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SLX4 (Structure-specific endonuclease subunit SLX4) is a gene. The public catalogues list it as a DNA repair gene, and the evidence so far is association rather than a proven role. Tied to Myelodysplastic syndromes / neoplasms, Leukaemia, Myeloproliferative neoplasms and 1 more. This dossier gathers the 0 products (0 approved), 0 trials, 0 pathways and 0 resistance routes in the corpus that involve it, with external identifiers so it can be joined to UniProt, ChEMBL, Open Targets and the rest of biology.

Biology

Regulatory subunit that interacts with and increases the activity of different structure-specific endonucleases. Has several distinct roles in protecting genome stability by resolving diverse forms of deleterious DNA structures originating from replication and recombination intermediates and from DNA damage. Component of the SLX1-SLX4 structure-specific endonuclease that resolves DNA secondary structures generated during DNA repair and recombination. Has endonuclease activity towards branched DNA substrates, introducing single-strand cuts in duplex DNA close to junctions with ss-DNA. Has a preference for 5'-flap structures, and promotes symmetrical cleavage of static and migrating Holliday junctions (HJs). Resolves HJs by generating two pairs of ligatable, nicked duplex products. Location: Nucleus (UniProt). Locus 16p13.3 (HGNC).

Where it is found
  • Myelodysplastic syndromes / neoplasms: Open Targets association 0.51 with myelodysplastic syndrome (MONDO_0018881)
  • Leukaemia: Open Targets association 0.51 with leukaemia (MONDO_0005059)
  • Myeloproliferative neoplasms: Open Targets association 0.51 with myeloproliferative neoplasm (MONDO_0020076)
  • Acute myeloid leukaemia: Open Targets association 0.51 with acute myeloid leukaemia (MONDO_0018874)
Class: other · Gene: SLX4 · Facts checked 2026-09-23 · Target page

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Query for this target: (TITLE:"SLX4" OR ABSTRACT:"SLX4" OR TITLE:"SLX4 structure-specific endonuclease subunit" OR ABSTRACT:"SLX4 structure-specific endonuclease subunit" OR TITLE:"Structure-specific endonuclease subunit SLX4" OR ABSTRACT:"Structure-specific endonuclease subunit SLX4" OR TITLE:"KIAA1784" OR ABSTRACT:"KIAA1784" OR TITLE:"KIAA1987" OR ABSTRACT:"KIAA1987" OR TITLE:"FANCP" OR ABSTRACT:"FANCP") AND (cancer OR tumor OR tumour OR oncology OR carcinoma OR lymphoma OR leukemia OR leukaemia OR myeloma OR sarcoma OR melanoma OR glioma). Results are unfiltered search hits about SLX4, not a curated reading list.

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