Protein
Putative WAS protein family homolog 4
Function
May act as a nucleation-promoting factor at the surface of endosomes, where it recruits and activates the Arp2/3 complex to induce actin polymerization, playing a key role in the fission of tubules that serve as transport intermediates during endosome sorting.
Similarity
Belongs to the WASH1 family.
Sequence
MSGVMCLKASDTWASGIRSQPQGCLGKWRSMRCKHTRMHLAHLGNSRQLISLGPPRTREDGSRISQQVEQSRSQVQAIGEKVSLAQAKIEKIKGSKKAIKVFSSAKYPAPERLQEYGSIFTDAQDPGLQRRPRHRIQSKQRPLDERALQEKLKDFPVCVSTKPEPEDDAEEGLGGLPSNISSVSSLLLFNTTENLYKKYVFLDPLAGAVTKTHVMLGAETEEKLFDAPLSISKREQLEQQVPENYFYVPDLGQVPEIDVPSYLPDLPGIANDLMYIADLGPGIAPSAPGTIPELPTFHTEVAEPLKVDLQDGVLTPPPPPPPPPPAPEVLASAPPLPPSTAAPVGQGARQDDSSSSASPSVQGAPREVVDPSGGWATLLESIRQAGGIGKAKLRSMKERKLEKQQQKEQEQVRATSQGGHLMSDLFNKLVMRRKGISGKGPGAGDGPGGAFARVSDSIPPLPPPQQPQAEDEDDWES