BRCA
From Proteopedia
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3D structures of BRCA1
Updated on 03-April-2018
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Michal Harel, Alexander Berchansky, Jaime Prilusky, Joel L. Sussman
FunctionBRCA1 and BRCA2 or breast cancer type 1 susceptibility protein are tumor suppressors which help repair damaged DNA. For more details see:
DiseaseMutations in BRAC1 and BRAC2 are associated with increased risk of breast cancer, ovarian cancer and to a lesser extent with other cancers[1]. Structural highlightsThe phosphopeptide binds at the interface between the BRCT1 and BRCT2 domains. These domains contain most of the mutations seen in BRCA1[2]. Phosphoserine binding.
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Updated on 03-April-2018
Michal Harel, Alexander Berchansky, Jaime Prilusky, Joel L. Sussman
This page was last modified 06:57, 3 April 2018.