| Primary Identifier | IPR029448 | Type | Family |
| Short Name | FANCD2 |
| description | The Fanconi Anemia (FA) pathway is responsible for interstrand crosslink DNA repair []. The name originates the recessive syndrome known as Fanconi anemia, which causes developmental problems and cancer predisposition []. In this pathway, the FANCI-FANCD2 (ID) complex is ubiquitinated by the FA core complex and then travels to sites of damage to coordinate repair [, ]. FA pathway activation seems to trigger dissociation of FANCD2 from FANCI, coinciding with FANCD2 monoubiquitination which precedes monoubiquitination of FANCI []. This suggests a functional separation for FANCD2 from FANCI [].Monoubiquitinated FANCD2 functions to recruit DNA repair factors FAN1 (Fanconi-associated nuclease 1) []and SLX4 [], suggesting that chromatin-bound FANCD2Ub is a docking platform for certain DNA repair nucleases. FANCD2 has also a role in replication fork recovery []. |
