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Ercc4 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Ercc4
  • Name
    excision repair cross-complementing rodent repair deficiency, complementation group 4
  • Synonyms
    Xpf
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1354163
    NCBI Gene: 50505
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    4 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr16:12927548-12968481 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 16, 8.93 cM
  • Mapping Data
    3 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    1127 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
  • RFLP
    1
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1354163
 protein coding gene Chr16:12927548-12969873 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200010103
 protein coding gene Chr16:9907823-9948755 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195011599
 protein coding gene Chr16:9472867-9513802 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220016973
 protein coding gene Chr16:9769716-9810654 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180007997
 protein coding gene Chr16:9710175-9751108 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175025949
 protein coding gene Chr16:9865061-9906013 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215011367
 protein coding gene Chr16:9589829-9630765 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0020464
 protein coding gene Chr16:9610513-9643328 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005028837
 protein coding gene Chr16:9783104-9818145 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210011228
 protein coding gene Chr16:9882021-9922965 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185009842
 protein coding gene Chr16:9827564-9868504 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205011836
 protein coding gene Chr16:9829568-9870504 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000028897
 protein coding gene Chr16:9947158-9981977 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230045480
 protein coding gene Chr16:12403401-12444332 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190025457
 protein coding gene Chr16:9964577-10005510 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225031355
 protein coding gene Chr16:15648534-15689469 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010016072
 protein coding gene Chr16:9826183-9860895 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010016682
 protein coding gene Chr16:9796443-9832455 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005015092
 protein coding gene Chr16:9899149-9940068 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    ERCC4, ERCC excision repair 4, endonuclease catalytic subunit
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    ERCC4, ERCC excision repair 4, endonuclease catalytic subunit
  • Synonyms
    ERCC11, FANCQ, RAD1, XFEPS, XPF
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 2072
    UniProt: Q92889

  • Chr Location
    16p13.12; chr16:13920138-13952348 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Ercc4 mouse models; 6 with human ERCC4 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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IDs
IDs
IDs
IDs
IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    1 with disease annotations
  • References
    1 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    12 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 3 genetic backgrounds
    1 phenotype from multigenic genotypes
    20 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 show impaired growth and do not survive longer than several weeks of age. Cultutred cells obtained from mutant mice were shown to be hypersensitive to UV irradiation.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    85
  • GO References
    12
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
    637
  • Tissues
    26
  • cDNA Data
    49
  • Literature Summary
    2
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000022545 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 40934 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000023206 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 3480 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000023206 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 917 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 49
      cDNA 49

      Microarray probesets 7
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:2146464
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 58
      Developmental Gene Expression 2
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 12
      Phenotypes 20
    • Earliest
      J:60251 Shannon M, et al., Characterization of the mouse Xpf DNA repair gene and differential expression during spermatogenesis. Genomics. 1999 Dec 15;62(3):427-35
    • Latest
      J:389866 Kim JA, et al., HAP1 interaction with KCNQ4 attenuates channel surface expression and function. Mol Cells. 2026 Mar;49(3):100322
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    09/08/2026
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