WIPI1

WD repeat domain, phosphoinositide interacting 1
Identifiers
SymbolsWIPI1 ; ATG18; ATG18A; WIPI49
External IDsOMIM: 609224 MGI: 1261864 HomoloGene: 117983 GeneCards: WIPI1 Gene
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez5506252639
EnsemblENSG00000070540ENSMUSG00000041895
UniProtQ5MNZ9Q8R3E3
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_017983NM_145940
RefSeq (protein)NP_060453NP_666052
Location (UCSC)Chr 17:
66.42 – 66.45 Mb
Chr 11:
109.57 – 109.61 Mb
PubMed search

WD repeat domain phosphoinositide-interacting protein 1 (WIPI-1), also known as Atg18 protein homolog (ATG18) and WD40 repeat protein interacting with phosphoinositides of 49 kDa (WIPI 49 kDa), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the WIPI1 gene.[1][2][3]

Structure and function

WD40 repeat proteins are key components of many essential biologic functions. They regulate the assembly of multiprotein complexes by presenting a beta-propeller platform for simultaneous and reversible protein–protein interactions. Members of the WIPI subfamily of WD40 repeat proteins, such as WIPI1, have a 7-bladed propeller structure and contain a conserved motif for interaction with phospholipids.[1][3]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Entrez Gene: WD repeat domain".
  2. Jeffries TR, Dove SK, Michell RH, Parker PJ (June 2004). "PtdIns-specific MPR pathway association of a novel WD40 repeat protein, WIPI49". Mol. Biol. Cell 15 (6): 2652–63. doi:10.1091/mbc.E03-10-0732. PMC 420090. PMID 15020712.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Proikas-Cezanne T, Waddell S, Gaugel A, Frickey T, Lupas A, Nordheim A (December 2004). "WIPI-1alpha (WIPI49), a member of the novel 7-bladed WIPI protein family, is aberrantly expressed in human cancer and is linked to starvation-induced autophagy". Oncogene 23 (58): 9314–25. doi:10.1038/sj.onc.1208331. PMID 15602573.

Further reading

This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.