Protein Name X-ray repair cross complementing 5
Organism Rattus norvegicus
Gene ID 363247
Gene Symbol

Xrcc5

UniProt Q6P7P8 (Q6P7P8_RAT)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 6
Total Number of Articles : 6
Description

X-ray repair cross complementing 5

Gene Summary

Contributes to double-stranded DNA binding activity. Involved in several processes, including cellular hyperosmotic salinity response; cellular response to X-ray; and cellular response to fatty acid. Part of protein-containing complex. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; multiple myeloma; and rectum cancer. Orthologous to human XRCC5 (X-ray repair cross complementing 5). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]

synonyms
  • X-ray repair cross-complementing protein 5
  • Ku autoantigen, 80kD)
  • X-ray repair complementing defective repair in Chinese hamster cells 5
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