Homologous recombination Strand invasion & annealing

Strand invasion

Homology search and strand invasion

Short entry. It states only what the cited sources say; it will grow as more sources are read.

Process or outcome

Homology search and strand invasion

The RAD51 filament invades the donor chromatid and forms a displacement loop (D-loop). [1][2]

Interactions
RAD51
In the pathway

References

  1. Paliwal et al. · 2014Human RECQ5 helicase promotes repair of DNA double-strand breaks by synthesis-dependent strand annealing
  2. Sneeden et al. · 2013Reconstitution of recombination-associated DNA synthesis with human proteins
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Pathway neighbours