EXO1

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Also known as HEX1hExoI

Summary

EXO1 (exonuclease 1, HGNC:3511) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 1q43, encoding Exonuclease 1 (Q9UQ84). 5’->3’ double-stranded DNA exonuclease which may also possess a cryptic 3’->5’ double-stranded DNA exonuclease activity.

This gene encodes a protein with 5’ to 3’ exonuclease activity as well as an RNase H activity. It is similar to the Saccharomyces cerevisiae protein Exo1 which interacts with Msh2 and which is involved in mismatch repair and recombination. Alternative splicing of this gene results in three transcript variants encoding two different isoforms.

Source: NCBI Gene 9156 — RefSeq curated summary.

At a glance

  • Gene–disease (curated): Lynch syndrome (Refuted, ClinGen)
  • GWAS associations: 12
  • Clinical variants (ClinVar): 160 total — 1 likely-pathogenic
  • Druggable target: yes
  • MANE Select transcript: NM_130398

Identifiers

Gene identifiers

FieldValue
HGNC IDHGNC:3511
Approved symbolEXO1
Nameexonuclease 1
Location1q43
Locus typegene with protein product
StatusApproved
AliasesHEX1, hExoI
Ensembl geneENSG00000174371
Ensembl biotypeprotein_coding
OMIM606063
Entrez9156

Gene structure

Transcript identifiers

Ensembl transcripts: 18 — 15 protein_coding, 3 protein_coding_CDS_not_defined

ENST00000348581, ENST00000366548, ENST00000423131, ENST00000437497, ENST00000450748, ENST00000469419, ENST00000493702, ENST00000518483, ENST00000518741, ENST00000519225, ENST00000521202, ENST00000523590, ENST00000926748, ENST00000926749, ENST00000926750, ENST00000926751, ENST00000926752, ENST00000926753

RefSeq mRNA: 4 — MANE Select: NM_130398 NM_001319224, NM_003686, NM_006027, NM_130398

CCDS: CCDS1620, CCDS44336

Canonical transcript exons

ENST00000366548 — 16 exons

ExonStartEnd
ENSE00001236038241848731241849027
ENSE00001236120241849112241849216
ENSE00001738146241889465241889939
ENSE00001936226241848204241848353
ENSE00002329387241861406241861502
ENSE00002354384241878749241879343
ENSE00002366151241872032241872278
ENSE00002380510241885314241885507
ENSE00002398962241866830241867055
ENSE00002423792241881916241882017
ENSE00003511202241852292241852411
ENSE00003588593241850409241850586
ENSE00003602156241858506241858718
ENSE00003624766241857345241857482
ENSE00003666280241860517241860704
ENSE00003784222241853358241853481

Expression profiles

Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 168 present calls, max score 89.36.

FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth ubiquitous, TPM avg 13.7209 / max 215.3484, expressed in 1278 samples.

FANTOM5 promoters (7 alternative TSS)

Promoter IDTPM avgSamples expressed
939112.42251212
93900.7179390
93890.4480200
93950.060121
93920.039911
93940.02384
93930.00862

Top tissues by expression

291 total, by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):

TissueAnatomy IDExpression scoreQuality
type B pancreatic cellCL:000016989.36gold quality
ventricular zoneUBERON:000305389.10gold quality
olfactory bulbUBERON:000226489.06gold quality
primordial germ cell in gonadCL:0000670 ∩ UBERON:000099188.79gold quality
ganglionic eminenceUBERON:000402387.59gold quality
embryoUBERON:000092285.19gold quality
male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testisCL:0000089 ∩ UBERON:000047385.10gold quality
trabecular bone tissueUBERON:000248380.70gold quality
diaphragmUBERON:000110380.64gold quality
bone marrowUBERON:000237180.34gold quality
bone marrow cellCL:000209279.13gold quality
cervix squamous epitheliumUBERON:000692275.35gold quality
hair follicleUBERON:000207374.82gold quality
stromal cell of endometriumCL:000225574.26gold quality
secondary oocyteCL:000065573.98gold quality
epithelial cell of pancreasCL:000008373.10gold quality
mucosa of transverse colonUBERON:000499172.68gold quality
rectumUBERON:000105272.07gold quality
lymph nodeUBERON:000002972.03gold quality
adrenal tissueUBERON:001830371.35gold quality
cervix epitheliumUBERON:000480170.65gold quality
thymusUBERON:000237070.19silver quality
male germ cellCL:000001570.16gold quality
vermiform appendixUBERON:000115469.48gold quality
placentaUBERON:000198769.19gold quality
oocyteCL:000002368.92silver quality
smooth muscle tissueUBERON:000113568.89gold quality
deciduaUBERON:000245068.78gold quality
caecumUBERON:000115368.30gold quality
spermCL:000001968.07gold quality

Single-cell (SCXA)

Detected in 3 experiment(s), a significant marker in 2.

ExperimentMarker?Max mean expression
E-ENAD-20yes338.57
E-ANND-3yes5.78
E-MTAB-6911no219.68

Regulation

Is transcription factor: no

Upstream regulators (CollecTRI, top): CREB1, SP1, SP3, TCF3

miRNA regulators (miRDB)

50 targeting EXO1, top 30 by miRDB confidence (max_score; target_count = how many genes the miRNA targets in total — lower means more specific):

miRNAMax scoreAvg scoremiRNA target_count
HSA-MIR-340-5P100.0072.504437
HSA-MIR-3163100.0077.238605
HSA-LET-7A-3P100.0074.033932
HSA-LET-7B-3P100.0074.083913
HSA-LET-7F-1-3P100.0074.023928
HSA-MIR-98-3P100.0074.083907
HSA-MIR-4482-3P99.9872.503147
HSA-MIR-1213699.9872.815713
HSA-MIR-548AT-5P99.9670.832666
HSA-MIR-4666A-3P99.9671.713434
HSA-MIR-4753-3P99.9071.033786
HSA-MIR-548D-3P99.8770.674362
HSA-MIR-548BB-3P99.8670.584354
HSA-MIR-548AC99.8470.774351
HSA-MIR-548H-3P99.8470.804349
HSA-MIR-548Z99.8470.804349
HSA-MIR-4659A-3P99.8072.624248
HSA-MIR-4659B-3P99.8072.624248
HSA-MIR-323A-3P99.7970.301739
HSA-MIR-548AJ-5P99.7871.123085
HSA-MIR-548G-5P99.7871.123085
HSA-MIR-548X-5P99.7871.123085
HSA-MIR-548F-5P99.7871.023093
HSA-MIR-320A-3P99.7769.732107
HSA-MIR-320B99.7769.732107
HSA-MIR-320C99.7769.732107
HSA-MIR-320D99.7769.732107
HSA-MIR-442999.7769.622111
HSA-MIR-5197-5P99.6469.081494
HSA-MIR-466399.6265.33957

