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Ercc5 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Ercc5
  • Name
    excision repair cross-complementing rodent repair deficiency, complementation group 5
  • Synonyms
    Xpg
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:103582
    NCBI Gene: 22592
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    4 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr1:44186904-44220420 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 1, 23.55 cM, cytoband B
  • Mapping Data
    6 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    1305 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • PCR
    2
  • RFLP
    1
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_103582
 protein coding gene Chr1:44184084-44220420 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200001843
 protein coding gene Chr1:41816206-41847958 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195001827
 protein coding gene Chr1:41530275-41562561 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220003190
 protein coding gene Chr1:41521114-41559340 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180002988
 protein coding gene Chr1:41532505-41566113 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175000094
 protein coding gene Chr1:41537920-41570204 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215002983
 protein coding gene Chr1:41507635-41541244 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0014102
 protein coding gene Chr1:38684098-38719222 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005000807
 protein coding gene Chr1:41605483-41640068 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210028569
 protein coding gene Chr1:41289487-41321774 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185029996
 protein coding gene Chr1:42390676-42422960 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205003167
 protein coding gene Chr1:41468974-41507214 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000001867
 protein coding gene Chr1:41598140-41631489 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230000969
 protein coding gene Chr1:42418041-42451652 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190002273
 protein coding gene Chr1:41494671-41532907 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225000532
 protein coding gene Chr1:45653146-45686753 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010002260
 protein coding gene Chr1:41106594-41140126 (+)
SPRET/EiJ no annotation
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005003533
 protein coding gene Chr1:41468586-41502266 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    ERCC5, ERCC excision repair 5, endonuclease
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    ERCC5, ERCC excision repair 5, endonuclease
  • Synonyms
    COFS3, ERCC5-201, ERCM2, UVDR, XPG, XPGC
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 2073
    UniProt: P28715

  • Chr Location
    13q33.1; chr13:102845831-102875995 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Ercc5 mouse models; 8 with human ERCC5 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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IDs
IDs
IDs
IDs
IDs
IDs
IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    4 with disease annotations
  • References
    2 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    21 phenotypes from 5 alleles in 4 genetic backgrounds
    21 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

Click cells to view annotations.
Homozygous null mice display postnatal mortality, severely retarded postnatal growth, impaired small intestine development, reduced organ size, and hypersensitivity to UV irradiation.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    51
  • GO References
    11
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
membraneless organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
    628
  • Tissues
    31
  • cDNA Data
    83
  • Literature Summary
    2
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000026048 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 33517 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000027214 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 3907 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000027214 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 1170 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 86
      Genomic 1
      cDNA 83
      Primer pair 2

      Microarray probesets 5
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-24467
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 59
      Developmental Gene Expression 2
      Diseases 2
      Gene Ontology 11
      Phenotypes 21
    • Earliest
      J:29500 Shiomi T, et al., An ERCC5 gene with homology to yeast RAD2 is involved in group G xeroderma pigmentosum. Mutat Res. 1994 Mar;314(2):167-75
    • Latest
      J:345621 Adams DJ, et al., Genetic determinants of micronucleus formation in vivo. Nature. 2024 Mar;627(8002):130-136
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    09/01/2026
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