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BRCA1
BRCA1 DNA repair associated
Chromosome 17 Β· 17q21.31
NCBI Gene: 672Ensembl: ENSG00000012048.26HGNC: HGNC:1100UniProt: A0A0U1RRA9
3,447PubMed Papers
25Diseases
0Drugs
4,246Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
DNA RepairHomologous RecombinationHub GeneTranscription FactorTumor Suppressor
RESEARCH IMPACT
Highly StudiedLandmark GeneTrendingVariant-Rich
CLINICAL
OMIM Disease Gene
DATA QUALITY
βœ“ Experimental GO Evidenceβœ“ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
regulation of cell cycleintrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway in response to DNA damagenegative regulation of gene expression via chromosomal CpG island methylationtranscription cis-regulatory region bindingbreast cancerHereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndromeFanconi anemia, complementation group Sovarian cancer
✦AI Summary

BRCA1 is a multifunctional E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase that mediates Lys-6-linked polyubiquitin chain formation and coordinates diverse cellular pathways essential for genomic stability 1. The BRCA1-BARD1 heterodimer orchestrates DNA damage repair, ubiquitination, and transcriptional regulation by regulating cell cycle checkpoints in S and G2 phases following ionizing irradiation and facilitating homologous recombination repair through interaction with PALB2 and BRCA2-RAD51 machinery 1. BRCA1 also regulates centrosomal microtubule nucleation and inhibits lipid synthesis by preventing ACACA dephosphorylation. Pathogenic BRCA1 variants are responsible for 5-10% of breast cancers and account for the majority of hereditary breast and ovarian cancers 2. Women carrying germline BRCA1 mutations face substantially elevated lifetime breast cancer risk, with MRI surveillance demonstrating significant mortality reduction (hazard ratio 0.20, 95% CI 0.10-0.43) compared to no surveillance 3. Hormonal contraceptive use in BRCA1 carriers increases breast cancer risk with longer cumulative duration (3% increase per additional year) 4, while risk-reducing mastectomy substantially reduces incident cancers with low breast cancer mortality probability (0.95% within 15 years) 5. BRCA1 deficiency impairs DNA end resection through DYNLL1-mediated MRE11 inhibition, reducing homologous recombination capacity 6.

Sources cited
1
BRCA1 is a multifunctional protein mediating DNA damage repair, checkpoint regulation, transcription, and chromatin remodeling
PMID: 28884397
2
5-10% of breast cancers are attributable to BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations, with haplotype patterns in early-onset breast cancer patients
PMID: 29687286
3
MRI surveillance in BRCA1 mutation carriers reduces breast cancer mortality with hazard ratio 0.20 compared to no surveillance
PMID: 38421676
4
Hormonal contraceptive use increases breast cancer risk in BRCA1 carriers with 3% increased risk per year of use
PMID: 39356978
5
Risk-reducing mastectomy in BRCA1/2 carriers reduces incident breast cancers with 0.95% breast cancer mortality probability at 15 years
PMID: 38030749
6
BRCA1 deficiency impairs homologous recombination through limited DNA end resection mediated by DYNLL1-MRE11 interaction
PMID: 30464262
Disease Associationsβ“˜25
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.84Strong
Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndromeOpen Targets
0.83Strong
Fanconi anemia, complementation group SOpen Targets
0.82Strong
ovarian cancerOpen Targets
0.81Strong
breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 1Open Targets
0.80Strong
breast neoplasmOpen Targets
0.80Strong
ovarian neoplasmOpen Targets
0.79Strong
cancerOpen Targets
0.75Strong
breast carcinomaOpen Targets
0.74Strong
Fanconi anemia complementation group AOpen Targets
0.72Strong
hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndromeOpen Targets
0.72Strong
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.69Moderate
BRCA1-related cancer predispositionOpen Targets
0.68Moderate
Fanconi anemia complementation group IOpen Targets
0.66Moderate
Hereditary breast cancerOpen Targets
0.66Moderate
hereditary breast carcinomaOpen Targets
0.66Moderate
pancreatic cancer, susceptibility to, 4Open Targets
0.66Moderate
ovarian carcinomaOpen Targets
0.65Moderate
pancreatic carcinomaOpen Targets
0.60Moderate
prophylactic surgeryOpen Targets
0.59Moderate
Breast cancerUniProt
Breast-ovarian cancer, familial, 1UniProt
Fanconi anemia, complementation group SUniProt
Ovarian cancerUniProt
Pancreatic cancer 4UniProt
Pathogenic Variants4,246
NM_007294.4(BRCA1):c.80+4A>TPathogenic
Breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 1|Hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome|Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome|BRCA1-related cancer predisposition|not provided
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†2026
NM_007294.4(BRCA1):c.5075A>T (p.Asp1692Val)Likely pathogenic
Hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome|Breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 1|not specified|Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome|not provided|BRCA1-related cancer predisposition
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†2026β†’ Residue 1692
NM_007294.4(BRCA1):c.4185G>C (p.Gln1395His)Likely pathogenic
Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome|Hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome|BRCA1-related cancer predisposition
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†2026β†’ Residue 1395
NM_007294.4(BRCA1):c.5425G>T (p.Val1809Phe)Likely pathogenic
Breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 1|not provided|Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome|Hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome|BRCA1-related cancer predisposition
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†2026β†’ Residue 1809
NM_007294.4(BRCA1):c.286G>A (p.Asp96Asn)Likely pathogenic
Breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 1|Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome|Hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome|BRCA1-related cancer predisposition
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†2026β†’ Residue 96
NM_007294.4(BRCA1):c.101C>T (p.Pro34Leu)Likely pathogenic
Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome|Breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 1|not provided|Hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome|BRCA1-related cancer predisposition
