Gene Information
Gene NameWAS
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length502
Protein NamesActin nucleation-promoting factor WAS (Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein) (WASp)
Target Namewiskott-aldrich syndrome protein
Target TypeClinical trial target
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000015285 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBP42768
Gene CardWAS
Uniprot IDP42768
PfamPF00786; PF00568; PF02205
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.714667808)
Ortholog in AnimalsDog_ WAS ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ WAS ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ WAS ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Was ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ WAS ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Was ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ WAS ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsWASL
ParalogsWASL
Tissueadipose.tissue, lung, spleen
Tissue SpecificityExpressed predominantly in the thymus. Also found, to a much lesser extent, in the spleen. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8069912}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.001748(Rat);0.037143(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1CEE  (NMR  1EJ5  (NMR  1T84  (NMR  2A3Z  (X-ray  2.08A  2K42  (NMR  2OT0  (X-ray  2.05A 
DBSNP rs1557006239  rs132630273  rs132630269  rs132630275  rs782290433  rs132630272  rs132630268  rs132630268  rs139857045  rs146220228  rs132630274  rs132630276 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8625410}. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20574068, ECO:0000269|PubMed:29925947}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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