WASP Family Member 2
WAVE2
SCAR2
Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein Family Member 2
Verprolin Homology Domain-Containing Protein 2
WASP Family Protein Member 2
WAS Protein Family Member 2
Actin-Binding Protein WASF2
Protein WAVE-2
Putative Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein Family Member 4
Suppressor Of Cyclic-AMP Receptor (WASP-Family)
WASP Family Verprolin-Homologous Protein 2
WAS Protein Family, Member 2
WASP Family Protein Member 4
DJ393P12.2
WASF4
IMD2
This gene encodes a member of the Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein family. The gene product is a protein that forms a multiprotein complex that links receptor kinases and actin. Binding to actin occurs through a C-terminal verprolin homology domain in all family members. The multiprotein complex serves to tranduce signals that involve changes in cell shape, motility or function. The published map location (PMID:10381382) has been changed based on recent genomic sequence comparisons, which indicate that the expressed gene is located on chromosome 1, and a pseudogene may be located on chromosome X. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2011]
Forensic Context
A study in mice demonstrated that chronic methamphetamine administration significantly upregulated the WASF2 in cortical astrocytes, implicating its role in the adherens junction pathway as part of the profound transcriptomic changes driving glial dysfunction [Oladapo et al. DOI:10.3390/Ijms26020649].