Gene Information
Gene NameWDR45
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length360
Protein NamesWD repeat domain phosphoinositide-interacting protein 4 (WIPI-4) (WD repeat-containing protein 45)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000196998 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ9Y484
Gene CardWDR45
Uniprot IDQ9Y484
PfamPF00400
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.929237803)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ WDR45 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ PRAF2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ WDR45 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ WDR45 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Wdr45 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ WDR45 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Wdr45 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ WDR45 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsWDR45B, WIPI1, WIPI2
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityUbiquitously expressed, with high expression in skeletal muscle and heart. Weakly expressed in liver and placenta. Expression is down-regulated in pancreatic and in kidney tumors. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15602573}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Preautophagosomal structure {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21802374, ECO:0000269|PubMed:28561066}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21802374}. Note=Diffusely localized in the cytoplasm under nutrient-rich conditions. Localizes to autophagic structures during starvation-induced autophagy. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21802374}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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