The WASH (WASP and Scar homologue) complex is present at the surface of endosomes and recruits and activates the Arp2/3 complex to induce mediated actin nucleation. The WASH complex plays a key role in the fission of tubules that serve as transport intermediates during endosome sorting [].The WASH complex consists of several subunits: F-actin-capping protein subunit alpha (CAPZA1, CAPZA2 or CAPZA3), F-actin-capping protein subunit beta (CAPZB), WASH (WASH1, WASH2P, WASH3P, WASH4P, WASH5P or WASH6P), FAM21 (FAM21A, FAM21B or FAM21C), KIAA1033, KIAA0196 (strumpellin) and CCDC53.This entry represents the WASH complex subunit 3, also known as CCDC53.
This entry represents the N-terminal WAHD domain (N-terminal WASH homology regions) of the WASH1 protein, which is a component of the WASH complex that is present at the surface of endosomes and activates the Arp2/3-mediated F-actin polymerisation []. This domain covers the conserved WHD1/EVH1 and WHD2 domains. WASH1 interact with FAM21 via its WHD1 domain and binds to tubulin through its WHD2 domain [].The WASH complex consists of several subunits: F-actin-capping protein subunit alpha (CAPZA1, CAPZA2 or CAPZA3), F-actin-capping protein subunit beta (CAPZB), WASH (WASH1, WASH2P, WASH3P, WASH4P, WASH5P or WASH6P), FAM21 (FAM21A, FAM21B or FAM21C), KIAA1033, KIAA0196 (strumpellin) and CCDC53.
The WASH (WASP and Scar homologue) complex is present at the surface of endosomes and recruits and activates the Arp2/3 complex to induce mediated actin nucleation. The WASH complex plays a key role in the fission of tubules that serve as transport intermediates during endosome sorting [].The WASH complex consists of several subunits: F-actin-capping protein subunit alpha (CAPZA1, CAPZA2 or CAPZA3), F-actin-capping protein subunit beta (CAPZB), WASH (WASH1, WASH2P, WASH3P, WASH4P, WASH5P or WASH6P), FAM21 (FAM21A, FAM21B or FAM21C), KIAA1033, KIAA0196 (strumpellin) and CCDC53.This entry represents the WASH complex subunit SWIP (strumpellin and WASH-interacting protein; also known as subunit 4 or subunit 7 or KIAA1033). SWIP is a candidate gene for non-syndromic autosomal recessive intellectual disability [].
The WASH (WASP and Scar homologue) complex is present at the surface of endosomes and recruits and activates the Arp2/3 complex to induce mediated actin nucleation. The WASH complex plays a key role in the fission of tubules that serve as transport intermediates during endosome sorting [].The WASH complex consists of several subunits: F-actin-capping protein subunit alpha (CAPZA1, CAPZA2 or CAPZA3), F-actin-capping protein subunit beta (CAPZB), WASH (WASH1, WASH2P, WASH3P, WASH4P, WASH5P or WASH6P), FAM21 (FAM21A, FAM21B or FAM21C), KIAA1033, KIAA0196 (strumpellin) and CCDC53.Strumpellin contains one known domain called a spectrin repeat that consists of three α-helices of a characteristic length wrapped in a left-handed coiled coil. The spectrin proteins have multiple copies of this repeat, which can then form multimers in the cell. Spectrin associates with the cell membrane via spectrin repeats in the ankyrin protein. The spectrin repeat is a structural platform for cytoskeletal protein assemblies. Two closely situated point mutations in human strumpellin lead to the condition of hereditary spastic paraplegia.
