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WIPI1 (WD Repeat Domain, Pyrin Interacting 1) is a PROPPIN family protein involved in autophagy, particularly in the formation of omegasomes and autophagosomes. It plays critical roles in cellular homeostasis and is implicated in neurodegenerative dise...
| Gene Symbol | WIPI1 |
| Full Name | WIPI1 |
| Aliases | WD Repeat Domain, Pyrin Interacting 1 |
| Chromosome | 1p34.2 |
| Protein Type | Gene |
| Function | WIPI1 localizes to the edges of the omegasome and is essential for the recruitment of downstream autophagy proteins (Proikas-Cezanne et al., 2004). |
| Molecular Weight | 49 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 449 aa |
| Exons | 10 |
| Pathways | Autophagy, Mitophagy, autophagy pathway, ubiquitin-proteasome |
| NCBI Gene ID | Search NCBI |
| GeneCards | WIPI1 |
| Human Protein Atlas | WIPI1 |
| Associated Diseases | ALS, Diabetes, Ms |
| Interactions | PARKIN, NDP52, LC3, P62, UBIQUITIN, PINK1 |
| KG Connections | 86 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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WIPI1["WIPI1"] -->|"interacts with"| Als["Als"]
WIPI1["WIPI1"] -->|"activates"| Als["Als"]
WIPI1["WIPI1"] -->|"associated with"| Als["Als"]
WIPI1["WIPI1"] -->|"associated with"| Ms["Ms"]
WIPI1["WIPI1"] -->|"associated with"| Diabetes["Diabetes"]
WIPI1["WIPI1"] -->|"interacts with"| ALS["ALS"]
NDP52["NDP52"] -->|"recruits"| WIPI1["WIPI1"]
WIPI1["WIPI1"] -->|"interacts with"| Mitophagy["Mitophagy"]
WIPI1["WIPI1"] -->|"interacts with"| Autophagy["Autophagy"]
WIPI1["WIPI1"] -->|"interacts with"| PARKIN["PARKIN"]
WIPI1["WIPI1"] -->|"interacts with"| NDP52["NDP52"]
WIPI1["WIPI1"] -->|"interacts with"| LC3["LC3"]
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style Als fill:#ef5350,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0
style Ms fill:#ef5350,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0
style Diabetes fill:#ef5350,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0
style ALS fill:#ef5350,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0
style NDP52 fill:#4a1a6b,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0
style Mitophagy fill:#1b5e20,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0
style Autophagy fill:#1b5e20,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0
style PARKIN fill:#4a1a6b,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0
style LC3 fill:#4a1a6b,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Als | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Diabetes | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| PARKIN | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NDP52 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| LC3 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| P62 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| UBIQUITIN | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PINK1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ULK1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Mitophagy | interacts_with | pathway | 0.60 |
| Autophagy | interacts_with | pathway | 0.60 |
| Mitophagy | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Autophagy | associated_with | pathway | 0.60 |
| Mitophagy | associated_with | pathway | 0.60 |
| Autophagy | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| MITOCHONDRIA | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MITOPHAGY | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AUTOPHAGY | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| autophagy pathway | participates_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| ubiquitin-proteasome | participates_in | pathway | 0.60 |
| ALS | associated_with | disease | 0.60 |
| OPTINEURIN | interacts_with | protein | 0.50 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDP52 | recruits | protein | 0.64 |
| LC3 | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| OPTINEURIN | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| ULK1 | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| PARKIN | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PINK1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ULK1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| LC3 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NDP52 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| P62 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| P62 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PARKIN | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PINK1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| C9ORF72 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| CD8 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| LRRK2 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| GBA | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| WDFY3 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| PIK3CB | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| RALB | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| GNAI3 | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| RAB7A | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GABARAPL2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| FOXO3 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| LAMP2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| RB1CC1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| EIF2AK3 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GAPDH | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| HSPA5 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ITPR1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ATG16L1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MYC | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| GABARAP | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| WIPI3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| WIPI2 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| WIPI4 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| UBIQUITIN | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| OPTINEURIN | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| LC3 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| ROCK | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| MIRNAS | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| IMMUNE INFILTRATION | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MICRORNAS | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AUTOPHAGY | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AUTOPHAGY-RELATED GENES | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MITOPHAGY | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| DIABETES MELLITUS | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ERK | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| ATG | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AUTOPHAGY | activates | gene | 0.60 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| No targeting hypotheses | |||
Scientific analyses that reference this entity
No analyses mention this entity
Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No papers found | ||||