SNCA: a member of the synuclein family. Abundantly expressed in the brain. Inhibits phospholipase D2 selectively. May integrate presynaptic signaling and membrane trafficking. Implicated in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease. A major component of amyloid plaques in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease. Two alternatively spliced isoforms transcripts have been identified.
Protein type: Adaptor/scaffold
Cellular Component: Golgi apparatus; nuclear outer membrane; mitochondrion; terminal button; inclusion body; cytosol; synaptic vesicle; platelet alpha granule membrane; perinuclear region of cytoplasm; cytoplasm; synapse; cytoplasmic vesicle membrane; intracellular membrane-bound organelle; rough endoplasmic reticulum; cell; fibril; cell cortex; actin cytoskeleton; growth cone; cytoskeleton; axon; plasma membrane; ribosome; nerve terminal; nucleus
Molecular Function: identical protein binding; histone binding; zinc ion binding; kinesin binding; metal ion binding; ferrous iron binding; magnesium ion binding; Hsp70 protein binding; oxidoreductase activity; calcium ion binding; enzyme binding; phospholipase binding; phospholipid binding; alpha-tubulin binding; protein domain specific binding; microtubule binding; caspase inhibitor activity; beta-tubulin binding; protein N-terminus binding; phosphoprotein binding; arachidonic acid binding; dynein binding; protein binding; copper ion binding; tau protein binding
Biological Process: regulation of acyl-CoA biosynthetic process; adult locomotory behavior; regulation of neurotransmitter secretion; positive regulation of endocytosis; response to lipopolysaccharide; dopamine biosynthetic process; dopamine metabolic process; positive regulation of neurotransmitter secretion; response to magnesium ion; regulation of neuron apoptosis; synapse organization and biogenesis; negative regulation of neuron apoptosis; response to drug; negative regulation of dopamine metabolic process; synaptic vesicle endocytosis; negative regulation of transporter activity; negative regulation of apoptosis; regulation of neuronal synaptic plasticity; regulation of long-term neuronal synaptic plasticity; negative regulation of serotonin uptake; synaptic transmission, dopaminergic; mitochondrial membrane organization and biogenesis; negative regulation of norepinephrine uptake; microglial cell activation; negative regulation of caspase activity; negative regulation of monooxygenase activity; fatty acid metabolic process; regulation of dopamine secretion; positive regulation of synaptic transmission; negative regulation of histone acetylation; negative regulation of dopamine uptake; synaptic transmission; negative regulation of exocytosis; negative regulation of protein amino acid phosphorylation; behavioral response to cocaine; phospholipid metabolic process; receptor internalization; response to iron(II) ion; positive regulation of receptor recycling; caspase activation; neutral lipid metabolic process; protein destabilization; regulation of glutamate secretion; negative regulation of microtubule polymerization; regulation of macrophage activation; synaptic vesicle transport; positive regulation of peptidyl-serine phosphorylation; organelle ATP synthesis coupled electron transport; regulation of locomotion; positive regulation of release of sequestered calcium ion into cytosol; regulation of excitatory postsynaptic membrane potential
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