KIN Proteins

Protein Information

Kin is a nuclear protein that forms intranuclear foci during proliferation and is redistributed in the nucleoplasm during the cell cycle. Short-wave ultraviolet light provokes the relocalization of the protein, suggesting its participation in the cellular response to DNA damage. Originally selected based on protein-binding with RecA antibodies, the mouse protein presents a limited similarity with a functional domain of the bacterial RecA protein, a characteristic shared by the human ortholog.

Synonyms

antigenic determinant of rec-A protein; antigenic determinant of rec-A protein homolog; binding to curved DNA; Btcd; DNA/RNA-binding protein KIN17; KIN; KIN, antigenic determinant of recA protein; KIN, antigenic determinant of recA protein homolog; Kin17; Kin17 DNA and RNA binding protein; Rts2