Literature-anchored findings (GeneRIF, showing 40)

  • requirement for in 5’ and 3’ mismatch repair (PMID:11809771)
  • structural analysis of interactions of Exo1 with DNA (PMID:11842105)
  • Functional alterations of human exonuclease 1 mutants identified in atypical hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer syndrome. (PMID:12414623)
  • Several EXO1 variants observed in patients were also observed in controls with similar frequencies, including the truncating variant proposed previously to be a disease-causing mutation (PMID:12517792)
  • The functional interaction between WRN and EXO-1 is mediated by a protein domain of WRN which interacts with flap endonuclease 1. (PMID:12704184)
  • hPMS2 accounts for a small proportion of Hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer families, and none were deemed to be associated with hEXO1 (PMID:14756672)
  • REVIEW: role in cancer? (PMID:15328369)
  • there is an association of EXO1 gene polymorphisms with colorectal cancer risk. (PMID:15550454)
  • hEXO1, hMLH1 and hMSH2 form complexes and are imported to the nucleus together, and that redundant nuclear localization signals in the proteins may safeguard nuclear import and thereby mismatch repair activity. (PMID:17426132)
  • MLH3 and EXO1 alterations in familial colorectal cancer patients not fulfilling Amsterdam criteria. (PMID:17656264)
  • EXO1 stability is dependent on phosphorylation by an ATR kinase pathway. (PMID:18048416)
  • single nucleotide polymorphisms are associated with risk of lung cancer in chinese population (PMID:18079015)
  • robust cleavage by human exonuclease 1 of transcribed G-rich DNA sequences with potential to form G loops and G4 DNA; Predicted Ig switch recombination intermediates are substrates for both exonucleolytic and 5’ flap endonucleolytic cleavage (PMID:18940926)
  • Stimulation of DNA resection by hExo1 is independent of BLM helicase activity and is, instead, mediated by an interaction between the 2 proteins (PMID:18971343)
  • The site S2 in Mlh1 mediates Exo1 recruitment in order to optimize mismatch repair-dependent mutation avoidance. (PMID:19015241)
  • Results provide evidence that the A allele of Exo1 K589E may be associated with the development of lung cancer. (PMID:19331228)
  • Gene-environment interactions with smoking were significant for Exo1 K589E polymorphism (OR=2.509, 95% CI=1.914-3.287) and results provide evidence that the A allele of the Exo1 K589E may be associated with the development of oral cancer. (PMID:19515603)
  • A functional EXO1 promoter variant is associated with prolonged life expectancy in centenarians. (PMID:19698732)
  • Results provide evidence that the A allele of EXO1 K589E may be associated with the development of breast cancer and may be a useful biomarker for breast cancer detection and primary prevention. (PMID:19846925)
  • Exo1 is phosphorylated after DNA damage and this event is required for the subsequent recruitment of other DNA repair proteins and homologous recombination (PMID:20019063)
  • results suggest that EXO1 may act at transcription-induced telomeric structures to promote telomere recombination while FEN1 has a dominant role in lagging strand replication at telomeres (PMID:20126648)
  • The A allele of the Exo1 K589E may be associated with the development of gastric cancer and may be a novel and useful marker for primary prevention and anticancer intervention. (PMID:20337148)
  • study found in gastric and colorectal cancers that EXO1 gene harbored somatic frameshift mutations within the mononucleotide repeats in the coding sequences; these mutations were found in the cancers with microsatellite instability (PMID:20429728)
  • WRN helicase operates in an EXO1-dependent pathway to help cells survive replicational stress. (PMID:20447876)
  • FEN1 and EXO1 can eliminate structures formed by trinucleotide repeats in the course of replication, relying on endonucleolytic and exonucleolytic activities, respectively. (PMID:20643645)
  • The EXO1 polymorphism, P757L, was analyzed by PCR-RFLP. Patients with the Leu/Leu genotype have a reduced risk of colorectal cancer. (PMID:20854105)
  • This study identifies new functions of CtIP and EXO1 in DNA end resection and provides new information on the regulation of DNA double-strand breaks repair pathways, which is a key factor in the maintenance of genome integrity. (PMID:21052091)
  • BLM increases the affinity of EXO1 for ends, and MRN recruits and enhances the processivity of EXO1. (PMID:21325134)
  • Exo1 induces a sharp bend in the DNA at nicks or gaps. Frayed 5’ ends of nicked duplexes resemble flap junctions, unifying the mechanisms of endo- and exonucleolytic processing. (PMID:21496642)
  • a key role for hEXO1 in the UV-induced DNA damage response linking nucleotide excision repair to checkpoint activation in human cells. (PMID:21808022)
  • Gene expression intensity of exonuclease 1 as related to Aicardi- Goutie;res syndrome mutations. (PMID:21862834)
  • In this study, we have chosen 2 common SNPs of EXO1 and investigated the association between these 2 SNPs and the risk for cervical cancer in Chinese population by PCR-RFLP. (PMID:22146767)
  • Human Ku70/80 protein blocks exonuclease 1-mediated DNA resection in the presence of human Mre11 or Mre11/Rad50 protein complex. (PMID:22179609)
  • The Lys/Lys homozygote genotype of Exo 1 K589E polymorphism may be a genetic susceptibility factor for hepatocellular carcinoma in the Turkish population. (PMID:22205538)
  • direct and robust interaction between hEXO1 and six of the seven 14-3-3 isoforms, is demonstrated. (PMID:22222486)
  • A promoter region SNP in the editing and processing nucleases gene EXO1 was associated with decreased expression of EXO1 and decreased melanoma risk. (PMID:22230721)
  • No statistically significant differences were found in the allele or genotype distributions of the Exo 1 T439M polymorphism among HCC and cancer-free control subjects (P>0.05). (PMID:22296401)
  • Exo1 as a key mediator of DNA end resection and DSB repair and damage signaling decisions in human cells (PMID:22326273)
  • EXO1 deficiency leads to ICL sensitivity but does not increase ICL sensitivity in the absence of FANCD2. (PMID:22987153)
  • This mouse transgene line carries an Exo1-null knockout mutation leading to the complete loss of EXO1 protein expression (termed Exo1(null); Exo1-mutant lines show defects in DNA damage response. (PMID:23754438)

