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WIPI2 - WD repeat domain, phosphoinositide interacting 2 (human)

Gene
Symbol
Dates
  • Create:
    2016-09-14
  • Modify:
    2025-02-02
Description
WD40 repeat proteins are key components of many essential biologic functions. They regulate the assembly of multiprotein complexes by presenting a beta-propeller platform for simultaneous and reversible protein-protein interactions. Members of the WIPI subfamily of WD40 repeat proteins, such as WIPI2, have a 7-bladed propeller structure and contain a conserved motif for interaction with phospholipids (Proikas-Cezanne et al., 2004 [PubMed 15602573]).[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008]
Enables phosphatidylinositol-3,5-bisphosphate binding activity; phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphate binding activity; and phosphatidylinositol-5-phosphate binding activity. Involved in cellular response to starvation and protein localization to phagophore assembly site. Located in cytosol; nucleoplasm; and phagophore assembly site membrane. Part of protein-containing complex.

1 Names and Identifiers

1.1 Synonyms

  • ATG18B
  • Atg21
  • CGI-50
  • IDDSSA
  • WIPI-2
  • WD repeat domain phosphoinositide-interacting protein 2
  • WD40 repeat protein interacting with phosphoinositides 2
  • WIPI49-like protein 2

1.2 Other Identifiers

1.2.1 HGNC ID

1.2.2 Ensembl ID

1.2.3 Alliance Gene ID

1.2.4 Bgee Gene ID

1.2.5 GenCC ID

1.2.6 KEGG Gene

1.2.7 MIM Number

1.2.8 Open Targets ID

1.2.9 PharmGKB ID

1.2.10 Pharos Target

1.2.11 VEuPathDB ID

1.2.12 Wikidata

3 Proteins

3.1 Protein Function

Component of the autophagy machinery that controls the major intracellular degradation process by which cytoplasmic materials are packaged into autophagosomes and delivered to lysosomes for degradation (PMID: 20505359, PMID: 28561066). Involved in an early step of the formation of preautophagosomal structures (PMID: 20505359, PMID: 28561066). Binds and is activated by phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate (PtdIns3P) forming on membranes of the endoplasmic reticulum upon activation of the upstream ULK1 and PI3 kinases (PMID: 28561066). Mediates ER-isolation membranes contacts by interacting with the ULK1:RB1CC1 complex and PtdIns3P (PMID: 28890335). Once activated, WIPI2 recruits at phagophore assembly sites the ATG12-ATG5-ATG16L1 complex that directly controls the elongation of the nascent autophagosomal membrane (PMID: 20505359, PMID: 28561066).

Recruits the ATG12-ATG5-ATG16L1 complex to omegasomes and preautophagosomal structures, resulting in ATG8 family proteins lipidation and starvation-induced autophagy. Isoform 4 is also required for autophagic clearance of pathogenic bacteria. Isoform 4 binds the membrane surrounding Salmonella and recruits the ATG12-5-16L1 complex, initiating LC3 conjugation, autophagosomal membrane formation, and engulfment of Salmonella.

3.2 Protein Isoforms

Isoform
Isoform 1
UniProt ID
RefSeq Accession
Isoform
Isoform 2
UniProt ID
RefSeq Accession
Isoform
Isoform 3
UniProt ID
RefSeq Accession
Isoform
Isoform 4
UniProt ID
RefSeq Accession
Isoform
Isoform 5
UniProt ID
RefSeq Accession
Isoform
Isoform 6
UniProt ID
RefSeq Accession

3.3 Protein 3D Structures

3.3.1 PDB Structures

3.3.2 AlphaFold Structures

Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold. Nature. 2021 Aug;596(7873):583-589. DOI:10.1038/s41586-021-03819-2. PMID:34265844; PMCID:PMC8371605

3.4 Protein Targets

4 BioAssays

4.1 RNAi BioAssays

5 Diseases and Phenotypes

5.1 KEGG Diseases

5.2 OMIM Phenotypes

5.3 MedGen Diseases

5.4 Gene-Disease Associations

6 Interactions and Pathways

6.1 Chemical-Gene Interactions

6.2 Interactions

6.3 Pathways

7 Cell Lines

8 Expression

9 Target Development Level

10 Literature

10.1 Consolidated References

10.2 Gene-Chemical Co-Occurrences in Literature

10.3 Gene-Gene Co-Occurrences in Literature

10.4 Gene-Disease Co-Occurrences in Literature

11 Patents

11.1 Gene-Chemical Co-Occurrences in Patents

11.2 Gene-Gene Co-Occurrences in Patents

11.3 Gene-Disease Co-Occurrences in Patents

12 Classification

12.1 Gene Family

12.2 Gene Ontology: Biological Process

12.3 Gene Ontology: Cellular Component

12.4 Gene Ontology: Molecular Function

13 Information Sources

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