EME2

Chr 16

essential meiotic structure-specific endonuclease subunit 2

Also known as: SLX2B, gs125

EME2 encodes the non-catalytic subunit of the MUS81-EME2 endonuclease complex that cleaves DNA structures during replication fork processing and genome maintenance. Mutations cause a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by severe intellectual disability, microcephaly, growth retardation, and distinctive facial features. This gene shows low constraint against loss-of-function variants, consistent with recessive inheritance where heterozygous carriers are typically unaffected.

OMIMResearchSummary from RefSeq, UniProt
LOEUF 1.94
Clinical SummaryEME2
Population Constraint (gnomAD)
Low constraint (pLI 0.00) — loss-of-function variants are relatively tolerated in the population.

Population Genetics & Constraint

gnomAD v4 — loss-of-function & missense intolerance

Tolerant — LoF & missense variants common in population
LoF Constraint
1.94LOEUF
pLI 0.000
Z-score -2.35
OE 1.61 (1.171.94)
Tolerant

Highly tolerant — LoF variants common in population

Missense Constraint
-1.78Z-score
OE missense 1.33 (1.211.46)
309 obs / 232.7 exp
Tolerant

Tolerant to missense variation

Observed / Expected Ratios
LoF OE1.61 (1.171.94)
00.351.4
Missense OE1.33 (1.211.46)
00.61.4
Synonymous OE1.37
01.21.6
LoF obs/exp: 28 / 17.4Missense obs/exp: 309 / 232.7Syn Z: -2.90

ClinVar Variant Classifications

0 submitted variants in ClinVar

Protein Context — Lollipop Plot

EME2 · protein map & ClinVar variants

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Clinical Trials

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