Cross-species orthologs

5 orthologs

OrganismSymbolGene ID
danio_rerioexo1ENSDARG00000056832
mus_musculusExo1ENSMUSG00000039748
rattus_norvegicusExo1ENSRNOG00000056209
drosophila_melanogastertosFBGN0015553
caenorhabditis_elegansWBGENE00009731

Paralogs (2): FEN1 (ENSG00000168496), GEN1 (ENSG00000178295)

Protein

Protein identifiers

Exonuclease 1Q9UQ84 (reviewed: Q9UQ84)

Alternative names: Exonuclease I

All UniProt accessions (7): Q9UQ84, E5RGY3, E5RHK1, H0YAZ2, Q5T397, Q5T398, Q5T399

UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →

Function. 5’->3’ double-stranded DNA exonuclease which may also possess a cryptic 3’->5’ double-stranded DNA exonuclease activity. Functions in DNA mismatch repair (MMR) to excise mismatch-containing DNA tracts directed by strand breaks located either 5’ or 3’ to the mismatch. Also exhibits endonuclease activity against 5’-overhanging flap structures similar to those generated by displacement synthesis when DNA polymerase encounters the 5’-end of a downstream Okazaki fragment. Required for somatic hypermutation (SHM) and class switch recombination (CSR) of immunoglobulin genes. Essential for male and female meiosis.

Subunit / interactions. Interacts with the MLH1-PMS2 heterodimer via MLH1. Interacts with MSH3. Interacts with the MSH2-MSH6 heterodimer via MSH2, and this interaction may increase the processivity of the 5’->3’ exonuclease activity. Interacts with PCNA, and this interaction may both stimulate the cryptic 3’->5’ exonuclease activity and suppress the 5’->3’ exonuclease activity. Interacts with WRN, and this interaction stimulates both the 5’->3’ exonuclease activity and cleavage of 5’-overhanging flap structures. Interacts with RECQL/RECQ1, and this interaction stimulates cleavage of 5’-overhanging flap structures. Interacts with DNA helicase ZGRF1; the interaction is increased following DNA damage induction.

Subcellular location. Nucleus.

Tissue specificity. Highly expressed in bone marrow, testis and thymus. Expressed at lower levels in colon, lymph nodes, ovary, placenta, prostate, small intestine, spleen and stomach.

Post-translational modifications. Phosphorylated upon DNA damage and in response to agents stalling DNA replication, probably by ATM or ATR. Phosphorylation at Ser-454, Thr-621 and Ser-714 is induced upon DNA-damage caused by treatment with hydroxyurea (HU) but not upon IR treatment. The HU-induced EXO1 triple phosphorylation facilitates destabilization/degradation of the protein.

Cofactor. Binds 2 magnesium ions per subunit. They probably participate in the reaction catalyzed by the enzyme. May bind an additional third magnesium ion after substrate binding.

Polymorphism. Most naturally occurring variants in this protein are not associated with familial disposition to hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC). Furthermore, germline deletions involving this locus are not associated with clinically manifested colorectal tumors.

Similarity. Belongs to the XPG/RAD2 endonuclease family. EXO1 subfamily.

Isoforms (2)

UniProt IDNamesCanonical?
Q9UQ84-11, Byes
Q9UQ84-42, A

RefSeq proteins (4): NP_001306153, NP_003677, NP_006018, NP_569082* (*=MANE)

Domains & families (InterPro)

IDNameType
IPR006084XPG/Rad2Family
IPR006085XPG_DNA_repair_NDomain
IPR006086XPG-I_domDomain
IPR008918HhH2Conserved_site
IPR019974XPG_CSConserved_site
IPR029060PIN-like_dom_sfHomologous_superfamily
IPR0362795-3_exonuclease_C_sfHomologous_superfamily
IPR037315EXO1_H3THDomain
IPR044752PIN-like_EXO1Domain

Pfam: PF00752, PF00867

Enzyme classification (BRENDA):

  • EC 3.1.11.1 — exodeoxyribonuclease I (BRENDA: 12 organisms, 162 substrates, 12 inhibitors, 19 Km, 16 kcat entries)

Substrate kinetics (BRENDA)

13 substrates with measured Km, best-characterized 13. Km ranges are aggregated across organisms/conditions.

SubstrateKm (mM)Measurements
SSDNA 10 MER0.28–0.482
SSDNA 21 MER0.35–0.442
SSDNA 28 MER0.26–0.292
SSDNA 40 MER0.24–0.322
SSDNA 50 MER0.13–0.162
3’-END 6-FLUORESCEIN-LABELED POLY(DT)100.00021
3’-END 6-FLUORESCEIN-LABELED POLY(DT)10-5’-PHOSP0.00021
3’-END 6-FLUORESCEIN-LABELED POLY(DT)200.00011
5’-END 6-FLUORESCEIN-LABELED POLY(DT)101
5’-END 6-FLUORESCEIN-LABELED POLY(DT)200.00011
OLIGONUCLEOTIDE (POLYDA)40.11
OLIGONUCLEOTIDE (POLYDT)(POLYDA)(POLYDT)(POLYDA)0.041
SINGLE-STRANDED DNA0.0161

UniProt features (117 total): sequence variant 29, helix 22, modified residue 14, strand 13, region of interest 8, binding site 8, mutagenesis site 8, compositionally biased region 7, turn 4, splice variant 2, chain 1, short sequence motif 1

Structure

Experimental structures (PDB)

25 structures.

