WDR45B — WD repeat domain 45B
WDR45B belongs to a gene co-expression module in 1 of 28 SCUBA cell types. Each module groups genes that rise and fall together in that cell type; the genes it shares a module with are its closest co-expression partners there.
WDR45B's module in each cell type
| Cell type | Module | Shares the module with | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macrophages | Autophagy Vesicle Trafficking Lysosomal & pahgocytosis | ADNP2, AGO2, AP1G1, ARFGAP3, ATG2A, BANP, CHD1, CHD2 +26 more | View in SCUBA |
About the gene
| Synonyms | WDR45L, WIPI3 |
|---|---|
| Chromosome | 17: 82614562-82648553 |
| Predicted location | Intracellular |
| Essential gene | No |
| Protein class | Disease related genes, Human disease related genes, Predicted intracellular proteins |
| Biological process | Autophagy |
Function
Component of the autophagy machinery that controls the major intracellular degradation process by which cytoplasmic materials are packaged into autophagosomes and delivered to lysosomes for degradation. Binds phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate (PtdIns3P), and other phosphoinositides including PtdIns(3,5)P2, forming on membranes of the endoplasmic reticulum upon activation of the upstream ULK1 and PI3 kinases and is recruited at phagophore assembly sites where it regulates the elongation of nascent phagophores downstream of WIPI2. In the cellular response to starvation, may also function together with the TSC1-TSC2 complex and RB1CC1 in the inhibition of the mTORC1 signaling pathway.
Human Protein Atlas · Open Targets · UniProt
Gene annotation from the Human Protein Atlas and UniProt; see sources & licences.