The tumor suppressor RAD51C is mutated in ovarian cancers. Through variant analysis the authors identify a mutation cluster in the RAD51C Walker B region important for the repair of DNA double-strand breaks and replicative damage. By identifying Walker B separation-of-function alleles, they show that these activities can be uncoupled.
- Hayley L. Rein
- Yashpal Rawal
- Kara A. Bernstein
