Gene Information
Gene NameWDR45B
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length344
Protein NamesWD repeat domain phosphoinositide-interacting protein 3 (WIPI-3) (WD repeat-containing protein 45-like) (WDR45-like protein) (WD repeat-containing protein 45B) (WIPI49-like protein)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age>4290 ( ENSG00000141580 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ5MNZ6
Gene CardWDR45B
Uniprot IDQ5MNZ6
PfamNA
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.368226166)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ WDR45B ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ WDR45B ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ WDR45B ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ WDR45B ( ortholog_one2many )
Mouse_ Wdr45b ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ WDR45B ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Wdr45b ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ WDR45B ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsWIPI1, WDR45, WIPI2
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityUbiquitously expressed. Highly expressed in heart, skeletal muscle and pancreas. Up-regulated in a variety of tumor tissues including ovarian and uterine cancers. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15602573}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 6IYY  (X-ray  1.80A  6KLR  (X-ray  2.21A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Preautophagosomal structure {ECO:0000269|PubMed:28561066}. Lysosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:28561066}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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