XRCC4 wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human XRCC4 wild-type allele is located within 5q13-q14 and is approximately 276 kb in length. This allele, which encodes DNA-repair protein XRCC4, plays a role in the repair of DNA double-strand break by non-homologous end joining and the completion of V(D)J recombination events.

**Synonyms:** - X-Ray Repair Complementing Defective Repair in Chinese Hamster Cells 4 wt Allele - X-Ray Repair, Complementing Defective, in Chinese Hamster, 4 Gene