CCYC, Cell cycle checkpoint protein, RAD1 homolog, RAD1 (S. pombe) homolog, RF C activator 1 homolog
Signals originating from damaged DNA activate checkpoint pathways and target the mitotic apparatus via a number a distinct mechanisms. These checkpoints link damage to DNA with the components of the cell cycle through signal transduction systems. The RAD17 gene product of Schizosaccharomyces pombe is an essential component of the checkpoint control pathway which responds to both DNA damage and disruption of replication.