cku-80 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Predicted to enable telomeric DNA binding activity. Predicted to contribute to double-stranded DNA binding activity. Involved in DNA repair. Predicted to be located in nucleus. Predicted to be part of Ku70:Ku80 complex. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including carcinoma (multiple); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; and multiple myeloma. Is an ortholog of human XRCC5 (X-ray repair cross complementing 5).