1dpu

Structural highlights

Function

RFA2_HUMAN Required for DNA recombination, repair and replication. The activity of RP-A is mediated by single-stranded DNA binding and protein interactions. Required for the efficient recruitment of the DNA double-strand break repair factor RAD51 to chromatin in response to DNA damage.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} Functions as component of the alternative replication protein A complex (aRPA). aRPA binds single-stranded DNA and probably plays a role in DNA repair; it does not support chromosomal DNA replication and cell cycle progression through S-phase. In vitro, aRPA cannot promote efficient priming by DNA polymerase alpha but supports DNA polymerase delta synthesis in the presence of PCNA and replication factor C (RFC), the dual incision/excision reaction of nucleotide excision repair and RAD51-dependent strand exchange.^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

Evolutionary Conservation

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References

1. ↑ Weisshart K, Pestryakov P, Smith RW, Hartmann H, Kremmer E, Lavrik O, Nasheuer HP. Coordinated regulation of replication protein A activities by its subunits p14 and p32. J Biol Chem. 2004 Aug 20;279(34):35368-76. Epub 2004 Jun 17. PMID:15205463 doi:10.1074/jbc.M403825200
2. ↑ Mason AC, Haring SJ, Pryor JM, Staloch CA, Gan TF, Wold MS. An alternative form of replication protein a prevents viral replication in vitro. J Biol Chem. 2009 Feb 20;284(8):5324-31. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M808963200. Epub 2008, Dec 29. PMID:19116208 doi:10.1074/jbc.M808963200
3. ↑ Kemp MG, Mason AC, Carreira A, Reardon JT, Haring SJ, Borgstahl GE, Kowalczykowski SC, Sancar A, Wold MS. An alternative form of replication protein a expressed in normal human tissues supports DNA repair. J Biol Chem. 2010 Feb 12;285(7):4788-97. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M109.079418. Epub 2009 , Dec 7. PMID:19996105 doi:10.1074/jbc.M109.079418
4. ↑ Lee DH, Pan Y, Kanner S, Sung P, Borowiec JA, Chowdhury D. A PP4 phosphatase complex dephosphorylates RPA2 to facilitate DNA repair via homologous recombination. Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2010 Mar;17(3):365-72. doi: 10.1038/nsmb.1769. Epub 2010 Feb, 14. PMID:20154705 doi:10.1038/nsmb.1769
5. ↑ Weisshart K, Pestryakov P, Smith RW, Hartmann H, Kremmer E, Lavrik O, Nasheuer HP. Coordinated regulation of replication protein A activities by its subunits p14 and p32. J Biol Chem. 2004 Aug 20;279(34):35368-76. Epub 2004 Jun 17. PMID:15205463 doi:10.1074/jbc.M403825200
6. ↑ Mason AC, Haring SJ, Pryor JM, Staloch CA, Gan TF, Wold MS. An alternative form of replication protein a prevents viral replication in vitro. J Biol Chem. 2009 Feb 20;284(8):5324-31. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M808963200. Epub 2008, Dec 29. PMID:19116208 doi:10.1074/jbc.M808963200
7. ↑ Kemp MG, Mason AC, Carreira A, Reardon JT, Haring SJ, Borgstahl GE, Kowalczykowski SC, Sancar A, Wold MS. An alternative form of replication protein a expressed in normal human tissues supports DNA repair. J Biol Chem. 2010 Feb 12;285(7):4788-97. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M109.079418. Epub 2009 , Dec 7. PMID:19996105 doi:10.1074/jbc.M109.079418
8. ↑ Lee DH, Pan Y, Kanner S, Sung P, Borowiec JA, Chowdhury D. A PP4 phosphatase complex dephosphorylates RPA2 to facilitate DNA repair via homologous recombination. Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2010 Mar;17(3):365-72. doi: 10.1038/nsmb.1769. Epub 2010 Feb, 14. PMID:20154705 doi:10.1038/nsmb.1769