PDBMethodResolution (Å)
9SEBX-RAY DIFFRACTION1.9
5V07X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.15
9SMOX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.2
7MXVX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.21
5V0AX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.38
5UZVX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.45
3QE9X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.51
5V0CX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.58
5V0BX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.63
5V0DX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.63
5V04X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.65
5V0EX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.74
5V06X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.75
5V09X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.75
7MXSX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.8
5V08X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.81
7MXWX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.84
7MXXX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.85
5V05X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.9
3QEBX-RAY DIFFRACTION3
7MXUX-RAY DIFFRACTION3.04
7MXTX-RAY DIFFRACTION3.05
3QEAX-RAY DIFFRACTION3.1
7MXRX-RAY DIFFRACTION3.1
7MXQX-RAY DIFFRACTION3.23

Predicted structure (AlphaFold)

ModelpLDDTFraction very-high
AF-Q9UQ84-F163.800.39

Functional residue map

Curated UniProt residues grouped by drug-discovery relevance — catalytic, ligand-binding, modification, and mutation-validated positions. Source: UniProtKB sequence features.

Ligand- & substrate-binding residues (8): 30; 78; 150; 152; 171; 173; 225; 270

Post-translational modifications (14): 376, 422, 454, 482, 581, 598, 610, 621, 623, 639, 660, 674, 714, 746

Mutagenesis-validated functional residues (8):

PositionPhenotype
78abrogates double-stranded dna exonuclease activity and endonuclease activity against 5’-overhanging flap structures. als
173abrogates double-stranded dna exonuclease activity and endonuclease activity against 5’-overhanging flap structures. no
225abrogates double-stranded dna exonuclease activity and endonuclease activity against 5’-overhanging flap structures. als
418complete loss of nuclear localization.
419complete loss of nuclear localization.
454no rescue of hu-induced degradation. no rescue of hu-induced degradation; when associated with a-714. loss of hu-sensiti
621no rescue of hu-induced degradation. no rescue of hu-induced degradation; when associated with a-714. loss of hu-sensiti
714no rescue of hu-induced degradation and loss of hu-induced increase of phosphorylation. no rescue of hu-induced degradat

Function

Pathways and Gene Ontology

Reactome pathways

16 pathways

IDPathway
R-HSA-5358565Mismatch repair (MMR) directed by MSH2:MSH6 (MutSalpha)
R-HSA-5358606Mismatch repair (MMR) directed by MSH2:MSH3 (MutSbeta)
R-HSA-5685938HDR through Single Strand Annealing (SSA)
R-HSA-5685942HDR through Homologous Recombination (HRR)
R-HSA-5693554Resolution of D-loop Structures through Synthesis-Dependent Strand Annealing (SDSA)
R-HSA-5693568Resolution of D-loop Structures through Holliday Junction Intermediates
R-HSA-5693579Homologous DNA Pairing and Strand Exchange
R-HSA-5693607Processing of DNA double-strand break ends
R-HSA-5693616Presynaptic phase of homologous DNA pairing and strand exchange
R-HSA-6804756Regulation of TP53 Activity through Phosphorylation
R-HSA-69473G2/M DNA damage checkpoint
R-HSA-9701192Defective homologous recombination repair (HRR) due to BRCA1 loss of function
R-HSA-9704331Defective HDR through Homologous Recombination Repair (HRR) due to PALB2 loss of BRCA1 binding function
R-HSA-9704646Defective HDR through Homologous Recombination Repair (HRR) due to PALB2 loss of BRCA2/RAD51/RAD51C binding function
R-HSA-9709570Impaired BRCA2 binding to RAD51
R-HSA-9709603Impaired BRCA2 binding to PALB2

MSigDB gene sets: 317 (showing top): GOBP_DNA_TEMPLATED_DNA_REPLICATION_MAINTENANCE_OF_FIDELITY, GOBP_CHROMOSOME_ORGANIZATION, WU_APOPTOSIS_BY_CDKN1A_VIA_TP53, GOMF_ENDONUCLEASE_ACTIVITY, GOMF_RNA_NUCLEASE_ACTIVITY, BUYTAERT_PHOTODYNAMIC_THERAPY_STRESS_DN, GOBP_B_CELL_ACTIVATION, FISCHER_G1_S_CELL_CYCLE, GOMF_NUCLEASE_ACTIVITY, REACTOME_G2_M_DNA_DAMAGE_CHECKPOINT, RIZ_ERYTHROID_DIFFERENTIATION_CCNE1, GOBP_TELOMERE_ORGANIZATION, KAUFFMANN_DNA_REPAIR_GENES, GOBP_LEUKOCYTE_MEDIATED_IMMUNITY, AACWWCAANK_UNKNOWN

GO Biological Process (11): humoral immune response mediated by circulating immunoglobulin (GO:0002455), DNA repair (GO:0006281), mismatch repair (GO:0006298), DNA recombination (GO:0006310), somatic hypermutation of immunoglobulin genes (GO:0016446), isotype switching (GO:0045190), meiotic cell cycle (GO:0051321), t-circle formation (GO:0090656), DNA strand resection involved in replication fork processing (GO:0110025), immune system process (GO:0002376), DNA damage response (GO:0006974)

GO Molecular Function (18): DNA binding (GO:0003677), chromatin binding (GO:0003682), RNA-DNA hybrid ribonuclease activity (GO:0004523), exonuclease activity (GO:0004527), 5’-3’ exonuclease activity (GO:0008409), 5’-flap endonuclease activity (GO:0017108), 5’-3’ DNA exonuclease activity (GO:0035312), single-stranded DNA 5’-3’ DNA exonuclease activity (GO:0045145), metal ion binding (GO:0046872), flap endonuclease activity (GO:0048256), double-stranded DNA 5’-3’ DNA exonuclease activity (GO:0051908), catalytic activity (GO:0003824), nuclease activity (GO:0004518), endonuclease activity (GO:0004519), DNA endonuclease activity (GO:0004520), protein binding (GO:0005515), hydrolase activity (GO:0016787), hydrolase activity, acting on ester bonds (GO:0016788)

