WASF1

Available structures

PDB

Ortholog search: PDBe RCSB

List of PDB id codes
3P8C, 4N78

Identifiers

Aliases

WASF1, SCAR1, WAVE, WAVE1, WAS protein family member 1, WASP family member 1, NEDALVS

External IDs

OMIM: 605035; MGI: 1890563; HomoloGene: 2920; GeneCards: WASF1; OMA:WASF1 - orthologs

Gene location (Human)

Chr.	Chromosome 6 (human)^[1]

Band	6q21	Start	110,099,819 bp^[1]
Band	6q21	End	110,180,004 bp^[1]

Gene location (Mouse)

Chr.	Chromosome 10 (mouse)^[2]

Band	10 B1\|10 22.07 cM	Start	40,759,471 bp^[2]
Band	10 B1\|10 22.07 cM	End	40,814,566 bp^[2]

RNA expression pattern

Bgee

Human

Mouse (ortholog)

Top expressed in

Region I of hippocampus proper

Brodmann area 23

orbitofrontal cortex

superior frontal gyrus

postcentral gyrus

entorhinal cortex

primary visual cortex

middle temporal gyrus

prefrontal cortex

Brodmann area 9

Top expressed in

piriform cortex

olfactory tubercle

subiculum

subdivision of hippocampus

hippocampus proper

Region I of hippocampus proper

temporal lobe

dentate gyrus

amygdala

nucleus accumbens

More reference expression data

BioGPS


More reference expression data

Gene ontology
Molecular function	actin binding protein binding protein kinase A binding protein-containing complex binding
Cellular component	cytoplasm mitochondrial outer membrane cell junction synapse cytoskeleton mitochondrion SCAR complex lamellipodium focal adhesion actin cytoskeleton protein-containing complex dendrite cytoplasm postsynapse
Biological process	actin filament polymerization Rac protein signal transduction positive regulation of Arp2/3 complex-mediated actin nucleation lamellipodium morphogenesis actin cytoskeleton organization neuron projection development positive regulation of neurotrophin TRK receptor signaling pathway dendrite extension receptor-mediated endocytosis cellular response to brain-derived neurotrophic factor stimulus protein-containing complex assembly modification of postsynaptic actin cytoskeleton dendritic transport of mitochondrion
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO

Orthologs

Species

Human

Mouse

Entrez


8936


83767

Ensembl


ENSG00000112290


ENSMUSG00000019831

UniProt


Q92558


Q8R5H6

RefSeq (mRNA)


NM_001024934 NM_001024935 NM_001024936 NM_003931


NM_031877 NM_001379453 NM_001379454

RefSeq (protein)


NP_001020105 NP_001020106 NP_001020107 NP_003922


NP_114083 NP_001366382 NP_001366383

Location (UCSC)

Chr 6: 110.1 – 110.18 Mb

Chr 10: 40.76 – 40.81 Mb

PubMed search

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Wikidata

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Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome protein family member 1, also known as WASP-family verprolin homologous protein 1 (WAVE1), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the WASF1 gene.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Function

The protein encoded by this gene, a member of the Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome protein (WASP) family, plays a critical role downstream of Rac, a Rho-family small GTPase, through its involvement in the WAVE regulatory complex in regulating the actin cytoskeleton required for membrane ruffling. It has been shown to associate with an actin nucleation core Arp2/3 complex while enhancing actin polymerization in vitro.

Clinical significance

Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome is a disease of the immune system, likely due to defects in regulation of actin cytoskeleton.^[7]

Interactions

WASF1 has been shown to interact with BAIAP2^[8] and Profilin 1.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000112290 – Ensembl, May 2017
^ ^a ^b ^c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000019831 – Ensembl, May 2017
^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
^ ^a ^b Miki H, Suetsugu S, Takenawa T (February 1999). "WAVE, a novel WASP-family protein involved in actin reorganization induced by Rac". EMBO J. 17 (23): 6932–41. doi:10.1093/emboj/17.23.6932. PMC 1171041. PMID 9843499.
^ Machesky LM, Insall RH (March 1999). "Scar1 and the related Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome protein, WASP, regulate the actin cytoskeleton through the Arp2/3 complex". Curr Biol. 8 (25): 1347–56. doi:10.1016/S0960-9822(98)00015-3. PMID 9889097. S2CID 16661755.
^ ^a ^b "Entrez Gene: WASF1 WAS protein family, member 1".
^ 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. PMID 11130076. S2CID 4426046.

