WDR5

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WD repeat-containing protein 5 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the WDR5 gene.[1][2]

This gene encodes a member of the WD repeat protein family. WD repeats are minimally conserved regions of approximately 40 amino acids typically bracketed by gly-his and trp-asp (GH-WD), which may facilitate formation of heterotrimeric or multiprotein complexes. Members of this family are involved in a variety of cellular processes, including cell cycle progression, signal transduction, apoptosis, and gene regulation. This protein contains 7 WD repeats. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding the same protein have been identified.[2]

Interactions

WDR5 has been shown to interact with Host cell factor C1[3][4] and MLL.[3] It also interacts with the long non-coding RNA HOTTIP.[5] WDR5 is a key determinant for MYC recruitment to chromatin[6]

References

  1. Gori F, Divieti P, Demay MB (Dec 2001). "Cloning and characterization of a novel WD-40 repeat protein that dramatically accelerates osteoblastic differentiation". J Biol Chem. 276 (49): 46515–22. doi:10.1074/jbc.M105757200. PMID 11551928.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: WDR5 WD repeat domain 5".
  3. 3.0 3.1 Yokoyama, Akihiko; Wang Zhong; Wysocka Joanna; Sanyal Mrinmoy; Aufiero Deborah J; Kitabayashi Issay; Herr Winship; Cleary Michael L (Jul 2004). "Leukemia proto-oncoprotein MLL forms a SET1-like histone methyltransferase complex with menin to regulate Hox gene expression". Mol. Cell. Biol. United States. 24 (13): 5639–49. doi:10.1128/MCB.24.13.5639-5649.2004. ISSN 0270-7306. PMC 480881. PMID 15199122.
  4. Wysocka, Joanna; Myers Michael P; Laherty Carol D; Eisenman Robert N; Herr Winship (Apr 2003). "Human Sin3 deacetylase and trithorax-related Set1/Ash2 histone H3-K4 methyltransferase are tethered together selectively by the cell-proliferation factor HCF-1". Genes Dev. United States. 17 (7): 896–911. doi:10.1101/gad.252103. ISSN 0890-9369. PMC 196026. PMID 12670868.
  5. Wang KC, Yang YW, Liu B, Sanyal A, Corces-Zimmerman R, Chen Y, et al. (2011). "A long noncoding RNA maintains active chromatin to coordinate homeotic gene expression". Nature. 472 (7341): 120–4. Bibcode:2011Natur.472..120W. doi:10.1038/nature09819. PMC 3670758. PMID 21423168.
  6. Thomas, L. R.; Tansey, W. P. (2015). "Interaction with WDR5 Promotes Target Gene Recognition and Tumorigenesis by MYC". Molecular Cell. 58 (3): 1–13. doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2015.02.028. PMC 4427524. PMID 25818646.

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