GO Cellular Component (4): nucleus (GO:0005634), nucleoplasm (GO:0005654), plasma membrane (GO:0005886), nuclear body (GO:0016604)

Reactome top-level categories

Rollup of top-10 pathways:

CategoryPathways
HDR through Homologous Recombination (HRR) or Single Strand Annealing (SSA)3
Mismatch Repair2
Resolution of D-Loop Structures2
Defective homologous recombination repair (HRR) due to PALB2 loss of function2
Defective homologous recombination repair (HRR) due to BRCA2 loss of function2
HDR through Homologous Recombination (HRR)1
Homologous DNA Pairing and Strand Exchange1
Regulation of TP53 Activity1
G2/M Checkpoints1
Diseases of DNA Double-Strand Break Repair1

GO top-level categories

Rollup of top GO terms by namespace:

CategoryTerms
DNA metabolic process3
5’-3’ DNA exonuclease activity3
binding2
nuclease activity2
hydrolase activity, acting on ester bonds2
humoral immune response1
immunoglobulin mediated immune response1
DNA damage response1
DNA repair1
somatic diversification of immune receptors via somatic mutation1
somatic diversification of immunoglobulins1
somatic recombination of immunoglobulin genes involved in immune response1
B cell activation involved in immune response1
cell cycle1
sexual reproduction1
reproductive process1
meiotic nuclear division1
formation of extrachromosomal circular DNA1
telomere maintenance via telomere trimming1
replication fork processing1
biological_process1
cellular response to stress1
nucleic acid binding1
RNA endonuclease activity producing 5’-phosphomonoesters, hydrolytic mechanism1
exonuclease activity1
DNA endonuclease activity, producing 5’-phosphomonoesters1
flap endonuclease activity1
5’-3’ exonuclease activity1
DNA exonuclease activity, producing 5’-phosphomonoesters1
single-stranded DNA exodeoxyribonuclease activity1
cation binding1
DNA endonuclease activity1
double-stranded DNA exodeoxyribonuclease activity1
molecular_function1
catalytic activity, acting on a nucleic acid1
endonuclease activity1
DNA nuclease activity1
catalytic activity1
hydrolase activity1
intracellular membrane-bounded organelle1

Protein interactions and networks

STRING

4048 interactions, top by confidence (×1000):

Protein AProtein BPartner UniProtScore
EXO1MLH1P40692998
EXO1MSH2P43246996
EXO1MLH3P49751993
EXO1DNA2P51530988
EXO1WRNQ14191986
EXO1RBBP8Q99708974
EXO1MSH6P52701973
EXO1PMS2P54278972
EXO1MSH3P20585957
EXO1RAD51Q06609954
EXO1RECQLP46063931
EXO1BLMP54132915
EXO1BRCA1P38398898
EXO1RAD52P43351897
EXO1PMS1P54277896

IntAct

50 interactions, top by confidence:

ABTypeScore
MSH2MSH3psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.920
YWHAQWDR62psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.830
RBBP8MRE11psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.670
RBBP8EXO1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.660
EXO1RBBP8psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.660
RBBP8EXO1psi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction)0.660
YWHAGBLTP3Bpsi-mi:“MI:2364”(proximity)0.640
YWHAHPLEKHG3psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.610
YWHABBLTP3Bpsi-mi:“MI:2364”(proximity)0.610
YWHABBLTP3Bpsi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.610
ZGRF1BRCA1psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.580
YWHAHBLTP3Bpsi-mi:“MI:2364”(proximity)0.570
ZGRF1EXO1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.560
MSH6PCNApsi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.530
YWHAZBLTP3Bpsi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.530
WDR83SH2B2psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.530
EXO1BLMpsi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction)0.440
EXO1PLECpsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.400
SLC46A1EXO1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.400
EXO1MLH1psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.370
LLGL2RBBP6psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.350
Tmem109ASXL2psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.350
MYEF2PRMT5psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.350
COMTpsi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.350
CD14PHF20L1psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.350
KLC3KLC1psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.350
ACTR5TBRG1psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.350
CFTRSNHG32psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.350
YWHAGC1orf226psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.350

BioGRID (128): EXO1 (Affinity Capture-MS), EXO1 (Affinity Capture-MS), EXO1 (Affinity Capture-MS), EXO1 (Affinity Capture-MS), EXO1 (Affinity Capture-MS), EXO1 (Affinity Capture-MS), EXO1 (Affinity Capture-MS), EXO1 (Affinity Capture-MS), EXO1 (Affinity Capture-MS), EXO1 (Biochemical Activity), SENP6 (Affinity Capture-Western), SENP6 (Reconstituted Complex), EXO1 (Affinity Capture-MS), EXO1 (Phenotypic Enhancement), EXO1 (Affinity Capture-RNA)

ESM2 similar proteins: A0A0G2L7I0, A2VDP0, A2YX04, A5D979, B4FM28, B6SLJ0, D3ZVU1, F4I8S3, F4KFC7, F6UH96, G3X912, O01835, Q0J9J6, Q22557, Q24595, Q2HJG4, Q32LR5, Q38796, Q4KM91, Q53WJ1, Q5U3H2, Q65Z40, Q680Q4, Q6E3D5, Q6PI47, Q6Z8M8, Q700C2, Q7KW09, Q7XC57, Q7Y1C4, Q7Y1C5, Q7Z5K2, Q7ZXG4, Q801E2, Q8L840, Q8RY95, Q91W18, Q91ZX6, Q941B6, Q9BVC5

Diamond homologs: A0B9M7, A1RSC7, A1RWY2, A3CWV2, A3DMG2, A3FPN7, A3MY15, A4HFE4, A4I2L4, A4S1G4, A4WNC4, A5KAL1, A5UL52, A6UX46, A7AX58, A7IA59, A7RRJ0, A8AAC1, A8B672, A8M9L3, A8NQC2, B0E412, B0EN90, B0UXL7, B1YC46, B3MDA3, B3NP61, B4GIM3, B4HTA1, B4J6M4, B4LM90, B4MR84, B4P5U9, B4QIG6, B5DUR8, B6AFP1, B6JYI7, B7XHS8, B8C6S5, B8GIA0

SIGNOR signaling

2 interactions.

