MRE11
MRE11 double strand break repair nuclease | ATLD, MRE11A

This gene encodes a nuclear protein involved in homologous recombination, telomere length maintenance, and DNA double-strand break repair. By itself, the protein has 3' to 5' exonuclease activity and endonuclease activity. The protein forms a complex with the RAD50 homolog; this complex is required for nonhomologous joining of DNA ends and possesses increased single-stranded DNA endonuclease and 3' to 5' exonuclease activities. In conjunction with a DNA ligase, this protein promotes the joining of noncomplementary ends in vitro using short homologies near the ends of the DNA fragments. This gene has a pseudogene on chromosome 3. Alternative splicing of this gene results in two transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Member of: DE-6 DE-6.15 Developmental clusters: GC5
Biological processes 85 terms
3'-5' exonuclease activity (GO:0008408)3'-5' exonuclease activity (GO:0008408)3'-5'-DNA exonuclease activity (GO:0008296)3'-5'-DNA exonuclease activity (GO:0008296)DNA binding (GO:0003677)DNA damage response (GO:0006974)DNA damage response (GO:0006974)DNA double-strand break processing (GO:0000729)DNA double-strand break processing (GO:0000729)DNA double-strand break processing (GO:0000729)DNA endonuclease activity (GO:0004520)DNA endonuclease activity (GO:0004520)DNA endonuclease activity (GO:0004520)DNA endonuclease activity (GO:0004520)DNA helicase activity (GO:0003678)DNA recombination (GO:0006310)DNA repair (GO:0006281)DNA strand resection involved in replication fork processing (GO:0110025)DNA strand resection involved in replication fork processing (GO:0110025)DNA strand resection involved in replication fork processing (GO:0110025)Mre11 complex (GO:0030870)Mre11 complex (GO:0030870)Mre11 complex (GO:0030870)Mre11 complex (GO:0030870)PML body (GO:0016605)PML body (GO:0016605)PML body (GO:0016605)R-loop processing (GO:0062176)cadherin binding (GO:0045296)chromosomal region (GO:0098687)chromosome (GO:0005694)chromosome organization (GO:0051276)chromosome, telomeric region (GO:0000781)chromosome, telomeric region (GO:0000781)chromosome, telomeric region (GO:0000781)chromosome, telomeric region (GO:0000781)chromosome, telomeric region (GO:0000781)chromosome, telomeric region (GO:0000781)cytoplasm (GO:0005737)cytosol (GO:0005829)double-strand break repair (GO:0006302)double-strand break repair (GO:0006302)double-strand break repair (GO:0006302)double-strand break repair via homologous recombination (GO:0000724)double-strand break repair via homologous recombination (GO:0000724)double-strand break repair via homologous recombination (GO:0000724)double-strand break repair via nonhomologous end joining (GO:0006303)double-strand break repair via nonhomologous end joining (GO:0006303)double-strand break repair via nonhomologous end joining (GO:0006303)double-stranded DNA binding (GO:0003690)endonuclease activity (GO:0004519)homologous recombination (GO:0035825)hydrolase activity (GO:0016787)identical protein binding (GO:0042802)manganese ion binding (GO:0030145)meiotic DNA double-strand break formation (GO:0042138)mitochondrial double-strand break repair via homologous recombination (GO:0097552)mitotic G2 DNA damage checkpoint signaling (GO:0007095)mitotic G2/M transition checkpoint (GO:0044818)mitotic intra-S DNA damage checkpoint signaling (GO:0031573)negative regulation of apoptotic process (GO:0043066)negative regulation of double-strand break repair via nonhomologous end joining (GO:2001033)nuclease activity (GO:0004518)nuclease activity (GO:0004518)nucleoplasm (GO:0005654)nucleoplasm (GO:0005654)nucleus (GO:0005634)nucleus (GO:0005634)nucleus (GO:0005634)positive regulation of double-strand break repair (GO:2000781)positive regulation of telomere maintenance (GO:0032206)protein binding (GO:0005515)reciprocal meiotic recombination (GO:0007131)regulation of mitotic recombination (GO:0000019)replication fork (GO:0005657)single-stranded DNA endonuclease activity (GO:0000014)single-stranded DNA endonuclease activity (GO:0000014)single-stranded DNA endonuclease activity (GO:0000014)sister chromatid cohesion (GO:0007062)site of double-strand break (GO:0035861)site of double-strand break (GO:0035861)site of double-strand break (GO:0035861)telomere maintenance (GO:0000723)telomere maintenance via telomerase (GO:0007004)telomeric 3' overhang formation (GO:0031860)
Expression (TPM)
MRE11 — as a Regulated Gene

TFs regulating MRE11 0 TFs

Transcription factors with Perturb-seq knockdown data for MRE11. The Binding column indicates whether any binding evidence exists for this TF–gene pair (ChIP-seq or motif footprint peaks). The Mean coef is the average Perturb-seq regression coefficient across active gRNAs (positive = MRE11 upregulated upon KD; negative = downregulated). The Outlier column indicates whether this gene is in the top or bottom 5% of all TF knockdown effects.

Data: Effect:
TF Mean coef Binding Outlier TF→Gene link

Elements linked to MRE11

Open chromatin peaks (ATAC-seq) in the genomic neighbourhood of MRE11, linked by TSS proximity or chromatin conformation (Multiome / HiCAR). Each element overlaps at least one TF ChIP-seq binding site — the TFs column shows how many distinct TFs bind that element.

Accessibility Element Dist. to TSS Link type TFs
chr11:94,351,024–94,351,644 142.5 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 45
chr11:94,400,876–94,402,024 92.4 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 221
chr11:94,493,226–94,494,559 80 bp At TSS Multiome 772
chr11:94,512,016–94,512,839 18.7 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 343
chr11:94,543,659–94,545,776 50.4 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 824
chr11:94,643,177–94,643,647 149.6 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 75
chr11:94,649,720–94,650,679 156.4 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 129
chr11:94,734,354–94,735,444 240.9 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 313
chr11:94,740,333–94,741,667 246.9 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 433
chr11:94,766,900–94,769,104 273.3 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 701

Genome Browser

Genomic view of the MRE11 locus showing ATAC-seq accessibility and RNA-seq expression across the ESC → DE time course, together with TF binding peaks and element-to-TSS loop connections.

chr11:94,341,024 – 94,779,104
Proximal 1 kb Distal 10 kb Multiome HiCAR ATAC-seq RNA-seq