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WDR44 Gene

protein-coding   GIFtS: 51

GC0XP117364
WD repeat domain 44
Symbol approved by the HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC) database
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Aliases
DKFZp686L20145 1, 2
MGC26781 2
OTTHUMP00000023886 2
OTTHUMP00000062781 2
RAB11BP 1, 2
RPH11 1, 2
Rabphilin-11 3
Descriptions
WD repeat domain 44 2
WD repeat domain 44 protein 2
External Ids
HGNC: 305121
Entrez Gene: 545212
UniProtKB: Q5JSH33
Ensembl: ENSG000001317257
Search outside databases for aliases for WDR44 gene

Previous GC identifer: GC0XP117261

(According to Entrez Gene, Wikipedia's Gene Wiki,
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot, and/or UniProtKB/TrEMBL)
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UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot: WDR44_HUMAN, Q5JSH3
Function: Downstream effector for RAB11. May be involved in vesicle recycling (By similarity)

Gene Wiki entry for WDR44

(According to GeneLoc and/or HGNC, and/or
Entrez Gene (NCBI build 36),
and/or miRBase,
Genomic Views according to UCSC and Ensembl, Transcription factor binding sites according to SABiosciences)
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Genomic View:
UCSC Golden Path with GeneCards custom track

 Transcription factor binding sites upstream to the WDR44 gene  

Entrez Gene cytogenetic band: Xq24   Ensembl cytogenetic band:  Xq24   HGNC cytogenetic band: Xq24

WDR44 Gene in genomic location: bands according to Ensembl, locations according to (and/or Entrez Gene and/or Ensembl if different)

GeneLoc gene densities for chromosome X         GeneLoc Exon Structure

GeneLoc location for GC0XP117364:     (about GC identifiers)

Start:
117,364,070 bp from pter
End:
117,474,977 bp from pter
Size:
110,908 bases
Orientation:
plus strand
RefSeq DNA sequence:
NC_000023.9  NT_011786.15  
(According to 1UniProtKB, and/or Ensembl, Phosphorylation sites according to 2Phosphosite, RefSeq according to NCBI, PDB rendering according to OCA and/or Proteopedia, Recombinant Proteins from Invitrogen, Millipore, Sigma-Aldrich, R&D Systems, Enzo Life Sciences, Abnova, OriGene and/or, Abcam,
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UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot: WDR44_HUMAN, Q5JSH3 (See protein sequence)
Recommended Name: WD repeat-containing protein 44  
Size: 913 amino acids; 101366 Da
Subunit: Interacts with the GTP-bound form of RAB11 when membrane-associated. Does not bind to
other Rab and Rho small G proteins (By similarity)
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm, cytosol. Cytoplasm, perinuclear region. Endosome membrane. Golgi
apparatus, trans-Golgi network. Note=Colocalized with RAB11 along microtubules oriented toward
lamellipodia (By similarity)
Sequence caution: Sequence=BAA92015.1; Type=Frameshift; Positions=792;
Secondary accessions: Q0JS52 Q0JTF3 Q5JSH2 Q6ZSC1 Q7Z365 Q7Z3P6 Q8NAU8 Q8NHU5 Q9NUV4
Alternative splicing: 3 isoforms:  Q5JSH3-1   Q5JSH3-2   Q5JSH3-3   

Post-translational modifications:

  • Phosphorylated upon DNA damage, probably by ATM or ATR1
  • View phosphorylation sites using PhosphoSite2


  • REFSEQ proteins: NP_061918.3  

    ENSEMBL proteins: 
    ENSP00000317678 ENSP00000360887 ENSP00000254029 ENSP00000360914 ENSP00000360890 


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    5 Gene Ontology (GO) cellular component terms (links to tree view):

    GO IDQualified GO termEvidencePubMed IDs
    GO:0005737 cytoplasm IEA--
    GO:0005768 endosome IEA--
    GO:0005794 Golgi apparatus IEA--
    GO:0010008 endosome membrane IEA--
    GO:0016020 membrane IEA--
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    (According to InterPro, ProtoNet, UniProtKB, and/or BLOCKS, Sets of similar genes according to GeneDecks)
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    5/6 InterPro domains/families (see all 6 ):
     IPR019782 WD40_repeat_2
     IPR019775 WD40_repeat_CS
     IPR019781 WD40_repeat_sg
     IPR001680 WD40_repeat
     IPR017986 WD40_repeat_region


       GeneDecks  WDR44 for the domains selected above  
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    Graphical View of Domain Structure for InterPro Entry Q5JSH3

    ProtoNet protein and cluster: Q5JSH3

    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot: WDR44_HUMAN, Q5JSH3
    Similarity: Contains 7 WD repeats

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                                     untagged cDNA clones in CMV expression vector (see all 3): NM_019045 

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    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot: WDR44_HUMAN, Q5JSH3
    Function: Downstream effector for RAB11. May be involved in vesicle recycling (By similarity)