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†2026β†’ Residue 34
NM_007294.4(BRCA1):c.5152+3A>CPathogenic
Breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 1|Hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome|Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome|BRCA1-related cancer predisposition
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†2026
NM_007294.4(BRCA1):c.5202T>G (p.Phe1734Leu)Likely pathogenic
Breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 1|Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome|Hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome|BRCA1-related cancer predisposition
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†2026β†’ Residue 1734
NM_007294.4(BRCA1):c.81-6T>ALikely pathogenic
Familial cancer of breast|Breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 1|not provided|Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome|BRCA1-related cancer predisposition
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†2025
NM_007294.4(BRCA1):c.5138T>C (p.Val1713Ala)Likely pathogenic
Hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome|Breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 1|not provided|Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome|Fanconi anemia, complementation group S|BRCA1-related cancer predisposition
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†2025β†’ Residue 1713
NM_007294.4(BRCA1):c.32T>G (p.Val11Gly)Likely pathogenic
not provided|Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome|Hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome|Breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 1|BRCA1-related cancer predisposition
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†2025β†’ Residue 11
NM_007294.4(BRCA1):c.5365G>A (p.Ala1789Thr)Likely pathogenic
Hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome|Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome|Breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 1|not provided|BRCA1-related cancer predisposition
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†2025β†’ Residue 1789
NM_007294.4(BRCA1):c.5108A>G (p.Tyr1703Cys)Likely pathogenic
Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome|Hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome|Breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 1|Fanconi anemia, complementation group S|BRCA1-related cancer predisposition
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†2025β†’ Residue 1703
NM_007294.4(BRCA1):c.5357T>C (p.Leu1786Pro)Pathogenic
Breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 1|Malignant tumor of breast|Hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome|Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome|not provided|Triple-negative breast cancer|BRCA1-related cancer predisposition
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†2025β†’ Residue 1786
NM_007294.4(BRCA1):c.5282T>C (p.Phe1761Ser)Pathogenic
Breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 1|Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome|Hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome|BRCA1-related cancer predisposition
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†2025β†’ Residue 1761
NM_007294.4(BRCA1):c.5152T>G (p.Trp1718Gly)Likely pathogenic
Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome|Breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 1|Hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome|BRCA1-related cancer predisposition
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†2025β†’ Residue 1718
NM_007294.4(BRCA1):c.5143A>T (p.Ser1715Cys)Likely pathogenic
Breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 1|Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome|not provided|Hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome|BRCA1-related cancer predisposition
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†2025β†’ Residue 1715
NM_007294.4(BRCA1):c.100C>T (p.Pro34Ser)Likely pathogenic
not provided|Breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 1|Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome|Hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome|BRCA1-related cancer predisposition
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†2025β†’ Residue 34
NM_007294.4(BRCA1):c.5332G>A (p.Asp1778Asn)Pathogenic
Hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome|Breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 1|Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome|not provided|BRCA1-related cancer predisposition
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†2025β†’ Residue 1778
NM_007294.4(BRCA1):c.5152+6T>CPathogenic
Breast-ovarian cancer, familial, susceptibility to, 1|Hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome|Hereditary cancer-predisposing syndrome|BRCA1-related cancer predisposition
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†2025
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BRIP1Protein interaction100%EXO1Protein interaction100%MSH2Protein interaction100%MSH6Protein interaction100%TOPBP1Protein interaction100%TP53BP1Protein interaction100%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Bone Marrow
100%
Brain
47%
Heart
32%
Liver
26%
Lung
17%
Ovary
14%
Gene Interaction Network
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BRCA1BRIP1EXO1MSH2MSH6TOPBP1TP53BP1
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB8RS8 Β· 1.31 Γ… Β· X-ray
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Constraintβ“˜
LOEUFβ“˜
0.89LoF Tolerant
pLIβ“˜
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.77 [0.67–0.89]
RankingsWhere BRCA1 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #14of 20,598
    Most Researched3,447 Β· top 1%
  • #4of 5,498
    Most Pathogenic Variants4,246 Β· top 1%
  • #7,892of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.89
Genes detectedBRCA1
Sources retrieved50 papers
Response timeβ€”
πŸ“„ Sources
50β–Ό
1
The BRCA1 and BRCA2 Genes in Early-Onset Breast Cancer Patients.
PMID: 29687286
Adv Exp Med Biol Β· 2020
1.00
2
MRI Surveillance and Breast Cancer Mortality in Women With BRCA1 and BRCA2 Sequence Variations.
PMID: 38421676
JAMA Oncol Β· 2024
0.90
3
Incidence of endometrial cancer in BRCA mutation carriers.
PMID: 39173195
Gynecol Oncol Β· 2024
0.86
4
Medicolegal and insurance issues regarding
PMID: 38642925
Int J Gynecol Cancer Β· 2024
0.82
5
The PARTNER trial of neoadjuvant olaparib with chemotherapyΒ in triple-negative breast cancer.
PMID: 38588696
Nature Β· 2024
0.80