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What Are SMC Proteins?


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SMC proteins:

  1. SMC stands for structural maintenance of chromosomes.
  2. SMC proteins are a family of large proteins.
  3. They are composed of a long coiled region with a terminal ATPase domain made up of amino and carboxyl termini.
  4. They play a part in chromosome segregation and DNA recombination and repair.
  5. SMC proteins typically form dimers with other SMC proteins.
  6. This is done to form large ring structures that may encircle chromosomes and position them concerning each other.
  7. They also recruit other proteins, essential for their maintenance.

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