Fancl - Fanconi anemia, complementation group L

This gene encodes the complementation group L subunit of the multimeric Fanconi anemia (FA) nuclear complex composed of proteins encoded by over ten Fanconi anemia complementation (FANC) group genes. The FA complex is necessary for protection against DNA damage. This gene product, an E3 ubiquitin ligase, catalyzes and is required for the monoubiquitination of the protein encoded by the Fanconi anemia, complementation group D2 gene, a critical step in the FA pathway (PMID: 12973351, 21229326). In mouse, mutations of this E3 ubiquitin ligase gene can lead to infertility in adult males and females, and a deletion of this gene can cause embryonic lethality in some genetic backgrounds. A pseudogene of this gene has been identified on chromosome 1. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2013]