BRCA
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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 . These domains contain most of the mutations seen in BRCA1[2]. . 3D structures of BRCA
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ReferencesReferences
- ↑ Petrucelli N, Daly MB, Pal T. BRCA1- and BRCA2-Associated Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer PMID:20301425
- ↑ Shen Y, Tong L. Structural evidence for direct interactions between the BRCT domains of human BRCA1 and a phospho-peptide from human ACC1. Biochemistry. 2008 May 27;47(21):5767-73. Epub 2008 May 2. PMID:18452305 doi:10.1021/bi800314m