Subunit of the SMC5-SMC6 complex; the SMC5-SMC6 complex plays a key role in the removal of X-shaped DNA structures that arise between sister chromatids during DNA replication and repair; binds single-stranded DNA and has ATPase activity; supports nucleolar function; S. pombe homolog forms a heterodimer with S. pombe Rad18p that is involved in DNA repair [Source:SGD;Acc:S000005394]
Chromosome XV: 259,923-263,204 forward strand.
R64-1-1:BK006948.2
This gene has 1 transcript (splice variant), 362 orthologues, 1 paralogue and is a member of 1 Ensembl protein family.