RAP80 (D1T6Q) Rabbit mAb #14466

The breast cancer type 1 susceptibility protein (BRCA1) is an E3 ubiquitin ligase that functions in the maintenance of genome stability through regulation of the DNA damage response and DNA repair. BRCA1 protein forms at least three distinct complexes (BRCA1 A, B, and C) with other DNA repair proteins, and these interactions are vital for regulation of BRCA1 protein function. The BRCA1-RAP80 complex (BRCA1 A complex) includes RAP80, BRCC36, BRE, Abraxas, and NBA1 and functions in G2/M phase checkpoint control (reviewed in 1,2).
The ubiquitously expressed receptor-associated protein 80 (RAP80, UIMC1) is required for recruitment and stability of the BRCA1 A complex at sites of DNA damage (3). Research studies indicate that the absence of RAP80 in cells results in increased sensitivity to the topoisomerase II inhibitor etoposide (4). In the absence of functional RAP80, BRCA1 A complex function is suppressed and cells become more sensitive to DNA damage-induced genome instability (5,6). Phosphorylation of RAP80 by CDK1/Cyclin B at Ser177 regulates RAP80 function at the mitotic checkpoint (7). A naturally occurring in-frame deletion mutant within RAP80 likely alters RAP80 protein-protein interactions and is associated with an increase in chromosomal abnormalities (8,9).