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Gene information for WAS (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID7454
Official gene symbolWAS
Full nameWiskott-Aldrich syndrome (eczema-thrombocytopenia)
Aliases,IMD2,THC,THC1,WASP,
Gene summary The Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS) family of proteins share similar domain structure, and are involved in transduction of signals from receptors on the cell surface to the actin cytoskeleton. The presence of a number of different motifs suggests that they are regulated by a number of different stimuli, and interact with multiple proteins. Recent studies have demonstrated that these proteins, directly or indirectly, associate with the small GTPase, Cdc42, known to regulate formation of actin filaments, and the cytoskeletal organizing complex, Arp2/3. Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome is a rare, inherited, X-linked, recessive disease characterized by immune dysregulation and microthrombocytopenia, and is caused by mutations in the WAS gene. The WAS gene product is a cytoplasmic protein, expressed exclusively in hematopoietic cells, which show signalling and cytoskeletal abnormalities in WAS patients. A transcript variant arising as a result of alternative promoter usage, and containing a different 5' UTR sequence, has been described, however, its full-length nature is not known. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: X   Locus: Xp11.4-p11.21
Gene position48542186 - 48549818  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size7633 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID300392