Post Translational Modifications | Phosphorylated. |
Function | Required during meiosis for separation of sister chromatids and homologous chromosomes. Proteolytic cleavage of REC8 on chromosome arms by separin during anaphase I allows for homologous chromosome separation in meiosis I and cleavage of REC8 on centromeres during anaphase II allows for sister chromatid separation in meiosis II. |
Protein Name | Meiotic Recombination Protein Rec8 HomologCohesin Rec8p |
Database Links | Reactome: R-HSA-1221632 |
Cellular Localisation | NucleusChromosomeCentromereIn Meiotic ChromosomesLocalized Along Axial Elements In Prophase From The Leptotene To Diplotene StagesAt Later Prophase StagesDiakinesis And Metaphase ILocalized Along Interstitial Axes Of Chromosomes Including Both Centromere And Arm RegionsNo Longer Detected In Arm Regions In Anaphase I But Persists On Centromere Regions Until Metaphase IiLocalized To Centromeres And Spindle Poles In Endopolyploid Tumor Cells |
Alternative Protein Names | Meiotic Recombination Protein Rec8 Homolog proteinCohesin Rec8p proteinREC8 proteinREC8L1 protein |
Information sourced from Uniprot.org