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WASF1  -  WAS protein family, member 1

Homo sapiens

Synonyms: KIAA0269, Protein WAVE-1, SCAR1, Verprolin homology domain-containing protein 1, WASP family protein member 1, ...
 
 
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Disease relevance of WASF1

  • The overexpression of an Arp2/3 binding fragment of the Scar1 protein, shown previously to block actin-based motility of Listeria, had no effect on B. pseudomallei tail formation [1].
  • Expression of the Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome family members WAS, WASF1, and the small GTP-binding protein RAC-1, which are involved in actin cytoskeleton reorganization, was enhanced after MVA infection [2].
  • Back pain at wave 1 was not significantly associated with an increased risk for depression in the longitudinal analysis (OR = 0.8, 95% CI 0.5, 1.4) [3].
  • The ABRs already showed features which were characteristic for brain death (loss of components other than wave 1 or small wave 2) for four comatose recordings, in three of which N18 was preserved [4].
  • In the present study, a second wave of data were collected by randomly selecting a sample of participants from the wave 1 sample of 18,675 adults and readministering a telephone screening questionnaire designed to assess symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome [5].
 

Psychiatry related information on WASF1

  • These parenting practices indirectly forecast youth externalizing and internalizing behaviors 2 years later at Wave 5, through youth self-regulation at Wave 4 [6].
  • MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Mammogram and clinical breast examination during the past year and performance of monthly breast self examination, with the screening rates in wave 2 directly standardized to the income and education distribution of wave 1 in each area [7].
  • The originally reported 1-year incidence estimates for obsessive-compulsive disorder primarily reflect data from subjects at wave 2 who reported the onset of symptoms as preceding the wave 1 interview [8].
  • METHODS: After an initial (wave 1) multistage assessment (1995 through 1997) to identify prevalent cases of dementia, we used similar methods 3 years later (wave 2) to identify 104 incident cases of AD among the 3308 survivors [9].
  • RESULTS: In logistic regression models, older children, children with a wave 1 DSM-III-R diagnosis, children with more total behavior problems and family conflict, and children receiving a pediatric referral were more likely to receive mental health services [10].
 

High impact information on WASF1

  • WASp/Scar family proteins are prominent cellular nucleation promoting factors [11].
  • The brain-stem conduction time of the auditory evoked response (Wave V-I interval) was longer in babies with apnea than in those without it at a similar postconceptional age (at 32 to 33 weeks: mean, 6.16 vs. 5.35 msec, P less than 0.001; at 34 to 35 weeks: mean, 5.98 vs. 5.33 msec, P less than 0.002) [12].
  • Mechanism of regulation of WAVE1-induced actin nucleation by Rac1 and Nck [13].
  • Direct observation of dendritic actin filament networks nucleated by Arp2/3 complex and WASP/Scar proteins [14].
  • DESIGN: Data were collected at 2 points using computer-assisted personal interview (wave 1 and wave 2 were separated by 1 year) [15].
 

Chemical compound and disease context of WASF1

  • The Invader 1.0 assay (Invader HCV Genotyping Assay, version 1.0; Third Wave Technologies, Inc., Madison, WI) has been developed for the rapid differentiation of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes 1 to 6 based on sequence variation within the HCV 5' noncoding (NC) region [16].
  • Ritanserin significantly increased Slow Wave Sleep and changed the frequency and distribution of some stage transitions during the night [17].
  • Ketamine, an anesthetic agent primarily used in veterinary medicine and pediatrics, continues to gain in popularity in the drug abuse scene or 'Rave Wave' of all-night dance clubs [18].
  • METHODS: Scar volume was quantified using a validated three-dimensional speckle-pattern stereophotogrammetry before and for a minimum of 8 weeks after intralesional steroid therapy in 12 patients with keloid scars [19].
 

Biological context of WASF1

  • Rac signalling to actin -- a pathway that is thought to be mediated by the protein Scar/WAVE (WASP (Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein)-family verprolin homologous protein -- has a principal role in cell motility [13].
  • The opposite was true for WAVE1, and neither precipitated WAVE3, suggesting that WAVE isoforms have different affinities to these ligands, while the SH3 domain of abl binds to all 3 isoforms [20].
  • Changing the number of actin binding sites on a WASP family protein, either by removing a WH2 domain from N-WASP or by adding WH2 domains to Scar1, has no significant effect on nucleation activity [21].
  • While Scar/WAVE proteins are thought to be involved in lamellipodia protrusion, the hematopoietic WASP has been implicated in various actin-based processes such as chemotaxis, podosome formation, and phagocytosis [22].
  • WAVE1 was mapped on chromosome 6q21-22 [23].
 

Anatomical context of WASF1

  • Scar1 is a member of a new family of proteins related to WASP, and it may also have a role in regulating the actin cytoskeleton [24].
  • The induction of lamellipodia by platelet-derived growth factor was also suppressed by overexpression of the fragment of Scar1 that binds to the Arp2/3 complex [24].
  • In contrast to previously published results, neither WASp WA nor a similar region of the protein Scar1 significantly depolymerizes actin filaments under a variety of conditions [25].
  • To understand the roles of Scar1 and WASP in myeloid cells and their cytoskeletal control in haematopoietic tissues, we have explored their expression during differentiation of the promyeloid cell line HL-60 [26].
  • Expression of WASP and Scar1/WAVE1 actin-associated proteins is differentially modulated during differentiation of HL-60 cells [26].
 

Associations of WASF1 with chemical compounds

  • Undifferentiated HL-60 cells expressed Scar1 and WASP, and differentiation to neutrophils, induced by retinoic acid or non-retinoid agent treatments, led to a decrease in the level of expression of Scar1, whereas WASP expression was unaffected [26].
  • METHODS: A random sample of 416 women on methadone was assessed at baseline (wave 1) and at 6 months (wave 2), and 12 months (wave 3) following the initial assessment [27].
  • Smoking of crack cocaine increased from 11% in wave 1 to 60% in wave 2 and 67% in wave 3 ( p <.001) [28].
  • Probable clinical need was assessed with the Composite International Diagnostic Interview, the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test, and the 12-item Short Form Health Survey. RESULTS: High levels of persistent unmet need for care (44 to 52 percent) were found among respondents who had probable clinical need in wave 1 [29].
  • Randomized trial of low molecular weight heparin (enoxaparin) versus unfractionated heparin for unstable coronary artery disease: one-year results of the ESSENCE Study. Efficacy and Safety of Subcutaneous Enoxaparin in Non-Q Wave Coronary Events [30].
 

Physical interactions of WASF1

 

Regulatory relationships of WASF1

  • Ectopically expressed WAVE2 and WAVE3 induced actin filament clusters in a similar manner with WAVE1 [23].
  • In many cases, actin assembly is initiated when proteins of the WASP/Scar family respond to signals from Rho family G proteins and stimulate the actin-nucleating activity of the Arp2/3 complex [21].
 

Other interactions of WASF1

 

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of WASF1

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  14. Direct observation of dendritic actin filament networks nucleated by Arp2/3 complex and WASP/Scar proteins. Blanchoin, L., Amann, K.J., Higgs, H.N., Marchand, J.B., Kaiser, D.A., Pollard, T.D. Nature (2000) [Pubmed]
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  22. Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-biphosphate (PIP2)-induced vesicle movement depends on N-WASP and involves Nck, WIP, and Grb2. Benesch, S., Lommel, S., Steffen, A., Stradal, T.E., Scaplehorn, N., Way, M., Wehland, J., Rottner, K. J. Biol. Chem. (2002) [Pubmed]
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