CELE_Y41C4A.14, hpr-1, Y41C4A.14

mrt-2 encodes a highly conserved DNA-damage checkpoint protein homologous to the RAD1 protein found in S. pombe, Drosophila, and mammals; mrt-2 functions in the germline to maintain chromosomal integrity, and promote cell cycle arrest in mitotic germ cells and apoptosis in meiotic germ cells in response to genotoxic agents (DNA damage); mrt-2 mutations result in progressive telomere loss, chromosome fusion, and aneuploidy, eventually leading to germline mortality; MRT-2 interacts with HUS-1 and HPR-9, also conserved DNA-damage checkpoint proteins.

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