Cytoplasmic FMR1-interacting protein 1 is a
protein
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that in humans is encoded by the ''CYFIP1''
gene
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.
Interactions
CYFIP1 has been shown to
interact
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with
FMR1
''FMR1'' (Fragile X Messenger Ribonucleoprotein 1) is a human gene that codes for a protein called ''fragile X messenger ribonucleoprotein'', or FMRP. This protein, most commonly found in the brain, is essential for normal cognitive development ...
,
[ to the exclusion of ]FXR1
Fragile X mental retardation syndrome-related protein 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''FXR1'' gene.
The protein encoded by this gene is an RNA binding protein that interacts with the functionally similar proteins FMR1 and FXR2. Th ...
and FXR2
Fragile X mental retardation syndrome-related protein 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''FXR2'' gene.
Function
The protein encoded by this gene is an RNA binding protein containing two KH domains and one RCG box, which is simila ...
.WAVE regulatory complex The WAVE regulatory complex (WRC, SCAR complex) is a five-subunit protein complex in the Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein (WASP) family involved in the formation of the actin cytoskeleton through interaction with the Arp2/3 complex. The holocomplex ...
(WRC),
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