The N-terminal domain of the human Rad51 protein binds DNA: structure and a DNA binding surface as revealed by NMR.
Aihara, H., Ito, Y., Kurumizaka, H., Yokoyama, S., Shibata, T.(1999) J Mol Biol 290: 495-504
- PubMed: 10390347 
- DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.2904
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1B22 - PubMed Abstract: 
Human Rad51 protein (HsRad51) is a homolog of Escherichia coli RecA protein, and functions in DNA repair and recombination. In higher eukaryotes, Rad51 protein is essential for cell viability. The N-terminal region of HsRad51 is highly conserved among eukaryotic Rad51 proteins but is absent from RecA, suggesting a Rad51-specific function for this region ...