Protein Name BLM RecQ like helicase
Organism Homo sapiens
Gene ID 641
Gene Symbol

BLM

UniProt P54132 (BLM_HUMAN), B7ZKN7 (B7ZKN7_HUMAN), H0YNU5 (H0YNU5_HUMAN)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 105
Total Number of Articles : 90
Description

BLM RecQ like helicase

Gene Summary

The Bloom syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by growth deficiency, microcephaly and immunodeficiency among others. It is caused by homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the gene encoding DNA helicase RecQ protein on chromosome 15q26. This Bloom-associated helicase unwinds a variety of DNA substrates including Holliday junction, and is involved in several pathways contributing to the maintenance of genome stability. Identification of pathogenic Bloom variants is required for heterozygote testing in at-risk families. [provided by RefSeq, May 2020]

synonyms
  • recQ-like DNA helicase BLM
  • Bloom syndrome RecQ like helicase
  • Bloom syndrome, RecQ helicase-like
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Properties