AEffectBMechanism
ATMup-regulatesEXO1phosphorylation
CHEK2“down-regulates activity”EXO1phosphorylation

Enriched among interaction partners

Reactome pathways and GO biological processes over-represented among this gene’s 59 IntAct physical interaction partners (hypergeometric vs the genome-wide background, BH-FDR, gene-set size 15–500, ranked by fold). A functional readout of the neighbourhood — distinct from this gene’s own memberships above, and biased toward well-studied / hub proteins, so read it as themes rather than proof.

Reactome pathways:

PathwayPartnersFoldFDR
Activation of BAD and translocation to mitochondria699.3×1e-09
Chk1/Chk2(Cds1) mediated inactivation of Cyclin B:Cdk1 complex687.6×2e-09
SARS-CoV-1 targets host intracellular signalling and regulatory pathways687.6×2e-09
Diseases of DNA repair786.9×1e-10
Activation of BH3-only proteins664.8×1e-08
RHO GTPases activate PKNs641.4×1e-07
Intrinsic Pathway for Apoptosis638.2×2e-07
Impaired BRCA2 binding to RAD51533.5×5e-06

GO biological processes:

GO termPartnersFoldFDR
mismatch repair669.5×1e-07
protein targeting532.7×4e-05
double-strand break repair621.8×3e-05
DNA replication617.7×8e-05
intracellular protein localization814.9×1e-05
double-strand break repair via homologous recombination513.9×1e-03
DNA repair89.1×1e-04
chromatin remodeling67.8×3e-03

Disease & clinical

Clinical variants and AI predictions

ClinVar

160 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):

ClassificationCount (floor)
Pathogenic0
Likely pathogenic1
Uncertain significance93
Likely benign25
Benign16

Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (1)

Variant IDHGVSClassification
546633NM_130398.4(EXO1):c.136del (p.Lys45_Leu46insTer)Likely pathogenic

SpliceAI

2832 predictions. Top by Δscore:

VariantEffectΔscore
1:241852412:G:GGdonor_gain1.0000
1:241853356:A:AGacceptor_gain1.0000
1:241853357:G:GGacceptor_gain1.0000
1:241853473:G:GGdonor_gain1.0000
1:241853482:G:GGdonor_gain1.0000
1:241857342:TA:Tacceptor_loss1.0000
1:241857343:A:ACacceptor_loss1.0000
1:241857343:A:AGacceptor_gain1.0000
1:241857343:AG:Aacceptor_gain1.0000
1:241857343:AGGCT:Aacceptor_gain1.0000
1:241857344:G:GTacceptor_gain1.0000
1:241857344:GG:Gacceptor_gain1.0000
1:241857344:GGC:Gacceptor_gain1.0000
1:241857344:GGCT:Gacceptor_gain1.0000
1:241857344:GGCTG:Gacceptor_gain1.0000
1:241857478:AAAAG:Adonor_gain1.0000
1:241857483:GT:Gdonor_loss1.0000
1:241857484:T:Adonor_loss1.0000
1:241858714:TAAAG:Tdonor_loss1.0000
1:241858715:AAAGG:Adonor_loss1.0000
1:241858716:AAGG:Adonor_loss1.0000
1:241858717:AGGTA:Adonor_loss1.0000
1:241858719:G:Cdonor_loss1.0000
1:241858720:T:Gdonor_loss1.0000
1:241860688:C:CGdonor_gain1.0000
1:241860693:C:Gdonor_gain1.0000
1:241860702:G:GTdonor_gain1.0000
1:241860702:G:Tdonor_gain1.0000
1:241860722:GAATG:Gdonor_gain1.0000
1:241872031:GCA:Gacceptor_gain1.0000

AlphaMissense

5578 scored. Top likely-pathogenic:

VariantProtein changeam_pathogenicity
1:241852384:A:TK85I0.999
1:241852385:A:CK85N0.999
1:241852385:A:TK85N0.999
1:241857451:A:CD171A0.999
1:241857468:T:CF177L0.999
1:241857470:T:AF177L0.999
1:241857470:T:GF177L0.999
1:241860604:T:CF282L0.999
1:241860606:C:AF282L0.999
1:241860606:C:GF282L0.999
1:241850429:G:AG2R0.998
1:241850429:G:CG2R0.998
1:241850508:C:AA28D0.998
1:241850514:A:TD30V0.998
1:241850525:T:AW34R0.998
1:241850525:T:CW34R0.998
1:241852366:G:AG79E0.998
1:241852405:G:CR92T0.998
1:241852406:A:CR92S0.998
1:241852406:A:TR92S0.998
1:241853363:G:CR96P0.998
1:241853383:G:AG103R0.998
1:241853383:G:CG103R0.998
1:241853384:G:AG103E0.998
1:241853393:T:CL106P0.998
1:241857451:A:TD171V0.998
1:241857457:A:GD173G0.998
1:241857460:T:CL174P0.998
1:241858537:G:AG192E0.998
1:241858617:T:CC219R0.998

dbSNP variants (sampled 300 via entrez): RS1000197298 (1:241847739 G>T), RS1000214712 (1:241853728 C>T), RS1000283551 (1:241878392 G>T), RS1000287789 (1:241857440 A>G), RS1000440710 (1:241848105 G>A,C,T), RS1000462358 (1:241877234 G>A), RS1000486911 (1:241885043 T>G), RS1000500670 (1:241888942 G>GT), RS1000552221 (1:241854941 G>A,C), RS1000617114 (1:241884603 TTAAG>T), RS1000681167 (1:241868849 A>G), RS1000729813 (1:241884816 A>G), RS1000732983 (1:241869091 T>A), RS1000837966 (1:241884807 C>G,T), RS1000863486 (1:241863226 C>A)

Disease associations

OMIM: gene MIM:606063 | disease phenotypes: MIM:613659

GenCC curated gene-disease

ClinGen Gene-Disease Validity (1)

Expert-panel classifications — Definitive > Strong > Moderate > Limited > Disputed > Refuted.

