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Structural highlights

Function

XRCC4_HUMAN Involved in DNA non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) required for double-strand break repair and V(D)J recombination. Binds to DNA and to DNA ligase IV (LIG4). The LIG4-XRCC4 complex is responsible for the NHEJ ligation step, and XRCC4 enhances the joining activity of LIG4. Binding of the LIG4-XRCC4 complex to DNA ends is dependent on the assembly of the DNA-dependent protein kinase complex DNA-PK to these DNA ends.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Evolutionary Conservation

Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.

See Also

• DNA ligase 3D structures

References

1. ↑ Li Z, Otevrel T, Gao Y, Cheng HL, Seed B, Stamato TD, Taccioli GE, Alt FW. The XRCC4 gene encodes a novel protein involved in DNA double-strand break repair and V(D)J recombination. Cell. 1995 Dec 29;83(7):1079-89. PMID:8548796
2. ↑ Chen L, Trujillo K, Sung P, Tomkinson AE. Interactions of the DNA ligase IV-XRCC4 complex with DNA ends and the DNA-dependent protein kinase. J Biol Chem. 2000 Aug 25;275(34):26196-205. PMID:10854421 doi:10.1074/jbc.M000491200
3. ↑ Nick McElhinny SA, Snowden CM, McCarville J, Ramsden DA. Ku recruits the XRCC4-ligase IV complex to DNA ends. Mol Cell Biol. 2000 May;20(9):2996-3003. PMID:10757784
4. ↑ Foster RE, Nnakwe C, Woo L, Frank KM. Monoubiquitination of the nonhomologous end joining protein XRCC4. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2006 Mar 3;341(1):175-83. Epub 2006 Jan 6. PMID:16412978 doi:S0006-291X(05)02903-7