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WDCP
WD repeat and coiled coil containing
Chromosome 2 Β· 2p23.3
NCBI Gene: 80304Ensembl: ENSG00000163026.12HGNC: HGNC:26157UniProt: Q9H6R7
65PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
βœ“ Experimental GO Evidenceβœ“ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
kinase bindingprotein complex oligomerizationcancercolorectal adenocarcinomanephrotic syndromefemur fracture
✦AI Summary

WDCP (WD repeat and coiled coil containing protein) is a protein containing WD repeats and coiled-coil domains involved in kinase binding and protein complex oligomerization. Functionally, WDCP serves as a novel fusion partner for anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK), where its C-terminal proline-rich segment mediates binding to the Src homology 3 domain of Hck kinase, leading to tyrosine phosphorylation of WDCP 1. WDCP exists as an oligomer in mammalian cells, and when fused to ALK, the protein imposes an oligomeric structure that results in constitutive kinase activation and signaling 1. Clinically, elevated WDCP expression is associated with unfavorable prognosis in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), identified as a prognostic biomarker in multi-gene risk stratification models 2. Additionally, WDCP was identified as a hub gene in lung adenocarcinoma pathways related to tumor progression 3. These findings suggest WDCP participates in oncogenic signaling pathways and may serve as a prognostic marker in hematologic and solid malignancies, though further functional characterization is warranted.

Sources cited
1
WDCP is a novel ALK fusion partner containing WD repeats and coiled-coil domains; mediates Hck kinase binding through proline-rich C-terminal segment; forms oligomers that enable constitutive ALK kinase activation
PMID: 25469238
2
High WDCP expression associated with poor outcome in DLBCL patients by univariate Cox regression analysis; identified as prognostic biomarker in 25-gene risk model
PMID: 32219808
3
WDCP identified as hub gene in lung adenocarcinoma weighted gene co-expression network related to tumor stage progression
PMID: 34517547
⚠Limited data available β€” This gene has 3 indexed publications. Summary and analysis may be incomplete.
Disease Associationsβ“˜20
cancerOpen Targets
0.46Moderate
colorectal adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.28Weak
nephrotic syndromeOpen Targets
0.27Weak
femur fractureOpen Targets
0.27Weak
lung carcinomaOpen Targets
0.19Weak
lung adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.19Weak
acute myeloid leukemiaOpen Targets
0.18Weak
B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemiaOpen Targets
0.18Weak
breast ductal adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.18Weak
cecum adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.18Weak
chronic lymphocytic leukemiaOpen Targets
0.18Weak
cutaneous melanomaOpen Targets
0.18Weak
gastric carcinomaOpen Targets
0.18Weak
gastric intestinal type adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.18Weak
kidney neoplasmOpen Targets
0.18Weak
melanomaOpen Targets
0.18Weak
multiple myelomaOpen Targets
0.18Weak
Ovarian Endometrioid Adenocarcinoma with Squamous DifferentiationOpen Targets
0.18Weak
skin basal cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.18Weak
urinary bladder carcinomaOpen Targets
0.18Weak
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
ALKProtein interaction81%RUVBL1Protein interaction75%EML4Protein interaction74%KIF5BProtein interaction73%RUVBL2Protein interaction72%MAT1AShared pathway50%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Heart
100%
Ovary
96%
Liver
90%
Brain
65%
Lung
59%
Bone Marrow
30%
Gene Interaction Network
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WDCPALKRUVBL1EML4KIF5BRUVBL2MAT1A
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted Β· UniProt Q9H6R7
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Constraintβ“˜
LOEUFβ“˜
0.71LoF Tolerant
pLIβ“˜
0.01Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.48 [0.34–0.71]
RankingsWhere WDCP stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #7,222of 20,598
    Most Researched65
  • #5,397of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.71
Genes detectedWDCP
Sources retrieved4 papers
Response timeβ€”
πŸ“„ Sources
4
1
Artificial Intelligence Analysis of Gene Expression Data Predicted the Prognosis of Patients with Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma.
PMID: 32219808
Tokai J Exp Clin Med Β· 2020
1.00
2
Molecular characterization of WDCP, a novel fusion partner for the anaplastic lymphoma tyrosine kinase ALK.
PMID: 25469238
Biomed Rep Β· 2015
0.75
3
Analysis of the role of METTL5 as a hub gene in lung adenocarcinoma based on a weighted gene co-expression network.
PMID: 34517547
Math Biosci Eng Β· 2021
0.50
4
[Physiological loading of the mandibular osteosynthesis: development of an improved mandibular load simulator].
PMID: 12494547
Biomed Tech (Berl) Β· 2002
0.25