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    2 Interacting proteins for WDR44 (ENSP000003609143) via UniProtKB, MINT, and/or STRING
    InteractantInteraction Details
    GeneCardExternal ID(s)
    RAB11AENSP000002618903STRING (score=.851)
    SEC13ENSP000003365663STRING (score=.847)
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    NM_019045  

    REFSEQ mRNAs for WDR44 gene: 

    NM_019045.3   

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    NM_019045  

                  OriGene GFP tagged cDNA clone in CMV expression vector: NM_019045
                                     Myc/DDK tagged cDNA clone in CMV expression vector: NM_019045
                                     untagged cDNA clones in CMV expression vector (see all 3): NM_019045 

    Additional cDNA sequence: 

    AK001978.1 AK023292.1 AK092077.1 AK127556.1 AK299711.1 AK304432.1 AL833605.1 AL834210.1 
    BC013924.1 BC028697.2 BX537578.1 BX538087.1 BX648150.1 

    8 DOTS entries:

    DT.107510  DT.100727267  DT.91758262  DT.433975  DT.100021894  DT.92008178  DT.121324138  DT.99947417 

    24/81 AceView cDNA sequences (see all 81 ):

    AW148385 BQ921584 AK092077 AI627346 BC028697 AA767059 BX538087 BX280516 
    BC013924 AL833605 BX648150 AA259020 NM_019045 AI074635 AW139472 AA426298 
    AW611931 BX470418 BU567735 AK127556 AL834210 BE871572 BX537578 BF115809 

    highest scoring ESTs for WDR44:

    AI016239 AA259020 AA344633 AA426298 AA426299 AI074635 AK001978 AK092077 AK127556 AL833605 

    Unigene Cluster for WDR44:

    WD repeat domain 44
    Hs.98510  [show with all ESTs]
    Unigene Representative Sequence: NM_019045


    GeneLoc Exon Structure

    5/6 Alternative Splicing Database (ASD) splice patterns (SP) for WDR44 (see all 6 )

    ExUns: 1 ^ 2 ^ 3 ^ 4 ^ 5 ^ 6a · 6b ^ 7 ^ 8 ^ 9 ^ 10a · 10b ^ 11a · 11b ^ 12 ^ 13 ^ 14 ^ 15 ^ 16 ^ 17 ^ 18 ^ 19a · 19b ^ 20 ^ 21 ^ 22
    SP1:                                                                                                                                                  -         
    SP2:                                                                                                                                -                 -         
    SP3:                                                                                                                                                            
    SP4:                                                                    -     -                                                                                 
    SP5:        -                                                                                                                                                   

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    ECgene alternative splicing isoforms for WDR44

    5 Ensembl transcripts including schematic representations:
    ENST00000318919  ENST00000371822  ENST00000254029  ENST00000371848  ENST00000371825  
    (Experimental results according to 1GeneNote and GNF BioGPS,
    probe sets-to-genes annotations according to 2GeneAnnot , 3GeneTide , Sets of similar genes according to GeneDecks, Electronic Northern calculations according to data from UniGene (Build 219 Homo sapiens), SAGE tags according to CGAP, plus additional links to SOURCE, and/or GNF BioGPS, and/or EXPOLDB, and/or UniProtKB,
    Expression Assays from Applied Biosystems )
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    WDR44 expression in normal and diseased human tissues

     Applied Biosystems TaqMan ® Gene Expression Assays for WDR44

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    4 probe-sets matching WDR44 gene


    Affymetrix
    probe-set
    Array  GeneAnnot data GeneNote data GeneTide data
    # genes Sensitivity Specificity Correlation Length Gb_Accession Consensus Uniqueness Score Rank

    56033_at2, 3 U95-B 1 1.00 1.00 0.42 1.54 AI016239 1.00 1.00 1.00 1

    67602_at2, 3 U95-E 1 1.00 1.00 0.85 0.50 AI765537 0.60 1.00 0.82 1

    219297_at2, 3 U133-A 1 1.00 1.00 -- -- NM_019045 0.60 1.00 0.82 1

    219297_at2 U133Plus2 1 1.00 1.00 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
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    Data from (Publications) and GNF BioGPS
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    CGAP SAGE TAG: TTGTTGATGG

