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Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
WFS1
Identifiers
AliasesWFS1, CTRCT41, WFRS, WFS, WFSL, wolframin ER transmembrane glycoprotein
External IDsOMIM: 606201; MGI: 1328355; HomoloGene: 4380; GeneCards: WFS1; OMA:WFS1 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chromosome 4 (human)
Chr.Chromosome 4 (human)
Chromosome 4 (human)Genomic location for WFS1Genomic location for WFS1
Band4p16.1Start6,269,849 bp
End6,303,265 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chromosome 5 (mouse)
Chr.Chromosome 5 (mouse)
Chromosome 5 (mouse)Genomic location for WFS1Genomic location for WFS1
Band5|5 B3Start37,123,448 bp
End37,146,549 bp
RNA expression pattern
Bgee
HumanMouse (ortholog)
Top expressed in
  • right ovary

  • left ovary

  • body of uterus

  • nucleus accumbens

  • stromal cell of endometrium

  • popliteal artery

  • tibial arteries

  • ascending aorta

  • right lung

  • gastric mucosa
Top expressed in
  • olfactory tubercle

  • nucleus accumbens

  • Region I of hippocampus proper

  • extraocular muscle

  • digastric muscle

  • thalamic reticular nucleus

  • plantaris muscle

  • aortic valve

  • superior frontal gyrus

  • sternocleidomastoid muscle
More reference expression data
BioGPS
More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

7466

22393

Ensembl

ENSG00000109501

ENSMUSG00000039474

UniProt

O76024

P56695

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_006005
NM_001145853

NM_011716

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001139325
NP_005996

NP_035846

Location (UCSC)Chr 4: 6.27 – 6.3 MbChr 5: 37.12 – 37.15 Mb
PubMed search
Wikidata
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Wolframin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the WFS1 gene.

Function

This gene encodes a transmembrane protein, which is located primarily in the endoplasmic reticulum and ubiquitously expressed with highest levels in brain, pancreas, heart, and insulinoma beta-cell lines. Wolframin appears to function as a cation-selective ion channel.

Clinical significance

Mutations in this gene are associated with Wolfram syndrome, also called DIDMOAD (Diabetes Insipidus, Diabetes Mellitus, Optic Atrophy, and Deafness), an autosomal recessive disorder. The disease is characterized by non-immune insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and bilateral progressive optic atrophy, usually presenting in childhood or early adult life. Diverse neurologic symptoms, including a predisposition to psychiatric illness, may also be associated with this disorder. A large number and variety of mutations in this gene, particularly in exon 8, can be associated with this syndrome. Mutations in this gene can also cause autosomal dominant deafness 6 (DFNA6), also known as DFNA14 or DFNA38.

Mutations in this gene have also been associated with congenital cataracts.

References

  1. ^ GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000109501Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000039474Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. Polymeropoulos MH, Swift RG, Swift M (Jan 1995). "Linkage of the gene for Wolfram syndrome to markers on the short arm of chromosome 4". Nat Genet. 8 (1): 95–7. doi:10.1038/ng0994-95. PMID 7987399. S2CID 13210147.
  6. Inoue H, Tanizawa Y, Wasson J, Behn P, Kalidas K, Bernal-Mizrachi E, Mueckler M, Marshall H, Donis-Keller H, Crock P, Rogers D, Mikuni M, Kumashiro H, Higashi K, Sobue G, Oka Y, Permutt MA (Oct 1998). "A gene encoding a transmembrane protein is mutated in patients with diabetes mellitus and optic atrophy (Wolfram syndrome)". Nat Genet. 20 (2): 143–8. doi:10.1038/2441. PMID 9771706. S2CID 11917210.
  7. ^ "WFS1 wolframin ER transmembrane glycoprotein [ Homo sapiens (human) ]". National Center for Biotechnology Information.
  8. Osman AA, Saito M, Makepeace C, Permutt MA, Schlesinger P, Mueckler M (December 2003). "Wolframin expression induces novel ion channel activity in endoplasmic reticulum membranes and increases intracellular calcium". J. Biol. Chem. 278 (52): 52755–62. doi:10.1074/jbc.M310331200. PMID 14527944.
  9. Berry V, Gregory-Evans C, Emmett W, Waseem N, Raby J, Prescott D, Moore AT, Bhattacharya SS (March 2013). "Wolfram gene (WFS1) mutation causes autosomal dominant congenital nuclear cataract in humans". Eur. J. Hum. Genet. 21 (12): 1356–60. doi:10.1038/ejhg.2013.52. PMC 3831071. PMID 23531866.

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