Sloane JA, Vartanian TK (2007). "WAVE1 and regulation of actin nucleation in myelination". The Neuroscientist. 13 (5): 486–91. doi:10.1177/1073858407299423. PMID 17901257. S2CID 295778.
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Bear JE, Rawls JF, Saxe CL (1998). "SCAR, a WASP-related protein, isolated as a suppressor of receptor defects in late Dictyostelium development". J. Cell Biol. 142 (5): 1325–35. doi:10.1083/jcb.142.5.1325. PMC 2149354. PMID 9732292.
Wu Y, Dowbenko D, Lasky LA (1998). "PSTPIP 2, a second tyrosine phosphorylated, cytoskeletal-associated protein that binds a PEST-type protein-tyrosine phosphatase". J. Biol. Chem. 273 (46): 30487–96. doi:10.1074/jbc.273.46.30487. PMID 9804817.
Suetsugu S, Miki H, Takenawa T (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.
Banin S, Gout I, Brickell P (1999). "Interaction between Wiskott–Aldrich Syndrome protein (WASP) and the Fyn protein-tyrosine kinase". Mol. Biol. Rep. 26 (3): 173–7. doi:10.1023/A:1006954206151. PMID 10532312. S2CID 36018089.
Higgs HN, Blanchoin L, Pollard TD (1999). "Influence of the C terminus of Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome protein (WASp) and the Arp2/3 complex on actin polymerization". Biochemistry. 38 (46): 15212–22. doi:10.1021/bi991843. PMID 10563804.
Westphal RS, Soderling SH, Alto NM, et al. (2000). "Scar/WAVE-1, a Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome protein, assembles an actin-associated multi-kinase scaffold". EMBO J. 19 (17): 4589–600. doi:10.1093/emboj/19.17.4589. PMC 302050. PMID 10970852.
Prehoda KE, Scott JA, Mullins RD, Lim WA (2000). "Integration of multiple signals through cooperative regulation of the N-WASP-Arp2/3 complex". Science. 290 (5492): 801–6. Bibcode:2000Sci...290..801P. doi:10.1126/science.290.5492.801. PMID 11052943.
Miki H, Yamaguchi H, Suetsugu S, Takenawa T (2001). "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. PMID 11130076. S2CID 4426046.
Marchand JB, Kaiser DA, Pollard TD, Higgs HN (2001). "Interaction of WASP/Scar proteins with actin and vertebrate Arp2/3 complex". Nat. Cell Biol. 3 (1): 76–82. doi:10.1038/35050590. PMID 11146629. S2CID 30437883.
Eden S, Rohatgi R, Podtelejnikov AV, et al. (2002). "Mechanism of regulation of WAVE1-induced actin nucleation by Rac1 and Nck". Nature. 418 (6899): 790–3. Bibcode:2002Natur.418..790E. doi:10.1038/nature00859. PMID 12181570. S2CID 4350733.
Yarar D, D'Alessio JA, Jeng RL, Welch MD (2003). "Motility determinants in WASP family proteins". Mol. Biol. Cell. 13 (11): 4045–59. doi:10.1091/mbc.E02-05-0294. PMC 133613. PMID 12429845.
Soderling SH, Binns KL, Wayman GA, et al. (2003). "The WRP component of the WAVE-1 complex attenuates Rac-mediated signalling". Nat. Cell Biol. 4 (12): 970–5. doi:10.1038/ncb886. PMID 12447388. S2CID 1423222.