    SOURCE GeneReport for Unigene cluster: Hs.98510
    (Orthologs according to 1,2HomoloGene (2older version, for species not in 1newer version), 3euGenes, 4SGD and/or 5MGI Jun 06 2009, with possible further links to Flybase and/or WormBase, Gene Trees according to Ensembl)
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    Orthologs for WDR44 gene from 5/13 species (see all 13 )
    Organism Gene Locus Description Human
    Similarity
    NCBI accessions
    dog
    (Canis familiaris)
    WDR441   -- WD repeat domain 44 92.91(n)
    94.3(a)
    481028  XM_538149.2  XP_538149.2 
    chimpanzee
    (Pan troglodytes)
    WDR441   -- WD repeat domain 44 99.72(n)
    99.72(a)
    735788  XM_001135348.1  XP_001135348.1 
    cow
    (Bos taurus)
    WDR441   -- WD repeat domain 44 93.2(n)
    93.86(a)
    286825  NM_174774.2  NP_777199.1 
    rat
    (Rattus norvegicus)
    Wdr441   -- WD repeat domain 44 90.64(n)
    92(a)
    246152  XM_343761.3  XP_343762.2 
    mouse
    (Mus musculus)
    Wdr441, 5 X5
    WD repeat domain 441, 5 90.53(n)1
    92.32(a)1
    724041  NM_175180.21  NP_780389.21 
     AK0116695  AK0336285  (see all 17)
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    ENSEMBL Gene Tree for WDR44
    (Paralogs according to 1HomoloGene
    and 2Ensembl, Pseudogenes according to 3Pseudogene.org)
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    Paralogs for WDR44 gene
    AHI12  

    (According to the 1NCBI SNP Database, 2Ensembl, 3PupaSUITE, and UniProtKB, Linkage Disequilibrium by HapMap, Genotyping Reagents from Applied Biosystems)
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    10/487 NCBI SNPs in WDR44 are shown (see all 487 )
    (Click for Applied Biosystems TaqMan ® Genotyping Assay)  (see all 110)
    ABGenomic DataTranscription DataAllele Frequencies
    SNP IDValidChr X posSequenceRecsAA
    Chg
    TypeMoreRecsAllele
    freq
    PopTotal
    sample
    More
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    rs17819461,2
    A,C,F,H117363843(+) GTCGGG/CCGCGC 1 -- ng515Minor allele frequency- C:0.49EA WA MN 1548
    rs17167851,2
    C,F,H117364188(+) TTCCCT/CTACTG 1 -- ut51 ese3 trp36Minor allele frequency- C:0.48EU EA WA MN 1666
    rs172714161,2
    C,F,H117412084(+) TAACCG/ACAAGC 1 T/A mis1 ese312Minor allele frequency- A:0.12NA EU EA WA 810
    rs17167841,2
    C,F117364052(+) CGCCCA/GCGTAT 1 -- ng51 tfbs33Minor allele frequency- G:0.45MN EA 1436
    --
    rs178555311,2
    H117412105(+) AAAGTA/GCGGTT 1 T/A mis14Minor allele frequency- G:0.00EU EA WA 416
    rs59103481,2
    H117416378(+) TACAGT/GAATGA 1 R/S mis14Minor allele frequency- G:0.00EU EA WA 410
    rs59560501,2
    A,C,F,H117411048(+) TTTGCC/TGCTGT 1 A/A syn1 ese38Minor allele frequency- T:0.25EU EA WA NA 604
    rs66034011,2
    C,F,H117412170(+) GTTACT/CGCCCA 1 T/T syn1 ese35Minor allele frequency- C:0.43EU EA WA NA 452
    rs105215841,2
    C,F,H117450810(+) AAAAAC/TGCACC 1 N/N syn114Minor allele frequency- T:0.12NS EU EA WA NA 780
    rs173181001,2
    C,F,H117405366(+) AATGAG/ATCCCC 1 E/E syn1 ese39Minor allele frequency- A:0.14NA EA EU WA 712
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    HapMap Linkage Disequilibrium images for WDR44 (up to first 250kb)

    (in which this Gene is Involved, According to OMIM, UniProtKB, PharmGKB, Genatlas, GeneTests, Blood group antigen gene mutations by BGMUT, HGMD, GAD, HuGE Navigator, BCGD, and/or TGDB.)
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    Human Genome Epidemiology Navigator: WDR44 (1 document)

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    (in PubMed. Associations of this gene to articles via 1Novoseek, 2HGNC, 3Entrez Gene, 4UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot, 5UniProtKB/TrEMBL, 6GAD, and/or 7PharmGKB)
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    10/22 PubMed articles for WDR44 gene (see all 22 ):
    (in PubMed, OMIM, and NCBI Bookshelf)
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     ANDOR
    Aliases
    Free Text  

      Query String
    PubMed
    OMIM
    NCBI Bookshelf
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    (According to Entrez Gene, HGNC, AceView, euGenes, Ensembl, miRBase, ECgene, and/or H-InvDB)
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    Entrez Gene: 54521 HGNC: 30512 AceView: WDR44 Ensembl:ENSG00000131725 euGenes: HUgn54521
    ECgene: WDR44 H-InvDB: WDR44
    (According to HUGE)
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    (According to ATLAS, HORDE, IMGT, MTDB, LEIDEN, UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot, and/or UniProtKB/TrEMBL,
    Wikipedia and/or GeneReviews via UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot)
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