DiseaseClassificationInheritance
Lynch syndromeRefutedAD

Mondo (2): gastric cancer (MONDO:0001056), hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome (MONDO:0003582)

Orphanet (1): Hereditary breast and/or ovarian cancer syndrome (Orphanet:145)

HPO phenotypes

0 total (0 of 0 shown, HPO-id order):

GWAS associations

12 associations (top):

StudyTraitp-value
GCST001381_10Menopause (age at onset)8.000000e-10
GCST004950_30Breast cancer2.000000e-08
GCST004988_263Breast cancer2.000000e-14
GCST005312_4Menopause (age at onset)8.000000e-14
GCST007236_65Breast cancer3.000000e-07
GCST008870_76Keratinocyte cancer (MTAG)2.000000e-09
GCST008871_14Basal cell carcinoma1.000000e-08
GCST010396_52Gut microbiota (bacterial taxa, hurdle binary method)7.000000e-06
GCST90002381_20Eosinophil count1.000000e-10
GCST90002382_30Eosinophil percentage of white cells5.000000e-12
GCST90002390_344Mean corpuscular hemoglobin3.000000e-10
GCST90002392_259Mean corpuscular volume2.000000e-10

EFO canonical traits (6, from GWAS)

EFO IDTrait name
EFO:0004704age at menopause
EFO:0010176keratinocyte carcinoma
EFO:0007874gut microbiome measurement
EFO:0004842eosinophil count
EFO:0007991eosinophil percentage of leukocytes
EFO:0004527mean corpuscular hemoglobin

MeSH disease descriptors (1)

DescriptorNameTree numbers
D061325Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer SyndromeC04.588.180.483; C04.588.322.455.431; C04.700.517; C12.050.351.500.056.630.705.431; C12.050.351.937.418.685.431; C12.100.250.056.630.705.431; C12.900.418.685.431; C16.320.700.517; C17.800.090.500.483; C19.344.410.431; C19.391.630.705.431

Drugs & pharmacology

Drug and pharmacology data

Is drug target: yes

ChEMBL targets (1): CHEMBL4523496 (SINGLE PROTEIN)

PharmGKB: 1 entry (VIP=true, CPIC=false)

PharmGKB clinical annotations

1 annotations.

VariantTypeLevelDrugsPhenotypes
rs1047840Efficacy3capecitabine;fluorouracilMetastatic neoplasm

PharmGKB variants

1 variants.

VariantGenesLevelScore#Clin annotsDrugs
rs1047840EXO130.001capecitabine;fluorouracil

CTD chemical–gene interactions

88 total (human), top 30 by PubMed support.

ChemicalActions (top 5)PubMed papers
Benzo(a)pyrenedecreases expression, decreases methylation, increases expression6
Cyclosporinedecreases expression4
Tetrachlorodibenzodioxinaffects cotreatment, increases expression, decreases expression3
sodium arseniteaffects expression, decreases expression2
Endosulfanaffects cotreatment, increases expression2
Ozoneaffects cotreatment, increases oxidation, increases abundance, increases expression2
Rotenonedecreases expression, increases expression2
Testosteroneaffects cotreatment, decreases expression, increases expression2
7,8-Dihydro-7,8-dihydroxybenzo(a)pyrene 9,10-oxidedecreases expression, increases expression2
Aflatoxin B1affects expression, increases expression2
afuresertibdecreases expression1
FR900359affects phosphorylation1
TAK-243increases sumoylation1
pradimicin-IRDdecreases expression, affects expression, affects response to substance1
lasiocarpineincreases expression1
alpha-pineneaffects cotreatment, increases oxidation, increases abundance1
4-biphenylaminedecreases expression1
bisphenol Aaffects cotreatment, decreases methylation1
VX-agentincreases expression1
beta-lapachonedecreases expression1
tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)phosphatedecreases expression1
cobaltous chloridedecreases expression1
perfluorooctanoic aciddecreases expression1
zinc chromatedecreases expression, increases abundance1
fludarabineaffects cotreatment, decreases expression1
2,3-bis(3’-hydroxybenzyl)butyrolactoneaffects cotreatment, increases expression1
coumarinaffects phosphorylation1
methacrylaldehydeaffects cotreatment, increases oxidation, increases abundance1
beta-methylcholineaffects expression1
chromium hexavalent iondecreases expression, increases abundance1

ChEMBL screening assays

2 unique, capped per target: 2 binding

Representative assays (with source publication via chembl_document):

Assay IDTypeDescriptionSource paper
CHEMBL4418092BindingInhibition of nuclease activity of EXO1 (unknown origin) up to 125 uM using DNA substrateDNA2 inhibitors for cancer treatment

Cellosaurus cell lines

5 cell lines: 5 cancer cell line

First 10 cell lines (id-ordered, not curated):

CellosaurusNameCategorySex
CVCL_B7X8Abcam Raji EXO1 KOCancer cell lineMale
CVCL_B9XVAbcam THP-1 EXO1 KOCancer cell lineMale
CVCL_C6ZQAbcam PC-3 EXO1 KOCancer cell lineMale
CVCL_SM58HAP1 EXO1 (-) 1Cancer cell lineMale
CVCL_XN57HAP1 EXO1 (-) 2Cancer cell lineMale

Clinical trials (associated diseases)

300 trials via MONDO — disease-level, not drug-specific.

