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Facts about Nck-associated protein 1.
Actin remodeling activity is governed by RAC1. As component of the WAVE1 complex, required for BDNF-NTRK2 endocytic trafficking and signaling from early endosomes.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | NCKAP1 |
| Uniprot: | Q9Y2A7 |
| Entrez: | 10787 |

| Belongs to: |
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| HEM-1/HEM-2 family |

FLJ11291; HEM2p125Nap1; KIAA0587; Membrane-associated protein HEM-2; MGC8981; NAP 1; NAP125; NAP1Nap1; NCK-associated protein 1
Mass (kDA):
128.79 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 2q32.1 |
| Sequence: | 2; NC_000002.12 (182909115..183038457, complement) |
Expressed in all tissues examined except peripheral blood leukocytes, with highest expression in brain, heart, and skeletal muscle.
Cell membrane; Single-pass membrane protein; Cytoplasmic side. Cell projection, lamellipodium membrane; Single-pass membrane protein; Cytoplasmic side. At the interface between the lamellipodial actin meshwork and the membrane.






PMID: 10673335 by Suzuki T., et al. Molecular cloning of a novel apoptosis-related gene, human Nap1 (NCKAP1), and its possible relation to Alzheimer disease.
PMID: 25121749 by Stanton R.J., et al. HCMV pUL135 remodels the actin cytoskeleton to impair immune recognition of infected cells.