This gene encodes a member of the Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS) protein family. Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome proteins share similar domain structure, and associate with a variety of signaling molecules to alter the actin cytoskeleton. The encoded protein is
miRNAmiRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
Gene ontology (GO)Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
Regulates actin polymerization by stimulating the actin-nucleating activity of the Arp2/3 complex (PubMed:16767080, PubMed:19366662, PubMed:19487689, PubMed:22847007, PubMed:22921828, PubMed:9422512). Involved in various processes, such as mitos
Evidence Score:★☆☆☆☆ Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only★★☆☆☆ Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations★★★☆☆ Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources★★★★☆ ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)★★★★★ ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations
ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases
(OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
["Endocytosis","Regulation of actin cytoskeleton","Bacterial invasion of epithelial cells","Pathogenic Escherichia coli infection","Shigellosis","Salmonella infection","Yersinia infection","Regulation of actin dynamics for phagocytic cup formation","RHO GTPases Activate WASPs and WAVEs","FCGR3A-mediated phagocytosis","EPHB-mediated forward signaling","Clathrin-mediated endocytosis"]
["Endocytosis","Regulation of actin cytoskeleton","Bacterial invasion of epithelial cells","Pathogenic Escherichia coli infection","Shigellosis","Salmonella infection","Yersinia infection","Regulation of actin dynamics for phagocytic cup formation","RHO GTPases Activate WASPs and WAVEs","FCGR3A-mediated phagocytosis","EPHB-mediated forward signaling","Clathrin-mediated endocytosis"]
["Endocytosis","Regulation of actin cytoskeleton","Bacterial invasion of epithelial cells","Pathogenic Escherichia coli infection","Shigellosis","Salmonella infection","Yersinia infection","Regulation of actin dynamics for phagocytic cup formation","RHO GTPases Activate WASPs and WAVEs","FCGR3A-mediated phagocytosis","EPHB-mediated forward signaling","Clathrin-mediated endocytosis"]
["Endocytosis","Regulation of actin cytoskeleton","Bacterial invasion of epithelial cells","Pathogenic Escherichia coli infection","Shigellosis","Salmonella infection","Yersinia infection","Regulation of actin dynamics for phagocytic cup formation","RHO GTPases Activate WASPs and WAVEs","FCGR3A-mediated phagocytosis","EPHB-mediated forward signaling","Clathrin-mediated endocytosis"]
["Endocytosis","Regulation of actin cytoskeleton","Bacterial invasion of epithelial cells","Pathogenic Escherichia coli infection","Shigellosis","Salmonella infection","Yersinia infection","Regulation of actin dynamics for phagocytic cup formation","RHO GTPases Activate WASPs and WAVEs","FCGR3A-mediated phagocytosis","EPHB-mediated forward signaling","Clathrin-mediated endocytosis"]
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Diseases Linked via Similar GenesDiseases curated for genes most similar to WASL (see Related Genes above), that are NOT already directly curated for WASL itself -- a lead worth checking, not a confirmed association.