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Wasf2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Wasf2
  • Name
    WASP family, member 2
  • Synonyms
    D4Ertd13e, WAVE2
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1098641
    NCBI Gene: 242687
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    16 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr4:132857843-132927067 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 4, 66.22 cM
  • Mapping Data
    3 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    790 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1098641
protein coding gene Chr4:132857816-132927067 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0028886
protein coding gene Chr4:135355621-135431604 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0028845
protein coding gene Chr4:129699219-129769076 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0028798
protein coding gene Chr4:133374581-133449082 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0028868
protein coding gene Chr4:130318991-130388970 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0028582
protein coding gene Chr4:133626597-133698576 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0029310
protein coding gene Chr4:140228490-140305175 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0026581
protein coding gene Chr4:122779239-122846308 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0028015
protein coding gene Chr4:131725141-131810485 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0028548
protein coding gene Chr4:143871658-143959575 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0028697
protein coding gene Chr4:130119198-130188375 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0028664
protein coding gene Chr4:128990149-129061543 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0028798
protein coding gene Chr4:135489030-135561107 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0028690
protein coding gene Chr4:148407481-148484838 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0029348
protein coding gene Chr4:133794259-133870654 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0027736
protein coding gene Chr4:126823557-126894514 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0027562
protein coding gene Chr4:129637015-129710526 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0028095
protein coding gene Chr4:133962169-134036375 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    WASF2, WASP family member 2
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    WASF2, WASP family member 2
  • Synonyms
    dJ393P12.2, IMD2, SCAR2, WASF4, WAVE2
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 10163
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q9Y6W5
    UniProt: Q9Y6W5

  • Chr Location
    1p36.11; chr1:27404230-27490167 (-)  GRCh38

Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    33 phenotypes from 5 alleles in 5 genetic backgrounds
    20 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

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Homozygous mutants show impaired embryonic development and do not survive to term. In addition to reduced embryo size, observed defects include hemorrhaging, abnormal somite development, perturbed angiogenesis, and shrunken cerebral ventricles.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
  • GO References
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
non-membrane-bounded organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
  • Tissues
  • cDNA Data
  • Literature Summary
  • Comparison Matrix
  • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 242687 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 69225 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_001419443 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 5728 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide Q8BH43 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 497 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 159
      cDNA 157
      Primer pair 2

      Microarray probesets 2
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:2140610
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 80
      Developmental Gene Expression 9
      Gene Ontology 16
      Phenotypes 20
    • Earliest
      J:93290 Araki K, et al., Exchangeable gene trap using the Cre/mutated lox system. Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-Le-Grand). 1999 Jul;45(5):737-50
    • Latest
      J:306989 Liu M, et al., WAVE2 suppresses mTOR activation to maintain T cell homeostasis and prevent autoimmunity. Science. 2021 Mar 26;371(6536)

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    last database update
    03/12/2024
    MGI 6.23
    The Jackson Laboratory