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ArticleProtein science : a publication of the Protein Society2025

Molecular basis of the CYFIP2 and NCKAP1 autism-linked variants in the WAVE regulatory complex.

Song Xie, Ke Zuo, Silvia De Rubeis, Paolo Ruggerone, Paolo Carloni

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Article in Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Song XieComputational Biomedicine, Institute of Advanced Simulation IAS-5 and Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine INM-9, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany.
Ke ZuoComputational Biomedicine, Institute of Advanced Simulation IAS-5 and Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine INM-9, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany.
Silvia De RubeisSeaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.
Paolo RuggeroneDepartment of Physics, University of Cagliari, Monserrato, Cagliari, Italy.
Paolo CarloniComputational Biomedicine, Institute of Advanced Simulation IAS-5 and Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine INM-9, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9010-0149

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China Scholarship Council 202306650006Italian Ministry of University and Research ECS0000038Italian Ministry of University and Research F53D23001170006Italian Ministry of University and Research PE00000019
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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.

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Adaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingOncogene ProteinsAutism Spectrum DisorderAutistic DisorderCell Adhesion Molecules, NeuronalHumansModels, MolecularMutationAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingCell Adhesion Molecules, NeuronalCYFIP2 protein, humanNck proteinOncogene Proteinsautism‐linked mutationshotspot analysisprotein isoformsprotein–protein dockingWAVE regulatory complex

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PMID39660913
PMCPMC11632847

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