ID Q9UBP0; PN Spastin; GN SPAST; OS 9606; SL Nucleus Position: SL-0178; SL Nucleus Position: SL-0182; SL Nucleus Position: SL-0198; SL Comments: Membrane {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_03021, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19000169}; Peripheral membrane protein {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_03021, ECO:0000305|PubMed:20200447}. Endoplasmic reticulum {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_03021, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16602018}. Midbody {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_03021, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18997780, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21310966, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25390646}. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, microtubule organizing center, centrosome {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_03021, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15269182, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15891913, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25390646}. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_03021, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15716377, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17389232, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18410514, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19000169, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20200447}. Cytoplasm, perinuclear region {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_03021, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11809724, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15147984, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15269182, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15537668}. Nucleus {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_03021, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15147984, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15269182, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16026783}. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, spindle {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_03021, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15269182}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000255|HAMAP- Rule:MF_03021, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16026783, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20200447}. Cell projection, axon {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15269182}. Note=Forms an intramembrane hairpin-like structure in the membrane (PubMed:20200447). Localization to the centrosome is independent of microtubules (PubMed:15891913). Localizes to the midbody of dividing cells, and this requires CHMP1B (PubMed:18997780). Enriched in the distal axons and branches of postmitotic neurons (PubMed:15269182). Mainly nuclear in interphase cells and becomes associated with the centrosomes, spindle microtubules, midzone and finally the midbody during cell division (PubMed:15269182). {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_03021, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15269182, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15891913, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18997780, ECO:0000305|PubMed:20200447}. [Isoform 1]: Endoplasmic reticulum membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19000169, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23969831}; Peripheral membrane protein {ECO:0000305|PubMed:20200447}. Nucleus membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:26040712}. Lipid droplet {ECO:0000269|PubMed:25875445}. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19000169, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20200447}. Endosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23897888}. Note=Forms an intramembrane hairpin-like structure in the membrane (PubMed:20200447). Recruited to nuclear membrane by IST1 during late anaphase (PubMed:26040712). Localizes to endoplasmic reticulum tubular network (PubMed:23969831). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23969831, ECO:0000269|PubMed:26040712, ECO:0000305|PubMed:20200447}. [Isoform 3]: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20200447, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23969831}. Endosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19000169, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23897888}. Nucleus membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16026783, ECO:0000269|PubMed:26040712}. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton, microtubule organizing center, centrosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:25390646}. Note=Constitutes the main endosomal form (PubMed:19000169). Recruited to nuclear membrane by IST1 during late anaphase (PubMed:26040712). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19000169, ECO:0000269|PubMed:26040712}. DR UNIPROT: Q9UBP0; DR UNIPROT: A7E2A7; DR UNIPROT: Q9UPR9; DR PDB: 3EAB; DR PDB: 3VFD; DR PDB: 5Z6Q; DR PDB: 5Z6R; DR PDB: 6PEK; DR PDB: 6PEN; DR Pfam: PF00004; DR Pfam: PF17862; DR Pfam: PF09336; DR PROSITE: PS00674; DR OMIM: 182601; DR OMIM: 604277; DR DisGeNET: 6683; DE Function: ATP-dependent microtubule severing protein that specifically recognizes and cuts microtubules that are polyglutamylated (PubMed:11809724, PubMed:15716377, PubMed:16219033, PubMed:17389232, PubMed:20530212, PubMed:22637577, PubMed:26875866). Preferentially recognizes and acts on microtubules decorated with short polyglutamate tails: severing activity increases as the number of glutamates per tubulin rises from one to eight, but decreases beyond this glutamylation threshold (PubMed:26875866). Severing activity is not dependent on tubulin acetylation or detyrosination (PubMed:26875866). Microtubule severing promotes reorganization of cellular microtubule arrays and the release of microtubules from the centrosome following nucleation. It is critical for the biogenesis and maintenance of complex microtubule arrays in axons, spindles and cilia. SPAST is involved in abscission step of cytokinesis and nuclear envelope reassembly during anaphase in cooperation with the ESCRT-III complex (PubMed:19000169, PubMed:21310966, PubMed:26040712). Recruited at the midbody, probably by IST1, and participates in membrane fission during abscission together with the ESCRT-III complex (PubMed:21310966). Recruited to the nuclear membrane by IST1 and mediates microtubule severing, promoting nuclear envelope sealing and mitotic spindle disassembly during late anaphase (PubMed:26040712). Required for membrane traffic from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to the Golgi and endosome recycling (PubMed:23897888). Recruited by IST1 to endosomes and regulates early endosomal tubulation and recycling by mediating microtubule severing (PubMed:23897888). Probably plays a role in axon growth and the formation of axonal branches (PubMed:15716377). {ECO:0000255|HAMAP-Rule:MF_03021, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11809724, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15716377, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16219033, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17389232, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19000169, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20530212, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21310966, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22637577, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23897888, ECO:0000269|PubMed:26040712, ECO:0000269|PubMed:26875866}. [Isoform 1]: Involved in lipid metabolism by regulating the size and distribution of lipid droplets. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:25875445}. DE Disease: Spastic paraplegia 4, autosomal dominant (SPG4) [MIM:182601]: A form of spastic paraplegia, a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by a slow, gradual, progressive weakness and spasticity of the lower limbs. Rate of progression and the severity of symptoms are quite variable. Initial symptoms may include difficulty with balance, weakness and stiffness in the legs, muscle spasms, and dragging the toes when walking. In some forms of the disorder, bladder symptoms (such as incontinence) may appear, or the weakness and stiffness may spread to other parts of the body. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10610178, ECO:0000269|PubMed:10699187, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11015453, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11039577, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11087788, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11309678, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11809724, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11843700, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11985387, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12124993, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12161613, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12163196, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12202986, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12460147, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12552568, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12939659, ECO:0000269|PubMed:14732620, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15159500, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15210521, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15248095, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15326248, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15482961, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15667412, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15716377, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15891913, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16339213, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16682546, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16684598, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17389232, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17594340, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19000169, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20214791, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20550563, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20562464, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20718791, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20932283, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21546041, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22960362, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23279441, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24824479, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25045380, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25421405, ECO:0000269|PubMed:28572275}. Note=The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry. DE Reference Proteome: Yes; DE Interaction: O43633; IntAct: EBI-21757061; Score: 0.35 DE Interaction: P52948; IntAct: EBI-21757061; Score: 0.35 DE Interaction: P53990; IntAct: EBI-21757061; Score: 0.35 DE Interaction: P57740; IntAct: EBI-21757061; Score: 0.35 DE Interaction: Q8NFH3; IntAct: EBI-21757061; Score: 0.35 DE Interaction: Q8WUM0; IntAct: EBI-21757061; Score: 0.35 DE Interaction: Q9BW27; IntAct: EBI-21757061; Score: 0.35 DE Interaction: Q9H444; IntAct: EBI-11151252; Score: 0.35 DE Interaction: P02768; IntAct: EBI-1222961; Score: 0.35 DE Interaction: A0A0H2W6D4; IntAct: EBI-2854381; Score: 0.00 DE Interaction: Q86XJ1; IntAct: EBI-9248304; Score: 0.27 DE Interaction: Q96GD4; IntAct: EBI-9248289; Score: 0.27 DE Interaction: P05214; IntAct: EBI-10992821; Score: 0.35 DE Interaction: P06240; IntAct: EBI-10997111; Score: 0.35 DE Interaction: E9QLB2; IntAct: EBI-11017420; Score: 0.35 DE Interaction: Q6PB44; IntAct: EBI-11097749; Score: 0.35 DE Interaction: P46467; IntAct: EBI-11115954; Score: 0.35 DE Interaction: Q923W1; IntAct: EBI-11136374; Score: 0.35 DE Interaction: Q96P20; IntAct: EBI-11141914; Score: 0.35 DE Interaction: P15408; IntAct: EBI-11145265; Score: 0.35 DE Interaction: Q9Y484; IntAct: EBI-21757061; Score: 0.35 DE Interaction: Q9NP79; IntAct: EBI-21757061; Score: 0.35 DE Interaction: Q8IUE6; IntAct: EBI-21757061; Score: 0.35 DE Interaction: Q6ZNA4; IntAct: EBI-21806464; Score: 0.35 DE Interaction: Q8WXF7; IntAct: EBI-15590258; Score: 0.59 DE Interaction: P83105; IntAct: EBI-25745135; Score: 0.35 DE Interaction: Q5T4F4; IntAct: EBI-25506678; Score: 0.46 DE Interaction: Q00765; IntAct: EBI-25683908; Score: 0.27 GO GO:0030424; GO GO:1904115; GO GO:0005813; GO GO:0005737; GO GO:0031410; GO GO:0005829; GO GO:0005789; GO GO:0071782; GO GO:0005768; GO GO:0070062; GO GO:0016021; GO GO:0005811; GO GO:0005874; GO GO:0030496; GO GO:0031965; GO GO:0005654; GO GO:0005634; GO GO:0048471; GO GO:0000922; GO GO:0043014; GO GO:0005524; GO GO:0016887; GO GO:0048487; GO GO:0016853; GO GO:0008017; GO GO:0008568; GO GO:0044877; GO GO:0008089; GO GO:0019896; GO GO:0007409; GO GO:0032506; GO GO:0061640; GO GO:0006888; GO GO:0010458; GO GO:0090148; GO GO:0008152; GO GO:0001578; GO GO:0051013; GO GO:0000281; GO GO:0007084; GO GO:0051228; GO GO:0031468; GO GO:0032467; GO GO:0031117; GO GO:0034214; GO GO:0051260; TP Membrane Topology: Peripheral; Source: UniProt - Curator Inference {ECO:0000305|PubMed:20200447}; SQ MNSPGGRGKKKGSGGASNPVPPRPPPPCLAPAPPAAGPAPPPESPHKRNLYYFSYPLFVGFALLRLVAFHLGLLFVWLCQ SQ RFSRALMAAKRSSGAAPAPASASAPAPVPGGEAERVRVFHKQAFEYISIALRIDEDEKAGQKEQAVEWYKKGIEELEKGI SQ AVIVTGQGEQCERARRLQAKMMTNLVMAKDRLQLLEKMQPVLPFSKSQTDVYNDSTNLACRNGHLQSESGAVPKRKDPLT SQ HTSNSLPRSKTVMKTGSAGLSGHHRAPSYSGLSMVSGVKQGSGPAPTTHKGTPKTNRTNKPSTPTTATRKKKDLKNFRNV SQ DSNLANLIMNEIVDNGTAVKFDDIAGQDLAKQALQEIVILPSLRPELFTGLRAPARGLLLFGPPGNGKTMLAKAVAAESN SQ ATFFNISAASLTSKYVGEGEKLVRALFAVARELQPSIIFIDEVDSLLCERREGEHDASRRLKTEFLIEFDGVQSAGDDRV SQ LVMGATNRPQELDEAVLRRFIKRVYVSLPNEETRLLLLKNLLCKQGSPLTQKELAQLARMTDGYSGSDLTALAKDAALGP SQ IRELKPEQVKNMSASEMRNIRLSDFTESLKKIKRSVSPQTLEAYIRWNKDFGDTTV //