GEN1 (Entrez ID: 348654)

Entrez Gene ID 348654
Official Gene Symbol GEN1 (GeneCards)
Full name GEN1, Holliday junction 5' flap endonuclease
Location 2p24.2
Other ids Vega : OTTHUMG00000121173
MIM : 612449
HGNC : HGNC:26881
Ensembl : ENSG00000178295
Other names Gen
Summary This gene encodes a member of the Rad2/xeroderma pigmentosum group G nuclease family, whose members are characterized by N-terminal and internal xeroderma pigmentosum group G nuclease domains followed by helix-hairpin-helix domains and disordered C-terminal domains. The protein encoded by this gene is involved in resolution of Holliday junctions, which are intermediate four-way structures that covalently link DNA during homologous recombination and double-strand break repair. The protein resolves Holliday junctions by creating dual incisions across the junction to produce nicked duplex products that can be ligated. In addition, this protein has been found to localize to centrosomes where it has been implicated in regulation of centrosome integrity. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2016]

Variants

Found 2 variants in this database.