein localizes to the axial elements of chromosomes during meiosis in both oocytes and spermatocytes. In the mouse, the homologous protein is a key component of the meiotic cohesion complex, which regulates sister chromatid cohesion and recombination between homologous chromosomes. Multiple alternatively spliced variants, encoding the same protein, have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Genomic context

Location:
14q12
Sequence:
Chromosome: 14; NC_000014.9 (24172080..24180923)
Total number of exons:
19

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