Summary

Name RPA1
Full Name Replication protein A 70 kDa DNA-binding subunit
Synonyms RP-A p70, Replication factor A protein 1, RF-A protein 1, Single-stranded DNA-binding protein | REPA1, RPA70
Primary ID P27694
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Type protein
Relations 7
Function As part of the heterotrimeric replication protein A complex (RPA/RP-A), binds and stabilizes single-stranded DNA intermediates, that form during DNA replication or upon DNA stress. It prevents their reannealing and in parallel, recruits and activates different proteins and complexes involved in DNA metabolism (PubMed:27723720, PubMed:27723717). Thereby, it plays an essential role both in DNA replication and the cellular response to DNA damage (PubMed:9430682). In the cellular response to DNA damage, the RPA complex controls DNA repair and DNA damage checkpoint activation. Through recruitment of ATRIP activates the ATR kinase a master regulator of the DNA damage response (PubMed:24332808). It is required for the recruitment of the DNA double-strand break repair factors RAD51 and RAD52 to chromatin in response to DNA damage (PubMed:17765923). Also recruits to sites of DNA damage proteins like XPA and XPG that are involved in nucleotide excision repair and is required for this mechanism of DNA repair (PubMed:7697716). Plays also a role in base excision repair (BER) probably through interaction with UNG (PubMed:9765279). Also recruits SMARCAL1/HARP, which is involved in replication fork restart, to sites of DNA damage. May also play a role in telomere maintenance (PubMed:17959650). As part of the alternative replication protein A complex, aRPA, binds single-stranded DNA and probably plays a role in DNA repair. Compared to the RPA2-containing, canonical RPA complex, may not support chromosomal DNA replication and cell cycle progression through S-phase. The aRPA may not promote efficient priming by DNA polymerase alpha but could support DNA synthesis by polymerase delta in presence of PCNA and replication factor C (RFC), the dual incision/excision reaction of nucleotide excision repair and RAD51-dependent strand exchange (PubMed:19996105).

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Regulator Mechanism target score
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png binding POLA1 0.671
Publications: 1 Organism: In Vitro
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png binding RPA1 0.2
Publications: 1
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png binding BRIP1 0.683
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png polyubiquitination RPA1 0.48
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png binding RPA1 0.552
Publications: 1
+ up-regulates img/indirect-activation.png Nucleotide-excision_repair 0.7
Publications: 1
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png binding RPA1 0.302
Publications: 1