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SLX9
SLX9 ribosome biogenesis factor
Chromosome 21 Β· 21q22.3
NCBI Gene: 85395Ensembl: ENSG00000160256.15HGNC: HGNC:15811UniProt: Q9NSI2
78PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
βœ“ Experimental GO Evidenceβœ“ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
protein bindingnucleolusmaturation of SSU-rRNA from tricistronic rRNA transcript (SSU-rRNA, 5.8S rRNA, LSU-rRNA)90S preribosomealcohol drinkingsuppurative periapical periodontitisVertigospontaneous coronary artery dissection
✦AI Summary

Based on limited published evidence, SLX9 is a ribosome biogenesis factor localized to the nucleolus that mediates protein-protein interactions. SLX9 functions as a nuclear export factor for pre-40S ribosomal subunits, associating with maturing pre-40S complexes in the nucleoplasm to confer export competence prior to cytoplasmic release 1. The protein operates within the coordinated assembly pathway following dissociation of 90S precursor factors and repositioning of other assembly factors like RRP12 and TSR1.

Sources cited
1
SLX9 functions as an export factor that associates with pre-40S ribosomal subunits during nucleoplasmic maturation to provide export competence for nuclear export
PMID: 36321656
⚠Limited data available β€” This gene has 1 indexed publication. Summary and analysis may be incomplete.
Disease Associationsβ“˜20
alcohol drinkingOpen Targets
0.35Weak
suppurative periapical periodontitisOpen Targets
0.21Weak
VertigoOpen Targets
0.15Weak
spontaneous coronary artery dissectionOpen Targets
0.10Suggestive
lung adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
deafnessOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
ovarian neoplasmOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
autosomal recessive nonsyndromic hearing loss 9Open Targets
0.05Suggestive
amyotrophic lateral sclerosisOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing lossOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
benign adult familial myoclonic epilepsyOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
hearing loss, autosomal recessiveOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
osteosarcomaOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
acute myeloid leukemiaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
cancerOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
leukemiaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
lung cancerOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
meningiomaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
clear cell renal carcinomaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
NOL10Shared pathway100%TSR2Shared pathway100%ZDBF2Protein interaction79%TSR1Shared pathway50%RRP36Shared pathway33%UTP4Shared pathway33%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Liver
100%
Lung
66%
Ovary
43%
Heart
43%
Brain
41%
Bone Marrow
35%
Gene Interaction Network
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SLX9NOL10TSR2ZDBF2TSR1RRP36UTP4
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB7WTU Β· 3.00 Γ… Β· EM
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Constraintβ“˜
LOEUFβ“˜
1.46LoF Tolerant
pLIβ“˜
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF1.02 [0.73–1.46]
RankingsWhere SLX9 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #6,110of 20,598
    Most Researched78
  • #14,913of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.46
Genes detectedSLX9
Sources retrieved2 papers
Response timeβ€”
πŸ“„ Sources
2
1
The nucleoplasmic phase of pre-40S formation prior to nuclear export.
PMID: 36321656
Nucleic Acids Res Β· 2022
1.00
2
Role of Mex67-Mtr2 in the nuclear export of 40S pre-ribosomes.
PMID: 22956913
PLoS Genet Β· 2012
0.50