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ERCC4: Art, Clinical significance & Overview

ERCC4 is a protein designated as DNA repair endonuclease XPF that in humans is encoded by the ERCC4 gene. Together with ERCC1, ERCC4 forms the ERCC1-XPF enzyme complex that participates in DNA repair and DNA recombination.

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ERCC4 topic overview

The analysis highlights Art, Clinical significance and Overview as prominent areas in the source structure around ERCC4.

Related topics
26
Source areas
2
Connected nodes
28
Extracted relationships
171
Concept neighborhoods
17
Bridge connections
28

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 14 topics
Clinical significance · 12 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Aliases
ERCC4, ERCC11, FANCQ, RAD1, XPF, XFEPS, excision repair cross-complementation group 4, ERCC excision repair 4, endonuclease catalytic subunit, RAD1 checkpoint DNA exonuclease, c…
Available structures
Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes1Z00, 2A1J, 2MUT, 2KN7, 2AQ0
Band
16p13.12 · 16|16 A1
Bgee
testicle · sperm · gonad · Achilles tendon · stromal cell of endometrium
BioGPS
More reference expression data
Chr.
Chromosome 16 (human) · Chromosome 16 (mouse)

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Clinical significance

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How ERCC4 connects Entity context

The extracted context around ERCC4 shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, ERCC4 → 3' overhang single-stranded DNA endodeoxyribonuclease activity, cellular response to DNA damage stimulus, cellular response to UV, damaged DNA binding, DNA binding, DNA repair, double-strand break repair via homologous recombination, double-strand break repair via nonhomologous end joining, endodeoxyribonuclease activity, endonuclease activity, ERCC4-ERCC1 complex, global genome nucleotide-excision repair, hydrolase activity, identical protein binding, interstrand cross-link repair, negative regulation of double-stranded telomeric DNA binding, negative regulation of protection from non-homologous end joining at telomere, negative regulation of telomerase activity, negative regulation of telomere maintenance, negative regulation of telomere maintenance via telomere lengthening Another extracted example is ERCC4 → Achilles tendon, ganglionic eminence, gonad, lumbar subsegment of spinal cord, medullary collecting duct, proximal tubule, right kidney, right testis, secondary oocyte, seminiferous tubule, sperm, spermatid, spermatocyte, stromal cell of endometrium, superior frontal gyrus, sural nerve, testicle, thymus, ventricular zone. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

ERCC4

Top relations

Gene ontology · 47
ERCC4 → 3' overhang single-stranded DNA endodeoxyribonuclease activity, cellular response to DNA damage stimulus, cellular response to UV, damaged DNA binding, DNA binding, DNA repair, double-strand break repair via homologous recombination, double-strand break repair via nonhomologous end joining, endodeoxyribonuclease activity, endonuclease activity, ERCC4-ERCC1 complex, global genome nucleotide-excision repair, hydrolase activity, identical protein binding, interstrand cross-link repair, negative regulation of double-stranded telomeric DNA binding, negative regulation of protection from non-homologous end joining at telomere, negative regulation of telomerase activity, negative regulation of telomere maintenance, negative regulation of telomere maintenance via telomere lengthening
Bgee · 19
ERCC4 → Achilles tendon, ganglionic eminence, gonad, lumbar subsegment of spinal cord, medullary collecting duct, proximal tubule, right kidney, right testis, secondary oocyte, seminiferous tubule, sperm, spermatid, spermatocyte, stromal cell of endometrium, superior frontal gyrus, sural nerve, testicle, thymus, ventricular zone
RNA expression pattern · 19
ERCC4 → Achilles tendon, ganglionic eminence, gonad, lumbar subsegment of spinal cord, medullary collecting duct, proximal tubule, right kidney, right testis, secondary oocyte, seminiferous tubule, sperm, spermatid, spermatocyte, stromal cell of endometrium, superior frontal gyrus, sural nerve, testicle, thymus, ventricular zone
related to ERCC4 (XPF) deficiency in the colon epithelium adjacent to and within cancers · 14
ERCC4 → Although, An, As, Deficiencies, DNA, Elledge, ERCC1, Harper, However, PMS2, The, These, When ERCC4, XPF
related to Protein · 11
ERCC4 → DNA, ERCC1, ERCC1-XPF, Figure, II, In, One ERCC1, The C-terminal, The ERCC4/XPF, The N-terminal, XPF
related to ERCC4 (XPF) in the normal colon · 10
ERCC4 → Cells, Crypts, DNA, ERCC1, If, PMS2, The, There, This, XPF
related to Gene · 9
ERCC4 → Chinese, CHO, DNA, Excision, Multiple, Reflecting, The, UV, XPF
related to Cockayne syndrome (CS) · 7
ERCC4 → Cockayne, CS, Most XP-F, Mutations, These, XF-E, XP
related to Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) · 6
ERCC4 → Diagnostic, Some, These, UV, XP, XP-F
related to Fanconi anemia · 5
ERCC4 → DNA, FA, Fanconi, FANCQ, Several

