Rad51C: Proteins and Enzymes

The Rad51 DNA repair protein is a key component of the double-strand break repair pathway and is essential for mitotic and meiotic recombination and genomic stability. Five human Rad51 homologs have been identified: XRCC2, XRCC3, Rad51B, Rad51C, and Rad51D. Each of these homologs interacts with one or more of the others, with all of the proteins involved with either one complex or with multiple smaller complexes.