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Gene information for WASF1 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID8936
Official gene symbolWASF1
Full nameWAS protein family, member 1
Aliases,FLJ31482,KIAA0269,SCAR1,WAVE,WAVE1,
Gene summaryThe 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, 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. Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome is a disease of the immune system, likely due to defects in regulation of actin cytoskeleton. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding the same protein have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 6   Locus: 6q21-q22
Gene position110501207 - 110421022  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size80186 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID605035