User:JonSDSUGrad/Sandbox/TEST BRCA1

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breast cancer 1
Identifiers
Symbol(s) BRCA1; BRCAI; BRCC1; IRIS; PSCP; RNF53
External IDs OMIM: 113705 MGI104537 HomoloGene5276
Orthologs
Human Mouse
Entrez 672 12189
Ensembl ENSG00000012048 ENSMUSG00000017146
Uniprot P38398 P48754
Refseq NM_007294 (mRNA)
NP_009225 (protein)
NM_009764 (mRNA)
NP_033894 (protein)
Location Chr 17: 38.45 - 38.53 Mb Chr 11: 101.31 - 101.37 Mb
Pubmed search [1] [2]

This gene encodes a nuclear phosphoprotein that plays a role in maintaining genomic stability and acts as a tumor suppressor. The encoded protein combines with other tumor suppressors, DNA damage sensors, and signal transducers to form a large multi-subunit protein complex known as BASC for BRCA1-associated genome surveillance complex. This gene product associates with RNA polymerase II, and through the C-terminal domain, also interacts with histone deacetylase complex. This protein thus plays a role in transcription, DNA repair of double-stranded breaks, and recombination. Mutations in this gene are responsible for approximately 40% of inherited breast cancers and more than 80% of inherited breast and ovarian cancers. Alternative splicing plays a role in modulating the subcellular localization and physiological function of this gene. Many alternatively spliced transcript variants have been described for this gene but only some have had their full-length natures identified.