TY  - JOUR
AU  - Xie, Song
AU  - Zuo, Ke
AU  - De Rubeis, Silvia
AU  - Ruggerone, Paolo
AU  - Carloni, Paolo
TI  - Molecular basis of the CYFIP2 and NCKAP1 autism‐linked variants in the WAVE regulatory complex
JO  - Protein science
VL  - 34
IS  - 1
SN  - 0961-8368
CY  - Bethesda, Md.
PB  - Protein Society
M1  - FZJ-2024-06997
SP  - e5238
PY  - 2025
AB  - The WAVE regulatory pentameric complex regulates actin remodeling. Two components of it (CYFIP2 and NCKAP1) are encoded by genes whose genetic mutations increase the risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and related neurodevelopmental disorders. Here, we use a newly developed computational protocol and hotspot analysis to uncover the functional impact of these mutations at the interface of the correct isoforms of the two proteins into the complex. The mutations turn out to be located on the surfaces involving the largest number of hotspots of the complex. Most of them decrease the affinity of the proteins for the rest of the complex, but some have the opposite effect. The results are fully consistent with the available experimental data. The observed changes in the WAVE regulatory complex stability might impact on complex activation and ultimately play a role in the aberrant pathway of the complex, leading to the cell derangement associated with the disease.
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
C6  - 39660913
UR  - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:001374415700001
DO  - DOI:10.1002/pro.5238
UR  - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/1034186
ER  -