Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein

Details

Name
Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein
Synonyms
  • IMD2
  • WASp
Gene Name
WAS
Organism
Humans
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0004935|Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein
MSGGPMGGRPGGRGAPAVQQNIPSTLLQDHENQRLFEMLGRKCLTLATAVVQLYLALPPG
AEHWTKEHCGAVCFVKDNPQKSYFIRLYGLQAGRLLWEQELYSQLVYSTPTPFFHTFAGD
DCQAGLNFADEDEAQAFRALVQEKIQKRNQRQSGDRRQLPPPPTPANEERRGGLPPLPLH
PGGDQGGPPVGPLSLGLATVDIQNPDITSSRYRGLPAPGPSPADKKRSGKKKISKADIGA
PSGFKHVSHVGWDPQNGFDVNNLDPDLRSLFSRAGISEAQLTDAETSKLIYDFIEDQGGL
EAVRQEMRRQEPLPPPPPPSRGGNQLPRPPIVGGNKGRSGPLPPVPLGIAPPPPTPRGPP
PPGRGGPPPPPPPATGRSGPLPPPPPGAGGPPMPPPPPPPPPPPSSGNGPAPPPLPPALV
PAGGLAPGGGRGALLDQIRQGIQLNKTPGAPESSALQPPPQSSEGLVGALMHVMQKRSRA
IHSSDEGEDQAGDEDEDDEWDD
Number of residues
502
Molecular Weight
52912.175
Theoretical pI
6.61
GO Classification
Functions
GTPase regulator activity / identical protein binding / phospholipase binding / protein kinase binding / SH3 domain binding
Processes
actin filament polymerization / actin filament-based movement / actin polymerization or depolymerization / blood coagulation / defense response / endosomal transport / epidermis development / Fc-gamma receptor signaling pathway involved in phagocytosis / immune response / innate immune response / negative regulation of cell motility / positive regulation of Arp2/3 complex-mediated actin nucleation / protein complex assembly / regulation of catalytic activity / regulation of T cell antigen processing and presentation / small GTPase mediated signal transduction / T cell activation / T cell receptor signaling pathway
Components
actin cytoskeleton / cell-cell junction / cytosol / extracellular exosome / vesicle membrane
General Function
Sh3 domain binding
Specific Function
Effector protein for Rho-type GTPases. Regulates actin filament reorganization via its interaction with the Arp2/3 complex. Important for efficient actin polymerization. Possible regulator of lymphocyte and platelet function. Mediates actin filament reorganization and the formation of actin pedestals upon infection by pathogenic bacteria.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions
Not Available
Cellular Location
Cytoplasm
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0021676|Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein (WAS)
ATGAGTGGGGGCCCAATGGGAGGAAGGCCCGGGGGCCGAGGAGCACCAGCGGTTCAGCAG
AACATACCCTCCACCCTCCTCCAGGACCACGAGAACCAGCGACTCTTTGAGATGCTTGGA
CGAAAATGCTTGACGCTGGCCACTGCAGTTGTTCAGCTGTACCTGGCGCTGCCCCCTGGA
GCTGAGCACTGGACCAAGGAGCATTGTGGGGCTGTGTGCTTCGTGAAGGATAACCCCCAG
AAGTCCTACTTCATCCGCCTTTACGGCCTTCAGGCTGGTCGGCTGCTCTGGGAACAGGAG
CTGTACTCACAGCTTGTCTACTCCACCCCCACCCCCTTCTTCCACACCTTCGCTGGAGAT
GACTGCCAAGCGGGGCTGAACTTTGCAGACGAGGACGAGGCCCAGGCCTTCCGGGCCCTC
GTGCAGGAGAAGATACAAAAAAGGAATCAGAGGCAAAGTGGAGACAGACGCCAGCTACCC
CCACCACCAACACCAGCCAATGAAGAGAGAAGAGGAGGGCTCCCACCCCTGCCCCTGCAT
CCAGGTGGAGACCAAGGAGGCCCTCCAGTGGGTCCGCTCTCCCTGGGGCTGGCGACAGTG
GACATCCAGAACCCTGACATCACGAGTTCACGATACCGTGGGCTCCCAGCACCTGGACCT
AGCCCAGCTGATAAGAAACGCTCAGGGAAGAAGAAGATCAGCAAAGCTGATATTGGTGCA
CCCAGTGGATTCAAGCATGTCAGCCACGTGGGGTGGGACCCCCAGAATGGATTTGACGTG
AACAACCTCGACCCAGATCTGCGGAGTCTGTTCTCCAGGGCAGGAATCAGCGAGGCCCAG
CTCACCGACGCCGAGACCTCTAAACTTATCTACGACTTCATTGAGGACCAGGGTGGGCTG
GAGGCTGTGCGGCAGGAGATGAGGCGCCAGGAGCCACTTCCGCCGCCCCCACCGCCATCT
CGAGGAGGGAACCAGCTCCCCCGGCCCCCTATTGTGGGGGGTAACAAGGGTCGTTCTGGT
CCACTGCCCCCTGTACCTTTGGGGATTGCCCCACCCCCACCAACACCCCGGGGACCCCCA
CCCCCAGGCCGAGGGGGCCCTCCACCACCACCCCCTCCAGCTACTGGACGTTCTGGACCA
CTGCCCCCTCCACCCCCTGGAGCTGGTGGGCCACCCATGCCACCACCACCGCCACCACCG
CCACCGCCGCCCAGCTCCGGGAATGGACCAGCCCCTCCCCCACTCCCTCCTGCTCTGGTG
CCTGCCGGGGGCCTGGCCCCTGGTGGGGGTCGGGGAGCGCTTTTGGATCAAATCCGGCAG
GGAATTCAGCTGAACAAGACCCCTGGGGCCCCAGAGAGCTCAGCGCTGCAGCCACCACCT
CAGAGCTCAGAGGGACTGGTGGGGGCCCTGATGCACGTGATGCAGAAGAGAAGCAGAGCC
ATCCACTCCTCCGACGAAGGGGAGGACCAGGCTGGCGATGAAGATGAAGATGATGAATGG
GATGACTGA
Chromosome Location
X
Locus
Xp11.4-p11.21
External Identifiers
ResourceLink
UniProtKB IDP42768
UniProtKB Entry NameWASP_HUMAN
GenBank Gene IDU12707
GenAtlas IDWAS
HGNC IDHGNC:12731
General References
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Drug Relations

Drug Relations
DrugBank IDNameDrug groupPharmacological action?ActionsDetails
DB01731(S)-wiskostatinexperimentalunknownDetails