spnA, Rad51, DmRad51, DMR
checkpoint protein essential for recombinational repair of double-stranded DNA breaks (DSBs) in somatic cells and during meiosis in germ cells - forms a filament on single-stranded DNA, does a homology search of double-stranded DNA, and catalyzes strand exchange, swapping the single-strand DNA in and displacing the partner of the complementary strand.
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AlphaFold produces a per-residue confidence score (pLDDT) between 0 and 100. Some regions with low pLDDT may be unstructured in isolation.
Gene model reviewed during 5.43
Low-frequency RNA-Seq exon junction(s) not annotated.
Gene model reviewed during 5.47
None of the polypeptides share 100% sequence identity.
Interacts with Rrp6; the interaction is required for the recruitment of spn-A to the DNA-damage response foci.
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The testis specificity index was calculated from modENCODE tissue expression data by Vedelek et al., 2018 to indicate the degree of testis enrichment compared to other tissues. Scores range from -2.52 (underrepresented) to 5.2 (very high testis bias).
Comment: maternally deposited
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polyclonal
Loss of spn-A sensitizes cells to DNA damage.
Analysis of mutants of the 5 spindle genes (spn-A, spn-B, mus301, spn-D and spn-E) reveals that the group of genes is required for each of the symmetry-breaking steps that generate polarity during axis formation. spn-E is required for the localisation of fs(1)K10, bcd and osk mRNAs, spn-A. spn-B, mus301 and spn-D play an indirect role in this process.
Isolation and preliminary molecular analysis of spn-A.
spn-A has been cloned and sequenced.
Mutations in the spn-A, spn-B and spn-D genes result in a very similar phenotype to those in mus301, and in all cases the misplacement of the oocyte has the same consequences on the establishment of AP polarity in the egg chamber, as determined by the slbo expression in the follicle cells and the localization of osk and bcd mRNAs within the oocyte.