Important terminology

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Important terminology

dna xpf repair ercc1 human gene nuclease protein ercc1-xpf colon cells mutations crypts bp normal activity two also syndrome chr

ERCC4 relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 171 structured relationships around ERCC4. Examples in this analysis include ERCC4 → Aliases → ERCC4, ERCC11, FANCQ, RAD1, XPF, XFEPS, excision repair cross-complementation group 4, ERCC excision repair 4, endonuclease catalytic subunit, RAD1 checkpoint DNA exonuclease, c… and ERCC4 → Available structures → Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes1Z00, 2A1J, 2MUT, 2KN7, 2AQ0. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ERCC4AliasesERCC4, ERCC11, FANCQ, RAD1, XPF, XFEPS, excision repair cross-complementation group 4, ERCC excision repair 4, endonuclease catalytic subunit, RAD1 checkpoint DNA exonuclease, c…1.00infobox
ERCC4Available structuresAvailable structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes1Z00, 2A1J, 2MUT, 2KN7, 2AQ01.00infobox
ERCC4Band16p13.121.00infobox
ERCC4Band16|16 A11.00infobox
ERCC4Bgeetesticle1.00infobox
ERCC4Bgeesperm1.00infobox
ERCC4Bgeegonad1.00infobox
ERCC4BgeeAchilles tendon1.00infobox
ERCC4Bgeestromal cell of endometrium1.00infobox
ERCC4Bgeeganglionic eminence1.00infobox
ERCC4Bgeesecondary oocyte1.00infobox
ERCC4Bgeeright testis1.00infobox
ERCC4Bgeeventricular zone1.00infobox
ERCC4Bgeesural nerve1.00infobox
ERCC4Bgeeseminiferous tubule1.00infobox
ERCC4Bgeespermatid1.00infobox
ERCC4Bgeespermatocyte1.00infobox
ERCC4Bgeeproximal tubule1.00infobox
ERCC4Bgeelumbar subsegment of spinal cord1.00infobox
ERCC4Bgeesuperior frontal gyrus1.00infobox
ERCC4Bgeeright kidney1.00infobox
ERCC4Bgeemedullary collecting duct1.00infobox
ERCC4Bgeethymus1.00infobox
ERCC4BioGPSMore reference expression data1.00infobox
ERCC4Chr.Chromosome 16 (human)1.00infobox
ERCC4Chr.Chromosome 16 (mouse)1.00infobox
ERCC4DatabasesNCBI: entry; OMA: entry1.00infobox
ERCC4End13,952,348 bp1.00infobox
ERCC4End12,968,481 bp1.00infobox
ERCC4EnsemblENSG000001755951.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around ERCC4 bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Xpf, Mutations and Repair. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • ERCC4
    • Xpf
    • Mutations
    • Repair
    • Human
    • Gene
    • Dna
    • Colon
    • Cells
    • Expression
    • Pms2
    • Crypts
    • Protein
  • ercc4
    • Xpf
    • Mutations
    • Repair
    • Human
    • Gene
    • Dna
    • Colon
    • Cells
    • Expression
    • Pms2
    • Crypts
    • Protein
  • protein
    • Binding
    • Excision
    • Damage
    • Gene
    • Xpf
    • Nuclease
    • Repair
    • Human
    • Chromosome
    • Bp
    • Cell
    • Chr
  • gene
    • Human
    • Chromosome
    • Bp
    • Chr
    • Protein
    • Repair
    • Band
    • Excision
    • Anemia
    • Cell
    • Damage
    • Double-strand
  • ercc1
    • Xpf
    • Pms2
    • Expression
    • Repair
    • Nuclease
    • Ercc4
    • Cells
    • Protein
    • Complex
    • Binding
    • Normal
    • Crypts
  • dna repair
    • Repair
    • Xpf
    • Protein
    • Damage
    • Double-strand
    • Ercc1-xpf
    • Ercc1
    • Excision
    • Recombination
    • Nuclease
    • Ercc4
    • Binding
  • dna recombination
    • Repair
    • Xpf
    • Protein
    • Double-strand
    • Ercc1-xpf
    • Ercc1
    • Activity
    • Ercc4
    • Nuclease
    • Binding
    • Damage
    • Band
  • nuclease
    • Cell
    • Damage
    • Double-strand
    • Protein
    • Repair
    • Chromosome
    • Xpf
    • Bp
    • Chr
    • Two
    • Human
    • Band

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For ERCC4, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects ERCC4 with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
ERCC4Overview · splits 14 ⟂ 15
ERCC4Clinical significance · splits 16 ⟂ 13

Map overview Semantic statistics

ERCC4

Nodes29
Edges28
Triples171
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.068966
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around ERCC4 to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Art, Clinical significance & Overview, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — ERCC4 · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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