Species	Reference gene ID	Possible function	Papers / DOI
Arabidopsis	At2g31970	Component of the MRN complex, which plays a central role in double-strand break (DSB) repair, DNA recombination, maintenance of telomere integrity and meiosis.	Disruption of the Arabidopsis RAD50 gene leads to plant sterility and MMS sensitivity.; 2001; DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313x.2001.00928.x; PMID: 11169180; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11169180/ | RAD50 function is essential for telomere maintenance in Arabidopsis.; 2001; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.98.4.1711; PMID: 11172016; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11172016/ | Homologous recombination in planta is stimulated in the absence of Rad50.; 2001; DOI: 10.1093/embo-reports/kve069; PMID: 11306548; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11306548/ | Meiotic defects in the Arabidopsis rad50 mutant point to conservation of the MRX complex function in early stages of meiotic recombination.; 2004; DOI: 10.1007/s00412-004-0309-1; PMID: 15309561; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15309561/