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WASF2

Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome protein family member 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the WASF2 gene.

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Source
WASF2
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesWASF2, IMD2, SCAR2, WASF4, WAVE2, dJ393P12.2, WAS protein family member 2, WASP family member 2
External IDsOMIM: 605875; MGI: 1098641; HomoloGene: 86743; GeneCards: WASF2; OMA:WASF2 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_006990
NM_001201404

NM_153423

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001188333
NP_008921

NP_700472

Location (UCSC)Chr 1: 27.4 – 27.49 MbChr 4: 132.86 – 132.93 Mb
PubMed search34
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Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome protein family member 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the WASF2 gene.5

This gene encodes a member of the Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome protein family. The gene product is a protein that forms a multiprotein complex that links receptor kinases and actin. Binding to actin occurs through a C-terminal verprolin homology domain in all family members. The multiprotein complex serves to tranduce signals that involve changes in cell shape, motility or function. The published map location6 has been changed based on recent genomic sequence comparisons, which indicate that the expressed gene is located on chromosome 1, and a pseudogene may be located on chromosome X.7

Interactions

WASF2 has been shown to interact with BAIAP2.8

References

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000158195Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000028868Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. Suetsugu S, Miki H, Takenawa T (July 1999). "Identification of two human WAVE/SCAR homologues as general actin regulatory molecules which associate with the Arp2/3 complex". Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 260 (1): 296–302. doi:10.1006/bbrc.1999.0894. PMID 10381382.
  6. Suetsugu S, Miki H, Takenawa T (June 1999). "Identification of two human WAVE/SCAR homologues as general actin regulatory molecules which associate with the Arp2/3 complex". Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 260 (1): 296–302. doi:10.1006/bbrc.1999.0894. PMID 10381382.
  7. "Entrez Gene: WASF2 WAS protein family, member 2".
  8. Miki H, Yamaguchi H, Suetsugu S, Takenawa T (December 2000). "IRSp53 is an essential intermediate between Rac and WAVE in the regulation of membrane ruffling". Nature. 408 (6813): 732–5. Bibcode:2000Natur.408..732M. doi:10.1038/35047107. ISSN 0028-0836. PMID 11130076. S2CID 4426046.
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