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Structural highlights

Function

WDR91_HUMAN Functions as a negative regulator of the PI3 kinase/PI3K activity associated with endosomal membranes via BECN1, a core subunit of the PI3K complex. By modifying the phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate/PtdInsP3 content of endosomal membranes may regulate endosome fusion, recycling, sorting and early to late endosome transport (PubMed:26783301). It is for instance, required for the delivery of cargos like BST2/tetherin from early to late endosome and thereby participates indirectly to their degradation by the lysosome (PubMed:27126989). May play a role in meiosis (By similarity).[UniProtKB:Q7TMQ7]^{[1] [2]}

References

1. ↑ Liu K, Jian Y, Sun X, Yang C, Gao Z, Zhang Z, Liu X, Li Y, Xu J, Jing Y, Mitani S, He S, Yang C. Negative regulation of phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate levels in early-to-late endosome conversion. J Cell Biol. 2016 Jan 18;212(2):181-98. doi: 10.1083/jcb.201506081. PMID:26783301 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.201506081
2. ↑ Rapiteanu R, Davis LJ, Williamson JC, Timms RT, Paul Luzio J, Lehner PJ. A Genetic Screen Identifies a Critical Role for the WDR81-WDR91 Complex in the Trafficking and Degradation of Tetherin. Traffic. 2016 Aug;17(8):940-58. doi: 10.1111/tra.12409. Epub 2016 May 25. PMID:27126989 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tra.12409