WFDC12 WAP four-disulfide core domain 12 [Homo sapiens (human)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: WFDC12provided by HGNC
Official Full Name: WAP four-disulfide core domain 12provided by HGNC
Primary source: HGNC:HGNC:16115
See related: Ensembl:ENSG00000168703 MIM:609872; AllianceGenome:HGNC:16115
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: REVIEWED
Organism: Homo sapiens
Lineage: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
Also known as: WAP2; SWAM2; C20orf122; dJ211D12.4
Summary: This gene encodes a member of the WAP-type four-disulfide core (WFDC) domain family. The WFDC domain, or WAP signature motif, contains eight cysteines forming four disulfide bonds at the core of the protein, and functions as a protease inhibitor. Most WFDC gene members are localized to chromosome 20q12-q13 in two clusters: centromeric and telomeric. This gene belongs to the centromeric cluster. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Expression: Biased expression in skin (RPKM 13.5) and esophagus (RPKM 0.8) See more
Orthologs: mouse all
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Genomic context

Location:: 20q13.12

Exon count:: 3

Annotation release	Status	Assembly	Chr	Location
RS_2024_08	current	GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40)	20	NC_000020.11 (45123425..45124465, complement)
RS_2024_08	current	T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1)	20	NC_060944.1 (46859329..46860369, complement)
RS_2024_09	previous assembly	GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25)	20	NC_000020.10 (43752066..43753106, complement)

Chromosome 20 - NC_000020.11 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:

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Expression

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Project title: Tissue-specific circular RNA induction during human fetal development
Description: 35 human fetal samples from 6 tissues (3 - 7 replicates per tissue) collected between 10 and 20 weeks gestational time were sequenced using Illumina TruSeq Stranded Total RNA
BioProject: PRJNA270632
Publication: PMID 26076956
Analysis date: Mon Apr 2 22:54:59 2018

Bibliography

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Construction of a novel pyrotosis-related prognostic model of esophageal square cell carcinoma and determination of the anti-tumor effect of WFDC12.
Title: Construction of a novel pyrotosis-related prognostic model of esophageal square cell carcinoma and determination of the anti-tumor effect of WFDC12.
WFDC12-overexpressing contributes to the development of atopic dermatitis via accelerating ALOX12/15 metabolism and PAF accumulation.
Title: WFDC12-overexpressing contributes to the development of atopic dermatitis via accelerating ALOX12/15 metabolism and PAF accumulation.
The Whey Acidic Protein WFDC12 Is Specifically Expressed in Terminally Differentiated Keratinocytes and Regulates Epidermal Serine Protease Activity.
Title: The Whey Acidic Protein WFDC12 Is Specifically Expressed in Terminally Differentiated Keratinocytes and Regulates Epidermal Serine Protease Activity.
The size is 774 bp and it gives rise to a polypeptide of 111 amino acid residues that is homologous to elafin and similar WAP-type protease inhibitors.
Title: Identification of a novel protease inhibitor gene that is highly expressed in the prostate.

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Phenotypes

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Variation

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Interactions

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Products	Interactant	Other Gene	Complex	Source	Pubs	Description

General gene information

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Markers

AL023482 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:71959

NoName (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:494508

NoName (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:484093

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables protein binding	IPI Inferred from Physical Interaction more info	PubMed
enables serine-type endopeptidase inhibitor activity	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables serine-type endopeptidase inhibitor activity	NAS Non-traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in antibacterial humoral response	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in defense response to bacterium	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
involved_in innate immune response	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
is_active_in extracellular space	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info

General protein information

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Preferred Names: WAP four-disulfide core domain protein 12

Names: protease inhibitor WAP2; putative protease inhibitor WAP12; single WAP motif protein 2; whey acidic protein 2

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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