TrialPhaseStatusTitle
NCT00365508PHASE4COMPLETEDCounseling and Nicotine Replacement Therapy in Helping Adult Smokers Quit Smoking
NCT00558155PHASE4COMPLETEDThe Impact of Immunostimulating Nutrition on the Outcome of Surgery
NCT00576940PHASE4COMPLETEDStandard and Immunostimulating Enteral Nutrition in Surgical Patients
NCT00666978PHASE4COMPLETEDHealth Education Counseling With or Without Bupropion in Helping African Americans Stop Smoking
NCT01038154PHASE4UNKNOWNStudy to Evaluate the Efficacy of Pravastatin on Survival and Recurrence of Advanced Gastroesophageal Cancer
NCT01234272PHASE4COMPLETEDComparison of the Analgesic Effect Between Intrathecal Morphine and IV-fentanyl Patient Controlled Analgesia (ITM-IVPCA) and Epidural PCA (PCEA) in Patients Undergoing Gastrectomy -Randomized Allocation Study-
NCT01260194PHASE4TERMINATEDA Study of Herceptin (Trastuzumab) in Combination With Standard Chemotherapy in Patients With HER Positive Metastatic Gastric Cancer
NCT01271582PHASE4UNKNOWNInvestigation of Association Between UGT1A1 Polymorphisms and Irinotecan Toxicity in Korean Patients
NCT01401075PHASE4COMPLETEDRCT With Adjuvant Mistletoe Treatment in Gastric Cancer Patients
NCT01471756PHASE4COMPLETEDImproving Complete Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR) of Colorectal Neoplasia
NCT01766765PHASE4UNKNOWNEarly Jejunostomy Nutrition Minimizes Time to Chemotherapy
NCT01910948PHASE4UNKNOWNPerioperative Application of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Gastric Cancer Patients
NCT01927328PHASE4UNKNOWNIron Replacement in Oesophagogastric Neoplasia
NCT01962272PHASE4COMPLETEDThe Effect of Nutritional Counseling for Cancer Patients
NCT01962376PHASE4UNKNOWNPreoperative Chemotherapy With Bevacizumab For Potentially Resectable Gastric Cancer With Liver Metastasis
NCT02047994PHASE4RECRUITINGMulticentric Randomized Study of H. Pylori Eradication and Pepsinogen Testing for Prevention of Gastric Cancer Mortality
NCT02235246PHASE4COMPLETEDThe Effect of Perioperative Intravenous Magnesium on Pain After Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for Gastric Neoplasm: Prospective Randomized Double-blind Placebo Controlled Study
NCT02366819PHASE4SUSPENDEDGenetic Analysis-Guided Irinotecan Hydrochloride Dosing of mFOLFIRINOX in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced Gastroesophageal or Stomach Cancer
NCT02401971PHASE4UNKNOWNIrinotecan Plus Thalidomide in Second Line Advanced Gastric Cancer
NCT02458573PHASE4COMPLETEDComparison of the Effects of Continuous Epidural Analgesia and Continuous Intravenous Analgesia on Postoperative Bowel Movement in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Gastrectomy
NCT02638584PHASE4COMPLETEDEffects of Ilaprazole on Ulcer Healing Rate and Prevention of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in the Patients Undergone ESD.
NCT02776527PHASE4UNKNOWNA Clinical Trial of Maintenance Treatment of Apatinib in Advanced Gastric Cancer Patients Have Completed Postoprative Adjuvant Chemotherapy
NCT03384511PHASE4COMPLETEDThe Use of 18F-ALF-NOTA-PRGD2 PET/CT Scan to Predict the Efficacy and Adverse Events of Apatinib in Malignancies.
NCT03550482PHASE4COMPLETEDOncoxin® and Quality of Life in Cancer Patients
NCT03609892PHASE4COMPLETEDHelicobacter Rescue Therapy With Berberine Plus Amoxicillin Quadruple Therapy Versus Tetracycline Plus Furazolidone Quadruple Therapy
NCT03642093PHASE4UNKNOWNHOPE - A Study to Evaluate the Effect of a Prehabilitation Program on GI Cancer Patients Planning to Undergo Surgery
NCT03733639PHASE4UNKNOWNTisseel® as a Reinforcement of Esophagojejunal Anastomoses
NCT04168346PHASE4NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPreoperative Intravenous Iron Therapy in Patients With Gastric Cancer
NCT04209933PHASE4COMPLETEDHelicobacter Pylori Eradication With Different Bismuth Quadruple Therapies
NCT04591028PHASE4WITHDRAWNA Study to Evaluate Indocyanine Green Lymphangiography to Improve Lymphadenectomy in Gastric Cancer Patients
NCT04607057PHASE4UNKNOWNSupplemental Parenteral Nutrition During Postgastrectomy in Nutritionally at Risk Patient
NCT04660123PHASE4COMPLETEDA Real World Study of Bismuth Colloidal Pectin Granules Quadruple Therapy for H. Pylori Eradication
NCT04678492PHASE4COMPLETEDHelicobacter Rescue Therapy With High-dose Esomeprazole and Amoxicillin Dual Therapy Versus Bismuth-containing Quadruple Therapy
NCT04697186PHASE4COMPLETEDHelicobacter Pylori Eradication With Berberine Plus Amoxicillin Triple Therapy Versus Bismuth-containing Quadruple Therapy
NCT05029453PHASE4UNKNOWNApatinib Combined With Chemotherapy Versus Chemotherapy in Second-line Gastric Cancer Receiving Prior Anti-PD-1 Therapy
NCT05183126PHASE4RECRUITINGPharmacokinetic Study of Skeletal Muscle Area-based Paclitaxel Infusion in Patients With Cancer
NCT05354856PHASE4TERMINATEDThe Effect of Chemoradiotherapy on Gastric Perfusion in Patients With Gastric Cancer.
NCT05410535PHASE4COMPLETEDTo Evaluate Efficacy of Ursodeoxycholic Acid (UDCA) for the Prevention of Gallstone Formation After Gasterectomy
NCT05498766PHASE4NOT_YET_RECRUITINGEffect and Safety of Huaier Granule Versus SOX Regimen in Gastric Cancer Patients
NCT05518929PHASE4COMPLETEDHypoxia During Gastroenterological Endoscope Procedures Sedated With Ciprofol In Overweight Or Obesity Patients
  • Associated diseases: Lynch syndrome
  • Disease cohort memberships (association, not causation — diseases whose associated-gene cohort lists this gene; a subset are also under Associated diseases): gastric cancer